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Sidebars

Banners and Custom Header

Navigation Area (ezInbox, chat, My Control Center etc)

Whosonline

Main Page/Forum Specific Customizations

Main Page (inc. Sub/Invisible Forums)

Topic Listings/Forums

Poll/Topic/Post Screen (inc. Custom Titles)

Signatures, Personal Icons/Pictures, Avatars & Profiles

Reply Screen (inc. Emoticons/Posticons)

Styling the Whole Board

General CSS

General Javascript (inc. ezURL)

User Restrictions

User Specific Customizations (eg User specific content)

Fonts, Text, Colors, Images, Sounds

Links, Dropdowns, News Scrollers/Faders amp; Status/Scroll Bars

Announcements, Clocks, No Right Click, IMs & Transitions

Miscellaneous (inc. Search Engines and HTML Basics)

Sidebars

• All About Sidebars (HTML)


• Skin-able Sidebars (HTML)

Banners and Custom Header

• Banner Help for Novices (Graphics)


• Custom Header and Different Banners (HTML)


• Transparent Image (use for no banner) (Graphics)


• ezSwitcher: Convert Banners to Custom HTML (General)


• Forum Specific Banners (Javascript)


• Different Banner for Each Forum (Javascript)


• Random Banner (Javascript)

Navigation Area (ezInbox, chat, My Control Center etc)

• logged in as | ezInbox (Javascript)


• Changing Colour of Navigation Area (CSS)


• Add Background Image to Navigation Area (Javascript)


• Replace "Join Live Chat!" with External Chat Link (Javascript)


• Change "Join Live Chat!" Text (Javascript)


• Change Text Size in Chat (General)


• Change "Registered Members" & "Logged in as" Text (Javascript)


• ezInbox Alert Window for New Messages (Javascript)


• Add Image to ezinbox Link (Javascript)


• Change ezboard Header Labels (My Control Center etc) (Javascript)


• Change "My Control Center, Logout" etc to Images (Javascript)


• Larger Login Link (Javascript)


• Custom Logout Pages (HTML)

Whosonline

• Change Whosonline Colors (CSS)


• Change Whosonline Text (Members, Visitors etc) (Javascript)


• Alphabetize Usernames Whosonline (Javascript)


• Image Before Username in Whosonline (Javascript)


• Show Admin/Mods Online I (Javascript)


• Show Admin/Mods Online II (Javascript)


• Show Admin/Mods/Regulars Online (Javascript)


• Removing Users from Whosonline (Javascript)


• Hide Whosonline Except for Allowed Users (Javascript)

Main Page/Forum Specific Customizations

• How To: Forums Specific Customizations (Javascript)


• Forum Specific HTML (Javascript)


• Forums Specific CSS (CSS)


• Forum Specific Alternating Colors (General)


• Show Chat Link on Main Page Only (Javascript)

Main Page (inc. Sub/Invisible Forums)

• Toggle Forum Descriptions (Javascript)


• Remove "Forum","# Posts" etc Heading Row (Javascript)


• Border/Double Border Around Forum (HTML)


• Limiting Forum Width (HTML)


• Changing How Board Name Looks (CSS)


• Centering Board Name (CSS)


• Adding Your Own Chatroom (HTML)


• Change Column Colors on Main Page (Javascript)


• Link to Website in Forum Display Name (HTML)


• Change Table Cell Background on Mouseover (Javascript)


• Mouseover Image on Forum Display Name (Javascript)


• Changing Forum Description (HTML)


• Dropdown Menu in Moderators Column (Javascript)


• Replace "Moderators" with "Forums Hosts" (Javascript)


• Hide Forums Category (Javascript)


• Subforums (HTML)


• Invisible Forums (HTML)


• Invisible Forums/Subforums (Javascript)


• Hide Daily Posts/Visits (Javascript)


• New Post Indicator (Javascript)


• Hide Icon Legend on Main Page (Javascript)


• Default Footer Code (HTML)


• More Customizable Main Page (Javascript)


• Minimize and Close Sections for Board (Javascript)


• Different New Posts Icon on Main Page (Javascript)


• Alphabetize ezRing links (Javascript)


• Using Images for Forum Category Names (CSS)


• Adding To Registered Members (Javascript)

Topic Listings/Forums

• Automatically Mark Forum Read on Exit (Javascript)


• Embedding Links in Topic Subjects (Javascript)


• Using "ezcodes" in Topic Links (Javascript)


