forum theme wont change.

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:50 pm

I put the subsilversh forum theme into my new theme folder

Then I edited the main css file so it would match my themes color schme. When I upload and view on my site, it still uses the original colors and stuff even though I edited the css file. I'm totally stumped, please help.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:14 am

Your main site themes go in folder /themes.
Forum templates go in their own named seperate folder, into the folder /modules/Forums/templates/

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 11:59 am

I know our default them is in modules/forums/templates/themename
But when I try putting a forum theme inside the templates folder it doesn't work.

but other forum themes I've seen in the themes folder...

themes/themename/forums

Basically, I like our main forum theme, I just need to change one of the colors. I tried doing a global find and replace for the entire folder and it was unable to find the value I searched for...

Our main theme uses FFB019 for links and borders and that's really, the only color that needs to be changed (besides the images, but I can change those in PS easy)

Major Joined: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 1269 Location: USA

Hi Robbie,

You are correct, in the path for your forums theme, anyone using higher then 6.0 should not install in the templates directory.

Have you checked both css files? The one to change the fonts in the forum, is called forum.css. Also take a look in overall_header.tpl there are some references to font in there as well.

Major Joined: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 1269 Location: USA

Hi Robbie,

Have you checked both css files? The one to change the fonts in the forum, is called forum.css. Also take a look in overall_header.tpl there are some references to font in there as well.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:50 pm

Well, I'm just trying to change the color, not the style or anything. I checked the overall header file but there are no hints of the color for links and stuff.

If any of you guys can check

http://www.wowcentral.com/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=chgtheme
here's a dummy account you can log in with and check out the "test" theme.

un: wingus pw:snatch

here's what I've done so far.

I took our sites default theme from the templates folder, copied pasted into themes folder and renamed to forums

I then uploaded it. When you try to view the forums, I get this error.

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not open forums template config file

Quote:

DEBUG MODE

Line : 349
File : c:\webhost4life_aspnet\robbieb\includes\functions.php

THEN I took the forums folder from deep blue and uploaded it into my themes folder. I did not edit ANYTHING on this forum theme but as you can see, it's has green links which it's most likely getting from the theme style.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:01 pm

*sigh*

it's totally screwed up now, I'll tell you when it'd be a good time to check up.

Major Joined: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 1269 Location: USA

Robbie,

Reload back the default subsilver tpl file to modules/Forums/templates

If you are using any vs above, 6.0 that default theme is the only thing that should be in there.

Whatever the default theme you are using in preferences, load that back up to themes/YOUR_THEME

Grab fix theme from downloads and run it. I believe that it is under fixes on page 2.

Copying the tpl files from the templates dir wont work because changes need to be made to the template files to port them to work.

Post back and let me know if it gets your site back, if not then we'll need to do a little something else. Once it's back we'll see what we can do to get the theme you want working the way you want it to.

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:26 pm

I fixed it, I ended up just started new from scratch, my theme is basically done, except for the forum.

Right now, I'd just like to be able to use our default forum theme but change all orange classes to green.

[quote]I took our sites default theme from the templates folder, copied pasted into themes folder and renamed to forums

I then uploaded it. When you try to view the forums, I get this error.

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not open forums template config file

[code]DEBUG MODE

Line : 349
File : c:\webhost4life_aspnet\robbieb\includes\functions.php [\code][\quote]

So I know that this forum theme works, why doesn't it work when I include it in a new theme?

Major Joined: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 1269 Location: USA

IACOJ wrote:

Copying the tpl files from the templates dir wont work because changes need to be made to the template files to port them to work.

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 8:07 pm

oh, sorry for totally skippin that part of your post. was a little frustrated and skimming.

What do I need to change in the template tpl files so I can use them in another theme?

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:31 am

I guess nobody here knows that when you make a theme, the overall_header.tpl file needs to have it's built in css removed.

Would have been nice to know that this was the problem the entire time. I just figured it out last night.

Major Joined: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 1269 Location: USA

RobbieB wrote:

I guess nobody here knows that when you make a theme, the overall_header.tpl file needs to have it's built in css removed.

Would have been nice to know that this was the problem the entire time. I just figured it out last night.

The css in the overall_header.tpl doesn't have to be removed. You can remove it if you wish, but it is left in for many many themes.

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 1:56 pm

If you leave it though, or don't comment it out I guess, your theme wont work, and that's what was my problem the whole time.