Welcome to RCF - WHF

Glenn I · Apr 22, 2005

Have a look http://messageboard.theaussieaviator.net/portal.php

Applause

Come to Oz and I'll buy you a beer or two prayer

Thank you for your patience yet again.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Uh OH. Check your url, I get this:

Glenn I · Apr 22, 2005

no uh oh. That is what is suppose to happen. It means it's gone sunny

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Rizzo · Oct 28, 2005

So just a quick question, you wouldn't recommend EZPortal why?

And you do recommend subportal template why?

I'm quite keen to install one of these... dontknow

Glenn I · Apr 22, 2005

Well I like the Subportal because it's simple. Even I can understand how to modify it sunny

The menu boxes on the left are edited through the overall header file. Very easy to copy a block of code and create a new box. Have a look at the subportal demo at http://www.phpbbhacks.com/templatesdemo/index.php?s=134 and then my site www.theaussieaviator.net to see the difference.

When I installed the ezportal it clashed with my subportal template causing too many boxes showing up so I just decided to uninstall it.

I don't know how easy or hard ezportal is to modify, but I am sticking with the subportal template.

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

The reason I like the subportal template over ezPortal is because subportal template is just like any other template so MODs install easily into it without the need for the MOD author to make any drastic changes. OTOH, very few MODs will install easily into ezPortal because it is not a template, but an add-on to subSilver. So when you apply a MOD, it will modify the subSilver files, but not the ezPortal files. Those you would have to figure out on your own and apply the code manually...

munky2

Glenn I · Apr 22, 2005

I set up a couple pages in the subportal template with a mod called blank page template http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/3562

Here's two pages I did but they need refining

http://theaussieaviator.net/template.php?page=1 - need to fix the topics anywhere mod. I am going to make this the index page eventually.

http://theaussieaviator.net/template.php?page=2 - text needs to be centred like the home page.

The dark blue border and background was copied from the forum's tables to give it an overall look.

The blank page template mod is configurable through the ACP and you just copy and paste HTML into a box. There is a drop down box under my logo with a link to the pages. This will go eventually and I will have the links in a box on the left.

If anyone wants any screen shots let me know.

Jaddon · Oct 12, 2005

Well I did it! I tried the template mod first - did not care for it to much, I found it easer using the ezPortal for phpBB 2.0.xi

Thanks Aussie for the links, and your site is looking great! headbang

Here is my site http://www.jaddon.com made with the ezPortal for phpBB 2.0.xi Smile

Thanks NR I did work it out with the ural Smile

as you can see.

headbang

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Jaddon, how do you navigate your site now? I couldn't figure out how to get to your forums...

That image at the top looks nice...

munky2