Making use of ocPortal and IPB Forums!

Did some modifications to my skins for IPB Forums version 1.3… I thought I might share who to add them…

Note, the end result will look nothing like mine unless you happen to have my skin    

Obviously, You'll need to log into your Forum's Admin CP.

Go to Skin & Templates, HTML Templates.

Scroll down a bit and look for "Template Tool". Synchronize all the skins. This will make it so that modifications you do via the Admin CP won't erase any modifications you did to the php files directly…

Once done, Click on "Manage HTML" for the skin you wish to modify…

It would be a good idea to copy and paste the entire text area of the section, before modifying it, into a .txt file, incase something goes wrong we'll have a backup of the original.

Quick Links:

• Adding Prestige Links to Member's Profile
• Adding Prestige Links to the User Control Panel
• Adding Site Administration link for Admins and Moderators
• Adding Prestige Link next to "My Assistant"

Please do not reply until I've finished… I'm gonna be making quicklinks…

That quick links would work better if I could use the doHTML tag

Adding User Prestige Information in User's Profile

In your skin's Manage HTML, go to "Profile View Sections". Next, select "Member Profile Page"

Look for: {ibf.lang.add_to_contact}

Copy whatever is around that and paste it AFTER the contact code… For my skins it looks something like:


Add the copy right after that line, and modify it (it=copy…) to make the link look something like this:


Ofcourse, replace my mrdefender…..com to your website…

This will make it so that the link goes to the profile user's information and not the user viewing it…

When done, Update the Template

Adding Prestige Links to the User CP

Go to "User Control Panel Section" then to the "Side Menu Links". Remember to always make a backup copy of the code before we start playing around with it

Look for: {ibf.lang.m_passy_opt} It should have a </div> soon after it…

Adding this should do all the work for you…


Remember to change my mrdefender.eliteforce.com to fit your URL…

Adding Link to Site CP for mods/admins only

Again, backups backups backups

Go to "Global HTML Elements" > Link to Mod CP (well.. +–Link to Mod CP)

Depending on what your skin uses for a fancy look, you'd basicly add something like this:


This is very handy. It makes it so that anyone who has access to the MOD CP can use the link, but no one else.

If you do not want your moderators to have access to the admin center of your website, Simply add the same code to the "+–Link to Admin CP" section.

Adding Prestige Information Page along with "# new messages", "View new posts", etc…

If your skin uses pure images for the links like "search" "members" "help" "calendar" "guidelines" and such, then this would be a good idea…

My skin uses images to do all those links, so adding a prestige one would be more trouble than its worth… (imho..)

Instead, I added it along side with "My Controls, # New Messages, View New Posts and My Assistant"

Go to Global HTML Elements > +–Member Bar WITH Messenger Links and add this at the end of {ibf.lang.l_qb}</a>


Again, replace the link with whatever for your website