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squeedgie · #1 07-06-2003, 07:53 AM

Hello. I haven't bought vBulletin yet. I don't like to buy things before I understand them completely. I must say that I have rather healthy and somewhat robust knowledge of HTML.

Anyways, my question is very broad in nature.

I want to know how to make this board bend to my bidding; to customize it as much as I'm capable of, and what I am asking for is a finger pointing to perhaps a site, or a person/guru, or something related that can teach me how I can make this thoroughly customized board using my CSS and PHP (PHP is something I have no knowledge of). So please, I am getting desperate since every board I have gone to doesn't know where to point me. I frequent many other vB boards, and it drives me insane because I want to know how they did this or that, and I look at the source codes, but I find myself running in circles. I mean, does anyone know what I mean?

WHERE DO I START?!

The basics are simple, and I understand them, but I want to make this board really nice and customized. Sure, it may take a while, but I am willing to learn, willing to read anything there is to offer so that I may create a board that I'm happy with. Some say I am anal retentive when it comes to my webmastering work.

Thanks everyone, I appreciate any help I may be given after the posting of this thread...

filburt1 · #2 07-06-2003, 02:04 PM

I don't understand; what specifically do you need help with? Have you tried playing with the admin demo at http://www.vbulletin.com/ ?

squeedgie · #3 07-06-2003, 03:54 PM

Oh man, endlessly.

The thing is, I just want to know how to really go in depth with the customization of a vB. vB sure as hell doesn't give you a manual for THAT. As I said, I frequent many vBs and it kills me because each one has a distinct look, each one, I have no idea how they achieve.

Erwin · #4 07-07-2003, 10:11 AM

It's all just plain HTML in templates. If you can code HTML, you can modify vB to look like whatever you want it to look like. Plus there are many third party styles you can purchase that modifies your site instantly too.

squeedgie · #5 07-07-2003, 10:01 PM

The HTML coding is not what I have the problems with. I am just wondering if there was any things I could read that provides the codes and template modifications that can alter the look, since when it comes to the modification of vB, I don't know where to start. Is there anything I could read?

filburt1 · #6 07-07-2003, 10:13 PM

There isn't any official documentation on how to use the template system (other than how to access parts of it). There are FAQs scattered around.

Gomdorian · #7 07-07-2003, 10:16 PM

i am not by any length a hacker, in fact i have just started to learn all sorts of new things, but here is a program that helped me do new crap with html www.editplus.com/ .......i think

Erwin · #8 07-08-2003, 01:31 AM

Open up a test board, and experiment. It all comes down to experience and first-hand knowledge.

squeedgie · #9 07-08-2003, 01:58 AM

So your saying that there is nothing around that says:

To do [this feature]...add [this code]

To do [this feature]...add [this code]

To do [this feature]...add [this code]

To do [this feature]...add [this code]

To do [this feature]...add [this code]

Erwin · #10 07-08-2003, 02:38 AM

For step-by-step instructions for templates, try www.vbulletintemplates.com

For file hacks, use this site.

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