A New Theme?

[Azura 1,107]

Hey there everypony,

 

If it's possible I'd like somepony to make a theme that hides all avatars and signatures, makes the forums look like a normal and plain forum as simple as it can so I can go onto the forums without people talking about how I am on a pony forum.

 

It's basically the IP.Board without avatars and signatures. Can somepony do something like that?

[Spectre2343 78]

That would be nice, so you can go on it at places like school and in public without having people harass you and lecture you about how MLP is "immoral & wrong" lol

Edited September 7, 2012 by Star Dancer

[Azura 1,107]

That would be nice, so you can go on it at places like school and in public without having people harass you and lecture you about how MLP is "immoral & wrong" lol

 

It shouldn't be that hard for somepony to knows about stuff like these, hiding the avatars and signatures aren't that hard right?

[Spectre2343 78]

It shouldn't be that hard for somepony to knows about stuff like these, hiding the avatars and signatures aren't that hard right?

 

Yeah it would be easy. I thought you were asking for somebody to do it for you Not suggesting it for the forums lol, I derped up

[Azura 1,107]

Yeah it would be easy. I thought you were asking for somebody to do it for you Not suggesting it for the forums lol, I derped up

 

I don't know how to do it and I would like somepony like Scootacool to do it since it shouldn't take much effort.

 

I suppose suggesting it to the forums means that somepony will have to do it though not for you but for the whole forums.

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

I would like this. I sometimes go on pony forums when I am with a friend and I really would like this so I don't always have to look over my shoulder to see if they see what I'm doing

[Dasher 119]

Agreed this would be a very good thing to have as an option to turn on and off I constantly look behind myself to make sure no one is behind me on these fourms because of the ponies (its annoying).

[Azura 1,107]

Agreed this would be a very good thing to have as an option to turn on and off I constantly look behind myself to make sure no one is behind me on these fourms because of the ponies (its annoying).

 

Exactly, I always have to sit somewhere where nopony is behind me just because I don't want people talking about my love for ponies.

[Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529]

It's within the realm of possibility to create a new theme that doesn't show any avatars or signatures; however, it is likely going to be an awful lot of work to find every last place in the templates where an avatar is shown (unless they're only hidden from the forums, and not from private messages, blogs, statuses, profiles, etc.?).

 

If the goal of this theme is to be a "discrete mode" for MLP Forums, however, what can be done about member-posted images and videos that are filled with ponies? The most boring grey theme in the world won't help you avoid people actually posting ponies. Something to think about... or is that a non-issue?

 

That's not a challenge, by the way - I'm honestly just looking for some two-way dialogue and feedback here because creating a new theme isn't something to be done lightly on the administrative end...

[Bohtty 1,775]

It's within the realm of possibility to create a new theme that doesn't show any avatars or signatures; however, it is likely going to be an awful lot of work to find every last place in the templates where an avatar is shown (unless they're only hidden from the forums, and not from private messages, blogs, statuses, profiles, etc.?).

 

If the goal of this theme is to be a "discrete mode" for MLP Forums, however, what can be done about member-posted images and videos that are filled with ponies? The most boring grey theme in the world won't help you avoid people actually posting ponies. Something to think about... or is that a non-issue?

 

That's not a challenge, by the way - I'm honestly just looking for some two-way dialogue and feedback here because creating a new theme isn't something to be done lightly on the administrative end...

 

Well technically you could make a hook, or mod, to make images show up as their file name only as aposed to actually displaying the image... Edited September 7, 2012 by Bohtty

[Azura 1,107]

 

It's basically hiding all of the images so that there is just text, though if it's really that difficult then forget it..

 

Maybe somepony will have the time to make a Firefox Plugin that does that.

[Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529]

Well technically you could make a hook, or mod, to make images show up as their file name only as aposed to actually displaying the image...

There's an idea. Although there's no telling how complicated it might get. Scootacool is our in-house custom development guy, so that would come down to whether he's able to do such a thing, and only for one particular theme.

 

It's basically hiding all of the images so that there is just text, though if it's really that difficult then forget it.. Maybe somepony will have the time to make a Firefox Plugin that does that.

There is a lot of merit in a "boss-safe mode" for MLP Forums as it could help boost the site's activity while people are bored at school or work. So it isn't something I'm opposed to, but I just wanted to give everyone an idea of what potentially be involved in making it happen.

 

Hiding all images from loading is a lot simpler than making a custom theme, though. See the attached screenshot:

 

 

In Firefox, you can specifically block mlpforums.com from loading any images. The result should be a very bland, image-less site, just like what you're looking for (although I cannot guarantee it won't load any off-site images that aren't hosted on mlpforums.com, unfortunately). It could do as an interim solution for you or anyone else trying to make MLP Forums "work-safe".

 

With that said, I'm interested in pursuing something a bit more permanent and site-based, but I'll need a few ideas for the best way to make it happen.

[Azura 1,107]

There's an idea. Although there's no telling how complicated it might get. Scootacool is our in-house custom development guy, so that would come down to whether he's able to do such a thing, and only for one particular theme.

 

 

 

There is a lot of merit in a "boss-safe mode" for MLP Forums as it could help boost the site's activity while people are bored at school or work. So it isn't something I'm opposed to, but I just wanted to give everyone an idea of what potentially be involved in making it happen.

 

Hiding all images from loading is a lot simpler than making a custom theme, though. See the attached screenshot:

 

 

In Firefox, you can specifically block mlpforums.com from loading any images. The result should be a very bland, image-less site, just like what you're looking for (although I cannot guarantee it won't load any off-site images that aren't hosted on mlpforums.com, unfortunately). It could do as an interim solution for you or anyone else trying to make MLP Forums "work-safe".

 

With that said, I'm interested in pursuing something a bit more permanent and site-based, but I'll need a few ideas for the best way to make it happen.

 

Thanks Feld0, though I'm on the Mac but it should be the same anyway.

 

Maybe I'll come up with that idea one day.. Or maybe I'll just sit around and wait for somepony else to come up with an idea.

[XUNUSEDXXX 3,459]

@@Feld0,

I tried this method you suggested, but, like you said, it still shows a few avatars and signatures (this is from the Random Chat Thread). So your theory about it showing off-site images is confirmed. Looks like we will need an actual true theme for this.