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subRed phpBB2 style

Overview

Preview

subRed is a style for phpBB 2.0. It is based on the original phpBB2 subSilver style. The only difference is the red color instead of the blue one.

What's in subRed:
  • A set of red subSilver images (changed blue to red).
  • A set of red subSilver rank images (changed blue to red).
  • A theme configuration file that contains the red color schema.
  • A template that's identical to the original phpBB 2.0 subSilver template (except some necessary file name adjustments).
  • The Style Color Display MOD that I found at www.phpbb2.deExternal Link. It displays the color right to the color code in the Edit Theme page (Administration Panel) and makes it much easier to modify colors.

You can see it in action at www.ktauber.com/forums_red.html.

phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customisable open-source bulletin board package. The official home page is www.phpbb.comExternal Link.

Installation

  1. Copy the directory subRed and all it's sub-directories to your phpBB2 templates/ directory.
  2. If you use the flat file template caching system, do not forget to create the cache/ and cache/admin/ directories with proper access rights.
  3. Start your web browser and go to the phpBB 2.0 Administration Panel.
  4. Click Style Admin / Add. You will see a list of available styles. Click Install right to subRed.
  5. Click General Admin / Configuration and select subRed as Default Style. If all registered users should use the subRed style, then click the Yes button in the Override user style row. Otherwise you must edit your user profile. Then click the Submit button at the bottom of the General Configuration page.
  6. If you like to use the rank images, then click User Admin / Ranks to go to the Rank Administration.

Upgrade

Take a look at the included readme.html for upgrade instructions.

License

subRed is open source, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL)External Link.
phpBB is Copyright © 2001, 2002 phpBB GroupExternal Link.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How can I change the subRed colors?
Start your web browser, go to the phpBB 2.0 Administration Panel, click Style Admin / Management and click subRed Edit. Now you are in the Edit Theme page where you can change all colors (except those of the images of course).

How have you modified the color of the subSilver images?
I've used Replace Color (menu Image / Adjust) in Photoshop for all images except cellpic1.gif and cellpic2.jpg where I used Hue/Saturation (menu Image / Adjust). Creating a Photoshop Action (palette Actions) and using Batch (menu File / Automate) makes it easy to modify all images at once.

Download

You can download subRed, Language Packs and Mod Images here.

Support

Please use the support forums to submit questions or report bugs.

History

Version 1.7 (2006-04-23)
  • Updated for phpBB 2.0.20.
Version 1.6 (2006-01-06)
  • Updated for phpBB 2.0.19.
Version 1.5 (2003-09-28)
  • Colors in subRed.css changed from subSilver to subRed.
  • Moved cellpic1.gif, cellpic2.jpg and cellpic3.gif from templates/subRed/images/subRed to templates/subRed/images.
Version 1.4 (2003-06-29)
  • Updated for phpBB 2.0.5.
Version 1.3 (2003-01-18)
  • Updated for phpBB 2.0.4.
Version 1.2 (2002-09-03)
  • Updated for phpBB 2.0.2.
Version 1.1 (2002-06-23)
  • Updated for phpBB 2.0.1.
Version 1.0 (2002-04-25)
  • Initial release.