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Image upload directly into your post

A feature that has always been needed on ubb.threads is a simple way to upload images directly into a new post without having to either upload to a gallery forum first or a popular picture sharing site, then link to it. There are other methods too, including having a companion photopost installation that links the […]

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Ubb.threads has a very underused, but powerful capability in what are called "Custom Islands".

You essentially can have a php code module be scheduled to run at whatever interval you want to produce output to be used as one of the custom islands (left or right) on your forums.

This will show you how

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Ubb.threads has a very underused, but powerful capability in what are called “Custom Islands”. You essentially can have a php code module be scheduled to run at whatever interval you want to produce output to be used as one of the custom islands (left or right) on your forums. I was recently asked to provide […]

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A customer of mine recently wanted to know if I could gin up a custom ubbcode tag for Gametrailer.com and I obliged him.

Adding a Gametrailers.com video tag

A customer of mine recently wanted to know if I could gin up a custom ubbcode tag for Gametrailers.com and I obliged him. The first thing is to note a pattern that can be matched from the video URL and the resulting embed code at the site. In most cases, this is what you want […]

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I don't know how many times I've seen someone post on the UBB.central support forums, "How do I add a logo to the top of my new forum?". It's a simple request, really and we'll find out that the answer is just as simple.

Adding a top logo to your UBB.threads forum

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen someone post on the UBB.central support forums, “How do I add a logo to the top of my new forum?”. It’s a simple request, really and we’ll find out that the answer is just as simple. This article will build up to the final answer by first […]

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UBB.threads usually allows for alternating row colors in many of the parts of the forum and it is nice to have in order to set apart the rows by color (or more specifically CSS styling).

The Post Island is such a creature that doesn't allow this for some reason. Oversight? I really don't know, but it is really a small tweak to put in the option to alternate the rows and make them have a distinct look.

Alternating row colors in a Post Island

UBB.threads usually allows for alternating row colors in many of the parts of the forum and it is nice to have in order to set apart the rows by color (or more specifically CSS styling). The Post Island is such a creature that doesn’t allow this for some reason. Oversight? I really don’t know, but […]

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Adding Smiley pop-up to the Shoutbox

Have you ever wanted to have a smiley pop-up for the UBB.threads shoutbox? Look no further, because I’ll show you how to do it in this article. Credit where credit is dude goes to CampingPA Ranger over at CampingPA.com. Stop by and have a look at their site. Their list of smileys is quite impressive […]

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Have you ever gone to a UBB.threads site, notice something unique about it's layout and wonder 'how the heck did they do that' ?

For example, there is a very well put together site that is in the 'Community spotlight' forum over at UBB.central called [ <a title="Love the Garden forums" href="http://www.lovethegarden.com/forums/" target="_blank">Love the Garden</a> ]

Demystifying UBB.threads framework – Part I

Have you ever gone to a UBB.threads site, notice something unique about it’s layout and wonder ‘how the heck did they do that’ ? For example, there is a very well put together site that is in the ‘Community spotlight’ forum over at UBB.central called [ Love the Garden ]. They peeked under the hood, […]

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The UBB.threads custom islands are a good thing and there's is no doubt about it!

With that said, I always like to do a little tweaking to get more out of the editing process. This article shows how a small modification can do just that.

Getting more out of the Custom Island Editor

The UBB.threads custom islands are a good thing and there’s is no doubt about it! With that said, I always like to do a little tweaking to get more out of the editing process. This article will show you how a small modification can accomplish just that. Edit the file templates/default/admin/editcustomisland.tmpl and look for these […]

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