advice please

[crazyminx]

Hiya all

I am use the dark blue theme at the moment on my forum and i am just wondering wot modifactions will work with this theme as i have tried few already and they dont seem to work. Thank you in advance

[Jade Elizabeth]

Modifications can pretty much work on any theme if you learn how to manually install them .

Manual Installation of Mods

[Ricky.]

Depends upon the way the template is made.
However, as Jade said, you can always modify a custom theme as per mod requirements doing manual edits.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Yup! Or pay someone else to do it lol. Or ask the theme author how to install it .

[crazyminx]

thank you for this advice will try it

[Looking]

I have found that it is best (for the sake of installing mods) to use the default theme and then edit that to suit your needs changing only the very necessary to get the look you want.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Agreed in full

That's what I do

[Antechinus]

Yup! Or pay someone else to do it lol. Or ask the theme author how to install it .

Ahem. Don't you mean the mod author? 

I have found that it is best (for the sake of installing mods) to use the default theme and then edit that to suit your needs changing only the very necessary to get the look you want.

Use a custom theme and learn to edit templates. Piece of cake and much better to look at.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Yup! Or pay someone else to do it lol. Or ask the theme author how to install it .

Ahem. Don't you mean the mod author? 

Well as a mod author I won't support installing onto other themes because I don't use them.

As a theme author I wont support installing mods because I don't use them.


I just have this flaw which makes me want to help people so I do it anyway

[Looking]

Antechinus, not sure I get what you are saying? I did not say I did not know how to edit the templates, I said it is easier to work with the default for the sake of installing mods. I run 20+ Forums, no time for dabbling - install and go!

[Antechinus]

Personally I cannot stand the core theme. Absolutely loathe the thing.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Personally I cannot stand the core theme. Absolutely loathe the thing.

....which is why you EDIT IT!!

I don't mind the default theme personally.

I just cannot stand default.

[Antechinus]

Well you're talking to someone who does edit the default theme.............................until it's completely unrecognisable.
This is called custom themes ftw. Kthnxbai.

[Looking]

Here is a default theme edited, but you would not think it was: http://www.mountainofsand.org/autism-adhd/

[Antechinus]

Yes I would think it was. It's obviously the default theme and has only had very simple alterations made to it.

[Looking]

Well, of course I use the KISS principle because of the number I have, but you only know that because I told you. The custom theme can be copied and then edited as a separate template. My purpose was to show you can edit the default without the hassle of worrying about installing a theme. Many here seem to think that you can't.

[Antechinus]

Of course you can edit the default theme. It's only locked to stop beginners crashing their sites and there are several ways around that, but you're wrong about me only knowing what it was because you told me. I would have known it for a lightly modified default even if you hadn't told me. It's not as though I haven't seen the default theme before. I'm well familiar with it.

[Looking]

I notice you read too quickly or a bit hasty to answer. I don't think you understand what I'm saying, but its OK. Carry on Sir.

[Antechinus]

You could always rephrase your post for greater clarity.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Gees the page wont even load for me.


Okay it took 5 mins, but I can load it without scripts.

...Please tell me you're kidding when you say you "cannot tell it's a copy of core" cause I knew straight away.

Tabs are a DEAD giveaway.

Nothing much, except colours and images have changed