Suite Style - Avenger Blue Style by TheLastSuperman

Introducing Avenger Blue

A vBulletin 4.2.1/4.2.2 (Confirmed working on 4.2.3! *Simply select ignore style version when installing style) Suite style from www.innovationbyinstinct.com including some of these features:

• The forumbits, search and other areas have a mouseover hover effect.
• Custom statusicons for forum_new and forum_old.png along with custom pagination and other image replacements.
• Custom toplinks i.e. "Welcome, Username Notifications etc etc" location.
• Custom Login area w/ hover effects.
• Custom Sidebar collapse image replacements etc.
• CMS Widget and Forum & Blog Sidebar styles match 100%.
• CMS, Forum, Blog compatible this is a Suite style and can also be used on Forum Classic naturally.
• Fluid and Fixed Width available!
• Perfect style for resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 or larger!

Demo?
Sure! View Avenger Blue Fixed Width OR Fluid Width Demo.
*Please Note: The Demo site has a custom CMS Layout in place therefor normal CMS layout sites will see a CMS/Articles page resembling the screenshot.

Questions and Answers

Q. So what do we have here?
A. Well that's simple! It's a dark blue style for vBulletin 4.1.4 Suite (or Forum Classic).

Q. Anything in particular that I need to know about this style?
A. Simple - I don't advertise a lot, there are no advertisements shown when I make styles however I do know due to the centering of the logo, if you currently utilize the header ad locations you'll need to make changes if utilizing this style otherwise it will not display properly. *Fix planned for the 4.1.5 version and I'll patch this 4.1.4 version then as well, basically I'll be moving the header ad locations just above the normal below navbar locations to remedy this .

Q. This is 4.1.4 style why did you not release a 4.1.5 version and will you release and keep this updated unlike other styles on here?
A. Yes, unlike some other styles in the past I've released this is branded by our company and we do plan on supporting this style indefinitely.

Q. I see two different downloads available, which one do I use?
A. Simple:

- For vBulletin 4.1.4 through 4.1.7 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-Compressed.zip
- For vBulletin 4.1.8 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.1.8-Compressed.zip
- For vBulletin 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.2.1-4.2.2-Compressed.zip

Q. I'm using a version for vBulletin 4.1.8 or up, why is the logo not clickable?
A. Well we have navtabs w/ a Home, Forum, and Blog button so why do we need more and more of the same links? Well I know some prefer it so here is a way to make it clickable:

You can utilize the transparent 1x1px transparent image to make the logo clickable again. *Please note this is not a default feature, to make the logo clickable you must edit template header and find:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><vb:comment><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></vb:comment></a></div>
</div>

Remove the <comment> codes as shown in red:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><vb:comment><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></vb:comment></a></div>
</div>

This is how the code should now look:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></a></div>
</div>

*If you use a different logo than the stock "Avenger Blue" and your making it clickable via the method above, please change the width="#" and height="#" to the correct values i.e. the same width and height as your new logo .

Q. Why is there a .zip inside the .zip?
A. Well the forums here have a max of 3.0MB file size limit on .zip files so I made it a .zip then added that one into another .zip, this reduced the file size from the 3.17MB down to 2.69MB! Now simply extract the main -Compressed .zip then extract the inside Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue.zip and your ready to rock and roll!

Q. You have a link to your site in the footer, can I remove that?
A. You are not allowed to remove the link to our site i.e. "branding" unless you pay for a Branding Free Version. If I find someone running this without the copyright in place I will contact your host and file a DMCA complaint period the end. *Furthermore, we will not host discussions nor reply to any sort of inquiries on here in regards to paid or branding free versions so please do not bring up the subject of either in this thread.

*Click on the images below to view in a new tab/window, once in said window you can click the image again to zoom once more and see it clearer, providing a more accurate representation of the style .

Updated Forumhome screenshot for 4.1.8:

ForumHome:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._ForumHome.png

ForumHome Mouseover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._MouseOver.png

CMS:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._Fixed_CMS.png

Blogs:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...Fixed_Blog.png

ForumHome w/ Sidebar Active:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ctive_Open.png

ForumHome w/ Sidebar Closed:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ive_Closed.png

Search Input default colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...nputColors.png

Search Input active/hover colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...olorsHover.png

Postbit colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._PostStyle.png

New Post icons on forumhome, please note that forums with new posts show a white icon, the old post remains as a grey color:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...umNewvsOld.png

Login Area when logged out:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...eLoggedOut.png

Login Area when logged out Hover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...edOutHover.png

Login Area when logged out Help/Register Hover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...OtherHover.png

ForumHome New Appearance:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...rumHomeNew.png

ForumHome New Category Description Hover:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ptionHover.png

ForumHome New Hover Effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...meNewHover.png




Donations from:

• Eurobeat2
• Kat-2
• -

Thanks for your support, it's certainly not required however I appreciate the sentiment .


Notes & Update Information can be found here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....82&postcount=2

Restrictions:
This style is not meant for use on http://www.carbonracecars.com otherwise have at it!

*IMPORTANT*

To install the style:

1) Upload the contents of the UPLOAD Folder.
2) If for example you want the Fixed style installed then import the file:
*Please note, if you do not use the vBulletin Suite and have the Forum Classic version you only need to install the file vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Forum.xml.
a) Import the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Forum.xml file first.
b) Merge in the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-CMS.xml (Options when uploading a style allow you to merge into a existing style, choose to merge this into the new style you just created using the Forum.xml.
c) Merge in the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Blog.xml into the style, this has now updated the style for all three major products and the installation is complete!
3) Enjoy!

