How do I setup a Homepage like this? vbadvance

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#1 10-09-2007, 01:00 AM

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How do I setup a Homepage like this? vbadvance

I like how these people have a three column home page for their forum with the center expanded to show their announcements.
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How can I create something similar within vbulletin? Sorry about all the questions lately, I'm learning...very slowly.

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

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it's the same thing we're using for our homepage.

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

only thing I didn't get working yet is the double central column under a singel wide center block

any insight on how you build that ?

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

Yes Brandon, how did you do that?

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#5 10-09-2007, 11:17 AM

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

Crap, another piece of software I have to purchase. Thanks Brandon for the link.

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

Like this
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lol no love brandon. and luigi, its free, unless you want the Branding free version

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#8 10-09-2007, 11:46 AM

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

Mike you're right! It looks like my forum is going to have a home page later tonight (currently goes to root directory). And it's free!

Thanks everyone once again. This site has been very helpful getting me along.

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

thanks boss ;-)

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#10 10-09-2007, 06:39 PM

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Re: How do I setup a Homepage like this?

I've downloaded, moved the files onto my "forum" folder, and installed the vBadvanced "modification". So far so good.

This is where it gets sticky. Now that everything is installed and I can see it in my adminCP, how do I make it my home page?

Also, I get this:

Last edited by Luigi; 10-09-2007 at 06:42 PM.

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