Invisions changes - help

[MOONDAWG2005]

Is there a way to change my username for my cpanel from the one sent in my welcome email. I have found the change password, But I don't see a place to change the username.

Also I have installed my phpchatroom it is in my index. How do I get it to my forum board for the members to have access. Thanks for all the help. Much Respect.

[TCH-Bruce]

No, you cannot change your username.

 

For your board you will have to modify your forum template files to include a link to your chat script.

 

Modifying the Header or Footer section

Users who want to modify the header or footer section of phpbb will try looking for this in the phpbb admin panel. But it's not there. This information is stored in template files. The two files, overall_header.tpl and overall_footer.tpl, can be found within the ..templates/subSilver/ directory on your web site.

 

Also, you can read this tutorial.

 

Edit: Ignore the quoted text, the help page it was pulled from was wrong.

[MOONDAWG2005]

Thanks again Bruce.

[TCH-Bruce]

You will need to edit the skin_global.php file for your forum.

[MOONDAWG2005]

Thanks Bruce. I don't know how to do that. But I am reading as much as I can And it seems the more I read the more lost I am LOL!!! I will keep trying to make the changes. Thanks again

[MOONDAWG2005]

Can someone point me in the right direction to learn how to " edit the skin_global.php file for my forum" So I can put my chat room link on the forum. Thanks alot for the help.

[TCH-Bruce]

This tutorial explains how to edit that file.

[MOONDAWG2005]

thanks again bruce, I have followed all instructions, But when I get into my "skin global"

I can't find <a href='{ibf.script_url}' title='Board Home'>

<img src='{ibf.vars.img_url}/logo.jpg' alt='Home' border='0'></a>

 

And when I do find it I am so lost with these html codes I don't know what to change without messing something else up on the board. I am having a real tough time with the HTML, I can't change my logo or add the chatroom because I don't understand a dam thing. LOL.

 

What do I change? And where do I get my proper code for the chatroom from?

Edited July 25, 2005 by MOONDAWG2005

[MOONDAWG2005]

Ok I am still lost. This is what it ask me to put in my HTML.

<A HREF="http://mysite.com/"'>http://mysite.com/" TARGET="_self">home</A>

<span style='color:<{tbl_border}>'>|</span>

 

I tried and changed the my site to My .com domain. and still will not work Please help.

 

Here is what instructions I have so far And I cannot get it correct.

Add to the Upper-Right Forum Menu after 'Help'

 

To add your own menu item to the upper right forum menu before 'help'

 

first change permissions for

/Skin/s1/skin_global.php on your site,

CHMOD to 0777 via FTP.

IBF cannot do this for you.

 

 

log into your admin CP

goto skins and templates

manage html templates

manage html

global html elements

 

select

Board Header (logo, links, etc) ver 1.1

or

+--Navigation End (ver 1.1.2)

 

then edit

 

 

find the area for the navagation for

help |search | members ......

to add a menu item

 

 

</td>

<td align='right' valign='middle' nowrap>

<table cellpadding='5' cellspacing='0' border='0' style='border:1px solid <{tbl_border}>' class='row2'>

<tr>

<td nowrap>

 

<!-- new section -->

<A HREF="http://mysite.com/" TARGET="_self">home</A>

<span style='color:<{tbl_border}>'>|</span>

<!-- end new section -->

 

<a href='{ibf.script_url}&act=Help'>{ibf.lang.tb_help}</a>

<span style='color:<{tbl_border}>'>|</span> <a href='{ibf.script_url}&act=Search&f={$ibforums->input['f']}'>{ibf.lang.tb_search}</a>

<span style='color:<{tbl_border}>'>|</span> <a href='{ibf.script_url}&act=Members'>{ibf.lang.tb_mlist}</a>

<span style='color:<{tbl_border}>'>|</span> <a href='{ibf.script_url}&act=calendar'>{ibf.lang.tb_calendar}</a>

<!--IBF.CHATLINK-->

 

</td>

</tr>

</table>

 

 

then update in your admin control panel

at the bottom of the window

 

then with ftp again,

CHMOD

/Skin/s1/skin_global.php

back to 644

[MOONDAWG2005]

ok if anyone will help me. I have been able to get the code in and a link appears on my help/search bar, But it will only direct back to the log in page. Anyone know what I need to do to install this chat room link to the forum?

 

This is the code I am using:

<A HREF="http://mysite.com/" TARGET="_self">home</A>

<span style='color:<{tbl_border}>'>|</span>

 

What is wrong with this code. I can't get my chat to direct the link correct. Anyone please help, I have so much more to do to make the site complete. One thing at a time. But I need a little help understanding how to do this,

Edited August 17, 2005 by TCH-Bruce

[MOONDAWG2005]

Does anyone have any advice on how to get my chat room link on the forum. Above is all my info of my issue.

[tomowa]

Hi moondog,

 

Your in the right direction, but you need to place the right file name in your link.

http://www.mysite.com/InvisionBoard/

This is the code I am using:

<A HREF="http://mysite.com/" TARGET="_self">home</A>

<span style='color:<{tbl_border}>'>|</span>

 

Where you have this

>http://mysite.com/

, you need to have the actual path to the chat room, it could be a relative link, but not knowing your file structure my example here will be an absolute link, such as

>http://mysite.com/phpchatroom/

, with the "phpchatroom" being the actual directory name of the chat you installed. If the chat directory does not have an 'index.html' or 'index.php' file, you will also have to include the file name it needs to direct to the chat 'homepage'.

 

Then you need to replace the word 'home' with something more descriptive such as 'Chatroom'. What ever you place there is the actual wording that shows up on the page for the link.

