vBulletin 3.8 Design on XenForo?

[vbdesignonthis]

Hi,

I currently using vBulletin 3.8.x and the layout of the design is perfect in my eyes for a forum. And my users do not want to change to something that looks completely different.

Are there any templates for XenForo that mimic how vBulletin 3.8 looks? Like this

And the bottom of the page has the amount of users online statistics etc.

Are there any templates for this for XenForo? If so I would love to use it and buy XenForo.

Thanks!

 

[Chris D]

There was several a long time ago for XF 1.x, but most were deleted.

This one remains:

Unmaintained - vB 3.x - Fluid & Fixed

This is a style for XenForo I created mainly for fun and in case some of my users want the option of a classic/legacy forum layout. Features 100% CSS based - no divs added or taken away Single location CSS (EXTRA.css) Tested in all major...

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They will not work on XF 2.x and no one has seemed to express much of an interest.

While the vBulletin 3.x style was very nice for its time, it was designed around 15 years ago. I think that may go some way to explaining why there isn't much desire to port it over to XF 2.x at this point.

 

[Jon12345]

Yes, I understand that. But there were some users on my old site that had used the same design for so many years that they miss it!

 

[beerForo]

Change is hard but your users will adapt, and your site will be better for it in the long run if you don't cater to nostalgic whims. Just give it some time.

 

[Jon12345]

Someone also asked about a theme for poor eyesight, although that is off the thread topic.

 

[beerForo]

This is a rare request so you may be able to deal with it by helping them adjust their browser or phone. In chrome you can zoom in and phones have text size settings. Talk to this person and see if you can help them this way before you go changing or adding to your website.

 

[Jon12345]

Ok, thanks for the advice.

 

[beerForo]

Something like...

Are you having trouble on your computer or your phone?
What OS and browser?
Is it eyesight or eye strain you are having an issue with?
Is it the colors, size of font, etc?

If you can start a conversation and figure out what it is is you will be able to help them better.

You may also want to look into a Dark Mode theme that can solve some of these issues but is more for everyone, and not just for one person with bad eyesight.

 

[Max Taxable]

This is a rare request so you may be able to deal with it by helping them adjust their browser or phone. In chrome you can zoom in and phones have text size settings. Talk to this person and see if you can help them this way before you go changing or adding to your website.

Excellent advice, because getting into games of whack-a-mole for every individual and making global changes accordingly can result in an unusable mess for most.

 

[JoyFreak]

vB styles have always looked a mess. XF default style is as simple as it can get.

 

[Jon12345]

I already have a dark mode option. That was worse for them. They wanted black text, not grey with the default theme.

 

[beerForo]

You can't please everyone but talk to them about their text zoom settings.

 

[Jon12345]

I agree.

 

[TheParabellum]

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[F0STER]

I've made it vBulletin 3 and vBulletin 4 style

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I need it very urgently, how could you do it

 

[beerForo]

Unmaintained - vBulletin 3.x style postbit (user info always above the post)

Put the following CSS definitions AT THE END OF "Extra.less" Template: .block--messages .message { &.is-mod-selected {border-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: @xf-inlineModHighlightColor;} } .blockMessage {box-shadow: none...

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Unmaintained - vBulletin 3 Form FieldSets

You want some old-school **** without suffering with the vulnerabilities of old vBulletin 3.8? Now it is the time to switch to XenForo. Put this at the end of your EXTRA.LESS css template: /* ==================== vBulletin 3 Form Fieldsets...

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[Paul B]

It's 2020, not 2000.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Don't want to be insulting, but if you want something that will look and feel like VB, just stick with what you have.

 

[80sDude]

Unmaintained - vBulletin 3.x style postbit (user info always above the post)

Put the following CSS definitions AT THE END OF "Extra.less" Template: .block--messages .message { &.is-mod-selected {border-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: @xf-inlineModHighlightColor;} } .blockMessage {box-shadow: none...

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Unmaintained - vBulletin 3 Form FieldSets

You want some old-school **** without suffering with the vulnerabilities of old vBulletin 3.8? Now it is the time to switch to XenForo. Put this at the end of your EXTRA.LESS css template: /* ==================== vBulletin 3 Form Fieldsets...

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That’s awesome. Now if only someone makes a template that looks like VB’s that would be golden.

 

[kolakube]

I think the best vB feel you will find @Mukarrebun and @Peterpapas76 is this download from @ShikiSuen:

Unmaintained - [ShikiSuen] CSCN Anniversary theme (Free Standalone Version)

WARNING: The version provided on this page since v2.2.13a only works with XenForo 2.2.13 and later. For XF 2.2.12 and earlier XF 2.2.x releases, please check this post to download the v2.2.12b of this style. To users of XF 2.2.14 and above...

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[80sDude]

I think the best vB feel you will find @Mukarrebun and @Peterpapas76 is this download from @ShikiSuen:

Unmaintained - [ShikiSuen] CSCN Anniversary theme (Free Standalone Version)

WARNING: The version provided on this page since v2.2.13a only works with XenForo 2.2.13 and later. For XF 2.2.12 and earlier XF 2.2.x releases, please check this post to download the v2.2.12b of this style. To users of XF 2.2.14 and above...

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Yeah definitely thanks for the heads up. That theme is right up my alley.