I’m new to EE and just setup our user forums. I want to add our company log and some other html. I’m hoping that this is not too hard, but I don’t know where to start.
Is there a how-to for modifying the design/skin of the EE Forum?
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I’m new to EE and just setup our user forums. I want to add our company log and some other html. I’m hoping that this is not too hard, but I don’t know where to start.
Is there a how-to for modifying the design/skin of the EE Forum?
#2 / Mar 11, 2009 7:57pm
Growandmake,
Most of the changes you want to make are in theme_global.php and theme_css.php or in the forum control panel the global group.
#3 / Mar 11, 2009 9:14pm
The best way to handle those changes is to do them offline, on MAMP or WAMP or LAMP, on a separate install of EE. Those templates can be edited live for tweaks, but one wrong change could mess up the whole bowl of Cheerios. Been there.
#4 / Mar 11, 2009 9:22pm
Agree with Ronnie.
for the record in a few weeks I’ll be launching EE Forums 4 You a site for ExpressionEngine developers to outsource their forum work. Sort of like a psd2html site, but more niche. Look for it soon.
#5 / Mar 11, 2009 9:31pm
Sean, stick my name on a list somewhere for notification when you’re ready with a launch. I have a new site with a forum which would go up in a month or so. Still debating on whether to use vBulletin (easy skinning) or EE forums (not so easy skinning).