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]

Just to let you know in case you had not already, your style renders beautifully on both an iPad and a Nook. I was at a restaurant tonight with some of my hunting buddies and brought up my site on my iPhone. Two of my friends brought my site up on a iPad and the other on a Nook. The site looked so darn good on them that when I got home I deleted the style I had just for mobile devices.

Keep up the good work'

[K4GAP]

In touching up my site and getting it ready for the upcoming release date, I noticed two little things I would like to alter.....

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by GaryT

In touching up my site and getting it ready for the upcoming release date, I noticed two little things I would like to alter.....

Sure

- To add padding check out the stylevar postbit_control_padding .
- To add some shadow edit template additional.css and find:

/* ---------------------------New CSS Definitions------------------------------- */

Add this just above that as shown:

.postbit, .postbitlegacy, .eventbit {
	-moz-box-shadow: -3px 3px 3px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
	-webkit-box-shadow: -3px 3px 3px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
	box-shadow: -3px 3px 3px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
}

/* ---------------------------New CSS Definitions------------------------------- */

That should sort things and the stylevar I mentioned above ^ is finicky so try only adjusting the top value and enabling the tickbox for "Use the 'top' value for all sides" to Yes.

[ragecools]

Hi,
I have downloaded and installed this theme and so far it is great! My only issue is when I changed the logo the header width spreads outside of the page. When I edited the logo I used the exact same hight and width.

How can I fix this?

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by ragecools

Hi,
I have downloaded and installed this theme and so far it is great! My only issue is when I changed the logo the header width spreads outside of the page. When I edited the logo I used the exact same hight and width.

How can I fix this?

Are you using the version for 4.1.7 and below or the version for 4.1.8? Also site link?

Thanks!

[OldSchoolDSL]

I'll ask you openly in public.... Do you accept donations and / or paid services outside of paypal?

[TheLastSuperman]

^ That's something no one on here should be asked or answer, against the rules to speak about paid services outside of the actual paid request forum because it's viewed as self-promotion per say... reference here under Commercial/Paid Modifications

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/info.php?do=rules

2. Commercial modification authors are not permitted to create threads regarding their own products or promote their products in any way, shape or form, or to encourage another user to do so.

I would assume based on my own common sense that that also includes services... product and/or services is what I believe it means no matter how it reads and you should post your request publicly via the paid request forum or pursue it privately .

Donations are just that though, donations .

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

^ That's something no one on here should be asked or answer, against the rules to speak about paid services outside of the actual paid request forum because it's viewed as self-promotion per say... reference here under Commercial/Paid Modifications

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/info.php?do=rules



I would assume based on my own common sense that that also includes services... product and/or services is what I believe it means no matter how it reads and you should post your request publicly via the paid request forum or pursue it privately .

Donations are just that though, donations .

I'm sorry. So the donation end of that question, which I assume would be still valid... Is do you accept donations outside of paypal ?

I asked publicly for those, like myself, who may in the future make a donation for the hard work you have put into this template, but like myself, can not use paypal.

[TheLastSuperman]

Tis ok, tis ok and I only use PayPal for donations since it's automatically shown here in the mods description Edit: Err sidebar there I meant.

[K4GAP]

Perfect!!!!

thanks