Figure a
Edit SSI/Email Templates
We get a lot of people wanting to know how to edit the various templates for
the board. Previous versions left it difficult for most people to locate the
files necessary and make the necessary adjustments without a lot of work and
effort. The newer versions of iB make this process much more simple and efficient.
This area deals specifically with the SSI and Email templates for the board.
Being there are several SSI and email files, they are divided into two categories,
with all of those falling under either being listed in their specific category.
To help simplify things further, templates have listed the tags that will work
with them to help board admins to customize them without having to ask a lot
of questions. To edit a template, first you will need to decide which category
it fits under, either SSI or Email templates (figure
a). You will also notice under each template the option to rename
the text file created that holds the data for the SSI data.
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Figure a
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SSI Templates
Online User Count - This is for those people who
wish to display the number of users active in the forums elsewhere on their
site.
Calendar of activity - This allows you to call
up a short version of activities set in the event calendar.
Calendar list of activity FORMAT - This template
is specifically for the format of the activity calendar.
Calendar list of activity - This is to help an
admin to customize the calendar list.
User name format in online user list - This template
helps you format the user name in the online user list for the user count.
Online user list - Creates an online user list
for the format specified above.
Post/Topic Totals - This template helps you set
up the total post count format.
Last Topic posted - This is the format for the
last topic posted include for the entire forum.
Email Templates
Invite a Friend Template- The email leaving the
board to the recipient of a person who has chosen to use the "Invite a
Friend" feature.
Lost Password: Step 1- This is the template for
the lost password email sent to a member initially after submitting a request
to reset their password.
Lost Password: Step 2- This is the template for
the password recovery email sent to a member after validating they have requested
their password to be reset.
Member to member emailing - This is the template
for the member to member email sent from the board when using a form has been
switched on.
Mass Email Template- This is the template for Mass
Emails sent from the board admin to a group or groups of members on their board.
Registration Validation- When members are required
to validate their email address prior to being able to complete registration,
this is the template to alter should you wish the form to be changed to fit
your board.
Outdated Member Notification- This is the template
for emails sent to members when a board admin is utilizing the Prune Members
feature for inactive accounts.
New Reply Notification- This is the template that
is sent to members who have subscribed to a topic and requested email notification
of new replies.
Email Address Change Request- If email validation
is set on, this is the form sent out to a member upon changing their email address.
Administrators New User Notification- This is the
template sent to Administrators who request to be notified of new memberships
on their board.
Send topic page to a friend- This is the template
for the email sent to a person when a member has requested a topic being emailed
to a friend.
New Board Template
Sometimes custom skins require custom templates, especially when doing major
changes to the layout of the index page of a board. Sometimes we just need to
add extra fields, add a background image, add an iFrame, or a hundred other
possible reasons. When this is necessary, rather than altering the main board
template, it is wiser to create a new one, more often than not. This feature
allows you to do just that. It will start you off with the default template,
and allow you to make whatever changes are necessary from there (figure
a).
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Figure a
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Edit Board Template
Sooner or later, especially if you're doing some major customization to your
board, you may have need to edit an existing board template. If you do, then
look no further than here. Simply select the template you need to edit from
the drop down menu that will list all available templates (figure
a), then do what you need to do and save.
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Figure a
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Written 7/13/02 by Snow Wolf for Ikonboard
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