Top Header and Side Borders on Forum Home

I get asked a lot for my code on how to make a top header and side borders for a forum. You can see an example by going to: http://yorkiechat.net. This assumes you have a Fixed Size of 800. You will notice in the Header and Footer the widths are 808. This is to compensate a 4px border we will add.

Another super simple Mod that really enhances the overall look of the forum. First off you'll need to adjust the header template.

Paste below and edit where needed:

PHP Code:

<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="808" class="page" align="center">
<tr>
    
<td align="center" class="navheader"><a href="www.yourforum.com">Description Here</a></td>

<td align="center" class="navheader"><a href="www.yourforum.com">Description Here</a></td>

<td align="center" class="navheader"><a href="www.yourforum.com">Description Here</a></td>

<td align="center" class="navheader"><a href="www.yourforum.com">Description Here</a></td>
            
    </td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo -->

<!-- content table -->
$spacer_open

$_phpinclude_output

$ad_location[ad_header_end] 

Next we'll need to edit the Footer

PHP Code:

$ad_location[ad_footer_start]

<br />
<div align="center">
<div class="smallfont" align="center">$vbphrase[all_times_are_gmt_x_time_now_is_y]</div>
    <div class="smallfont" align="center">
    <!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
    $vbphrase[powered_by_vbulletin]
    <!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
    </div>

    <div class="smallfont" align="center">
    <!-- Do not remove $cronimage or your scheduled tasks will cease to function -->
    $cronimage
    <!-- Do not remove $cronimage or your scheduled tasks will cease to function -->

    $vboptions[copyrighttext]
    </div>
</div>
<br />

$spacer_close
<!-- /content area table -->

<form action="$vboptions[forumhome].php" method="get">

<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="808" class="page" align="center">
<tr>
    <if condition="$show['quickchooser']">
        <td class="tfoot">
            <select name="styleid" onchange="switch_id(this, 'style')">
                <optgroup label="$vbphrase[quick_style_chooser]">
                    $quickchooserbits
                </optgroup>
            </select>
        </td>
    </if>
    <if condition="$show['languagechooser']">
        <td class="tfoot">
            <select name="langid" onchange="switch_id(this, 'lang')">
                <optgroup label="$vbphrase[quick_language_chooser]">
                    $languagechooserbits
                </optgroup>
            </select>
        </td>
    </if>
    <td class="tfoot" align="$stylevar[right]" width="100%">
        <div class="smallfont">
            <strong>
                <if condition="$show['contactus']"><a href="$vboptions[contactuslink]" rel="nofollow" accesskey="9">$vbphrase[contact_us]</a> -</if>
                <if condition="$vboptions['hometitle']"><a href="$vboptions[homeurl]">$vboptions[hometitle]</a> -</if>
                <if condition="$show['admincplink']"><a href="$admincpdir/index.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[admin]</a> -</if>
                <if condition="$show['modcplink']"><a href="$modcpdir/index.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[mod]</a> -</if>
                <if condition="$vboptions['archiveenabled']"><a href="archive/index.php">$vbphrase[archive]</a> -</if>
                $template_hook[footer_links]
                <if condition="$vboptions[privacyurl]"><a href="$vboptions[privacyurl]">$vbphrase[privacy_statement]</a> -</if>
                <if condition="$vboptions[tosurl]"><a href="$vboptions[tosurl]">$vbphrase[terms_of_service]</a> -</if>
                <a href="#top" onclick="self.scrollTo(0, 0); return false;">$vbphrase[top]</a>
            </strong>
        </div>
    </td>
</tr>
</table>

</form>

$ad_location[ad_footer_end]

<if condition="$show['dst_correction']">
<!-- auto DST correction code -->
<form action="profile.php?do=dst" method="post" name="dstform">
    <input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
    <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />
    <input type="hidden" name="do" value="dst" />
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    var tzOffset = $bbuserinfo[timezoneoffset] + $bbuserinfo[dstonoff];
    var utcOffset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset() / 60;
    if (Math.abs(tzOffset + utcOffset) == 1)
    {    // Dst offset is 1 so its changed
        document.forms.dstform.submit();
    }
//-->
</script>
<!-- / auto DST correction code -->

</if>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    // Main vBulletin Javascript Initialization
    vBulletin_init();
//-->
</script> 

Now in the .page CSS area add this to the Extra CSS attributes. Change the color as necessary to fit your forum.

PHP Code:

border-left: 4px solid #000000;
border-right: 4px solid #000000; 

And finally add this to the Additional CSS area. Again change colors as needed to fit your forum.

PHP Code:

.navheader
{
background: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 8pt tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px;
white-space: nowrap;
}

.navheader a:link, .tfoot_alink
{
    color: #FFFFFF;
}
.navheader a:visited, .tfoot_avisited
{
    color: #FFFFFF;
}
.navheader a:hover, .tfoot a:active, .tfoot_ahover
{
    color: #40364D;
} 

For those using vBadvanced
adv_portal template

Find:

PHP Code:

<table align="center" class="page" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> 

Replace With:

PHP Code:

<table align="center" class="portal" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> 

Add in Additional CSS Area

PHP Code:

.portal { 
color: SAME AS .PAGE; 
background: SAME AS .PAGE;
font: SAME AS .PAGE;
} 

And thats it! Cool little mod to make your site POP!

[Ohiosweetheart]

This is really nice for the forum look, but it doesn't look good on your vBa. If that could be fixed, I'd be really tempted to use this.

Nice job.

[Boosted Panda]

I am working on that right now

[Boosted Panda]

vBadvanced users, updated!

[Sarthek]

How about the rounded corners?

Btw, any chance you to send style

[Boosted Panda]

The style isn't available unfortunately.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Originally Posted by Boosted Panda

vBadvanced users, updated!

Oh yeah, that looks good! I've downloaded this to use it on a future style.

Thanks!

[Boosted Panda]

Enjoy let me know if you need help.

[GreigScott]

Ye ok - word of warning for the owner of that actual style.

Clubhabboforum - has the exact same identical forum skin to that
the forum is currently down and still under work - i do not work here.
your in for a shock by there management as this is the best know "HABBO" game fansites around.

[Boosted Panda]

I have no clue what a Habbo is. This was actually a phpbb skin I converted over. Its in green to as well.