I found it hard to read. Bad background color choices, my biggest complaint with the "other" forum.
No preview function.
No color change to threads previously opened.
Better, but it's gotta ways to go.>>>
Here is a link to the most popular template club.
At the top will be a drop down for all the templates.All of them are loaded with every feature and most people take out the ones they want, so they wouldn't be that busy in actual use.
[url]http://demo>>>
It is a jumbled mess MikeH. There are templates you can buy for $50 or so that are already configured nicely. Then anyone can add content with 0 programming skills.
Here is a link to a forum I temporarily launcehd.
It is a PHP forum that works well a>>>
And to answer that question: Do you want a different forum? Should we fix this one? Do you want the old one back?
Well, I am sure you can guess my wish. Joomla seems to be a good name for jumbled mess.>>>
Vickie,
Quick is key. Steve had done many things, which are not all that unique to some forums, that made your old forum the fastest, easiest, most friendly forum on the web, imho. Sure, some folks like Jeff, like bells, whistles and added features.
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This is what the Fireboard forum looks like when you put in on the whole page http://www.bestofjoomla.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,38/>>>
My opinion is we keep what you already paid for. This site has alot of potential. But the primary purpose of this site (to many of us) is the forum.
Please make the posting area wider by eliminating this tiny narrow forum in the middle of all this advert>>>
thanks>>>
I think you are on the right track with Joomla, the website software. I'm surprised they are using the default template instead of getting a nicer (grander) one.
I'd suggest making a few modifications to the current forum software (Fireboard) before s>>>