UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.threads 7 Version 7 Support Moving Who's Online

I'd like to move Who's Online to be just under

.tdheader - Header contents

ie. horizontal at the top of the Forums rather than in a right hand side column.

Can that be done and if so can anyone share with me how to do it (in simple talk!)

Thank you

The code I am using for including in the footer is


You just need to add it where you wish for it to be displayed.

Fantastic.. what file would I be editing Ian?

(if say I wanted it above the forums (below the top horizontal menu, like in old classic)?

Cheers

Another question... in your list I see some members are shown as green and some are orange. How is that working then?

Green is mods, Orange (Gold) are paying gold members. I have simply given them a colour manually within their profiles. Admins, Mods etc. are automatically coloured in 7.3

I think you missed this one Ian

"what file would I be editing Ian?

(if say I wanted it above the forums (below the top horizontal menu, like in old classic)?"

If you want it on the main category index, cfrm.tpl

OK good - so where exactly do I put it. Currently my file looks like this

{if $introtitle}
{$tbopen}
<tr>
<td class="tdheader">{$introtitle}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt-1">{$introbody}</td>
</tr>
{$tbclose}
{/if}

{include file="forum.tpl" type="cfrm" catrow=$catrow forum=$forum}

Can't you just put it straight in to the footer area of the HTML includes?

Just for note... This is all already covered at ubbdev here

Technically, yes; but dependent on WHERE you want it to actually show is another story ...

Alas the ubb thread solution does not seem to work. I have modifed the code to be


{* Script Version 7.3b5 *}


{if $introtitle}

{php}
if (!defined('UBB_MAIN_PROGRAM')) define('UBB_MAIN_PROGRAM',1);
$style_side="";
$tbopen="<table width=\"100%\" class=\"t_outer\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\" class=\"t_inner\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n<thead>";
$tbclose="</thead>\n</table>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</table>";
include("/home/sites/www.domain.com/web/forums/languages/english/portal_islands.php");
include("/home/sites/www.domain.com/web/forums/languages/english/generic.php");
include("/home/sites/www.domain.com/web/forums/cache/online_now.php");

{/php}


{$tbopen}
<tr>
<td class="tdheader">{$introtitle}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt-1">{$introbody}</td>
</tr>
{$tbclose}
{/if}

{include file="forum.tpl" type="cfrm" catrow=$catrow forum=$forum}



but nothing is happening online. Have I made a mistake?
Thanks

i wouldn't mess with cfrm... either header.tpl or footer.tpl would be my choice..

If I wanted to put it in cfrm, can someone tell me what the code would need to look like and what is wrong with above. Thanks

OK, Ian, I have successfully put the Who's Online above the forums in the header. Thank you.

Now what I want to do, if possible, is to reduce the size of the font (currently it is 10pt, I want it 8pt) and perhaps get rid of the background cell color where "Who's Online" is written.

Any (as clear as possible) pointers on where I can do that?

Thank you

OK I have changed the Whos Online to be 8pt by changing alt-1.

BUT, that seems to affect other areas that I don't want affected.

Question - is there any way I can make it so that the list of Who's Online is 8pt, but keep the main alt-1 to be 10pt.

Thanks

You will either need to manually insert a font size into the code or add an extra css entry.

Can you guess the next one? How do I do that?

http://www.w3schools.com/ is a good place to start to learn css and html

Right but I don't have time to take courses. I just want to make simple changes.

Anyone prepared to make it simple for me by just posting code to put where for such a small thing?

Everyone here besides Rick are unpaid volunteers... start there, and take it where you want... We try. We mostly deliver. But sometimes things take time, and need to be figured out in our spare (unpaid) time. That's why it's free. And as Ian suggested, learning it on your own and problem-solving is a bit better, being an "Admin" and all... But if you don't have time to learn, and if you have money to spare, I'm sure a few here could help further...


The above post was posted by myself, personally, as a user of the software - and has not been approved by UBB.

Sorry, I apologise.

But if the product had a bit more documentation that actually told us how to use it (am I missing it?) then people like me would have so many less questions. I also don't think that people should be paying for advice on basic things that should really be covered by documentation. Again, am I missing the documentation?

Even if I knew CSS, I still don't know where to add that to UBB threads or with any confidence anyway.

Again I apologise I do appreciate any feedback.

I have nothing to do with any docs, that's beyond me lol -- never needed any, though, either... I plug away, hunt & peck, trial & error, and work at figuring things out... been doing that for like a decade! lol ... but it works most of the time

I help all I can in my spare time, though... maybe soon I'll figure your issue out...

Thank you.

I wish I did have the time to plug away, but unfortunately don't. I have spent the best part of the last two days getting to grips with things - as you have probably noticed.

Just a few things left....

The problem is willing, the docs would never provide information on hacking your forums.

Most part it works out of the tin, and subject to correctly configuring the various options in the CP it will display what you want.

This topic is hacking and will never be supported by groupee.

In fact any requests for support with hacking should be made at ubbdev, which is the developers site for ubbthreads - https://www.ubbdev.com and not these forums, which are there for supporting stock code.

I would strongly suggest learning simple php, html and css if you wish to hack your forums.

I don't mean the hacking, Ian, I mean basic things. Countless questions on here show that people just don't know how to use them properly and are not getting the most out of them simply because there is no real explanation of the features. Surely you would admit to that? The documentation is extremely thin on the ground.

Moving the online box is hacking.

Anything that involves changing the code is hacking and is not supported by groupee.

Part of the agreement that you agreed to when you purchased threads said something along the lines of we cannot support modifications to the code, and you may need to upload the original unaltered scripts before we are able to assist.

Yes I know this case is - I was talking of more general things (see 100 other posts!)

I think it is more like 200 posts

Well the good thing is that all of my questions and the answers are probably helping lots of other people.

hmmm..........