UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 6 V6 Modifications Templates JCPro Templates 1.0 ubbt v.6.4.1

Name: JCPro Templates ubbt v.6.4.1

Requirements: A licensed copy of ubb.threads ™ version 6.4.1

Links: Download

Description: Customized templates used on my site.

Features:
1) Reduced clutter and wasted space.
2) Custom CSS solutions to remove unwanted sections/functions. PM's, Signatures, Ratings, Permission text, edit, reply, quote buttons (They do not show when not logged in).
3) New graphics, & icons.
4) Split Categories
5) Split Posts
6) MyHome.tmpl now works with fixed width.
7) Increased compatibility with XHTML. Added align="" and valign="" to all cells etc. Removes problems with stricter browsers. Where content of cells showed as centered when no positioning was specified. also added TH and /TH where applicable.
8) Alternating post colors (uses lighttable and darktable like classic does).
9) Forum Descriptions.
10) Additional templates in the /templates/default/quick_reply/ dir to be used with the "Quick reply" mod.
11) Includes JCPro Headers.

Demo: www.ubbdesign.com/forums/ubbthreads.php

Install: See included ReadMe.txt file.

Note: This is NOT for re-sale. Credits must remain intact. This is intended for private, non commercial use only. The link to my site in the footer must remain also.

These look very nice. I'll give them a whirl Thanks for sharing

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Added second set of showthreaded,tmpl and showflat.tmpl to work with the quick reply mod.

those look pretty sweet, thanks

J.C.

I'm working in implementing these templates, rather than just using the header you posted and I'm confused on one item.

Where in each stylesheet that I use (I allow users to choose the look they want) would I paste the css info you supplied in the readme file?

Thanks, so far, what I've tested looks good.

Add it at the end of each css sheet. Then it's less confusing. BTW the JCheader is separate.

Update to install info: You'll need to adjust the size of some of the new icons/buttons etc, in imagesizes.php.

You point out that this is working under v6.4.1, but is there any reason it won't work with v6.4?

I'd rather not do the minor upgrade to v6.4.1 when v6.5 is around the corner.

Thanks....

Not sure, been a while, run a compare on the stock templates from 6.4 and 6.4.1 and see if there is any differences.

But be advised, I am NOT making a set for 6.4

[]J.C. said:
But be advised, I am NOT making a set for 6.4 [/]

Updated Zipfile. Added the JC Pro Header files & pre-edited templates to add the quick reply mod.

Here is a link to my board so you can see how I've implemented the templates so far.

Truckers Road Forums

The only thing I'm missing is how to add the data to the header at the top of each forum? Gotta be simple, I just haven't seen it yet I guess.

You'll notice I kept my old nav bars in order to keep my links, etc at the top and bottom. So far, comments I have had have been positive.

Mitrucker,

Download the zip again and you'll see more info on installing etc, I had to update it. sorry about that...

Lookin' good J.C.

Ok, thanks. I do it in the morning. Just finished a long shift at the youth home. 11:30am until 10pm and I'm whipped!

Got the new file done and installed. However, maybe I missed something, but, there doesn't seem to be a link at the bottom of the page to return to the current page index as on the standard template? Did I forget something or what? It's a bit aggravating when viewing all messages to have to scroll up to the top again to return to the forum index. Otherwise I'm liking the looks of it all.

One more question. On your main forum listing page on the demo site, it has a box that pulls in the information from your Announcement forum. Is this a different mod?

I've removed you templates due to incessant complaints about not being returned to the forum/top posting after making a post. I'm not sure what their problem is, as it worked fine for me, but I've had more than one person screaming about it and no one able to really tell me what is going on, it's not worth the harrassment I'm getting.

could it be the "announcement" that they are seeing?

No, I don't have an announcement working on it. They keep saying when they click on a thread with a new posting, they are taken to the very first post in the thread instead of the latest one. However, it works perfect for me everytime, and I am unable to create their problem. It's getting very frustrating, to say the least.

Are you using the quick reply templates?

No I'm not.

I just went back to the standard templates and all is well. People who were having problems are now saying they are being taken to the newest posts in a thread like before I put your templates online. This is very strange, since they worked just fine for me???

Makes no sense...

Tell me about it. I've gone around and around with them trying to explain that templates do not control how the software runs and that they just control the look and feel of the forums.

The only thing I can think of is they may be getting confused because the default links for returning to the forum indexes are no longer there. I even compared their accounts to mine as far as how they are configured for viewing the forums and they were identical to mine. Because of that login as bug in 6.4.1 I can't even log on as a user to check it for myself..sigh.

Let me put yours back online and you can have a look through the forums and see if you think they are functioning properly.

Have them post a step by step of what they do and see etc...

Ok, I'll try and see what happens.

For grins I'm going over a few things and making sure all my code is current etc..

Ok, but I'm betting it's not your code, seeing as it's working perfect for me. I've been screwing around with this one all afternoon and am no closer to a solution than when I starte..

I've heard back from one moderator so far. She has bookmarked the forums she uses and doesn't come in via the boards main index. I'm going to bookmark a forum and see what happens.

Okay. I'm matching my templates to stock ones, and not seeing any code differences.

Test completed by bookmarking not only the forum, but then the thread and still was unable to create the problem they are supposedly having. I'm going to leave them online as it has to be something they are doing to cause this. That's the only thing that makes sense.

