My Official Forum Help Post

[Ardit]

I have lot's of questions pertaining to my forum, so I am going to post all of them in this one thread. This way :lep-smiley:

Forum info:
GTA Gamers • Index page
It's run's on phpbb3.
I have very limited knowledge of editing things on it.

Question 1:
I don't know how to add banner ad's to it.:2023:
I can't figure it out, i want to add my banner thing for google to the bottom.
Help?

Question 2:
How do i link my logo to the board index?
I think that the board index link alone is too small.
Help?

Question 3:
How do i add avatars to my avatars gallery?
I added the pictures to gallery folder but none of them come up.
I read somewhere that i need to make the folder public?
They diden't explain though.
Help?

Question 4:
Their are so many mods i want to install on the forum but i am mod stupid.
I tried reading a thread about it on the phpbb forums. but i ended up getting more confused.
Is it as easy as uploading the files? or do i have to go in and edit files in notepad?
Help?

That's all for now. Im sure ill have more though.

BTW: I tried google and yahoo. I even tried asking friends with phpbb3 forums, and no luck. I am not just trying to get people to do it for me, and i came here because it would be useless to post this in most any other forum.
also...
I would like examples if possible. For example: the thing with adding ads in my footer, could some one send me theirs? I like to learn by doing but i also like to have an example to work of of. Get it?

Thanks in advanced to any one who could help me

Ardit added 974 Minutes and 37 Seconds later...

Update I got question number 1. Finally figured it out :1944:
I love it

[bbrian017]

Question 1:
I don't know how to add banner ad's to it.
I can't figure it out, i want to add my banner thing for google to the bottom.
Help?

Answer: Open Styles/prosilver/Template/overall_footer.html and overall_header.html

Find in overall_footer.html

Find:

<!-- IF U_ACP --><br /><strong><a href="{U_ACP}">{L_ACP}</a></strong><!-- ENDIF -->
	</div>
</div>

Add after Google code and or play around in the general area!

Find in overall_header.html

<span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div>
		</div>

	</div>

Add after Google code and or play around with this area!

Question 2:
How do i link my logo to the board index?
I think that the board index link alone is too small.
Help?

This code will add a hyperlinked inage to any webpage! Add it near the following code in overall_header.thml

Find in overall_header.html

<h1>{SITENAME}</h1>
				<p>{SITE_DESCRIPTION}</p>

Add the following around the find some where good luck with this!

<a href="/"><img src="css/yawoop-search.jpg" alt="<?=$site_name?>" border="0" /></a>

Question 3:
How do i add avatars to my avatars gallery?
I added the pictures to gallery folder but none of them come up.
I read somewhere that i need to make the folder public?
They diden't explain though.
Help?

Answer: Add the images to this location using an ftp client!

h**p://www.yoursitename.com/forums/images/avatars/gallery

Go into your admin cp and ensure all the setting are set to ok allow gallery and uploading if you do!

Here's a screen shot below,


Question 4:
Their are so many mods i want to install on the forum but i am mod stupid.
I tried reading a thread about it on the phpbb forums. but i ended up getting more confused.
Is it as easy as uploading the files? or do i have to go in and edit files in notepad?
Help?

Answer, Read Learn trial and error, Always make back up of both your database and files on the server! Never do any mod without following this advice!

[Ardit]

Question 1:


Answer: Open Styles/prosilver/Template/overall_footer.html and overall_header.html

Find in overall_footer.html

Find:

<!-- IF U_ACP --><br /><strong><a href="{U_ACP}">{L_ACP}</a></strong><!-- ENDIF -->
	</div>
</div>

Add after Google code and or play around in the general area!

Find in overall_header.html

<span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div>
		</div>

	</div>

Add after Google code and or play around with this area!

Thanks, it usually goes right before the <body> tag I figured it out earlier today

Question 2:
This code will add a hyperlinked inage to any webpage! Add it near the following code in overall_header.thml

Find in overall_header.html

<h1>{SITENAME}</h1>
				<p>{SITE_DESCRIPTION}</p>

Add the following around the find some where good luck with this!

<a href="/"><img src="css/yawoop-search.jpg" alt="<?=$site_name?>" border="0" /></a>

awesome,gonna try it

Question 3:
Answer: Add the images to this location using an ftp client!

h**p://www.yoursitename.com/forums/images/avatars/gallery

Go into your admin cp and ensure all the setting are set to ok allow gallery and uploading if you do!

LMAO, i tried.
Still not working

Question 4:

Answer, Read Learn trial and error, Always make back up of both your database and files on the server! Never do any mod without following this advice!

Do you know an easy one to follow?