The first thing you need to do is work out how many of your ranks you wish to give a colour too.
1. Goto admin panel --- 2. General --- Ranks.
You should now see a screen like this
Here you will see the table Css Class with the Ranks numbered,this is where you get the .css information from, please make a note of YOUR (not the example shown here) rank numbers and the rank names.
2. Now goto Admin panel -- 3. Styles -- Edit Templates/Logos -- using the top drop bar choose the template you wish to edit.
Now look at the top in the area marked Choose Forum template/javascript/css File to Edit use the drop down bar and find
.css Or Overall_header.tpl This depends on where your .css is controlled, templates like Sub Silver have the .css in the overall_header.tpl
To find how yours is controlled goto your overall_header.tpl and look for a massive code like this.
Spoiler:
Code:
<style type="text/css">
<!--
/*
The original subSilver Theme for phpBB version 2+
Created by subBlue design
http://www.subBlue.com
NOTE: These CSS definitions are stored within the main page body so that you can use the phpBB2
theme administration centre. When you have finalised your style you could cut the final CSS code
and place it in an external file, deleting this section to save bandwidth.
*/
/* General page style. The scroll bar colours only visible in IE5.5+ */
body {
background-color: {T_BODY_BGCOLOR};
scrollbar-face-color: {T_TR_COLOR2};
scrollbar-highlight-color: {T_TD_COLOR2};
scrollbar-shadow-color: {T_TR_COLOR2};
scrollbar-3dlight-color: {T_TR_COLOR3};
scrollbar-arrow-color: {T_BODY_LINK};
scrollbar-track-color: {T_TR_COLOR1};
scrollbar-darkshadow-color: {T_TH_COLOR1};
}
/* General font families for common tags */
font,th,td,p { font-family: {T_FONTFACE1} }
a:link,a:active,a:visited { color : {T_BODY_LINK}; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; color : {T_BODY_HLINK}; }
hr { height: 0px; border: solid {T_TR_COLOR3} 0px; border-top-width: 1px;}
/* This is the border line & background colour round the entire page */
.bodyline { background-color: {T_TD_COLOR2}; border: 1px {T_TH_COLOR1} solid; }
/* This is the outline round the main forum tables */
.forumline { background-color: {T_TD_COLOR2}; border: 2px {T_TH_COLOR2} solid; }
/*
This is for the table cell above the Topics, Post & Last posts on the index.php page
By default this is the fading out gradiated silver background.
However, you could replace this with a bitmap specific for each forum
*/
td.rowpic {
background-color: {T_TD_COLOR2};
background-image: url(templates/myfs_testhtml1/images/{T_TH_CLASS3});
background-repeat: repeat-y;
}
/* Header cells - the blue and silver gradient backgrounds */
th {
color: {T_FONTCOLOR3}; font-size: {T_FONTSIZE2}px; font-weight : bold;
background-color: {T_BODY_LINK}; height: 25px;
background-image: url(templates/myfs_testhtml1/images/{T_TH_CLASS2});
}
/*
Setting additional nice inner borders for the main table cells.
The names indicate which sides the border will be on.
