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About Developer · **Released**: 10-10-2009

[B]Hello there
Some of you may be familiar with the CS Mod that was specially created in Israel (based on my knowledge so do not argue with me about it because I do not really care where it was created) and some of you may not.
It is a highly recommended Mod to make your forum look better.

It highly attracts people and I use it in my forum.

An example could be shown here:
http://www.fxp.co.il/

So, lets start.[/B]

Installation:

[B]1. Go to the Admincp
2. Go to Styles & Templates(extend category)
3. Choose Style Manager
4. Choose Edit Templates and click Go.
5. Before you do anything! Backup the templates:
- FORUMHOME
- forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
- forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
6. Lets start:

[COLOR="black"][SIZE="2"]Open up FORUMHOME and replace EVERYTHING with this:

HTML Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
	<!-- no cache headers -->
	<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
	<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
	<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
	<!-- end no cache headers -->
	$headinclude
	<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="tcat"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="alt1">
		<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<br />
</if>

<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<table width="100%" align="center" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="10"><tr><td valign="top" width="100%" id="lastposttbl" align="center"><b>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" valign="top">
<tr>
<td width="80%">
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
$forumbits
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr></table></td></tr></table>  
</table>
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
			<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
			<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
		</strong></div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

<br />
$ad_location[ad_forumhome_afterforums]
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
$template_hook[forumhome_wgo_pos1]
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
			<div class="smallfont">
				<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
				<div>$activeusers</div>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
$template_hook[forumhome_wgo_pos2]
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<div>
				$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
				$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
				$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
					<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
				</if>
			</div>
			<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
			$template_hook[forumhome_wgo_stats]
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
$template_hook[forumhome_wgo_pos3]
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
$template_hook[forumhome_wgo_pos4]
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
$template_hook[forumhome_wgo_pos5]
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td>
		<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<if condition="$vboptions['showlocks']">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
		</tr>
		</if>
		</table>
	</td>
	<if condition="!$show['guest']">
		<!-- member logout -->
		<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]"  onclick="return log_out('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]')"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
		<!-- end member logout -->
	</if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->

$footer
</body>
</html>

After you are done with that, open up: forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
Replace EVERYTHING with:

HTML Code:

<if condition="$vbphrase[even_forum]%4==0"><tr></if>
<if condition="$vbphrase[even_forum]++"></if>
<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width="25%">
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
<tr valign="top">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" >
<tr valign="top">
<TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 7px"vAlign=top align=center width=48><img src="images/forumpic/$forumid.gif">&nbsp;</td>
<TD align=left>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right] padding: 10px" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"> <img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<b><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 15px" face=Tahoma color=#006699>$forum[title]</font></a>
</font></b>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="99%" valign="top">
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</if>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<br>
</table>
</td>

After you are done with that, open up: forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
Replace EVERYTHING with this:

HTML Code:

<tr align="left">
<td>
</td>
<td class="alt1Active">
          
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none;" title="$forum[description]
Threads: $forum[threadcount], Posts:$forum[replycount]<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
 Moderators: $forum[moderators]
</if>" onmouseover="changeline('<if condition="$show['lastpostinfo']"><strong><a href=showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=newpost&t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid] <strong>$lastpostinfo[trimthread]</strong></a></strong> From: <a href=member.php?$session[sessionurl]find=lastposter&f=$lastpostinfo[forumid]><strong>$lastpostinfo[lastposter]</strong></a> Date: $lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">$lastpostinfo[lastposttime]</if><a href=showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=lastpost&t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]></a><else /> $lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"><span class='time'>Time: $lastpostinfo[lastposttime] </span></if> <a href=showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=lastpost&t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]></a></if>')"><strong><font color=black size: 13pt>$forum[title]</font></strong></a>

AND YOU ARE DONE!
It is very simple.

Now, as you saw in my site, every category has an icon of its own.
To do that, open up a folder in you /images directory called forumpics
*Make sure it is a .gif icon you are uploading.
If you do not want a .gif icon and you have a .png or a .jpg or any other kind of file;
go to "forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost" template,
find:

HTML Code:

<img src="/images/forumpic/$forumid.gif">

change the ending (.gif) to what ever you want.

When uploading icons, REMEMBER: upload the icon as: categorynumber.gif
EXAMPLE: 1.gif
and it will appear in the first category.

GOOD LUCK

bbcentral · #2 10-11-2009, 04:49 AM

1) This appears to be a template edit rather than an add-on for vBulletin, so I'd say this is in the wrong forum
2) It's a little bit arrogant to put **recommended** in your title. Who recommends this, apart from you? I certainly don't want this on my forum, I think it would detract from my design and make it harder for my members to use the forum.
3) There's no way to see (without moving your mouse over every icon) when each forum was last replied to, who replied and what topic was updated. There's a name for this, it's called "Mystery Meat", and it's a definite no-no in web design.

ARadarDetector · #3 10-11-2009, 05:03 AM

Dont go to this site! He is an attacker! I have Norton Antivirus and luckily it blocked his attempt! Dont go to the website above that he listed!

ZEHH · #4 10-11-2009, 07:04 AM

Removed.

woffie · #5 10-11-2009, 10:37 AM

I wouldn't recommend that look to anyone! Looks weird!

Greek76 · #6 10-11-2009, 11:10 AM

Yes I agree I dont like that look either. It does not remind me of a forum at all.

Rickeo · #7 10-11-2009, 08:47 PM

That's your personal opinion let other people make there mind up for providing this template edit it has taken time and effort and the member should be thanked for that.

kall · #8 10-11-2009, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rickeo

That's your personal opinion let other people make there mind up for providing this template edit it has taken time and effort and the member should be thanked for that.

It may be something to be appreciative for, but it's definitely not an 'edit'.

It is a Replacement of entire templates, not really very useful to people with anything other than the specific style that the Contributor was using at the time of making this thread.

GuyUltimate · #9 10-12-2009, 07:45 PM

Sorry you guys did not really like it. Some would I believe.
If this is not the correct place please if a moderator could move it

Thanks.

hotwheels · #10 10-12-2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rickeo

That's your personal opinion let other people make there mind up for providing this template edit it has taken time and effort and the member should be thanked for that.

Looks like an awesome mod and i agree with rickeo, let others decide if they like it or not. These kinds of opinions aren't really necessary. It takes allot of effort to write and test code that is offered for others to use for free. It's okay if you don't care for it, but please don't bash on the author, atleast the author made a hell of try and i bet others will enjoy it.

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