 

The file names given in the tutorial are 'generic', just to show the point, and then need to be modified as needed by you the webmaster.

 

Just a FYI, the Invision 1.2 you are using is over 2 years old and way out of date as far as security concerns. It is in fact not even distributed or supported by Invision anymore, so you are on your own as far as support. I have no idea what your site is about and what kind of people it will attract, but if someone is intent wrecking havoc and has the knowledge....you never know.

 

HTH, Tom

[MOONDAWG2005]

Thanks for the help and info Tom. That worked for me. Thank you very much Tom.

Yes I was aware that the invision 1.2 is out dated. But it is all my cpanel offered me. I would like to have the invision 2.0 but didn't have access to that version.

Any advice on how I can upgrade to a updated board? Thanks for your help.

[tomowa]

Hey glad you got it

 

Invision offers a 'free limited' version of 2.xxx http://www.invisionboard.com/?triallimited and the complete 2.xxx version http://www.invisionboard.com/act.ips/download which cost $$

 

Either of these have to be manually installed to your TCH server by yourself.

 

To make you chatroom link 'fit' with the rest of the header, you need a icon next to it. On a IPB I did like you are doing, I just used the same 'members' icon that is already displayed, and coded it to appear next to the 'chatroom' link. Just follow the same code that is currently displaying the icons. You can also remove the 'pipe' or "|" that is appearing with the link, unless you placed that there on purpose.

 

Good luck and have fun

Tom

[MOONDAWG2005]

Thanks tom for the help.

Ok my next project is replacing the invision logo with my own.

This is the code I am trying to put in, What changes do I need to complete this code. your previous post explained it to me so well to get the chat room up. I was hoping you could help me again with this issue. Thank you guys so much.

 

I tried to put this in and it wouldn't work:

 

<td align='left'>

<a href='http://www.mysite.com/InvisionBoard/style_images/logo4..gif/' target="_top" title='Back To My Site'>

<img src='{ibf.vars.img_url}/logo.jpg' border='0'></a>

</td>

 

here are the instructions I am following.

 

Modify your Invision Power Board Logo

 

right click your board logo, select properties to see the path to the 'logo.jpg'

replace it with yours, keeping it the same height.

connect to your site with ftp or cpanels filemanager

navagate to the folder you see when right clicking the logo.

Copy your logo from your computer to that folder

to replace the original logo using the same name 'logo.jpg' or logo.gif.

 

to change the logo to a link,

 

first change permissions for

/Skin/s1/skin_global.php

CHMOD to 0777 via FTP or filemanager.

IBF cannot do this for you.

 

log into your admin CP

goto skins and templates

manage HTML templates

manage HTML

global HTML elements

select Board Header (logo, links, etc) > edit

about 14 lines down you will find the place to modify.

look for

img src='{ibf.vars.img_url}/logo.jpg'

 

this is what you can change it to.

 

<td align='left'>

<a href='http://mysite.com/' target="_top" title='Back To My Site'>

<img src='{ibf.vars.img_url}/logo.jpg' border='0'></a>

</td>

 

then select update in your admin CP

at the bottom of the window

 

then with ftp again,

CHMOD

/Skin/s1/skin_global.php

back to 644

Edited August 17, 2005 by TCH-Bruce

[tomowa]

Hi Moon,

 

I see you have changed the code on your site a bit from what you posted above, as you must have found what was wrong with the above code. This is what your site currently shows, (and producing a red X...as no such image exists).

>http://www.mysite.com/InvisionBoard/style_images/1/logo4.gif

If the logo you want to display is a .gif, just place the image in the "InvisionBoard/style_images/1/" folder, and name it 'logo4.gif'. It will then display.

If you have a .jpg to display, name it whatever....and place it in the same folder. Then you will have to edit the "skin_global.php" file, to reflect the .jpg image name. Such as

><img src='{ibf.vars.img_url}/your logo name.jpg' border='0'>

 

HTH, Tom

[MOONDAWG2005]

It is a gif file I named it logo4.gif and replaced the one in InvisionBoard/style_images/1/" folder and it still will not appear. I set the permissions to 777. It should be easy. But having a hard time. Thanks for the help Tom.

 

I have tried a few more times to change the logo, Still will not replace the invision logo.

It should be as simple as uploading my new logo to InvisionBoard/style_images/1/" and name it logo4.gif. I can click on the logo4.gif and view in my cpanel and the new logo is in the folder but will not replace the logo. what could I be doing wrong?

Edited July 27, 2005 by MOONDAWG2005

[MOONDAWG2005]

Is there a special permission that I need to set my logo at to appear? I have it set at 777. it was at 644. any help would be thankful.

 

Or Can I add a banner I made to the top of the forum beside the logo? Anything to personlize My forum.

Edited July 27, 2005 by MOONDAWG2005

[TCH-Thomas]

I can be wrong, if so I apologize, but it sounds to me that you have uploaded the file to the correct folder but did you also change name in the code for the logo as Tom describes above?

 

Example...

Lets say that the original code for showing the logo is

http://www.mysite.com/InvisionBoard/style_images/1/logo.gif

and you replace that with a logo named logo4.gif then the logo will not show up unless the code is

http://www.mysite.com/InvisionBoard/style_images/1/logo4.gif

even if it shows up in filemanager etc.

[tomowa]

Well I see your logo , so it looks between Thomas and I you figured it out.

Or Can I add a banner I made to the top of the forum beside the logo? Anything to personlize My forum.

Yes, you can add about anything, just experiment and see where things appear

Good Day, Tom

[MOONDAWG2005]

Thanks alot you guys, Your help has taught me so much. Thanks for all you guys have done.