Don't worry if you don't understand this, just ignore it :-)
*/
td.cat,td.catHead,td.catBottom {
height: 29px;
border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}
th.thHead,th.thSides,th.thTop,th.thLeft,th.thRight,th.thBottom,th.thCornerL,th.thCornerR {
font-weight: bold; border: {T_TD_COLOR2}; border-style: solid; height: 28px;
}
td.row3Right,td.spaceRow {
background-color: {T_TR_COLOR3}; border: {T_TH_COLOR3}; border-style: solid;
}
/* The largest text used in the index page title and toptic title etc. */
.maintitle {
font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px; font-family: "{T_FONTFACE2}",{T_FONTFACE1};
text-decoration: none; line-height : 120%; color : {T_BODY_TEXT};
}
/* The register, login, search etc links at the top of the page */
.mainmenu { font-size : {T_FONTSIZE2}px; color : {T_BODY_TEXT} }
a.mainmenu { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_LINK}; }
a.mainmenu:hover{ text-decoration: underline; color : {T_BODY_HLINK}; }
/* Forum category titles */
.cattitle { font-weight: bold; font-size: {T_FONTSIZE3}px ; letter-spacing: 1px; color : {T_BODY_LINK}}
a.cattitle { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_LINK}; }
a.cattitle:hover{ text-decoration: underline; }
/* Forum title: Text and link to the forums used in: index.php */
.forumlink { font-weight: bold; font-size: {T_FONTSIZE3}px; color : {T_BODY_LINK}; }
a.forumlink { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_LINK}; }
a.forumlink:hover{ text-decoration: underline; color : {T_BODY_HLINK}; }
/* Used for the navigation text, (Page 1,2,3 etc) and the navigation bar when in a forum */
.nav { font-weight: bold; font-size: {T_FONTSIZE2}px; color : {T_BODY_TEXT};}
a.nav { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_LINK}; }
a.nav:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
/* titles for the topics: could specify viewed link colour too */
.topictitle,h1,h2 { font-weight: bold; font-size: {T_FONTSIZE2}px; color : {T_BODY_TEXT}; }
a.topictitle:link { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_LINK}; }
a.topictitle:visited { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_VLINK}; }
a.topictitle:hover { text-decoration: underline; color : {T_BODY_HLINK}; }
/* Name of poster in viewmsg.php and viewtopic.php and other places */
.name { font-size : {T_FONTSIZE2}px; color : {T_BODY_TEXT};}
/* Location, number of posts, post date etc */
.postdetails { font-size : {T_FONTSIZE1}px; color : {T_BODY_TEXT}; }
/* The content of the posts (body of text) */
.postbody { font-size : {T_FONTSIZE3}px; line-height: 18px}
a.postlink:link { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_LINK} }
a.postlink:visited { text-decoration: none; color : {T_BODY_VLINK}; }
a.postlink:hover { text-decoration: underline; color : {T_BODY_HLINK}}
/* Form elements */
input,textarea, select {
color : {T_BODY_TEXT};
font: normal {T_FONTSIZE2}px {T_FONTFACE1};
border-color : {T_BODY_TEXT};
}
/* The text input fields background colour */
input.post, textarea.post, select {
background-color : {T_TD_COLOR2};
}
input { text-indent : 2px; }
/* The buttons used for bbCode styling in message post */
input.button {
background-color : {T_TR_COLOR1};
color : {T_BODY_TEXT};
font-size: {T_FONTSIZE2}px; font-family: {T_FONTFACE1};
}
/* The main submit button option */
input.mainoption {
background-color : {T_TD_COLOR1};
font-weight : bold;
}
/* This is the line in the posting page which shows the rollover
help line. This is actually a text box, but if set to be the same
colour as the background no one will know ;)
*/
.helpline { background-color: {T_TR_COLOR2}; border-style: none; }
/* Import the fancy styles for IE only (NS4.x doesn't use the @import function) */
@import url("templates/myfs_testhtml1/formIE.css");
-->
</style>
<!-- BEGIN switch_enable_pm_popup -->
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
if ( {PRIVATE_MESSAGE_NEW_FLAG} )
{
window.open('{U_PRIVATEMSGS_POPUP}', '_phpbbprivmsg', 'HEIGHT=225,resizable=yes,WIDTH=400');;
}
//-->
</script>
If you do not see something like above then your .css is controlled in the .css.tpl file, if you do see the code above in your overall_header.tpl, then you need to make the edits in your overall_header.tpl
Note.
.css will be named something like myff_howtodoit1.css
/* This is the line in the posting page which shows the rollover
help line. This is actually a text box, but if set to be the same
colour as the background no one will know ;)
*/
.helpline { background-color: {T_TR_COLOR2}; border-style: none; }
You can change the size of the text by changing 12px to something of your choice for example 14px.
To change the colours use the hex colour chart found HERE And enter the code you wish.
Now when members that come on who have the ranks you have put in the .css they will have the new colours.
<<<End Of basic Guide>>>>>
The guide below is ONLY for the ones that want to enhance this by adding a Legend "key"
Ok here is HOWTODOIT
The picture below shows the KEY in bot whosonline and below it please follow the guide to where you wish it to be.
Option 1 to make the key guide appear in whosonline table.
1. Goto admin panel --- 3. Styles --- Edit Templates/Logos -- the template you wish to edit (EG myff_howtodoit1)--- Submit
Now look at the top in the area marked Choose Forum template/javascript/css File to Edit use the drop down bar and find
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
