phpbb3 Installing Mods - Need Help, Will Tip Helpers!

[Ghost]

Alright so I am new to phpbb3 as my expertise with forums is all based around vBulletin. I am pretty good with everything on phpbb3 now except for one thing; Mods.
I have a new style installed which is different from the two default ones. I am attempting to install a bunch of mods, but the main one I am focusing on now is 'mchat' aka Mini-Chat. I have installed it properly and it shows up on the two default styles that phpbb3 comes with. However, I am having a lot of trouble having it show up on my customized skin(s).

Does anyone know what files I should edit, or where I can possibly embed the chat? Any person that helps me fix this problem with me rewarded with some FP.
Thank you very much.

 

[CyberFreak]

I am guessing you are using automod? You will need to open the install.xml file in your browser and follow the prosilver template edits (if your template is prosilver based) and apply those edits to your custom style.

 

[Ghost]

Yes I am using automod. Thank you so much, I will try this now.

 

[sapper]

If you are using a dark theme there is a patch for it on the phpBB support site, you will need this patch for it to work with dark themes.

It's not wise to autoMOD to install MODS, files get altered by MODs, autoMOD then throws out errors. much better to do it manually.

 

[Ghost]

If you are using a dark theme there is a patch for it on the phpBB support site, you will need this patch for it to work with dark themes.

It's not wise to autoMOD to install MODS, files get altered by MODs, autoMOD then throws out errors. much better to do it manually.

It's a light theme, but thanks because I have a dark theme I might make available for members.
Ah I see, well the mod is working perfectly fine on the two default themes, so it seems it may just be an issue of just getting it into the main page.

Fowler, I still am not too sure about how to do that. :/
install.xml opens, but it is a bunch of jibberish/notes by the author about what certain coding is doing and it is all still in the code form. However, I'll go through it again looking for directions, as it was late last night when I looked through it.

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Furthermore, Mini-Chat works with my script when I go to view the custom page that is available. The page displays the chat, and my forum and looks nice and it leaves out the rest of the forum. So it literally is just getting it to display on custom styles.

 

[sapper]

If you are using a dark theme there is a patch for it on the phpBB support site, you will need this patch for it to work with dark themes.

It's not wise to autoMOD to install MODS, files get altered by MODs, autoMOD then throws out errors. much better to do it manually.

It's a light theme, but thanks because I have a dark theme I might make available for members.
Ah I see, well the mod is working perfectly fine on the two default themes, so it seems it may just be an issue of just getting it into the main page.

Fowler, I still am not too sure about how to do that. :/
install.xml opens, but it is a bunch of jibberish/notes by the author about what certain coding is doing and it is all still in the code form. However, I'll go through it again looking for directions, as it was late last night when I looked through it.

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Furthermore, Mini-Chat works with my script when I go to view the custom page that is available. The page displays the chat, and my forum and looks nice and it leaves out the rest of the forum. So it literally is just getting it to display on custom styles.

You need to open the install.xml file in a browser to see it how it should be. If you are using dreamweaver, load it up, then select "preview in browser"

Oh and all MODS are designed to work on the default themes, you will need to do style edits, for them to work on your themes, basically any edits to the theme, have to be done on your themes.

 

[CyberFreak]

http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/view-install/id_54586

You need to do the edits for the following files although to your style and not prosilver:

template/editor.js,
template/index_body.html,
template/overall_header.html,
theme/stylesheet.css

You also need to upload all the files from "root/styles/prosilver" in the download to your style and not prosilver otherwise you will get errors regarding templates not existing. You would need to upload them to styles/your_style_name

EDIT: Automod will automatically do the template edits for the default styles (prosilver and subsilver2 (if applicable)) so that is why they show on the default styles and not on your non default style.

 

[Ghost]

Thank you both for all of your help! With you two, and another from elsewhere I was able to finally get the script working. Good stuff. Sent you both 50 FP, hopefully you weren't expecting more :/
Thanks!