Hello Everyone,
Great site, I've been browsing around today, and have a question. I just had a wordpress template installed and mybb forum. How do I make mybb forum match my wordpress theme, it doesn't have to be exact I just would like the headers to match and if i pay someone what should I expect to pay. How do I also get the menu tabs (home, articles, forum, ets) so the members can get back to the original website.
Here is my site
Www.fishkeeping101.com
Forum
www.fishkeeping101.com/forums/
Thanks Gus
Integrating a wordpress blog and a mybb forum SEAMLESSLY is not a job for beginners, considering the amount of precise html/css adjustments (and potentially custom graphics) that would have to be done.
To the other part of your question, you could find someone to do the job for $50 or for $500 (just depends on the skill level you desire and the amount of work you want to pay for).
My one piece of advice would be to change the anchor type for your forum link to type:
target="_blank"
This will make sure that people can "get back to your blog" by ensuring that they never leave your blog.
Thank you for your help, I will look for someone to do it for me.. How do I change the anchor text? Thanks Gus
(2012-12-02, 03:10 AM)Gusto Wrote: [ -> ]Thank you for your help, I will look for someone to do it for me.. How do I change the anchor text? Thanks Gus
If you are looking for a cost-effective solution without a large financial commitment, what I would suggest is:
- adjust the CSS to make your forum match the blog colors
- use the same logo in both headers
As far as changing the anchor tag, eg: <a href> tag...
A normal anchor looks like this:
<a href="/forum/">Forum</a>
This will redirect the user to your forum and also away from their current page.
However, if you modify that link in the html, to then read:
<a href="/forum/" target="_blank">Forum</a>
The forum will appear in a different browser window and the original page will remain open. This is a good method to make sure your user's don't lose the blog.
You could also add another button on the forum back to the blog.
Templates > Header Templates > Header
<li><a href="http://www.fishkeeping101.com/"><img src="http:// YOUR IMAGE URL" />Blog</a></li>
@ Gusto i've sent you a PM.
I can do this for you at a reasonable price, just drop me a PM.