Proboards already comes with its own shoutbox which is nice on its own, but a lot of us like to use our own, wether it be chatango, cbox, etc. So for this tutorial, I will show you how to add your own box to the forums. In this tutorial, I will be using chatango. The same rules apply to any shoutbox you may use since they all involve copying&pasting the code from the shoutbox creator to the site anyway. Same basic formula. Just need to find the right spots to access everything.
STEP 1
Go into your Admin panel and open up SETTINGS.
Go into your Admin panel and open up SETTINGS.
STEP 2
Go into SHOUTBOX.
Go into SHOUTBOX.
STEP 3
Enable your shoutbox. It is important you do so for obvious reasons.
Enable your shoutbox. It is important you do so for obvious reasons.
STEP 4
Go back to your admin panel and go into STRUCTURE. Then open up LAYOUT TEMPLATES.
Go back to your admin panel and go into STRUCTURE. Then open up LAYOUT TEMPLATES.
STEP 5
Go into Shoutbox again.
Go into Shoutbox again.
This will open up once you're inside Shoutbox.
Oh noes! So complex!
Oh noes! So complex!
STEP 6
Just highlight the text that was in that big box. Be sure to get all of it. Then just delete it and paste the code from the shoutbox you want put in. Be sure to hit SAVE THEME!
(note: also be sure you are editing the right theme)
Just highlight the text that was in that big box. Be sure to get all of it. Then just delete it and paste the code from the shoutbox you want put in. Be sure to hit SAVE THEME!
(note: also be sure you are editing the right theme)
Now it will appear at the bottom of your site for ALL pages. No matter what forum topic you go into, the shoutbox will be there.
Super simple! Just gotta know where the stuff is located.
Enjoy!
Super simple! Just gotta know where the stuff is located.
Enjoy!