• Embedding Username in Topic Link (Javascript)


• Change Multipage topics from 1,2,3…7 to 1…5,6,7 (Javascript)


• Automatically Refresh Multipage Topics (Javascript)


• Bypass Bulk Command Confirmation (Sticky/Close/Reopen) (Javascript)


• Forum Specific ezring (Javascript)


• Alternate Colour Rows in Topic Listing (Javascript)

Poll/Topic/Post Screen (inc. Custom Titles)

• Image Rollovers for Ezboard Nav Buttons (Add Reply/Topic/Poll) (Javascript)


• Report a Post (Javascript)


• Prevent Long Usernames from Stretching Topic Pages (Javascript)


• CSS for Profile Link, Personal Pic etc By Username (Javascript)


• Border Around Personal Photos (CSS)


• Change Background of Selected Users Posts (Javascript)


• Images in Custom Titles (HTML)


• Userlevel Images (Graphics)


• Using Filters in Custom Titles (CSS)


• Use both Custom Titles & Automatic Levels (Javascript)


• Alert Box for Delete Confirmation Screen (Javascript)


• Edit Posts For Allowed Users Only (Javascript)


• Change Edit/Reply/Delete Text to Custom Text/Image (Javascript)


• Linking to Replies Within Long Topics (HTML)


• Trick for threaded forums (CSS)


• Change Font Size in Polls (CSS)


• Poll Stretching Workaround (Javascript)


• Tables in Posts (HTML)


• Limit Number of Images per Post (Javascript)


• Enforce Minimum Word Count in Posts (Javascript)


• Limit the Length of a Post (Javascript)


• Re-target"newwindow" Links to Original Window (Javascript)


• URL Filter (Javascript)


• Change "Edited by:" Text According to Admin/Mod/Regular (Javascript)


• Quick Reply (Javascript)


• Removing "Jump to:" Dropdown (Javascript)


• Change the "Rate Topic" Dropdown Ratings (Javascript)

Signatures, Personal Icons/Pictures & Profiles

• Changing Signatures from HTML to ezcodes (General)


• Using Flash Movies in Signatures (general/flash)


• Protect Email from Spambots (HTML)


• Signature Tamer / Disallow Certain Members from Using Signatures (Javascript)


• Random Avatar/Personal Photo (HTML)


• Border Around Personal Photos (CSS)


• Personal Photo Resources (Graphics)


• Personal Icon Tamer (CSS)


• Editing Your Profile (CSS)

Reply Screen (inc. Emoticons/Posticons)

• Changing Color of Boxes/Buttons (CSS)


• Changing Dropdown Menus/Buttons (CSS)


• Customizing ezpost (CSS)


• Add tool buttons to ezPost (IE Specific) (Javascript)


• Shorten Subject Length (Javascript)


• Change Posting/Reply Area Size (CSS)


• Set Default Posticon for New Posts (Javascript)


• Forum Specific Posticons (Javascript)


• Add Custom Fonts/Colors to ezpost (Javascript)


• Remove specific Buttons from ezpost (Javascript)


• Add Copy/Paste/Cut Buttons to Reply Screen (Javascript)


• Alphabetize Emoticons (Javascript)


• Emoticon Scrollbar (CSS)


• Add Link to Emoticon Box (Javascript)


• Personal Emoticon Manager (Javascript)


• List of smileys and emoticons (Graphics)


• Forum Specific Emoticons (Javascript)


• "Email Notification of Replies" automatically checked (Javascript)


• Hide Spell Check Button (Javascript)

Styling the Whole Board

• Page Margins (CSS)


• Changing the Typeface of the Board (CSS)


• Changing Text Size (CSS)


• Changing the Cursor (CSS)


• Fixed Backgrounds (CSS)


• Making Your Board Transparent (CSS)


• Styling ez Global Announcements (CSS)


• Styling ez Copyright (CSS)


• ezboard Class List (CSS)


• Class Definitions on Your Board (CSS)


• Ezboard Classes and Stylesheet (CSS)


• Restyling Board with Javascript and CSS (Javascript)

General CSS

• CSS Not Quite Working (General)


• CSS Reference Guide (CSS)


• Help on Changing CSS (CSS)


• Changing How Links look (CSS)


• Colored Scrollbars (CSS)


• Glowing Text (HTML)


• Using Filters (CSS)


• Tag ID's (CSS)


• Stylesheet Gallery (CSS)


