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Jan
27

vB4 any easy way to remove HOME on navbar ?

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I will not be using CMS on my site and only want Forum | Blogs & What's New and would like the HOME button removed.

If there any easy way to do aside from modifying the navbar template?

thanks in advance.
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Jan
26

A hosting

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I want some of the more cheap hosts for my vB
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Hi all,

Since upgrading my forum from 4.1.8 to 4.1.10 and using the new "Stylevar cleanout tool" - All the font in my posts, signatures and in my "vBSEO" likes - has gone very small (to me anyway) - the Font style (if that is the correct term) has been changed too (default) should be Arial, but it appears to be New Times Roman.

The font on my top ten stats mod on my index page - the font has gone large on that? Strange.

No issues on my Test Forum before upgrading (I didn't use the Style cleaning tool on there). I have quoted the list of stylevars? that were cleaned up, which of these would; when deleted, would effect the font size and style and or family please? I can then, hopefully compar it to my test forum to correct it.

How do I get these back please?

I have tried changing it via the stylvars -> Common -> content_msg_font But it made no difference. I even added a "div.content {font-size:1.2em;}" to my additional.css template - the font size increased, but I need to check with my members (waiting for more definative replies to the thread posted below) - The signature and likes font remains small and as what appears to be New Times Roman font. :_|

Here is a thread that is started in our Forum Support Forum:

http://www.talk.electricianforum.co....forum-font.htm

I have attached a couple of screenshots of my AdminCP.

I would appreciate your help here, please.


List of deleted Stylevars:

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Deleted albumtop_background From Master Style
Deleted albumtop_border From Master Style
Deleted albumtop_font_size From Master Style
Deleted albumtop_list_a_color From Master Style
Deleted albumtop_list_a_hover_color From Master Style
Deleted attachment_blockquote_caption_color From Master Style
Deleted avatar_height From Master Style
Deleted a_extlink From Master Style
Deleted blocksubhead_outline From Master Style
Deleted block_background From Master Style
Deleted block_border From Master Style
Deleted block_color From Master Style
Deleted block_font From Master Style
Deleted block_linkhover_color From Master Style
Deleted block_link_color From Master Style
Deleted block_padding From Master Style
Deleted bodyheader_margin From Master Style
Deleted button_control_border From Master Style
Deleted calendarwidget_daylink_font From Master Style
Deleted calendarwidget_day_font From Master Style
Deleted calendarwidget_monthnav_background From Master Style
Deleted calendarwidget_monthnav_font From Master Style
Deleted calendarwidget_weekdays_background From Master Style
Deleted calendarwidget_weekdays_border From Master Style
Deleted calendarwidget_weekdays_font From Master Style
Deleted calendar_th_blocksubhead_border From Master Style
Deleted content1_background From Master Style
Deleted content2_background From Master Style
Deleted content3_background From Master Style
Deleted content_font From Master Style
Deleted control_focus_background From Master Style
Deleted editor_buttonclicked_background From Master Style
Deleted editor_buttonclicked_bordercolor From Master Style
Deleted editor_buttondisabled_opacity From Master Style
Deleted editor_buttonhover_background From Master Style
Deleted editor_buttonhover_bordercolor From Master Style
Deleted editor_buttonselected_background From Master Style
Deleted editor_buttonselected_bordercolor From Master Style
Deleted editor_control_background From Master Style
Deleted editor_listbox_background From Master Style
Deleted editor_listbox_bordercolor From Master Style
Deleted editor_popupbody_bordercolor From Master Style
Deleted editor_wysiwyg_table_borderColor From Master Style
Deleted editor_wysiwyg_table_borderSize From Master Style
Deleted forumbits_aForum From Master Style
Deleted forumbit_spacer_width From Master Style
Deleted forumhead_width From Master Style
Deleted forumiconbox_size From Master Style
Deleted foruminfo_background From Master Style
Deleted foruminfo_border From Master Style
Deleted foruminfo_header_background From Master Style
Deleted foruminfo_header_border From Master Style
Deleted foruminfo_header_color From Master Style
Deleted foruminfo_header_font From Master Style
Deleted forummenu_background From Master Style
Deleted forummenu_border From Master Style
Deleted forummenu_border_radius From Master Style
Deleted forummenu_color From Master Style
Deleted forummenu_font From Master Style
Deleted forum_msg_font From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_background From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_border From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_contentlist_avatar_maxSize From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_content_background From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_content_border From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_content_color From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_content_separator_background From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_content_separator_height From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_header_color From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_header_font From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_linkhover_color From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_link_color From Master Style
Deleted forum_sidebar_time_color From Master Style
Deleted image_large_max From Master Style
Deleted image_medium_max From Master Style
Deleted image_small_max From Master Style
Deleted image_thumbnail_max From Master Style
Deleted imgdir_gradients From Master Style
Deleted imgdir_icons From Master Style
Deleted imodhilite_color From Master Style
Deleted input_borderColor From Master Style
Deleted lightweightbox_background From Master Style
Deleted lightweightbox_border From Master Style
Deleted member_popupmenu_shadow From Master Style
Deleted member_popupmenu_shadow_color From Master Style
Deleted navbarsearch_borderWidth From Master Style
Deleted navbarsearch_input_borderColor From Master Style
Deleted navbarsearch_padding From Master Style
Deleted navbar_background_notify From Master Style
Deleted navbar_padding From Master Style
Deleted navbar_popup_link_background From Master Style
Deleted navbar_selected_popup_body_a_Color From Master Style
Deleted navbar_tab_linkhover_color From Master Style
Deleted navbar_tab_selected_top_width From Master Style
Deleted notifications_popup_a_background_Color From Master Style
Deleted pagination_a_hover_border From Master Style
Deleted pagination_span_border_top From Master Style
Deleted picturelink_margin From Master Style
Deleted pm_foldercontrols_total_border From Master Style
Deleted popupmenu_label_color From Master Style
Deleted postbitlegacy_avatar_border From Master Style
Deleted postbitlegacy_avatar_outline From Master Style
Deleted postbit_boxed_background From Master Style
Deleted postbit_boxed_border From Master Style
Deleted postbit_boxed_fontSize From Master Style
Deleted postbit_boxed_padding From Master Style
Deleted postbit_content_max_image_width From Master Style
Deleted postfoot_separator_color From Master Style
Deleted postfoot_separator_width From Master Style
Deleted profile_contentheader_border From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_background From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_blogentrybit_continue_reading From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_blog_head From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_border From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_friends_list_border From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_friends_list_hover From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_infractions_background From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_infractions_li_hover_background From Master Style
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Deleted profile_content_subsectionhead_color From Master Style
Deleted profile_content_subsectionhead_link_border_bottom From Master Style
Deleted profile_pagetitle_font From Master Style
Deleted profile_sidebar_avatar_background From Master Style
Deleted profile_sidebar_background From Master Style
Deleted profile_sidebar_border From Master Style
Deleted profile_sidebar_box_background From Master Style
Deleted profile_sidebar_box_border From Master Style
Deleted profile_sidebar_color From Master Style
Deleted profile_sidebar_separator_background From Master Style
Deleted projecticon_box_size From Master Style
Deleted projecticon_size From Master Style
Deleted restore_font_size From Master Style
Deleted searchbox_size From Master Style
Deleted selected_border From Master Style
Deleted shade_deep_color From Master Style
Deleted shade_mid_color From Master Style
Deleted textedit_background From Master Style
Deleted texthilite_color From Master Style
Deleted toolsmenu_bevel From Master Style
Deleted toplinks_form_input From Master Style
Deleted toplinks_form_input_defaultValue From Master Style
Deleted toplinks_input_login_backgroundColor From Master Style
Deleted toplinks_text From Master Style
Deleted usercp_forum_icon_legend_background From Master Style
Deleted usercp_forum_icon_legend_border From Master Style
Deleted usercp_forum_icon_legend_top_border From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_link_color From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_pagetitle_border From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_pagetitle_color From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_pagetitle_description_color From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_pagetitle_description_font From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_pagetitle_font From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_sidebar_header_font From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_sidebar_padding From Master Style
Deleted vbblog_sidebar_width From Master Style
Deleted vbcms_widget_border From Master Style
Deleted vbcms_widget_shadow_color From Master Style
Deleted wgoheader_background From Master Style
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Deleted wgo_fontSize From Master Style
Deleted wysiwyg_block_background_image From Master Style
Deleted wysiwyg_textbox_background From Master Style

