Miscellaneous Hacks - TW7S - Change the look of the Login/Register in header

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Installation:

• Upload images
• Perform template edits below

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vB 4.0.1 Fix
Those of you who performed this mod on 4.0.0 and have upgraded to 4.0.1, all you have to do is revert the header template and perform the edits again. For some reason when the templates were merged with the new code it messed up the links when logged in.
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Open header template

Find:

PHP Code:

<input type="text" class="textbox default-value" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="<vb:if condition="$username">{vb:raw username}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase username}</vb:if>" onfocus="if (this.value == '<vb:if condition="$username">{vb:raw username}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase username}</vb:if>'){this.value=''; this.style.color='black';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='<vb:if condition="$username">{vb:raw username}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase username}</vb:if>'; this.style.color='#828282';}"/>
                    <input type="password" class="textbox default-value" name="vb_login_password" id="navbar_password" size="10" tabindex="102" onfocus="this.style.color='black';" />
                    <input type="submit" class="loginbutton" value="{vb:rawphrase log_in}" tabindex="104" title="{vb:rawphrase enter_username_to_login_or_register}" accesskey="s" />
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </fieldset>
                <div id="remember" class="remember">
                    <label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" class="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" /> {vb:rawphrase remember_me}</label>
                </div>
            
                <input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionhash}" />
                <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
                <input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
                <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
                <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
            </form>    
        </vb:if>
    </div> 


Replace With:

PHP Code:

<style type="text/css">
.toplinks form img {
        position:relative;  
        top: 3px;        
} 
</style>

<img src="./images/icons/username.png" alt="Username" />

                    

<input id="navbar_username" class="bginput" type="text" onblur="if (this.value == '') this.value = 'Username';" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Username') this.value = '';" value="Username" tabindex="101" accesskey="u" size="10" name="vb_login_username" style="font-size: 11px;"/>

<img src="./images/icons/password.png" alt="Password" />

                    <input id="navbar_password" class="bginput" type="password" onblur="if (this.value == '') this.value = '';" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Password') this.value = '';" value="Password" tabindex="102" accesskey="u" size="10" name="vb_login_password" style="font-size: 11px;/>


                    

<label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar">
<input id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" type="checkbox" accesskey="c" tabindex="103" value="1" name="cookieuser"/>
</label>
                

                    <input type="submit" class="loginbutton" value="Login" tabindex="104" title="{vb:rawphrase enter_username_to_login_or_register}" accesskey="s" />
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </fieldset>


                
            
                <input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionhash}" />


                <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
                <input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
                <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
                <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
            </form>    
        </vb:if>
    </div> 


Save your changes

To have the "Remember Me" box always checked:

Find:

PHP Code:

<input id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" type="checkbox" accesskey="c" tabindex="103" value="1" name="cookieuser"/> 


Replace With:

PHP Code:

<input id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" type="checkbox" accesskey="c" tabindex="103" value="1" name="cookieuser" checked="checked"/> 


[GamerPerfection]

Installed. Thanks dude, it's awesome.
http://www.galaxyofstars.co.uk

[s810car]

Originally Posted by Rob F

Same issue here

Reverted the header twice, found code, replaced, and when I clicked Save (or Save & Reload) got the invalid_tag_nesting error.

Anyone any ideas?

Did you try doing this alteration on a completely untouched header template? If you only edit the parts mentioned, it should work fine. The error code you mention happens when you have an if condition not closed properly (a <vb:if... exists but no </vb:if> to close it, or vice versa, etc). Just find where a vb:if isn't closed, or if it has a vb:else statement thats closed properly

[Rob F]

will have a look s810car - cheers for the tip

[wilczek]

Guys,

This looks good - something I would like on my site. I reckon I can manage the code changes but please could someone tell me what to do / where to put the zip file - I had a look at it seems to contain a couple of directories and things - Absolutely no idea where or what to do with it.

Hope someone can help and thanks in advance.

W

[lovevn]

Hello
I have white header background . I want to make the border of "username" and "password". How can i do this? Thanks

[delmarva]

Very nice. Thanks!

[wilczek]

This mod looks great - Would really appreciate someone providing a "dummy" guide for those of us who cannot program at all (but are capable of cut and paste). Also, where should one put the two image files ?

Thanks,

W

[wilczek]

No one willing to do a "dummies" guide - would be much appreciated by me and I am sure - others.

W.

[mabersoft]

Taged as i will installer later on today.

[Cadellin]

Great mod - any chance of a 4.0.2 update?