[K4GAP]

Originally Posted by Almightychucho

on my root, where do I upload the files? 1) Upload the contents of the UPLOAD Folder? Can you please tell me where they should go?

What is the name of the folder your vbulletin is in?

[Almightychucho]

Originally Posted by K4GAP

What is the name of the folder your vbulletin is in?

It is in the following folder: public_html/vcm Thank you for your help

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by Almightychucho

It is in the following folder: public_html/vcm Thank you for your help

Then upload the contents of the /UPLOAD/ folder to /vcm and that should do it .

[pityocamptes]

Superman, how do I change the border color for the input boxes on the registration and lost pw pages only? Thanks.

[ozzy47]

Ok let's try this first. Open your additional.css template and find:

.primary, textbox, full {
    border: 1px solid #2b3851 !important;
}

Change it to this:

.primary, textbox, full {
    border: 1px solid #2b3851;
}

Does that change any borders around the input boxes? Hopefully it won't.

If it does not, then do this:

AdminCP --> Plugins & Products --> Add New Plugin

Product: vBulletin
Hook location: parse_templates
Title: Custom Style Changes
Execution Order: 5
Plugin PHP Code:

if (STYLEID == XXX) {
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'login' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'register') {
$cssfix = '<style type="text/css">
.primary, textbox, full {
    border: 1px solid red;
}
</style>';
$template_hook[headinclude_bottom_css] .= $cssfix;
}
}

Change XXX to the style id number for your style and change red to your desired color.

[Avros]

I had made changes to two templates {additional.css, lostpw.css} and utilized an unused color tab from the StyleVars {Blocks}. This allowed me to select the colour of my choice and only affecting the 'Lost Password Form' without altering the rest of the selection boxes elsewhere.

Add this to the [additional.css]

PHP Code:

.avros {
    background: #222937 !important;
    border: 2px solid {vb:stylevar blockfoot_border.borderColor};
    background:{vb:stylevar blockfoot_border};
    padding:2px 2px;
    outline:0;
    -moz-border-radius:3px;
    -webkit-border-radius:3px;
    border-radius:3px;
} 


To change the background colour of the input bar, you can alter the code in the second line above from [background: #222937] to [background: #xxxxxx] xxxxxx= any variable (colour) from your choosing.

{eg: #000000 = black, #FFFFFF = white}


Mofiy the [lostpw.cs] (copy the whole code and paste to the lostpw template is fine

PHP Code:

{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablefacebookconnect']"> xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"</vb:if> dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}">
<head>
    {vb:raw headinclude}
    <title>{vb:rawphrase lost_password_recovery_form} - {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</title>
    {vb:raw headinclude_bottom}
</head>
<body>
{vb:raw header}
<vb:if condition="$navbar">{vb:raw navbar}<vb:else /><br /><br /></vb:if>

<form action="login.php?do=emailpassword" method="post" class="vbform block">
    <h2 class="blockhead">{vb:rawphrase lost_password_recovery_form}</h2>

    <div class="blockbody formcontrols">
        <div class="blockrow">
            <p class="singledescription">{vb:rawphrase forgotten_password_request_email}</p>
        </div>

        <div class="blockrow">
            <label for="email">{vb:rawphrase email_address}:</label>
            <input type="text" class="avros" name="email" id="email" size="35" maxlength="90" value="{vb:raw email}" dir="ltr" tabindex="1" />
        </div>

        <vb:if condition="$human_verify">
        {vb:raw human_verify}
        </vb:if>
    </div>

    <div class="blockfoot actionbuttons">
        <div class="group">
            <input type="submit" class="button" value="{vb:rawphrase request_username_password_now}" accesskey="s" tabindex="1" />
        </div>
    </div>

    <input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionhash}" />
    <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
    <input type="hidden" name="do" value="emailpassword" />
    <input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw url}" />
</form>

{vb:raw footer}

</body>
</html> 


To change the colour of the border, enter the 'StyleVars', find 'Blocks', then the 'blockfoot_border'. No need to alter anything else.

[ozzy47]

I see you managed to change it @pityocamptes what did you end up doing?

[Avros]

Originally Posted by coolhula

Hi, I just installed your style and it appears if my users choose to use the style they are unable to change to another (there is no drop down menu) Now do I fix this?

I find this happens with different forum versions, so find a footer template file that works and copy it to the one that does not work. Fixes this issue.

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by coolhula

Hi, I just installed your style and it appears if my users choose to use the style they are unable to change to another (there is no drop down menu) Now do I fix this?

Hmm that usually occurs when installing a style into the wrong version... I've also seen odd situations where this occurs as well very rare w/o any explanation however reverting the entire footer template worked and solved the issue.

The footer template is what I modified to include a copyright, just be sure to copy the <div>code for it</div> into the template after reverting please.

*Alternatively you can try Avros suggestion above and copy from one footer template to another which can also alleviate the issue if importing a style made in a different version i.e. you copy working footer code from an already working pre-existing style on your site into the new style and it will work.
**Only issue I see here is the fact this even occurred, if it were one of those random odd times I mentioned above then fine but if you believe its due to version difference perhaps trying an older version .zip will alleviate some issues, depends on version though.

[webmastersun]

Navigation should move to header, it will look nicer
Overall, look great!