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Templates Reference Guide
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12 Mar 2008
Many people seem interested in learning to modify the vBulletin templates, but find it difficult at first because they don't know what template controls what. Here are a few helpful tips to make learning easier. Add Template Name in HTML Comments vBulletin has an option to add comments in the source output at the start and end of template usage. To enable this feature navigate to AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> General Settings Find Add Template Name in HTML Comments and set it to yes. Now that this is enabled you can go View Source on any page and you will see comments in the source specifying where a template was used. vBulletin Template Reference Sheets vBulletin has a great online manual that for some reason lacks reference sheets as to what templates are used where; so I decided I'd make some  Attached to this post are 3 images that show template usage on the FORUMHOME, FORUMDISPLAY, and SHOWTHREAD pages. I hope you find them helpful.vBulletin Online Manual The vBulletin Online Manual is an excellent source for information regarding the vBulletin style system. In addition to information concerning using the style system itself, it also contains a CSS class reference sheet that shows what areas of vBulletin are controlled by what CSS selectors. Below are some links you may find useful. http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/stylesintro http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/stylesintro http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/templates_vbmenu http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/templates_collapsing_elements http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/color_maps_intro Thanks For Reading I hope you found this tutorial useful and informative. Be sure to visit http://www.vbstartup.com for more vBulletin styles, tutorials, and stuff. 
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