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Title: Changing new message icons?
Post by: Griff Grof on March 09, 2012, 08:43:56 pm
Like these things: (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smfboards.com%2Fcaf%2Fthemes%2Fnew_year%2Fimages%2Foff.png&hash=7be445e19261314fad058d00482630be8f3a3c24)


How do you change them/change the colour?


Please help!
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: aIURbliS on March 09, 2012, 09:56:01 pm
Go to your Style Manager and click on the Customize Images tab. From there, you can use different image sets from different themes and use your own custom images.
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: Griff Grof on March 09, 2012, 10:10:47 pm
Thanks  ;D
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: Griff Grof on April 05, 2012, 01:17:47 pm
How do I change the image for something that is not there?


Eg/ Changing this (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smfboards.com%2Fcaf%2Fthemes%2Flight_green%2Fimages%2Foff.png&hash=968b63524e52f0d7266a8d6b384daf04215c9549)to this (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emcache.com%2FThemes%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Foff.png&hash=0c108ffb98c7230f9080e32bc1292c9edf83bf4e) which I want as my "new post" image. Also, how do I customize.


So, basically, how do I change the image to something which is not there? There must be a way, I've seen it on another create a forum.


Please help. Thank you.
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: CreateAForum on April 05, 2012, 02:55:19 pm
Possible javascript replacement where is that image shown on your forum?
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: Griff Grof on April 05, 2012, 03:22:48 pm
The (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smfboards.com%2Fcaf%2Fthemes%2Flight_green%2Fimages%2Foff.png&hash=968b63524e52f0d7266a8d6b384daf04215c9549) (smaller as (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smfboards.com%2Fcaf%2Fthemes%2Flight_green%2Fimages%2Fnew_none.png&hash=71bfa03a61762e57926e261b797d6e548a27d2d3)) is shown on the index, next to each board, and when there is a new post, it shows (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smfboards.com%2Fcaf%2Fthemes%2Flight_green%2Fimages%2Fnew_some.png&hash=7c5c4d4f72a8e3e957a1f24c26ce867c27ac6263). So, basically, they're the images for letting people know if there are new posts.


What I want to do, if there is anyway, though I know another forum has done it, to CHANGE those icons to be these: (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emcache.com%2FThemes%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Fnew_none.png&hash=e3b6554d6fe50fc7fe4e92c1d42a03b41239308b) - so, that's  for no new posts, and  (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emcache.com%2FThemes%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Fnew_some.png&hash=56367dd241e2e2a572c263c7dd53ddf123257b93) for new posts. Those are used on another forum, who say they "Have to find the physical file in the sever where the (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smfboards.com%2Fcaf%2Fthemes%2Flight_green%2Fimages%2Foff.png&hash=968b63524e52f0d7266a8d6b384daf04215c9549)is sorted, and change it to what you want." They have payed for their own domain now, so I was wondering whether you could do this under the create a forum hosting?


It would be nice to have the new post image changed to that, as that icon is an ammo can, which is a container for the hobby behind our forum, Geocaching.
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: Alex on April 05, 2012, 05:25:57 pm
Save the image file you want to use, upload it to your own hosting site (eg: photobucket) and then go to Admin>CP>Style Manager>Customize Images.

From there, go down to the New Post/No New post images (they will be listed as on.png, off.png, on2.png, new_some.png, and new_none.png). They will look like the forum default images: (https://support.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smfboards.com%2Fcaf%2Fimages%2Fon.png&hash=7fe107a0a7708dd91632b9cf498fed8e592fa5b0)

From here, take the URL to the images you want to use that you have uploaded and put their URLs in the respective boxes: New Posts=on.png, No new posts=off.png,
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: Griff Grof on April 05, 2012, 07:05:01 pm
Thank you  ;D  Worked like a charm  :)
Title: Re: Changing new message icons?
Post by: Villager on May 22, 2013, 07:10:09 pm
hi, sorry for awakening an old thread, but i just want to know what the ideal size is for the new post/ no new post images?