Skip to content

NodeBB Theme/Skin Switcher

Solved Customisation
38 2 12.0k 1
  • @Teemberland can you try the site under incognito mode? I’m interested to know if this is related to caching.

    @phenomlab tried it, CSS class is still not showing. 😞

  • @phenomlab tried it, CSS class is still not showing. 😞

    @Teemberland can you remove all JS and leave the custom CSS with just the basic body class and let me know if that works?

  • @Teemberland can you remove all JS and leave the custom CSS with just the basic body class and let me know if that works?

    @phenomlab that doesn’t work either.

  • @phenomlab that doesn’t work either.

    @Teemberland ok, there’s definitely something wrong here. Are you sure there’s no errors in the console or you don’t have any script blockers running in your browser that could be interfering with execution?

  • @Teemberland ok, there’s definitely something wrong here. Are you sure there’s no errors in the console or you don’t have any script blockers running in your browser that could be interfering with execution?

    @phenomlab correct. No console error or script blockers.
    EDIT:
    It shouldn’t matter what theme I use, correct? I’m currently using Slick theme.

    EDIT #2: I added my CSS rule to a widget. I can now see it on the page. Perhaps this is my only work around at this point.

  • @phenomlab correct. No console error or script blockers.
    EDIT:
    It shouldn’t matter what theme I use, correct? I’m currently using Slick theme.

    EDIT #2: I added my CSS rule to a widget. I can now see it on the page. Perhaps this is my only work around at this point.

    @Teemberland can you switch to Persona and see if the issue exists there as well ? I know that the Slick theme does have some issues.

  • @Teemberland can you switch to Persona and see if the issue exists there as well ? I know that the Slick theme does have some issues.

    @phenomlab BINGO! It does work in Persona. Unfornately, we have to use our custom Slick theme per my company’s request.

    I guess for now I have to put the styles in a widget for it to work. Unless you can think of something else?

  • @phenomlab BINGO! It does work in Persona. Unfornately, we have to use our custom Slick theme per my company’s request.

    I guess for now I have to put the styles in a widget for it to work. Unless you can think of something else?

    @Teemberland thought as much. I personally don’t use Slick for anything because of the issues it has. However, it’s abundantly clear that this theme doesn’t seem to recognize or inline any css from the ACP which is bizarre.

    The good thing is that there’s nothing wrong with your NodeBB installation, but as you say, you have to use Slick, so the only way this will work is to embed the CSS in a widget. Whilst this works, here be dragons. If you decide to change the theme or have to reset it, the widgets are all removed and placed into the drafts section - you have to put these back manually.

    My last remaining suggestion would be to minify the CSS once you have it finalized as it’s presence in the widget could well affect page load speed.

  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab has marked this topic as solved on
  • @Teemberland thought as much. I personally don’t use Slick for anything because of the issues it has. However, it’s abundantly clear that this theme doesn’t seem to recognize or inline any css from the ACP which is bizarre.

    The good thing is that there’s nothing wrong with your NodeBB installation, but as you say, you have to use Slick, so the only way this will work is to embed the CSS in a widget. Whilst this works, here be dragons. If you decide to change the theme or have to reset it, the widgets are all removed and placed into the drafts section - you have to put these back manually.

    My last remaining suggestion would be to minify the CSS once you have it finalized as it’s presence in the widget could well affect page load speed.

    @phenomlab Thanks! I’ll make sure the company is aware of this.

    Thank you for putting up with me, @phenomlab ! I really appreciate all your help. You can mark this as resolved for now.

  • @Teemberland thought as much. I personally don’t use Slick for anything because of the issues it has. However, it’s abundantly clear that this theme doesn’t seem to recognize or inline any css from the ACP which is bizarre.

    The good thing is that there’s nothing wrong with your NodeBB installation, but as you say, you have to use Slick, so the only way this will work is to embed the CSS in a widget. Whilst this works, here be dragons. If you decide to change the theme or have to reset it, the widgets are all removed and placed into the drafts section - you have to put these back manually.

    My last remaining suggestion would be to minify the CSS once you have it finalized as it’s presence in the widget could well affect page load speed.

