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New Admin needing theme help
Topic Started: Jun 26 2018, 09:03 AM (462 Views)
Tilehurstsouthbank
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Hi chaps. I'm completely useless with coding. It's like another language to me. Can anyone help me change the look of my board?

Ideally I'd like to use an image from the games our forum is based upon: LMA Manager series of console games.

Not sure if you can see this photo URL:

http://assets1.ignimgs.com/2006/08/18/lma-manager-2007-20060818031527146-1637664_640w.jpg

Any help will be massively appreciated.

My forum is here: http://s15.zetaboards.com/Unofficial_LMA_Forum/index/




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I hate to be a bearer of bad news, but you may not get assistance on this.

Why?
We are being moved off of the ZetaBoards software and onto the Tapatalk platform soon.

Info on the Tapatalk transfer can be found here:
http://support.zathyus.com/topic/7021172/

And community responses to it here and here:
http://support.zathyus.com/forum/1000065/
http://support.zathyus.com/forum/38/

There is also a community Discord we have to discuss the Tapatalk news in case something should happen to this support forum, if that interests you.
https://discord.gg/A5DmErU
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Gaomon274
Jun 26 2018, 09:15 AM
I hate to be a bearer of bad news, but you may not get assistance on this.

Why?
We are being moved off of the ZetaBoards software and onto the Tapatalk platform soon.

Info on the Tapatalk transfer can be found here:
http://support.zathyus.com/topic/7021172/

And community responses to it here and here:
http://support.zathyus.com/forum/1000065/
http://support.zathyus.com/forum/38/

There is also a community Discord we have to discuss the Tapatalk news in case something should happen to this support forum, if that interests you.
https://discord.gg/A5DmErU
So does that mean me having a Forum on Zetaboards is basically a dead Duck or is it just that you guys are moving off their housing?
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We will move from ZetaBoards to Tapatalk when the transfers happen.
(At this point it's looking like July or August but they're still not giving us a concrete date.)

Your existing forum data will move over, but the forum will look different and various things like themes and codes will be locked behind a membership paywall.


Here's what it will look like by default.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/index.php
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Gaomon274
Jun 26 2018, 09:21 AM
We will move from ZetaBoards to Tapatalk when the transfers happen.
(At this point it's looking like July or August but they're still not giving us a concrete date.)

Your existing forum data will move over, but the forum will look different and various things like themes and codes will be locked behind a membership paywall.


Here's what it will look like by default.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/index.php
So should I post my request on Taptalk instead?
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That I can't say.

They don't offer custom themes at the moment, and when they do it will be locked behind a paywall.
I don't know how they'll handle theme stuff either as they don't have a resources area on their support forum.

If you install a theme of some kind, it should carry over to Tapatalk so you have at least something to work with, but I don't think you'll get a ton of help on custom work.
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Gaomon274
Jun 26 2018, 09:34 AM
That I can't say.

They don't offer custom themes at the moment, and when they do it will be locked behind a paywall.
I don't know how they'll handle theme stuff either as they don't have a resources area on their support forum.

If you install a theme of some kind, it should carry over to Tapatalk so you have at least something to work with, but I don't think you'll get a ton of help on custom work.
In that case I'm stuck unless someone on here can come lend some assistance in the meantime.
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I won't be able to do a custom theme for ya, but how about I help you get a pre-built theme on instead. :)

Step 1 - Pick out a theme.
ZB has a wide variety of themes you can use, just find one and open the thread.
Some offer previews as well.
http://support.zathyus.com/forum/1000728/

Step 2 - Log into your admin panel.

Step 3 - Click on Board Themes either on the top bar or on the left side bar.

Step 4 - Scroll down and click on "Create a new theme based on Zeta Original".

Step 5 - Type in a name you want for the theme, personally I just use whatever the original author named it. You can leave the rest alone unless the theme needs a custom width or you want to swap the banner out. (You would change "http://b3.ifrm.com/static/1/logo.png" link to a link to your banner.)

Step 6 - Now go back to the theme page if not already there. Now click on "Edit Theme Appearance" for the theme you just added to the list. Copy/paste the code there with the CSS for the theme you want.

Step 7 - Now go back to the theme page if not already there. Now click on "Edit Theme Layout" for the theme you just added to the list. Copy/paste the code there with the HTML for the theme you want. You may need to modify some links to point to your forum instead of placeholders. Don't edit anything unless the thread mentions to. (Especially removing the author's credit lines.)

