Different Styles

[PCGUY]

How important are different visual styles on the forum to you guys?

As you know, SpudFiles is a very very customized forum. So is Theopia. I plan on adding tons of other cool things when the move to phpBB v3 happens. But there are some problems.

I have been working with phpBB v3 and have quickly realized that having multiple highly-modified styles for Theopia and SpudFiles is going to take me FOREVER. Every time I install something and get it working the way I want it to, customize it, test it, etc I have to go between every style and do the same. It's making things very slow and hard to support. From a technical standpoint, it also makes things tougher since problems can come from a lot more places with multiple styles.

On SpudFiles when I had 2 different styles available to use, only about 50 of over 5000 active members used the alternative style. I am really starting to think it's not worth my time to continue to try to build various styles for such a small percentage of people to use.

So what would you guys rather have, big changes quicker or more style options (aka 2) but a much longer wait?

[SpudFarm]

it is no need for multiple styles...
the only thing i ask you is not to use dark colors

[daberno123]

Multiple styles aren't necessary, but if you do decide to change it, I agree with Spudfarm, keep it something that isn't dark. It just makes it so much easier to read.

[Antonio]

Bigger changes quicker:) I dont want it to look like some kinda myspace or something, i think you have to keep it a bit formal if I get what u mean. My request would be a better searchsystem, I always have troubles finding stuff back. Is it possible that you could add a personal favorites place for each user?

[jrrdw]

I vote "big changes quicker" been waiting for the new.

[Pilgrimman]

I have always liked the way spudfiles is now, so something similar to this would make me happy. The only thing I would change is the search function.

[Ragnarok]

I only seldom use other styles on forums, and even then it's not a big thing, whichever one is easiest to read.

The current design here is just fine, so I say leave it on just the one style.

[potatoflinger]

I don't think you should go through all of that trouble, especially when only 1% of the forum population actually uses it.

[ALIHISGREAT]

i would never change the style... it just looks wierd once you have become used to one style...

[Lentamentalisk]

Forget new styles and do as everyone has said, work on the search function.