Headers and footers on boards??? How to do'em??

wynnyelle · March 30, 2010, 09:54:24 AM

I'm preparing to convert my forum to SMF, here is what I need to do. My current site is this:

http://warriorcatsarpg.proboards.com/index.cgi

Test site is here {don't mind the skin, it isn't done only there to throw something up quick for staff and member review and testing}:

http://acorn.toxichosting.com/smf1/index.php

Do you see how on my present site Ihave tables up top under the logo and then again under the info centre. I plan on doing the same thing for my new site on SMF, but I don't know how to insert them or where. Where is the header and footer access?

I also need to be able to install signs and logos up onto certain boards, like this:

http://warriorcatsarpg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ideas

You see that sign with the big letters, I got several of those on certain boards I need to stick them up on. Either as logos for a game or for rules.

Nick Whetstone · March 30, 2010, 11:14:00 AM

Once you convert to SMF, you can use this Mod:
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=351

Is that something like what you're looking for?

wynnyelle · March 30, 2010, 12:44:21 PM

That wound be good, would it let me do stuff for every board?

Like for the main page {see 2nd link on my post up there} and then for each board, be different {3rd link with the sign==I have a lot of signs, like I need for directions and things on boards}.

I looked in modify boards it doesn't seem to be the way to do it. So I'm stuck.

I also do not know how to install these things, because whenever I do one it screws up.

Also how to make the background picture be in the centre and go out and how to make the logo be all the way across the top and the news thing underneath it?

I looked at the installation instructions but it doesn't instruct anything! There are no directions! And my board has no place to install them that I can find. I can only uninstall the ones that are alread there.

ActivePatriot · March 30, 2010, 04:47:58 PM

I used the Global Headers and Footers mod to put a picture on the top right side of my forum using div tags. I used Div tags to control the placement on the page relative to page size

like:

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#apDiv1 {
	position:absolute;
	height:150px;
	z-index:1;
	top: 18px;
	right: 5.3%;
	width: 401px;
}

<div id="apDiv1"><img src="http://your site/images/image.jpg" width="400" height="150" align="right" />

Basically the poor mans way to develop your own theme.
You can also add

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<body bgcolor="#36F">
to change page background although it won't do the entire page.

I would recommend right from the start installing a Portal Mod on your site because it gives you so much more control to develop your own look and feel.
I started without one and wish I would have put one in from the start. I'm sooo far behind it not funny!

I like PortaMX
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1419

Check their site to see what all you can do: http://portamx.com/

Good luck hope this helps a bit!

wynnyelle · March 30, 2010, 05:02:09 PM

That looks cool but I don't want my forum all in blocks like that. Thanks anyway!

I just want the logo all the way across up on the top and the affiliate table down at the bottom, and my signs to go where they got to.

I can't get the global ting to install. It says my login authentication failed. Even though I know my password is right! I am logged in.

I already have the tables all wrote out in HTML. I just want to put them into the new forum in the same places.

I'm sorry if I am not getting all that you are trying to tell me.

ActivePatriot · March 30, 2010, 05:25:37 PM

I tried the same thing using the Headers and Footers Mod.
I ran into problems getting my logo, image etc. to display all the way across the top. Seemed to conflict with Forum Title on the left side.

The reason I recommended the Portal is you can turn off all the blocks you don't want displayed and only display the top block. I'm still not sure if the Top block on PortaMx is above the SMF top.

Personally, I worked within the confines of what I could get working with alot of trial and error. I hope someone else can give you better advice!

wynnyelle · March 30, 2010, 05:30:50 PM

Thank you, it just seems really confusing. Like shouldn't there be a way to just access the headers and footers? Sorry. I just don't get it.

ActivePatriot · March 30, 2010, 05:59:16 PM

I agree.

I was attracted to SMF for all it's features, security and available mods. Problem is, there is just so much to it that's over my head coming from a simple, old ASP site.

You can always check out the Custom themes available. I chose to stay away from them because so many Mods seemed to have problems with any other theme than the Default for SMF.

SMF Hacks has a Theme generator
http://www.smfhacks.com/smf-theme-generator.html
But, it doesn't look like its for SMF 2.0 so I don't know if it would help.

wynnyelle · March 30, 2010, 10:29:50 PM

Yeah most of the themes are not for SMF 2. But...I just need to access the headers and footers for individual boards.

Thanks to everyone who answered so far.

greyknight17 · April 29, 2010, 06:05:47 PM

Is this issue resolved now? If not, tell us exactly where you want to insert the header and footer information. We will provide manual instructions to insert your code.

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Headers and footers on boards??? How to do'em??