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Avenger Blue Style by TheLastSuperman
Version: 1.00, by TheLastSuperman (Senior Member) TheLastSuperman is offline
Developer Last Online: Oct 2023 Show Printable Version Email this Page

Category: Suite Style - Version: 4.2.x Rating:
Released: 08-27-2011 Last Update: 01-27-2014 Installs: 167
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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:

Code:
                    <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:

Code:
                    <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:

Code:
                    <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: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!

Download Now

File Type: zip Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-Compressed.zip (2.78 MB, 586 views)
File Type: zip Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.1.8-Compressed.zip (2.79 MB, 802 views)
File Type: zip Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.1.9-Compressed.zip (2.73 MB, 102 views)
File Type: zip Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.2.1-4.2.2-Compressed.zip (2.95 MB, 779 views)

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  #322  
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Perfect!!!!

thanks
Your welcome!
*I can't like another post of yours just yet!
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Would you ever consider replacing the default navbar in your theme? The vBulletin one isn't that great looking or overly user friendly.
Something with oval buttons and nice drop downs when you hover over them might look nicer rather than just a bar.

If that would be too difficult perhaps just add an extra navigation sort of like on this theme at the top right:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=255186
I could do it myself but I found it hard making it look exactly like the rest of the theme (shadows/border).
My favourite way of doing it would be to take the area where your current navbar is and replace it with a navigation similar to that in the above theme (very top right).
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Are you using the version for 4.1.7 and below or the version for 4.1.8? Also site link?

Thanks!
I am using version 4.1.8 (fixed) for your theme and the forum itself. My url is http://www.rndpro.com

As you will notice on any page you have the header (where the image is) spread across to the right which makes the website untidy.
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Would you ever consider replacing the default navbar in your theme? The vBulletin one isn't that great looking or overly user friendly.
Something with oval buttons and nice drop downs when you hover over them might look nicer rather than just a bar.

If that would be too difficult perhaps just add an extra navigation sort of like on this theme at the top right:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=255186
I could do it myself but I found it hard making it look exactly like the rest of the theme (shadows/border).
My favourite way of doing it would be to take the area where your current navbar is and replace it with a navigation similar to that in the above theme (very top right).
I'll see what I can do, I don't like the current design either and have done quite a few custom ones so I'll think of something savvy and throw it in on the next update .

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I am using version 4.1.8 (fixed) for your theme and the forum itself. My url is http://www.rndpro.com

As you will notice on any page you have the header (where the image is) spread across to the right which makes the website untidy.
Fixed shouldn't do that... makes me think your still using the 4.1.7 style on a 4.1.8 forum instead of the 4.1.8 style on a 4.1.8 forum but I'm unsure because again, it shouldn't do that...

I would normally tell someone using the Fluid version to try this - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=255 but it's fixed... I'm going to get back to you on this, when you have a minute PM me some type of admin login information to check (it can be a temp admin account with only access to styles etc) if you don't mind? Thanks!
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I'll see what I can do, I don't like the current design either and have done quite a few custom ones so I'll think of something savvy and throw it in on the next update .



Fixed shouldn't do that... makes me think your still using the 4.1.7 style on a 4.1.8 forum instead of the 4.1.8 style on a 4.1.8 forum but I'm unsure because again, it shouldn't do that...

I would normally tell someone using the Fluid version to try this - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=255 but it's fixed... I'm going to get back to you on this, when you have a minute PM me some type of admin login information to check (it can be a temp admin account with only access to styles etc) if you don't mind? Thanks!
Sure ill set it up for you and drop you a PM
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Fixed shouldn't do that... makes me think your still using the 4.1.7 style on a 4.1.8 forum instead of the 4.1.8 style on a 4.1.8 forum but I'm unsure because again, it shouldn't do that...

I would normally tell someone using the Fluid version to try this - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=255 but it's fixed... I'm going to get back to you on this, when you have a minute PM me some type of admin login information to check (it can be a temp admin account with only access to styles etc) if you don't mind? Thanks!
Just thought I should add my site is doing the exact same as this for no reason at all so it may be related to the style?
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I liked this style but it is too complicated in this options now (Questions and Answers), because I do not understand enough English. For me style is just having a folder and upload a file to import, sorry but uninstalled
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Sure ill set it up for you and drop you a PM
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Just thought I should add my site is doing the exact same as this for no reason at all so it may be related to the style?
Ok we should have a fix here soon, I feel it's just how I have the header going 100% and it simply needs some adjustment is all .

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I liked this style but it is too complicated in this options now (Questions and Answers), because I do not understand enough English. For me style is just having a folder and upload a file to import, sorry but uninstalled
Not trying to sound any way but funny when I say this however "You don't seem like the quitting type" meaning that any error or whatever you have read into here that is confusing you should not. If anything ever confuses you namely a problem then wait for a fix - now you can do nothing but upload a folder and import the styles .xml files and on top of that mitch, if your not wanting to post due to the language difference... PM me and if need be I'll use Google Translator... hey it won't be perfect but I will try to work with you which is the bottom line.
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Please forgive the OT but, some of these folks must obviously be doing something wrong.

With a fresh install and no changes your style works perfectly. I think a lot of the problem folks have is because of other mods and or template changes that interfere with the styling.
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Cheers, will be installing after christmas
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