Ok, I just logged on as one of the moderators who says she is having this problem. Worked just perfect for me as I was taken right to the first new post as it is supposed to. You don't think it could be a browser issue due you? I'm out of ideas on this one and don't know what else I could do to test it. As far as I'm concerned, it's working like it's supposed to.

Updated the zipfile. Now Active Topics and Chatroom have the proper tags in the ubbt_reg and ubbt_unreg templates (JCHeader).

JC, I'm going to forget about using your templates as I'm just getting too much grief from all my moderators and co-admins. It seems that I'm the only one not having problems with them and I'm out of ideas. Sorry.

No prob, I have em running on many sites, with no probs.. I think they just don't like change...LOL

Personally, I don't think they know what the heck they are doing or talking about. It's idiotic to think that only one person can have them working properly and everyone is having problems. I know it's not your templates but rather the problem is PEBCAC (PROBLEM EXISTS BETWEEN CHAIR AND COMPUTER).

LOL, wait til 6.5 comes out, it'll be thick knickers time then.

The way it looks I won't be able to get 6.5 due to my membership expiring prior to it's release to the public and I'm not going to be able to renew until probably until later this summer, so they will just have to wait. I suppose I could really mess them up and install the sidebar mod and not give them a choice to use it or not use it.. In a bit of a cranky, onery mood this morning after the debacle of the templates that "caused the board to malfunction" or so they would have me think.

I have to seriously question them having any problems since I can log in as them and it works just fine. Sheesh!

Did they ever post exactly what was going on, and a step by step as requested?

Nope, one just posted her settings. It's like pulling teeth on a 10 year old to get them to do something like that. Much easier just to keep complaining about it. So, I'm back to the standard templates with the couple of mods I did myself to change the look a bit. I may sneak them back in on them later this week and not say anything, just to see what happens. Now, I'm off to start the hacking to install the IIP sidebar hack. Had to move the computers downstairs to make the wife happy...

Well it's your site (or is it) and you set the pace. You could put them back and say "Quit whinning" lol

Here's a major site I maintain that enjoys about 18,000,000 pageviews monthly. They use my templates and no probs. Visit

Oh yes, it's my site. I have a real bunch of whiners though for mods. You tend to get that when dealing with truckers, etc.

More than likely I'll put them back online tomorrow and like I said, just not say a word about it. It HAS to be something they are doing since as I've said, I have zero problems, even when logged in as the biggest complainer.

Hide the copy of Johnnie Paychecks song...

"Take this job and shove it.."

hehehehehehe

Actually, I just snuck in and out real fast and when I left, VOILA! they'eeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr bbbbaaaaaaacccckkk!

No one's noticed yet...hehehehehe

If they complain again, might be time for new mods....

*ducks and runs out of the room*

Naw, I"ll just ignore 'em and put something else new on to confuse 'em...

Was going to install the sidebar mod today but got too busy with other projects. Tomorrow it's back to work so won't have much time for anything until next week now.

I'm getting back to my beta tester duties myself, just upgraded my site to 6.5dev5

[]J.C. said:
I'm getting back to my beta tester duties myself, just upgraded my site to 6.5dev5 [/]

Cool!

Not a peep out of the complainers this morning and they've all posted since I snuck in and put your templates back online. Perhaps they've given up. Noticed Rick Baker stopped by and registered. Probably because of the link I posted in a thread about modifying the ubbt_footer.tmpl file. He might have wanted to see what I'd accomplished. I still can't get the thing to split into 3 tables. I need to find my book on building tables as I know it's just a small thing that needs to be done.

HEHEHHE, spoke too soon, one just started complaining. Tough, I like the way it looks and works so they are staying.

Still, I'd sure like to know why some are having this problem.

Until they explain what, why and where, it's heresay. Don't sweat it, just move on.

Actually, I took them back down today. It seems the PM feature in My Home was missing?? I went in there earlier to send a PM to a moderator and it was nowhere to be found? I put the original templates back online and it reappeared? Any thoughts as to why this would happen?

Check your css, the .pm tags is set to display: none;

remove that part.

It should be explained in the readme.

Ahhhh, ok. Good job for when I get home from work this afternoon. Have to drive a kid home to Detroit this afternoon for his weekend home visit.

Well, I upgraded to v6.4.2 yesterday and guess what? With the standard templates NO one is going to the newest post in a thread, including myself. I posted this on IP's web site to see if they have any ideas, but wanted to let you know that it's NOT your templates, which you and I knew all along. However, it's very frustrating now to have this happening to everyone with the stock stuff running...sigh.

I would like to give two thumbs up to this set of templates They look wonderful. I decided I was going to upgrade from 6.4 to 6.4.2 and I decided to give these a whirl. After modding up my board, I would say that these look absolutely beautiful:
See the beauty (and some mods)

I reccomend them. You just have to pay attention to the stylesheet part. I had to add to remove part to have the private message box put back in the myhome.tmpl and I didn't know how to fix it until reading all this thread. Makes you realize how much has been removed from the temlates. I mean, I didn't even realize the signatures were gone, and when I put them back, I had decided I'd rather they had stayed gone, so away they went.

Nice looking site

Just to throw another spanner in thge works, i've been running 6.4 for a while, and installed these templates (look really good btw!) and also getting the same error, not going newest post.
myself, and my members.
much confusion!!