SimpleBlue 3.8.3 - FREE Style from SleekvB Designs

Skin Info:

A Clean, Simple, Blue (duh) style with a Web 2.0 feel.

Designed by Mad Mikey, CSS Valid.

Comments Welcomed

Install Instructions.

1:- Upload 'simpleblue' to forum root
2:- Import xml through vBulletin AdminCP
3:- Click 'Installed' in the thread you downloaded from

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4:- Click Support Developer if you really, really like these themes.
Screenshot:

Regular: http://i43.tinypic.com/34tbk12.png
*Simple, blue, minimalistic in all aspects*
"Pro": http://i39.tinypic.com/15egspw.png
*Features Community Menu, and Quick links menu*
"SlimpleBlue" : http://i42.tinypic.com/15gxwd2.png
*Slim, Features Quick Links menu and Community Menu, optimised for 800 x 600 viewing*
"SimpleBlue Pro WITH SIDEBAR" : http://demo.parlancia.com/SimpleBlue...barMikeyDe.png
*4 Sidebar blocks with potential to add heaps more and A dynamic news fader block!, Spacing between Categories and posts, big bugfix and code cleanup.*

No PSD's as I didn't use any.

CLICK INSTALLED SO I RELEASE MORE WORK HERE, YEAH?

NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS. PM ME IF YOU WANT BRANDING FREE.


.::. UPDATE 25th APRIL 2009 .::. ADDED TWO MORE XML FILES, BOTH CONTAIN QUICK LINKS AND COMMUNITY DROPDOWNS, BOTH ARE DIFFERENT TO ORIGINAL DESIGN. .::. MAKE SURE YOU PICK THE RIGHT XML FOR YOU .::.

13 June 2009

Updated things to vB3.8.3 and SimpleBlue Pro WITH SIDEBAR released.

Included: 4 Sidebar blocks with potential to add heaps more and A dynamic news fader block!

Improved since last version (PRO ONLY), Spacing between categories, spacing between posts, better navigation interface.


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Upgrading from an older version of my style.

• Overwrite the "yourforum.com/simpleblue" directory with the one in the 3.8.3 zip.
• Upload the Language XML (THIS IS NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE SKIN WHICH ARE CUSTOM CODED TO WORK)
• Upload the Style XML and click "Allow overwrite"

If you are unsure, drop me a PM and I shall install the style for a very reasonable price.
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Editting the Dynamic News Content Block

Go to the style manager, and then navbar template, and at the bottom of the navbar template, there is the sidebar blocks. Find and edit the:

PHP Code:

fcontent[0]="<b>Congratulations</b><br>Your new skin has been installed. <a href='http://parlancia.com'>Click here to visit authors site</a>";
fcontent[1]="This code is editable via your NavBar template.";
fcontent[2]="News could be put here, refer to the skin release thread for more details.</a>"; 


everything after the =" and before the last ";


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Editting Content Blocks

Go to the style manager, and then navbar template, and at the bottom of the navbar template, there is the sidebar blocks. Find "<!-- SIDEBAR -->" and edit the content, which you should see easily, as it is plain text and not code.


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Update: 6th July 2009 .

Ironed out more bugs (I dunno how there are so many!)
Fixed Sidebar (I really really hope)
Fixed the "white name in profile"
Fixed Profiles for the Slim version (800x600)


Please click installed if you use this. Thanks.


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[mikey1991]

Originally Posted by ceege.net

I am not talking about drop downs or anything like that. There is no editing options across the top like there is in your demo, or the smilies showing up.

The bold, italic, underline, center , adding a link and all that stuff across the top of the box and the smilies... that is what I am referring to.

The error does not show on my forum.





Heres how you'd fix, (the template shouldn't be editted in my style)..

Go to; Style Manager > SimpleBlue Pro > Edit Templates (dropdown) > editor and REVERT that template.

[ceege.net]

OK.. I have figured out it is a problem with my install, not with your style. It is not showing up on any style I have installed.

[mikey1991]

Glad to hear it, did you try what I suggested up there?

[ceege.net]

Originally Posted by mikey1991

Glad to hear it, did you try what I suggested up there?

I figured out what it was... i feel like such an idiot about it too.

It seems there is a setting in the user control panel.... Edit Options.. then Miscellaneous Options... there is a setting in there.... it was turned off there. I had been pulling my hair out all day about this and it was a simple little setting in the UCP.

[mikey1991]

Hah, No worries, happens to the best of us

[Fergal C]

Originally Posted by mikey1991

...It's in the header template, to make it in the position it's in.

You'll need to find

PHP Code:

<li class="current_page_item"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]">Home</a></li> 


and replace the "Home" with your SEO friendly words....

Thanks, found it.

[mikey1991]

No templates have mandatory changes since vB 3.8.2.

If you are using 3.8.3, for now, click "Ignore Style Version".

I shall do these non mandatory changes (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showp...97&postcount=2) at the weekend and add a 3.8.3 XML.

Cheers guys.

[mikey1991]

"SimpleBlue Pro WITH SIDEBAR" : http://demo.parlancia.com/SimpleBlue...barMikeyDe.png
*4 Sidebar blocks with potential to add heaps more and A dynamic news fader block! (See second post on how to edit), Spacing between Categories and posts, big bugfix and code cleanup.*

Has been completed and added.

See first post on how to edit the current sidebar blocks.

All other skins upgraded to 3.8.3 also.

[g00gl3r]

I didn't think this design was well done. Tables didn't line up, and the 'w/sidebar' just threw lots of code on the homepage. Uninstalled!

[mikey1991]

g00gl3r, There must be some conflicting mod then, as this works fine on my live site and on my test site. two installs of vBulletin (one clean and one modded) cannot lie.

You're welcome to leave constructive criticism but please just don't shit talk on my work.