• Fixed Unit Stylesheet (CSS)


• Percentage Stylesheet (CSS)


• External Stylesheets (CSS)

General Javascript (inc. ezURL)

• How to test and debug scripts (Javascript)


• Determine Board/Forum ID etc with Code (ezURL) (Javascript)


• Cookie Library (Javascript)


• More Than 1 onLoad Code (2nd Custom HTML Box) (Javascript)


• Custom HTML Preview Tool (Javascript)


• Javascript Concepts (Javascript)


• Escape Characters (Javascript)


• General Javascripts for Your Board (Javascript)

User Restrictions (e.g. Block Anonymous)

• Hide registered members (Javascript)


• Replace @#%$ with Custom Text for Profanity Filter (Javascript)


• Image Tamer (CSS)


• Block anonymous Users from Viewing Board/Forums (Javascript)


• Prevent Anonymous Users from Viewing a Forum (Javascript)


• Block Anonymous Except Board Staff (Javascript)


• Deny Access to Certain Users (Javascript)


• Restrict Add Topic/Poll to Allowed Users (Javascript)


• Restrict Topic Ratings to Allowed Users (Javascript)


• Edit Posts For Allowed Users Only (Javascript)

User Specific Customizations (e.g. User specific content)

• Welcome Users with Their Own Username (Javascript)


• Add Glowing Text to Usernames (Javascript)


• Multiple Member Glowing Names or NIcks (Javascript)


• Convert Board Time to Local Users' Time (Javascript)


• Customize Content for Users/Groups (Javascript)


• Different CSS for Admin/Mod/Member (Javascript)


• Online/Offline Indicator for Mods/Admin (Javascript)


• Masking/Grandfathering post counts (Javascript)


• Member Ignore Option In Threads (Javascript / CSS)


• Change Profile Link To An Image (Javascript)


• Image Before All Profile Links (Javascript)

Fonts, Text, Colors, Images & Sounds

• Vertical Text (CSS)


• Read/Unread ezInbox and Vacant/Occupied Chat Images (Javascript)


• Getting Fonts Online (General)


• Fonts (Graphics)


• Changing Text Size (CSS)


• Foreign Language Character Sets (HTML)


• Making Spaces/Indents (HTML)


• Hex Color Codes (HTML)


• Gradient Colors (HTML)


• Colored Buttons (CSS)


• Changing One Image for Another Image (Javascript)


• Hide Broken Images (Javascript)


• Does Your Web host Block Hot linking? (Graphics)


• Muted Backgrounds (Graphics)


• Mouseover Effects to Images (Javascript)


• Image Opacity (Faded images) (Graphics)


• Protecting Images from Theft (Graphics)


• How Do I Get Images on My Board? (Graphics)


• Slicing Images (Graphics)


• Resizing images (Graphics)


• Trading themes/images (Graphics)


• Adding Sound or Music to Your Board (HTML)


• Spoiler Button for FAQ (Javascript)


• Playing more than one song (Javascript)

Links, Dropdowns, News Scrollers/Faders & Status/Scroll Bars

• Scrollbar Colour Rotator (Javascript)


• Colored Scrollbars (CSS)


• Status Bar Art (Javascript)


• Add Link to "Go to top" of Board (HTML)


• Adding a News fader (HTML)


• Marquees (HTML)


• Add a News Scroller (Javascript)


• Rainbow Links (Javascript)


• Redirect Offsite Links to a New Window (Javascript)


• Link Tool tips (Javascript)


• Adding Dropdown Menus (Javascript)


• Dropdown Menus (HTML)

Announcements, Clocks, No Right Click, IMs & Transitions

• Automatic Announcement Script (Javascript)


• No Right Click (Javascript)


• Forum Specific No Right Click (Javascript)


• Small Text Clock (VB Script) (Javascript)


• Add Links to Your Messenger IDs (HTML)


• Contact Someone Through AIM (HTML)


• Page Transitions (HTML)


• Fade Transitions (IE6+) (Javascript)

Miscellaneous (inc. Search Engines and HTML Basics)

• HTML Basics (HTML)


• What is an HTML Comment (HTML)


• Add a Board to Your Control Center Favorites (General)


• Typing "script" Becomes ***** (General)


• Check Your Board Design on Safari 1.2 (HTML)


• Cool Things for Your Board (General)


• Search Engine Tips (General)


• Shout boxes - i-frames wont work (General)

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