Social Icons

[Reagan]

For the site I'm working on, I really need a skin that has the option built in to turn social icons on/off and just add my links. My current skin does this, but I prefer a dark skin and I love several of the ones here. Basically, I can choose to turn on the Twitter icon and through the acp I can just add my link so that when a community member clicks on it, it takes them to the Twitter page.

I have no idea how to code this myself and I'm looking for simplicity. Is this an option you can offer on your skins, as a mod, or otherwise? It would be a great addition and one that many people want now. If there is an easy option to include it, I would be happy to purchase one of your skins. I'm currently looking at Deflection and Wireless as options.

[Ehren]

Hi Reagan,

All of my skins include social icons by default Check the features list for all of the included features. The social links are also mentioned in the "Skin features" area on the skin page when viewing both Deflection and Wireless

[Reagan]

Thanks for the respone, Ehren. I do see them when posting, as an option to like or share, but I was referring to something visible on the forum home page for easy and quick access. When viewing your demos, I don't see this. For clarity, here is a screenshot from my current skin:

Is there something like that which should be appearing, or has the option to appear, on the index page? And if so, how difficult is it to add my links? Do I need to do it through the CSS or is it built into the skin?

On my current skin, there is an option in the Settings Group through the acp which allows customization of this. I'm looking for something simplistic like that with your skins because although I love the features my skin has for social media, I don't like the actual skin.

Example:

[Ehren]

Hi Reagan,

You may want to recheck the links I posted above. Social icons are included in the header area of all themes, in the exact same area as the screenshot you posted (with the exception of dashboard where they are placed in the sidebar). They are disabled in some of the skin demos, but the feature still exists

The icons can be enabled/disabled/modified very easily using the _ipbfsConfig file (which allows you to easily enable/disable features within the skin).

Here are some screenshots, just incase you're unable to spot the icons still

[Reagan]

Nevermind. Decision time now. Any discounts for purchase of multiple skins?

[Ehren]

There's already a tutorial in the customer area (which you'll gain access to once the skin has been purchased). The tutorial is here: http://www.ipbfocus.com/forums/topic/4125-skin-settings-ipbfsconfig/

[Reagan]

I noticed that the Wireless skin comes with an option for Individual Forum Icons and grey-scale "no-new" icons. Is it possible that if I purchase the Deflection skin, I could find help for adding these features to it. I think I like Deflection better...prefer the standard topic view and the consistent dark theme throughout, but I would love to have the forum icon features.

[Ehren]

Yep, ALL skins come with these features (even if they aren't listed on the individual skins features page): http://www.ipbfocus.com/premade/skin_features.php

If it's mentioned on that page, it's included in your skin.

[Reagan]

Went with Carbon Green in the end. Thanks for your support, Ehren.

[Ehren]

No worries, glad I could help