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Customizing SMF => Graphics and Templates => Topic started by: Akyhne on August 13, 2011, 04:25:22 AM

Title: [GUIDE] How to set a color variation as the default theme
Post by: Akyhne on August 13, 2011, 04:25:22 AM
This is a guide to show you how to set a color variation of a theme as the default theme of your forum.

A theme color variation is a theme that contains several themes in one. Normally, a theme color variation is just the same theme with different background colors.
Examples:
WOW-DK 2.0
(http://themes.e-debatten.dk/Themes/WoW_2/images/thumbnail_Orc.gif) (http://themes.e-debatten.dk/Themes/WoW_2/images/thumbnail_Human.gif)

Curve Minimal Multicolor
(http://themes.e-debatten.dk/Themes/Curve_Minimal_Multicolor_smf2.0/images/thumbnail_Ferrari.gif) (http://themes.e-debatten.dk/Themes/Curve_Minimal_Multicolor_smf2.0/images/thumbnail_Stone.gif)

Steps:

Ensure the theme is installed and working.


Browse to Admin -> Themes and Layout -> Manage and Install
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%201.png)


Choose the theme variation you want to set as default theme
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%202.png)


Click the "Choose" link. This will redirect to all the themes you have installed.
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%203.png)


Browse down to the multicolor variation. Any multicolor variation theme will have a dropdown box where you can choose the different variations of the theme.
Now, choose the right variation. Right after, you can verify it's the right variation, by clicking the [Preview theme]
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%204.png)


Now, click the [Use this theme]
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%205.png)


You are now redirected back to the "Manage and install" page. Note that you can not see the changes, you can only see that the theme you chose is now the new default.
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%206.png)


You can verify the variation is set correctly by either logging out of your forum or opening your site in a different browser.
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%207.png)


If you want to force all existing users to use the new default theme, you need to take the exact same steps as above under "Reset everyone to"
(http://smf.e-debatten.dk/images/SMF_theme_variation_default_theme/Step%208.png)

Happy SMF'ing :)
Title: Re: [GUIDE] How to set a color variation as the default theme
Post by: Stormfront on August 26, 2011, 11:54:10 AM
How can the black to make it white? As topics and posts to be white? http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5301/indexphp77.png  :P
Title: Re: [GUIDE] How to set a color variation as the default theme
Post by: Akyhne on August 26, 2011, 11:28:11 PM
That's really unrelated  to this topic.