Working with Skins
You must be logged in and have owner or admin powers to manage Skins.
Skins are used to customize the way your message board is displayed on Yuku. Skins include the html, css and images that are used on your Community. You can customize your message board by using pre-built skins, custom HTML, and custom CSS. Starting from the easiest method the three customization methods are:
1. Use an existing skin from the Skins Library - You can choose from dozens of pre-built message board skins in the Domain Skin library.
2. Modify an existing Message Board Skin from the Library - To modify a skin, go to the Domain Skin Library and for the skin you are interested in modifying, click on the "Copy to my skins" button. This copies the skin to the "My Domain Skins" folder of message board skins. Once that skin is in your My Domain Skins folder you can edit the Header HMTL, Footer HTML and CSS for that skin. Editing the HTML and CSS files is somewhat advanced and can break your message board skin. If your skin breaks you should replace it with a skin that you know works until you fix the skin you are modifying.
3. Create a new skin - You can create your own original skins by using HTML and CSS. Because skin creation can be a complex process there is a Yuku community that shares tips and tricks on skin creation. You can find it here: http://skins.yuku.com/">http://skins.yuku.com
Skins Library
This page lets you find, view, and select a skin to apply to your message board.
Finding skins is easy. You can sort by author, release date, or the number of times it has been used on message boards. When you find the skin you want to use on your message board, you can apply it to your message board by clicking on the "Apply" button. This will apply the skin you are reviewing directly to the message board you are managing at that time.
My Community Skins
This page displays the message board skins you have copied to your My Community Skins folder or the custom skins that you have created yourself.
On the My Domain Skins page you can:
- Preview
- Apply - Click to apply that skin to your message board.
- Edit html - Click to edit the HTML and CSS that makes up the skin.
- WYSIWYG - Click to open the WYSIWYG skin editor to easily customize the look and feel of your community.
- Images - Click to edit links to the images and graphics that are used in that skin.
- Copy - Click to make a copy of the selected skin.
- Export - Click to export your skin to use on another board
- Delete - Click to delete the skin. Note: Deleted skins cannot be restored. You will have to rebuild them.
At the bottom of the page you'll see additional buttons. These are for adding a new skin:
- Add Designer Skin - get a copy of a designer skin from the yuku skin library
- Add a Blank Skin - Add a totally blank skin
- Import Yuku Skin - Import a skin from another board
- Import ezboard tdf - Import a tdf file from any ezboard
Add a Banner
You can add a banner in two ways. The easist way is using the images page for the skin you're using.
For those with an advanced grasp of html, you can use the custom header area in the edit page.
Apply skins to different forums
To use a skin in one or more forum, click the apply button beside the skin that you want to use.
You can apply the skin in the following ways:
- Community Default - This will apply to any forums that do not have another skin applied to them and the main page.
- All forums - This will apply the skin to all forums - overriding any previously set skins.
- Forum name - This will apply the skin to each forum that is checked. These will override the default and any previously set skins.
