As many know, MyBB 1.6 has 594 templates. Because there are so many it is hard to have a really good picture of all of them or even find out which ones of them are worth preserving, which ones are questionable and which should be removed, and what to do to those templates.
The idea here would be to generate a list of opinions by those who do customize templates for each individual template. I'm documenting my own findings (and opinions) into a spreadsheet which I've shared here. Maybe we can make it a Google document or something if there is enough interest to get these properly documented.
I know 1.8 will already have some differences, but since it isn't out yet it is better to focus to the latest stable that we do have available. Also there ought to be a lot of experience and memories by theme authors by now so I hope you can share these into something that could help MyBB team to develop the template system of 2.0 in such a way that it avoids pitfalls of the current system, and maybe even get even more or better changes to the upcoming 1.8! (A man can wish, right?)
The initial attachment here contains a table with five columns:
The few notes are what I could recall from the top of my head, I didn't want to go through everything at once especially as I haven't worked with all the templates yet. That ought to be a good way for everyone: point out templates you've struggled with or find troublesome to work with or if they have a confusing name, but don't try to go through all at once.
I don't know how much real demand there is for this or if this is a good idea at all, but I'll try to keep up with this whatever comes this way.
The idea here would be to generate a list of opinions by those who do customize templates for each individual template. I'm documenting my own findings (and opinions) into a spreadsheet which I've shared here. Maybe we can make it a Google document or something if there is enough interest to get these properly documented.
I know 1.8 will already have some differences, but since it isn't out yet it is better to focus to the latest stable that we do have available. Also there ought to be a lot of experience and memories by theme authors by now so I hope you can share these into something that could help MyBB team to develop the template system of 2.0 in such a way that it avoids pitfalls of the current system, and maybe even get even more or better changes to the upcoming 1.8! (A man can wish, right?)
The initial attachment here contains a table with five columns:
- Template name
- Full page (is the page a full <html>...</html> structure page?)
- Empty (my own use: do I use this template in the responsive theme?)
- Notes (comments/opinions/suggestions)
- Preserve? (yes/maybe/no: should the template be removed by changes in another template and by making the template engine better?)
The few notes are what I could recall from the top of my head, I didn't want to go through everything at once especially as I haven't worked with all the templates yet. That ought to be a good way for everyone: point out templates you've struggled with or find troublesome to work with or if they have a confusing name, but don't try to go through all at once.
I don't know how much real demand there is for this or if this is a good idea at all, but I'll try to keep up with this whatever comes this way.
