Phpbb Web Forum

[ejh]

Hi- I have a web forum, it's PHPbb 2.0.5... Currently the mast head is this giant phpbb logo. How can I change it to the Teenage Republican logo? The web address is www.omtars.org/forum/

[TCH-Dick]

Eric, rename the logo you want to use to logo_phpBB.gif (it HAS to be a gif file or it wont work) and then upload it to forum/templates/subSilver/images/

[borfast]

If for some reason you want to use another filename for the image, you can edit the template file for the overall header of the webboard.

The file should be in <forum>/templates/<templatename>/overall_header.tpl

So if you're using the default subSilver template, the file should be in <forum>/templates/subSilver/overall_header.tpl

 

In that file, search for this bit of code

><img src="templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif"

and simply change the "logo_phpBB.gif" to whatever filename you want to use.

 

Then upload the file you want to <forum>/templates/subSilver/images/ , just like Mike said.

 

Voilá, new logo on your webboard

[TCH-JimE]

Hi,

 

Remember, you will need to change the IMG size width and hieght tags, in my case I just removed them!

 

Jim

[greatfolios sysop]

Step one, make a backup copy of /subsilver/overall_headers.tpl (rename backup to overall_headers.bak

 

Additionally you can change the link to go back to your main site by editing the overall_templates.tpl (in the subsilver directory) just a bit more....

 

find the line that includes

><img src="templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif

and change it to read

 

><TD HEIGHT=100 COLSPAN=3 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=175><A HREF="../index.html"><IMG ID="Picture10" HEIGHT=100 WIDTH=175 SRC="../assets/images/greatfolios_small_copy.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Home"></A></TD>

 

(replace greatfolios_small_copy.gif with your own file name and remember this line assumes that the new logo is in your main_html/assets/images/ directory and that your logo is 100p high and 175p wide)

 

(feel free to correct code if you see an error in it, it works for my forum....)

 

Mr. Bill

[arcee]

Hi- I have a web forum, it's PHPbb 2.0.5... Currently the mast head is this giant phpbb logo. How can I change it to the Teenage Republican logo? The web address is www.omtars.org/forum/

also need help please..

 

same question as the topic starter but I use phpBB 2.0.8a Setup. where and how can I find the forum/templates/subSilver/images/ to be able to change the image?

 

I can't find it through the administration panel.

 

Thanks.

[TCH-Rob]

Are you talking of the Admin panel in phpbb or cPanel?

 

I use cPanels File Manager to navigate to it.

[arcee]

You're right it should be through the cPanels File Manager... I figured it out already. Thank you. Rock Sign

[TCH-Rob]

Glad you got it working Thumbs Up

[borfast]

Humm... I had seen your post before but it seems I forgot to answer it, somehow. Sorry...

 

But I'm glad you got it working

[arcee]

Thank you both...bye Rock Sign

 

Rebecca

[Betty1]

Eric, rename the logo you want to use to logo_phpBB.gif (it HAS to be a gif file or it wont work) and then upload it to forum/templates/subSilver/images/

Why's it has to be a .gif file?

 

I just upload my own pic and use that file name. Doesn't even have to be a .gif file extension when I do so. Because all the logo's I use for my boards have the .jpg file extension.

[borfast]

I don't remember noticing that on Mike's post the first time, but no, I don't think it has to be a GIF file either. I have used JPGs and PNGs and both worked just fine.

[TCH-Bruce]

Eric, rename the logo you want to use to logo_phpBB.gif (it HAS to be a gif file or it wont work) and then upload it to forum/templates/subSilver/images/

Why's it has to be a .gif file?

It has to be named logo_phpBB.gif if you do not want to edit the template.

[borfast]

Oh, ok, now it makes sense

Thanks, Bruce