364 CHAPTER (Web site designers) 12 STYLING PHPBB By setting
364 CHAPTER 12 STYLING PHPBB By setting this theme for your profile, you are not changing settings for the rest of the board. This is purely a per-user setting. As a result, this feature works only for registered users. All guest users will see the default theme that you set up, as described in the next section. Note If you see PHP error messages concerning template.php after switching to a new theme, the theme likely contains errors. Contact the author of the theme. If you wrote the theme, go through your header and footer template files to ensure there are no problems with syntax. If the error occurs on one specific page, edit the template file that page calls to make sure there are no mistakes causing the template engine to fail. Setting a Default Theme You can make a theme you ve installed the default theme for all guests and users who don t otherwise have a preference set. To do this, go to the Administration panel and click the Configuration link under General Admin. Find Default Style, and select the option from the menu that corresponds to your desired theme. The screen should resemble Figure 12-3. Figure 12-3. Setting the default theme, board-wide Note that setting this option does not force the theme on all your users. They are still free to change to whichever themes you offer. Forcing the use of your theme is described next. Note If users report they can t switch their theme, check to make sure you haven t locked down theme switching (see Figure 12-4). If that isn t the case, make sure your other themes are installed properly. Also remember that users must be logged in to switch themes. Forcing Your Default Theme If you wish to force your users to use your chosen theme, regardless of their theme preferences, you can set the Override user style option to Yes, as shown in Figure 12-4. This disables user theme switching on the board. Figure 12-4. Setting the default theme to override user preferences, effectively shutting down user theme switching
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