Themes and more

[cnpldotca]

Hey gang.

I could really use some direction on this. There is going to be a series of commercials coming up on TV for my site so obviously I'd like it in top shape for when that happens.

-I simply cannot install new themes, I've had SMF members try to help me on this, even they got stumped and thought it was a problem with my host. I CHANGED hosts all because of this so that I'd have cpanel, still...can't install a theme. I try, and my forums go all screwy..all colours are gone and the forum just becomes text (no buttons etc)

-I have banner manager installed, of course, that won't run the way it's supposed to for me either. I have "top banner" and "bottom banner" but "top banner" always displays for both top and bottom "overruling" whatever image I have for the bottom.


-I still don't know where in template.index.php or whatever it is, that I edit the large print at the top of my forum that says the site's name (not the title on the browser) I just want to add a simple spinning .gif after it.

Anyone willing to help with these at all?

Thanks.

[A.M.A]

- Have you tried to manually install them i.e. extract the theme's zip to your local PC, then upload that folder to your SMF/Themes/.

- I suggest asking the author of that Mod about your problem.

- index.template.php look for:

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// This part is the logo and forum name.  You should be able to change
   this to whatever you want...
echo '
<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/smflogo.gif" width="250"
style="float: right;" alt="" />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">
', $context['forum_name'], '</span>';

change to:

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// This part is the logo and forum name.  You should be able to change
   this to whatever you want...
echo '
<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/smflogo.gif" width="250"
style="float: right;" alt="" />
<img src="http://www.mycom.com/mylogo.gif" alt="" />';

only replace : <span style="font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">
', $context['forum_name'], '</span>
with: <img src="http://www.mycom.com/mylogo.gif" alt="" />

And if you still cant install a theme, PM admin account with the theme you need to install and I'll try to do it for you.