Free SMF 1.1.5 Forum Theme: Classic Red

[Queen Bee]

This is a free forum theme for SMF version 1.1.5.



Description: Feminine, natural colours. Red, brown and beige colour scheme. This theme was made specifically for female/women oriented websites. It includes English buttons and design-related images.

Version: 1.1.5
File Type: Zip
Base: Classic SMF Theme

License: This theme is free to use as long as my copyright remains intact. Please PM me or visit my website for information and pricing on copyright removal, exclusive rights, original PSD downloads, modifications, and full custom SMF forum theme design.

Visit my website for more free SMF forum themes.

Download: classic_red.zip
Demo: http://forum.weblamp.net/index.php?theme=10

[Andy]

It looks great.

Maybe the footer copyright bar is a bit too large though?

Also, I noticed that the home page link goes to index.php The index.php and domain name url may be treated as different pages by search engines so most SEOs tend to avoid a url showing the index page file.

p.s. I had to log out and then back in to revert back to the usual forum theme.

[Queen Bee]

Thanks for the feedback! I am hoping that these forum themes will bring in some more traffic and possible clients to my website. I want to create about 10 over the next 2 weeks, and then work on creating new themes maybe once or twice a month. Also, I have linked the demo to Webmaster Key in forum theme directories, so hopefully it will bring in new visitors for the forum as well.

I thought the footer copyright was too large as well. I went ahead and fixed it.

Also, I noticed that the home page link goes to index.php The index.php and domain name url may be treated as different pages by search engines so most SEOs tend to avoid a url showing the index page file.

I used the original SMF PHP coding for all of the top navigation links. It looks like this:

Code:

<a href="', $scripturl, '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/home.gif" alt="' . $txt[103] . '" border="0" />' : $txt[103]), '</a>',

I do not know any PHP so I cannot change it myself. If you have a recommendation, I would love to hear it.

p.s. I had to log out and then back in to revert back to the usual forum theme.

Hmm... I noticed that as well. I am not sure what to do about it, however, because it seems to be a problem with the way SMF "processes" themes.

[Andy]

Giving away themes is a great way to build back links to your site. However, it's best to vary the anchor text in the link if you can. Maybe you could offer the theme to existing forums that don't have a good looking theme?

For the home page link, you need to replace

Code:

<a href="', $scripturl, '">

with

Code:

<a href="', rtrim($scripturl,'/index.php'), '">;

p.s. I haven't tested this.

I guess SMF stores your theme preference in a cookie that persists as long as you are logged in.

[Manu]

looks great!

[Queen Bee]

looks great!

Thanks.

[Abguru]

Hi, I'm sorry for bumping this topic.

This Classic Red theme caught my eye and decided to use it on my forum. I tried uploading it to my site first.) installin it in the Themes and Layout Settings but almost all templates didn't worked. The next time I did second.) was uploading the file to my File Manager at cPanel and moved it (manually) to /public_html/Themes/default which I allowed to overwrite the default theme. But then again, some templates doesn't work. My board is SMF 1.1.8. Is it possible to use it in my board? Here is my site. http://evvywebpages.com.

I appreciate for any help that you would give. Thanks.

[Queen Bee]

Hey there,

I'm glad you like the theme. Thanks for contacting me.

I have not tested out compatibility with 1.1.8. I made the theme for 1.1.5. If you can not get it working, then I'm guessing that it is an issue only resolved through recreating the theme for 1.1.8.

I see that it is loaded onto your forum at the moment. Did you make some modifications to the template files?

[Abguru]

Hi, again. Thanks for the reply!

No, I did not made any modifications yet. I am in the process of starting a whole new forum and it is the very first modification I did. The theme would really best suit to my forum. I may be asking too much but is there a way I can put it in my forum? You have mentioned that it is best to recreate it for 1.1.8. If it requires much needed work, please let me know for any options that you can provide me. I look forward for your reply.

[Abguru]

Hi, I'm sorry for bumping my topic again. 

I opened my page to IE browser and the theme is loaded completely. Hmmn, I think the theme has a problem with Firefox?

[Queen Bee]

The theme was tested in the latest versions of Firefox and IE before I published it to the web. If you are seeing a problem, it is most likely because some changes in the 1.1.8 version make it incompatible...

If it requires much needed work, please let me know for any options that you can provide me.

Unfortunately, I do not have the time for free projects anymore. These themes are distributed "as-is." I made them for 1.1.5, and I'm unsure of whether or not I will ever have time to update them. You are welcome to make any modifications yourself, I have no problem with that.

If you really need someone to make the modifications for you, send me a PM and we can discuss it.

[rickmeister]

Hello there...

I got your theme working just fine with SMF 1.18...had to come back and steal some buttons from you though...they didn't come with the theme

I was going to use it as a temporary theme on my site while my main site was being designed, but I've decided to keep it instead. It works very well, and it has no errors!

You can see it in action here: http://www.plentyofhosting.info

I'm going to change the header on top with my logo (need to tweak it a bit)  but will leave the rest intact.

-Richard D.

[Queen Bee]

Hey Richard,

Thanks so much for your feedback. I am glad you're enjoying the theme.

I'm going to change the header on top with my logo (need to tweak it a bit)  but will leave the rest intact.

It looks good! Feel free to make whatever modifications you feel are necessary. I am not uptight about those sorts of things. I have seen some forum owners make so many changes I was surprised to see they left my credits in the footer. (visit absitomen.com for a good example of this.)

[rachelbles]

The theme looks great!.. Can I have a bigger photo of it?

[Queen Bee]

Hey, thanks! If you click this link http://forum.weblamp.net/index.php?theme=10 you can see a demo of the theme for use on Webmaster Key. Take a screenshot if you need.