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Tips Tuesday: How to use the templates?
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Through the modifications of your forum templates, you can modify the structure of your forum, create extra effects, or add things that couldn't be done without these modifications. This list is obviously not exhaustive, but modifying the templates gives you so many possibilities - you are only held back by your imagination.
 Where do I edit the Templates?Admin Panel>   TemplatesThe templates are subdivided in 8 sections :  Description of each sections
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| Modifying a template Before you edit a template, stop and think about easier methods of achieving the same effect: CSS, Javascript etc... To modify a template, click on  .Once edited and saved, you can see :
Click on  to check what your modifications will look like.Click on  to publish the template.In this case, this template will now be visible like :
Click on  to delete your modifications and to restore the default settings. You should now see this:
If you went wrong and want to start again, click on "Default Value" to start again with the default settings Note : The two versions of PhpBB2 and PunBB templates are completely independent and don't interact between them. If you have personalized your templates on a version and want to change it to another, you'll get the default templates of this other version and you'll be free to modify them. If finally you want to come back to the first version, you'll get back your personalized templates you left. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Originally written by Toto456 for the french support forum. Translated by Eximma and corrected by Andy & MrMario No possible reproduction without our agreement, pursuant to article L122-1 of the intellectual property code. |
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on November 3rd 2009, 4:25 am by shamzblueworld
thank you typlo for posting this here.
on November 3rd 2009, 4:27 am by Merlin333
My site has finally returned.........
on November 3rd 2009, 4:33 am by Jalokim
Before you edit a template, stop and think about easier methods of achieving the same effect: CSS, Javascript etc...
I always skip that step.
I never bother , i just dive in press some buttons and if something cool comes out I'm happy... ahahahah
tips tuesday? WTG
on November 3rd 2009, 7:55 am by cfs
Cool. I never did know how to edit a template.
on November 3rd 2009, 8:12 am by mattance
so what things can u actually do? and screen shots of a modified template?
on November 3rd 2009, 9:44 am by newbieQ
thanks you!
can i translate & post it in my forum ? Typlo
can i translate & post it in my forum ? Typlo
on November 3rd 2009, 10:42 am by Kinky
Jalokim wrote:Before you edit a template, stop and think about easier methods of achieving the same effect: CSS, Javascript etc...
I always skip that step.
I never bother , i just dive in press some buttons and if something cool comes out I'm happy... ahahahah
tips tuesday? WTG
lol, Same over here.
*Tuesdays Tips
on November 3rd 2009, 5:15 pm by Master Marc
cfs wrote:Cool. I never did know how to edit a template.
Wow!
mattance wrote:so what things can u actually do? and screen shots of a modified template?
You can modify the appearance of your forum,
newbieQ wrote:thanks you!
can i translate & post it in my forum ? Typlo
You'll have to go to the french support forum, and ask Toto456 Via private message.
Well, I can strike this off of my list of tutorials to write,
on November 3rd 2009, 6:04 pm by mattance
yeah but edit it in what way? do u have any screen shots or links to forums that have used this feature? so i can get a idea on what ur on abt =S
on November 3rd 2009, 8:41 pm by newbieQ
Master Marc wrote:cfs wrote:Cool. I never did know how to edit a template.
Wow!mattance wrote:so what things can u actually do? and screen shots of a modified template?
You can modify the appearance of your forum,newbieQ wrote:thanks you!
can i translate & post it in my forum ? Typlo
You'll have to go to the french support forum, and ask Toto456 Via private message.
Well, I can strike this off of my list of tutorials to write,
But i cant write French !
on November 3rd 2009, 8:44 pm by Kinky
Use babelfish.yahoo.com xD
its an translator
its an translator
on November 3rd 2009, 9:42 pm by Milunice259
How about phpBB3??Why not???
on November 3rd 2009, 9:42 pm by Kinky
Because they do not support template editing
on November 3rd 2009, 9:53 pm by Eduardo
Good tutorial, I like this new Tips Tuesday thing!
on November 4th 2009, 10:51 am by Toto456
Yes, it's a good tutorial 
on November 4th 2009, 12:31 pm by DarkPoint (Online)
Good tutorial !!!
on November 4th 2009, 5:41 pm by Agenda
Actually "Tips Tuesday" is fine as it is. Its like an office celebrating "Casual Friday", or theme park hosting "Manic Monday". (just pointing that out )
)
on November 6th 2009, 3:56 am by Vuk98
oh, I know for that long time...I`m added Wibya toolbar and Sliding login panel with JQuery
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