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Introduction
This is a basic tutorial on changing the logo in the various ExpressionEngine Discussion themes. The following instructions assume you are already in the Templates Tab in Discussion Forum Control Panel. You can get to the Discussion Forum Control Panel Templates Tab by logging into your ExpressionEngine Control Panel and then clicking Modules—> Discussion Forums—> Templates.
Default, Shares, and Grey Themes
You can find the logo in these two templates:
Default—> Global Templates—> Page Header
Default—> Global Templates—> Page Header - Simple
To change the logo, upload your new image header into the appropriate theme images folder via FTP and then change the image reference in the above templates to the new image. Here is an example:
Original
<img src="{path:image_url}forum_logo.jpg" width="216" height="74" border="0" alt="ExpressionEngine Forums" />
New Logo
<img src="{path:image_url}new_logo.jpg" width="150" height="85" border="0" alt="My New Logo" />
Blue and Developer Themes
These themes do not have image logos. Instead they insert the name of your forum using a the {forum_name} variable. To change the text that appears in the “logo spot” just change the name of your forum. Here’s how. From the Discussion Forum Control Panel:
1. Select Forum Management Tab
2. Select Default Preferences
3. Select General Settings
4. Update Forum Board Label to your Forum’s name.
Of course, you can add your own image based logo using the same technique the other forum themes use (or create your own technique).
Getting Help
If you want help changing the logo or have questions the best thing to do is post in the How-to Forum.
If you find a new technique or tip, please add it to this wiki article.
Category:HowTo
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