[iBrazilian]

Gosh, Alliedmodders would look beautiful and more entertaining if it looked something like

http://www.stackoverflow.com, 100% of programmers should know this website, but it would be nice for Alliedmodders to change theme it's been a long time with this now.

Just a suggestion.

Have a good day all:_)

[YamiKaitou]

I actually dislike the look of those types of sites. This is a Forum, not a Q&A site. I personally think the theme is just fine

[TheDS1337]

Yami, the black color looks better than blue

[YamiKaitou]

Originally Posted by DeagLe.Studio Yami, the black color looks better than blue

This blue goes better with the logo and the theme of both amxmodx.org and sourcemod.net

[iBrazilian]

Yami, you must understand that everything changes. I meant the design structure not the colors and such, I'd much rather see a this question in the way that StackOverflow question is designed.

I will make a concept with the little free time for showcase.

Also for most people who haven't noticed, a forum is also a question and answer, and so is Alliedmodders.

[asherkin]

Re-themeing the forum in it's current state would be a waste of item and effort, the underlying forum software is EOL (this is something we're investigating, but with a community of this size it's a slow process).

EDIT: Any changes to the theme would maintain the current overall layout regardless of other factors, it works well for the community and the is no point in change for the sake of change.

However, I will grant you guys some mocks I was working on for the main sites, to bring them together into a more unified design. This is the first time they've been seen outside the staff, so, ssssssssssssssh .

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...trap/index.png
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../downloads.png

[UchihaSkills]

I like the current design of AlliedModders
But a new one would be better^^

[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by asherkin Re-themeing the forum in it's current state would be a waste of item and effort, the underlying forum software is EOL (this is something we're investigating, but with a community of this size it's a slow process).

Switching to a newer vBulletin would mess things up, like Plugin search?

[iBrazilian]

Originally Posted by asherkin Re-themeing the forum in it's current state would be a waste of item and effort, the underlying forum software is EOL (this is something we're investigating, but with a community of this size it's a slow process). EDIT: Any changes to the theme would maintain the current overall layout regardless of other factors, it works well for the community and the is no point in change for the sake of change. However, I will grant you guys some mocks I was working on for the main sites, to bring them together into a more unified design. This is the first time they've been seen outside the staff, so, ssssssssssssssh . https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...trap/index.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../downloads.png

My suggestion was mostly directed towards a better way to find oneself into more interesting posts, looks can change how a website function, of course to a better or worse.

You're correct, changing for the sake of just changing would be senseless but alliedmodders will continue to grow.

As I said above, I will create a small concept for the forums just for the sake of it. Also changing
the design wouldn't technically need drastic changes, most touched would be CSS & HTML. And some functions depending how the variables are called but nothing too tough.

Originally Posted by UchihaSkills I like the current design of AlliedModders But a new one would be better^^

Agreed, change is nice and I'd like to believe that it would be for the better.

Originally Posted by Powerlord Switching to a newer vBulletin would mess things up, like Plugin search?

I don't know about that but no one said anything about upgrading vBulletin, just a design change wouldn't require upgrading versions.

[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by iBrazilian I don't know about that but no one said anything about upgrading vBulletin, just a design change wouldn't require upgrading versions.

Asherkin implied it when mentioning that the current forum software (vBulletin 3.8) was EOL and that the AlliedMods staff was investigating their options.