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SimpleBlue 3.8.3 - FREE Style from SleekvB Designs · **Released**: 04-13-2009

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

*/optional*/

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 "" 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 · #92 06-30-2009, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HostBidder.com

Thanks, that works. Couple of questions - for after I revert this template;

1. How can I change the background colour of the VB NavBar so that it has the same deep blue colour as the backgrounds in your skin?

2. When I revert, the Nav Bar from your skin is still there. How can I remove it? Actually, if that is in anyway difficult don't worry about it, I may not need to do it.

Thanks!

Hey Hostbidder:

For #1 You need to go to your style manager, find "popup menu backgrounds" in "all style options" and replace it with this code:

Code:

#869BBF url(simpleblue/img02.jpg) repeat-x left top;

For #2 you need to go into the header template and remove from:

Code:

<div id="menu">

to

The first instance of:

Code:

</div>

Silver740 · #93 07-01-2009, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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!

I had the Cyb - Advanced Forum Statistics mod installed. I uninstalled it and then it worked fine.

Fergal C · #94 07-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Thanks for your reply Mikey.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikey1991

...For #1 You need to go to your style manager, find "popup menu backgrounds" in "all style options" and replace it with this code:

Code:

#869BBF url(simpleblue/img02.jpg) repeat-x left top;

...

Sorry but I don't understand that.

When I go to Style Options in the ACP, there are sections for;

Popup Menu Controls
Popup Menu Body
Popup Menu Option Row
Popup Menu Highlighted Option

Each of those has a different Background colour code assigned (e.g. #BBC7CE), do I need to replace each of those colour codes with

Code:

#869BBF url(simpleblue/img02.jpg) repeat-x left top;

Thanks!

LI Pets · #95 07-02-2009, 02:07 PM

Just one note!

I have the style with the side bar, I like it a lot, but there are some coding issues that don't allow the forum to be viewed in all browsers.

So be prepared to do some work on the coding to get it cleaned up.

Also not too good to add mods from vBa

Don't get me wrong it's a nice style

Bob

mikey1991 · #96 07-02-2009, 03:47 PM

EDIT:
Hostbidder:

I did it for you, I was bored

Just import this XML to overwrite your current Slimpleblue (the 800x600 one), There are some bugfixes in it which I will be adding to the general one in a second, such as member profiles not being broken.

TO ANYONE ELSE DOWNLOADING THIS XML, IT IS TO SUIT HOSTBIDDERS NEEDS AND DOESN'T REPRESENT THE PICTURES IN THE FIRST POST

Mobo · #97 07-03-2009, 05:17 AM

The SimpleBlue_MadMikey_Skins4Forums.zip file is not downloading correctly for me. Winzip can not open it.

mikey1991 · #98 07-03-2009, 06:51 AM

Alternate download: http://parlancia.com/mikey/skins/

Mobo · #99 07-03-2009, 09:30 AM

Does not work either... I am getting this error from WinZip...

Quote:

End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a Zip file, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part Zip file.

mikey1991 · #**100** 07-03-2009, 10:50 AM

Please try using something like WinRAR or 7Zip

I don't use winzip, this might be why you are having trouble.

josh2007 · #**101** 07-03-2009, 02:45 PM

Very good mikey

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