    @phenomlab by the way, I fixed the issue in Slick. I just copied this code from Persona to my header.tpl in Slick.

    {{{if useCustomHTML}}}
    {{customHTML}}
    {{{end}}}
    {{{if useCustomCSS}}}
    <style type="text/css">{{customCSS}}</style>
    {{end}}}
    

    It used to looke like this:

    <!-- IF useCustomHTML -->
    {{customHTML}}
    <!-- END -->
    <!-- IF useCustomCSS -->
    <style type="text/css">{{customCSS}}</style>
    <!-- END -->
    
  • @phenomlab by the way, I fixed the issue in Slick. I just copied this code from Persona to my header.tpl in Slick.

    {{{if useCustomHTML}}}
    {{customHTML}}
    {{{end}}}
    {{{if useCustomCSS}}}
    <style type="text/css">{{customCSS}}</style>
    {{end}}}
    

    It used to looke like this:

    <!-- IF useCustomHTML -->
    {{customHTML}}
    <!-- END -->
    <!-- IF useCustomCSS -->
    <style type="text/css">{{customCSS}}</style>
    <!-- END -->
    

    @Teemberland great spot ! You should create a PR for that so they can include it in the official repository.

    Just be aware that any subsequent releases will overwrite your fix without the PR.


Did this solution help you?
Did you find the suggested solution useful? Support 💗 Sudonix with a coffee
If your organisation needs deeper expertise around infrastructure, security, or technology leadership, learn more about Phenomlab Ltd. Many of the deeper technical guides behind Sudonix are published there.

Related Topics
  • nodebb error logs

    Bugs nodebb
    6
    2
    4 Votes
    6 Posts
    2k Views
    I just wanted to ask because I don’t have much knowledge about the new installation. Thank you for the explanatory answer.
  • Nodebb 3.2.0

    Bugs nodebb nodebb 3.2.0
    20
    1
    2 Votes
    20 Posts
    5k Views
    @crazycells yes, I’m aware of that. Need to fix EDIT- fixed. Caused by the same CSS that is used to absolutely position the “verified” group badge in the posts view. Amended this CSS so that is specifically targets the post stream as below li[component="post"] a[href*="/groups/verified"] { position: absolute !important; left: 8px; z-index: 2; margin-top: 1px; border-radius: 999px !important; line-height: 14px; display: block; height: 22px; margin-left: 0px !important; }
  • 2 Votes
    2 Posts
    797 Views
    @dave1904 that’s a really good point actually. I know it was there previously on Persona, but you’re right - no such function exists on harmony. However, putting something in place to mimick the behaviour of Persona won’t be hard from the js standpoint, although I wonder if perhaps we should ask the NodeBB developers is this feature was overlooked?
  • build nodebb Warning in entrypoint size limit

    Solved Performance nodebb
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    942 Views
    @eeeee they are nothing to worry about, and can be ignored.
  • Custom badges

    Solved Customisation nodebb
    103
    2
    49 Votes
    103 Posts
    39k Views
    Perfect
  • is "night mode" shifting the forum several pixels up?

    Solved Configure nodebb
    8
    4 Votes
    8 Posts
    2k Views
    @crazycells hmm. Good point. I actually use my own version of the dark mode plugin, so not entirely sure. However, I think the CSS is probably the same. I’m not at my PC currently but can check and advise later.
  • Social icon (Nodebb)

    Solved Customisation nodebb social
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    2k Views
    @phenomlab said in Social icon (Nodebb): @jac I just tested my theory around using the OG image, and according to the Twitter card validator, it works fine [image: 1638880098289-73e805e1-997b-41bf-9259-51c5052ca8fc-image.png] fixed
  • How to set a signature in NodeBB?

    Solved Customisation
    4
    2 Votes
    4 Posts
    2k Views
    @phenomlab said in How to set a signature in NodeBB?: @jac No issues at all with copying. This is set using the signature for the user you are posting as. In the case of Hostrisk, it’s set like the below [image: 1633427929198-7bf04183-f6e8-4d72-b0eb-c9a05c9cd24b-image.png] You can set the signature by using https://domain.com/user/theuser/edit Mamy thanks Mark, I’ll set this up later .