Sincere request for assistance...

[squeedgie]

*mouth drop

Thank you, really.

What ARE File hacks?

[Erwin]

File hacks are PHP file edits, that involved changing the actual PHP files rather than just the templates.

[Talisman]

squeedgie,

There just isn't a one, simple document that tells how you to customize everything on your board. The way this works, almost anything someone can think of can be programmed in by changing the source code (tables, php files, templates) and adding snazzy graphics. Some of the changes are really simple; others are quite extensive.

You're asking us to point you to a site or something that will tell you how to customize your board. Well, that's what vb.org is. You've already found it. But we can't give you a simple "how-to" instruction manual because the possibilities are way too huge. There are literally thousands of "hacks" you can use to change anything you want..... and they can be found all over this site.

To answer your question about file hacks..... that's just what you described in your earlier post. Look around this site and you'll see them everywhere..... (and they are very well organized in these forums by how they function).

All the individual hacks come with install directions (like you described)..... 1 - go to this file, 2 - find this bit of code, 3 - replace it with that bit of code..... and so on. So once you set up a vB board of your own, come here to look around for something you want to use there. Start off with simple hacks so you learn how they work..... then use the search feature to find specific changes you want to make..... and ask for help when you get stuck.

The more you do this, the easier it gets. And that's how you end up with a totally customized board.

[Gavin B.]

It's a pretty opened ended question, but like others have described, once you work out what you want to change, then you search for a similar "hack" on this site - and it contains instructions on which files you much open up in a text editor and modify to make the hack work with your particular board.

It's like saying "how to I modify my car", you can do whatever you like to it really, YOU just have to decide what your goals are exactly.

If you have problems, you can always ask on a site like this and people are more than willing to install hacks for you in exchange for money (or some other service like hosting or whatever).