Forum Display Enhancements - Center or remove - Forum Title & Welcome Message

This small modification will allow you to either center or removed vBulletin's small default forum title & welcome message.

Credit goes to myself & CoreyLTH

You should always BACKUP your database before making changes.

To Center:

In ForumHome look for

PHP Code:

<div id="pagetitle"> 
<h1>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</h1>
<p id="welcomemessage" class="description">{vb:rawphrase welcome_to_the_x, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}</p>
</div> 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

<center> <div id="pagetitle"> 
        <h1>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</h1> 
        <p id="welcomemessage" class="description">{vb:rawphrase welcome_to_the_x, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}</p> 
    </div> </center> 


To Remove:

In FORUMHOME

Look for:

PHP Code:

<div id="pagetitle"> 
<h1>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</h1>
<p id="welcomemessage" class="description">{vb:rawphrase welcome_to_the_x, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}</p>
</div> 


And wrap it around wih

PHP Code:

<vb:comment>  </vb:comment> 


So when done it will look like

PHP Code:

<vb:comment> <div id="pagetitle"> 
<h1>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</h1>
<p id="welcomemessage" class="description">{vb:rawphrase welcome_to_the_x, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}</p>
</div>  </vb:comment> 


v1.1 = UPDATE 02-23-2011

Originally Posted by wolfey

Now if I can also get rid of that House and "Forum" I'd be happy too!

IMPORTANT: Always backup your database before making any edits.

In navbar look for:

PHP Code:

<ul class="floatcontainer">
        <li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>

        {vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
        {vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
    </ul> 


READ CLOSELY:

Wrap everything around it with

PHP Code:

<vb:comment> </vb:comment> 


except for

PHP Code:

{vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb} 


So the surrounding code will look like this when done....

PHP Code:

<vb:comment> <ul class="floatcontainer">
        <li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li> </vb:comment>

        {vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
        <vb:comment> {vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
    </ul> </vb:comment> 


This will remove the "Home" icon and the word "Forum" on your Forum Homepage, but still keep your quick navigation links within your forums.

Optional - Grammar correction

This really will depend on your own liking and the name of your site. Bit if you want to change the welcome message from,

"Welcome to the X"

And change it to

"Welcome to X"

Go to:

AdminCP > Languages & Phrases > Search in Phrases

Search for

PHP Code:

welcome_to_the_x 


Using the Phrase Text and Phrase Variable Name search, option.

There should only find 1 per language installed

Change it to

PHP Code:

PHP Code:

Welcome to {1} 


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[doctorsexy]

Is it possible to remove the quick navigation links..thanks

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by doctorsexy

Is it possible to remove the quick navigation links..thanks

There is already a setting for this within vBulletin and so no modification is needed.

Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> General Settings -> Use Quick Navigation Menu

[doctorsexy]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

There is already a setting for this within vBulletin and so no modification is needed.

Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> General Settings -> Use Quick Navigation Menu

it dosnt do anything.. so if you had to take it out how would you do it....

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by doctorsexy

it dosnt do anything.. so if you had to take it out how would you do it....

I'd first make sure that any 3rd party modification wasn't dependent on the Quick Links Menu (which is what I am assuming your talking about).

To get rid of that menu once and for all though... (my code may have a few added tweaks since I do think I have 2 mods that add a link there)

Look for the following

PHP Code:

<li class="popupmenu">
                        <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="3">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
                        <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
                            <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
                                <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
                                <li><a href="{vb:link subscription}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
                                <li><a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a></li>
                            </vb:if>
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}
                            <vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
                            <li><a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
                                <vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
                                    {vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
                                <vb:else />
                                    {vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
                                </vb:if>
                            </a></li>
                            </vb:if>
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}
                            <vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
                                <li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
                            </vb:if>
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
                        </ul>
                    </li> 


Wrap it around with

PHP Code:

<vb:comment>  </vb:comment> 


So now when done it will look like

PHP Code:

<vb:comment> <li class="popupmenu">
                        <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="3">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
                        <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
                            <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
                                <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
                                <li><a href="{vb:link subscription}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
                                <li><a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a></li>
                            </vb:if>
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}
                            <vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
                            <li><a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
                                <vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
                                    {vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
                                <vb:else />
                                    {vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
                                </vb:if>
                            </a></li>
                            </vb:if>
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}
                            <vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
                                <li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
                            </vb:if>
                            {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
                        </ul>
                    </li> </vb:comment> 


[dog-tag]

Well written, and a nice clean hack. Thank you for taking the time to write this, you saved me alot of messy work.

[OldSchoolDSL]

Confirmed to still be working 4.2

[lazydesis]

the home icon is removed...but the word forum is still present ..How to remove it

[hazem_aliraqi]

I have another way and easy to center and modify the color and font size
By using this code

PHP Code:

#pagetitle h1 {
color: #004896;
text-align: center;
font: normal normal bold 17px arial,Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
}

#pagetitle .description {
color: inherit;
font-size: 16px;
text-align: center;
color: #004896;
} 


[Daejeon]

When I commented out the house and forum in the navbit it affected the alignment of my ad under the navbar. The ad was brought onto the same line as the navbits and the lastnavbit was no longer shown.

How can I resolve this issue?

[sc1337]

Hi everything works except when you go to albums the thumbnails are overlapping the tool bar. do you know how to fix that? thanks its version 4.2