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Post by bluesteelranger on Jan 21, 2013 18:54:10 GMT -8
Salutations,
First, I must apologise for the slightly larger/bolder print type. As a blind user, I am...somewhat restricted to their use for my adaptive program. However, on to the matter at hand.
You see, I run a high fantasy RPG forum (Worry not, I do not wish to solicit or advertise!). I wish to customise the forum's appearance in a few ways, but I am not sure how to go about it. Another RPG forum provides a good example of the three aspects I wish to work with. But again, I don't quite know how to go about it.
So, to try to avoid breaking the rules here, I will list what I wish to do. 1. "Decorate" the navigation bar. It sounds odd but I have run across forums that somehow have a customised image "bordering" the top and bottom of the typical Navigation Bar (Home, register, login, etc.). 2. I wish to have a seamless, continuous background behind the forum itself, one that does not cut off at the edge of an advertisement banner. 3. And of course, sidebars! Just one though, for the left-hand side of the forum with the option of adding "sections" (i.e. a section for "New members" to be listed, then another one for in-game events, then another for Out-of-character contests and things like that).
Is it possible to do all this? Thanks!
Regards, --BlueSteelRanger
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Post by PurpleShew on Jan 23, 2013 8:19:04 GMT -8
The side bar is a plug-in already and is listed under the plug-ins database. They have it for left or right side.
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Post by My Name is Billy Moonstone on Jan 26, 2013 0:24:52 GMT -8
Hi bluesteelranger on your number 3: PurpleShew is right, there is a sidebar plugin in the plugin index that you can find here: support.proboards.com/thread/434486/plugin-index
There is also Brian's sidebar redux plugin that for some reason isn't listed in the index, and which I use. You can find that here: support.proboards.com/thread/440272/plugin-sidebar-redux-1-3
On your number 2, I'm not sure what you mean by a seamless continuous background that doesn't cut off, but you could try uploading a picture that you wanted to use as a background by following this path:
Admin > Themes > Colours & Styles > Visual Editor > Background > Background Image
You then have a number of options such as whether you want it fixed or to scroll with the page, the position of the background and whether you want it to repeat (useful for those looking at your forum on larger screens)
On your number 1, adding a banner image might give the effect of decorating the NavBar. Alternatively, you could follow this path:
Admin > Themes > Colours & Styles > Visual Editor > Header > Navigation Bar > Background Image
You then have similar upload and other options to the background ones I described above. I've never tried this so I don't know what type of image is best
Sorry these are not definitive answers but hopefully they help you get a bit further
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Post by bluesteelranger on Jan 26, 2013 1:24:21 GMT -8
Oh, wow. I completely misnavigated then! Thank you infinitely!
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Post by bluesteelranger on Jan 27, 2013 21:25:52 GMT -8
Hm. This BetaZone thing is a bit confusing. May I display a link to my current forum to illustrate some of what I wish to do/keep?
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Post by Stinky666 on Jan 28, 2013 17:31:01 GMT -8
Hm. This BetaZone thing is a bit confusing. May I display a link to my current forum to illustrate some of what I wish to do/keep? Of course you can. I am no mod/staff, but it helps everyone a lot, a simple link does.
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Post by bluesteelranger on Jan 28, 2013 17:48:06 GMT -8
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