SimpleBlue 3.8.3 - FREE Style from SleekvB Designs

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

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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 "<!-- SIDEBAR -->" 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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[Trevor Hannant]

Would love to install one of these but I'm getting a ZIP file corrupted message every time I download...

[mikey1991]

Sorry about that Trevster, I've downloaded it on XP, Vista and the Mac and all work fine, I'm really wondering here. Are you using WinRAR, Maybe I should invest in winzip, and use that to create my zips..

Anyway, There was an alternate download location listed, earlier in the thread, or you could go to this link:

http://mikeydesigns.co.uk/simpleblue.php

If you do download from there, please remember to click installed, thanks.

[Trevor Hannant]

Sorry, missed that link mikey.

Downloaded fine from your site this morning (still got error when downloading from here) so thanks for that.

Yeah, using WinRAR on XP Pro SP3 here. Tried the download with IE7 and FF3 but same message on both.

Thanks for prompt assist! :up:

[mikey1991]

No problems, Trevster, I'm here to help matey. Glad you like the style, thanks for using it

[G_Gekko]

I want to make a request. Would it be possible to get a version of PRO with a left or right sidebar?

[mikey1991]

a sidebar? It.. could be done.. but.. It would take time and I would have to learn..

[G_Gekko]

It would make a great theme into an even better one.

Would this work with your theme http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156775

[mikey1991]

I shall attempt this, for you.

[mikey1991]

inserting any sort of sidebar is breaking the style completely.

[almohd]

Thank you