is it possible for phpnuke to look like this?

providence · Regular Joined: Apr 23, 2005 Posts: 95

is this possible?

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1 center block on top
then below
2 blocks beside each other?

montego · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:49 pm

There may be a few ways to do it. The only that immediately come to mind is as follows:

1) Create your own theme which places the "left blocks" on the right and then you control that right-hand column through blocks.

2) Use a standard "Center Up" block for the top block.

3) The bottom part can be a little trickier. You may have to write a module to place the content that you want and then make that module be your default Home page module instead of News.

Definitely some work, but doable.

providence · Regular Joined: Apr 23, 2005 Posts: 95

ahh
thanks, any existing themes that does this?

I want to create my own but I dont know how to do that yet

montego · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:31 am

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thanks, any existing themes that does this?

Unfortunately, I am not a theme person either. I can now code one, now that I have been through some modifications to one, but it is just to "creative" for me... Laughing

Jaded is excellent with themes....

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providence · Regular Joined: Apr 23, 2005 Posts: 95

cool thanks

jaded · Theme Guru Joined: Nov 01, 2003 Posts: 1006

If I were you and didnt want to spend the considerable cash that it would most likely take to get this done as you wanted. I would do this

I would use a theme and only use the left blocks. I would simply invert the sides used in the example site from right to left.

Then I would do as montego said and use the center up block for the top block.

Then I would use html and create another center block or module that would show the information as you want. You can use tables to set it up to look like it does with the double colum of games that are clickable to the next url. That would not be hard to do and would achieve the same look that you want for a lot less money. More time on your part but a lot less cash. Module would be my choice for this and then set that module to be in home instead of news. Wink

I would of course pay me to make you a very cool theme to make your site special and stand out from the rest Embarassed

providence · Regular Joined: Apr 23, 2005 Posts: 95

hehe cool

but no money right now cant pay..
but I will eventually have to learn, what are the odds, my site is about skinning for palm pda, but cant skin phpnuke? LOL

i need to learn skinning for phpnuke as well..

thanks though

jaded · Theme Guru Joined: Nov 01, 2003 Posts: 1006

lol, well as I said, you should be able to do what you want for free. The time will be a bit long but you can do it I am sure.

providence · Regular Joined: Apr 23, 2005 Posts: 95

i hope so, now I only need an idea where to start, and how to start heh

gregexp · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:25 am

if it was me....id do a search on not showing left blocks...raven has made a few posts
then id edit it to not show left blocks...in the theme.php...id then set everything i want on display to right blocks in admin and use the center blocks function

ill search for the post about not showing left blocks...and edit this.

jaded · Theme Guru Joined: Nov 01, 2003 Posts: 1006

He could do that of course but it would not be a big deal to use the left blocks and no right blocks either. Its all a personal choice. I was just trying to give him the option with the least amount of code change since he is unsure of code at this point.

gregexp · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:40 am

i know...i was doin the same...tryin to give him the simplest answer possible. Cool

jaded · Theme Guru Joined: Nov 01, 2003 Posts: 1006

well, with all this help, he should not have any trouble doing it!

gregexp · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:47 am

im sorry jaded...i now think i know what u meant....in the admin/blocks panel...did u mean not to have any at all set to left?..this is possible and would do the same thing...they would only need to code somethin in the event of wanting left blocks somewhere but not everywhere.

jaded · Theme Guru Joined: Nov 01, 2003 Posts: 1006

yes that would be simplest for a beginner. it would require no code changes.

gregexp · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:52 am

...way too much coffee