Just starting out - I am running 1.4.4 - the site is still in Beta, but before I open the site I want to put in certain features.
1)I want to narrow the entire bulletin board frame so I can post advertisements, Google Ads, etc. along one side completely independent of the bulletin board. I could do in in CSS, but I am not sure which file holds the master layout where the frame size can be set to new defaults.
2)I found the logo file under the images file. How can I put text or multiple pictures (or links) in the area on the very top, to the right of the logo?
thanks -
For the wrapper width, open cache/themes/<your theme>/global.css and find (line 26):
width: 95%;
Change width to whatever value you prefer.
For a custom logo,
ACP -> Templates & Styles -> Your Theme -> Edit Theme -> Board Logo
You can add multiple logos by adding them to the template.
For that:
Templates & Styles -> Templates -> (Your Theme) Templates -> Header Templates -> header and see line 4.
Why would you need to edit the width in the global.css file if you can edit it in the ACP...??
(2009-04-30, 04:46 PM)MattRogowski Wrote: [ -> ]Why would you need to edit the width in the global.css file if you can edit it in the ACP...??
Isn't that done by editing global.css using the stylesheet editor? Shouldn't that have the same effect?
Yeah, but I can't see why you'd choose to open and edit a file if it can be done in the ACP, that's all.
I agree with you.. ACP would be an easier way to do it.
(2009-04-30, 04:52 PM)MattRogowski Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah, but I can't see why you'd choose to open and edit a file if it can be done in the ACP, that's all.
Ok, as a newbie, I figured out ACP is Administrator Control Panel... now can you please tell me where the stylesheet editor is located. I would assume it is under "configuration", right? or templates and styles? I did a search on both "stylesheet editor" and "stylesheet" and found nothing (probably because it is located on MyBB files system.
So can you give me directions to the "stylesheet editor"---
Thanks
ACP > Templates & Style > **choose theme** > global.css.
"This stylesheet is currently being inherited from MyBB Master Style. Any changes you make will break the inheritance, and the stylesheet will be copied to this theme."
I am currently using the "Default" Theme - that is where I can see my users are currently located. If I make any changes (eg, to the width) while still in the ACP Default Theme then , will I loose my ability to make other changes in the ACP Templates and Style section? Or does this simply mean the revisions will be reflected on my on domain's global.css file, but my global.css will no longer match the MyBB Master Style Default Theme?
I see a second theme that was automatically set up for me named "Explore Lombok Style". Explore Lombok is the name of my domain. Would it be better to make the changes to this theme and set it as default? That way I can come back to the original default theme if things go sour. Does that sound like a smart idea?
Finally, I see the folder in named, "theme1" which is a subfolder of "cache" in my domain's setup of the forum. Is this now a mirror image of the MyBB Master Style Default Theme? But once I make a change in the ACP, the change will automatically be made to my corresponding file in the "theme1" file.? In other words, am I correct in saying when I make a change in ACP, it makes a corresponding change to the files saved on my domain folder file system? MyBB is not saving my settings in some remote location, right?
I appreciate your patience - I will get the hang of this soon. Bear with me, please.
If you edit it it just means it isn't default anymore, it isn't being directly inherited from the master style. theme1 is the first theme you have when you install, it'll just update that if you're editing the theme that came with MyBB.