Step 8 - If you want to swap the images out, you can use the "Edit Theme Images" link on the theme you added. You can use a few methods including copy/paste to get the new images in. Some you will need to reupload to your forum and link to those.

And that should be it. :)
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Jun 26 2018, 09:47 AM
I won't be able to do a custom theme for ya, but how about I help you get a pre-built theme on instead. :)

Step 1 - Pick out a theme.
ZB has a wide variety of themes you can use, just find one and open the thread.
Some offer previews as well.
http://support.zathyus.com/forum/1000728/

Step 2 - Log into your admin panel.

Step 3 - Click on Board Themes either on the top bar or on the left side bar.

Step 4 - Scroll down and click on "Create a new theme based on Zeta Original".

Step 5 - Type in a name you want for the theme, personally I just use whatever the original author named it. You can leave the rest alone unless the theme needs a custom width or you want to swap the banner out. (You would change "http://b3.ifrm.com/static/1/logo.png" link to a link to your banner.)

Step 6 - Now go back to the theme page if not already there. Now click on "Edit Theme Appearance" for the theme you just added to the list. Copy/paste the code there with the CSS for the theme you want.

Step 7 - Now go back to the theme page if not already there. Now click on "Edit Theme Layout" for the theme you just added to the list. Copy/paste the code there with the HTML for the theme you want. You may need to modify some links to point to your forum instead of placeholders. Don't edit anything unless the thread mentions to. (Especially removing the author's credit lines.)

Step 8 - If you want to swap the images out, you can use the "Edit Theme Images" link on the theme you added. You can use a few methods including copy/paste to get the new images in. Some you will need to reupload to your forum and link to those.

And that should be it. :)
I've got as far as your step 5, but trying to link to the banner so I can change it from Zetaboards to the name of my forum I'm struggling with tbh. I'm such a novice! XD
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Alright, do you have a banner made?

You can upload it.

Admin Panel -> File Manager (left side bar) -> Upload Files -> Attach the banner and hit Upload -> go back to file manager if not already there, then Click View General Files -> click on the file name and it will open the file in a new tab.
That's the link you want to use instead of http://b3.ifrm.com/static/1/logo.png.
(You can leave it be for now if you want, you can always change it later by editing the theme settings on the theme page.)
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Jun 26 2018, 10:18 AM
Alright, do you have a banner made?

You can upload it.

Admin Panel -> File Manager (left side bar) -> Upload Files -> Attach the banner and hit Upload -> go back to file manager if not already there, then Click View General Files -> click on the file name and it will open the file in a new tab.
That's the link you want to use instead of http://b3.ifrm.com/static/1/logo.png.
(You can leave it be for now if you want, you can always change it later by editing the theme settings on the theme page.)
No I don't have one. I'd need to have the necessary skills to create one first! :D
Sorry, being dumb. I've uploaded the image and have it in General files. How do I know use it as a background skin on my forum?
Edited by Tilehurstsouthbank, Jun 26 2018, 10:31 AM.
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To replace the banner just take out the http://b3.ifrm.com/static/1/logo.png completely.
Put in the link to the file you uploaded where the old link was. Make sure those quotes are left in.

Then when you view the forum you should see your new banner at the top. :)
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Jun 26 2018, 11:00 AM
To replace the banner just take out the http://b3.ifrm.com/static/1/logo.png completely.
Put in the link to the file you uploaded where the old link was. Make sure those quotes are left in.

Then when you view the forum you should see your new banner at the top. :)
Sweet. Cheers buddy. I've got that to work.

Can I ask for another bit of help? Hopefully this one is easy too! Can I change the colour theme of my board? I want to go from the generic Lilac to Green or if possible, do you have access to any Footy themed skins?
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If you mean tweaking the colors of an existing theme - you would have to get permission to modify an existing theme made by someone else.

As to finding a soccer (football?) one I don't know of any, sorry.

How about this?
http://support.zathyus.com/topic/5114474/2/?x=20
This one uses a generator where you pick the main color you want and it'll make the code for you. :)
Edited by Gaomon274, Jun 27 2018, 05:15 AM.
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Jun 27 2018, 05:14 AM
If you mean tweaking the colors of an existing theme - you would have to get permission to modify an existing theme made by someone else.

As to finding a soccer (football?) one I don't know of any, sorry.

How about this?
http://support.zathyus.com/topic/5114474/2/?x=20
This one uses a generator where you pick the main color you want and it'll make the code for you. :)
Cheers for that but I wouldn't know where to start. :stunned:
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