[How To] Install IPB Skins

[Sanctuary]

How to install IPB skins for your forum.

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What you will need:

• The .XML files of the skin you want to install
• ACP access

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How to:

1) Log into your ACP and go to 'Look & Feel' > 'Look & Feel' > 'Manage Skins Sets & Templates'.

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2) Click on

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Once on the 'Skin Import/Export' page, you will need to do 2 things.

1. Import the skin set
2. Import the images set

3) Click on

and find your skin set files.

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The file will either be in a .xml file format or a .rar file format. It's not necessary for you to extract the .rar file, but you can if you wish.

4) Name your skin and click

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5) Click on

and find your skin set files.

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6) Name your image set and click

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7) To make this skin visible to the community, go to 'Look & Feel' > 'Look & Feel' > 'Manage Skins Sets & Templates'

Where it says next to your skin 'HIDDEN'.

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Click that and it will turn into 'VISIBLE'.

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8) Optional. To make a skin the default community skin, go click on the drop-down box near the skin name. Then click on 'Edit Settings'.

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There will be a check-box saying 'Make this the default skin?'. If you want to make it the default, check the box.
Click on

and you're done.

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Hope you found this useful. ​

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[Hubs]

This will be a nice method for them noobies starting out.

 

[Greed]

Nice thread, if only someone had made a MyBB one, it would've saved me so much time.

 

[Sanctuary]

Nice thread, if only someone had made a MyBB one, it would've saved me so much time.

http://www.forumkorner.org/thread-59378.html


Made it earlier today, if you ever need it for future references.

 

[Greed]

http://www.forumkorner.org/thread-59378.html


Made it earlier today, if you ever need it for future references.

Oh alright thanks man.