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Jan
25

High Database Transfer

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I have version 4.1.2 running on my site and over the last couple of months we are getting overage charges from our host. It seems like the database is using a ton of transfer data for a site that doesn't get a lot of traffic. I have attached 2 images. One shows the amount of data being used by the database and the other is a screenshot of the vBulletin Admin panel and some of the info on amount of data the forum is using.

Anyone have any ideas if the amount of data I am using makes sense?


Thanks in advance,
OG


BTW I have attachments set to use a folder location on the server instead of the database.

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Changes in the Facebook SDK yesterday removed the ability to post from the vBulletin Facebook app. We have released a hotfix to the latest vBulletin Facebook app (1.0.1) that resolves this issue. To apply to fix, access the Facebook Publisher in members.vbulletin.com and republish your site's vBulletin Facebook app.
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Jan
24

vB4 Status Icon problems

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I made a custom image for my status icon. I uploaded a folder with the appropriate image names. The image file names where forum_link-48, forum_old-48, forum_new_lock, forum_new-48, forum_old_lock-48. After I uploaded everything to my server, I went to the styles and templates. I than went to imgdir_statusicon and typed in the correct path. It all worked as my custom status icons where showing and working. But once I did this, this gave me issues under the user profile field. When I would click on my user name at the top right corner, I would click on that to get into my user field. The problem is that it would say the name twice. Where it would say the username than the green circle, it did this. Example: "username username" is online, with no green circle. I checked the path of it and it showed that there was an extra '/' for the status icon. So i went back to the status icon to fix this and removed the trailing '/' at the end of the path i gave it. This is still giving me problems. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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Jan
23

vbSEO Security Patch Release

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In the interest of keeping our customers informed, vBSEO has released a security patch to fix a potential exploit in their software. If you are using vBSEO, you should upgrade as soon as possible in order to make sure your software is secure. You can read about this patch on the vBSEO website here:
http://www.vbseo.com/f5/vbseo-securi...release-52783/

For any questions regarding the patch, please visit the vBSEO forums.
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Jan
22

vB4 Top logo centering and ad placement question

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I have used Lynne's CSS edit as described here to center the logo for my site. I had a small (125 X 125) ad just to the right of the logo when it was justified to the left. Now, that ad has been pushed down to another line (as Lynne indicated that it would move things around) and doesn't look like I need it to.

Here's the question; I would like to have a small ad to the left and right of my logo and have my logo centered. I am in over my head as far at the HTML and template edits so any help offered is appreciated.

Thank you.
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