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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: jaredgreen63 on November 07, 2017, 08:01:48 PM

Title: A couple Questons
Post by: jaredgreen63 on November 07, 2017, 08:01:48 PM
So i was wondering how i can remove the header on my forum the part that displays my website name. And another question how would i put the back ground of the middle part of the forum white like the website: rpland.org
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: Arantor on November 07, 2017, 08:12:44 PM
Copying another website rarely works out in practice.

In rpland's case, they took the laGusta theme and modified it. laGusta is no longer available legally, as its creators stopped trading.
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: jaredgreen63 on November 07, 2017, 08:20:58 PM
Alright well is there a way to remove the header?
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: Kindred on November 07, 2017, 11:42:18 PM
sure... learn some html and php and edit the index.template.php file.


It's not recommended though. The header has all sorts of important stuff in it
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: jaredgreen63 on November 08, 2017, 08:59:23 AM
Thought you guys were supposed to me helpful but ok
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: Arantor on November 08, 2017, 09:28:11 AM
I don't tend to help people that are trying to rip off existing sites, it ends up being a waste of time as it invariably doesn't get the momentum behind it and fizzles out.

Copying the look and exact functionality of a site doesn't get you greatness. Do your own thing rather than copy someone else.
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: jaredgreen63 on November 08, 2017, 04:21:45 PM
Well for one thing im not trying to rip them off i just like that part of their forum and im also staff on there so.
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: Steve on November 08, 2017, 04:32:43 PM
Quote from: jaredgreen63 on November 08, 2017, 08:59:23 AMThought you guys were supposed to me helpful but ok

Here's the deal. My colleagues are a bit more straightforward (blunt?) than I so let me explain what's happened here.

You actually did receive an answer from Kindred because what you asked were design questions, not support (i.e. something is wrong and needs fixing):

Quote from: Kindred on November 07, 2017, 11:42:18 PMsure... learn some html and php and edit the index.template.php file.

He even told you which file to work on. But, both he and Arantor posted why it's a bad idea:

Quote from: Kindred on November 07, 2017, 11:42:18 PMIt's not recommended though. The header has all sorts of important stuff in it

Quote from: Arantor on November 08, 2017, 09:28:11 AMCopying the look and exact functionality of a site doesn't get you greatness. Do your own thing rather than copy someone else.

:)
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: br360 on November 08, 2017, 10:42:18 PM
Quote from: jaredgreen63 on November 07, 2017, 08:20:58 PM
Alright well is there a way to remove the header?

Just out of curiosity; are you actually wanting to remove the header or just add a logo or image instead where the forum name is?
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: Arantor on November 09, 2017, 02:33:41 AM
Quote from: jaredgreen63 on November 08, 2017, 04:21:45 PM
Well for one thing im not trying to rip them off i just like that part of their forum and im also staff on there so.

And yet you've also asked how to clone the server tracker stuff they have. And the layout.

Seems a bit funky, eh?
Title: Re: A couple Questons
Post by: jaredgreen63 on November 10, 2017, 09:33:08 AM
Quote from: br360 on November 08, 2017, 10:42:18 PM
Quote from: jaredgreen63 on November 07, 2017, 08:20:58 PM
Alright well is there a way to remove the header?

Just out of curiosity; are you actually wanting to remove the header or just add a logo or image instead where the forum name is?
remove the header