NodeBB customisation

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac I think my only concern here is the size and placement. If it’s too crammed, that detracts from the user experience and removes the focus away from the actual content.

Of course yes, I’ll probably just leave it how it is and make other changes such as font etc.

[JAC]

@jac said in NodeBB customisation:

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac I think my only concern here is the size and placement. If it’s too crammed, that detracts from the user experience and removes the focus away from the actual content.

Of course yes, I’ll probably just leave it how it is and make other changes such as font etc.

Hi Mark,

I thought if I made changes bit by bit that may be better…

How can I get the quotes background in blue with a nice font on? That stands out.

Many thanks.

[phenomlab]

@jac Like the above (the one used here) ?

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac Like the above (the one used here) ?

Something like that if it’s possible yes without copying and upsetting the designer , as in don’t give me the code if you’re not happy to .

Many thanks.

[phenomlab]

@jac I’ve no issues at all with this.

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac I’ve no issues at all with this.

Many thanks as always for this.

Of course the reason I asked was as discussed in our previous chats I didn’t want to copy what you have done although 100% loving your ideas / work.

[phenomlab]

@jac all the work in terms of design and layout is open source, so you can take what you want without needing to ask. The only point where I draw the line is where your site becomes a direct replica in terms of appearance to this one.

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac all the work in terms of design and layout is open source, so you can take what you want without needing to ask. The only point where I draw the line is where your site becomes a direct replica in terms of appearance to this one.

Absolutely mate, I wouldn’t do that .

[JAC]

@jac said in NodeBB customisation:

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac all the work in terms of design and layout is open source, so you can take what you want without needing to ask. The only point where I draw the line is where your site becomes a direct replica in terms of appearance to this one.

Absolutely mate, I wouldn’t do that .

Certainly interesting how the standard quote image is pretty much a line, it’s well changed and I’d have no clue how you managed to achieve it .

[phenomlab]

@jac Standard line ? Not sure I follow

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac Standard line ? Not sure I follow

Apologies I should have explained better.

The image shows a grey line to the left which is the quote, is that right?

What I’m thinking of is how on earth you managed to change it from how it is to what you have now which looks 100000% more professional .

[phenomlab]

@jac yes, I understand now. You can replicate what I have here with the below CSS

blockquote {
    font-size: inherit;
    border-left: 5px solid #eee;
    background: #eeeeee;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    padding: 15px;
    position: relative;
}
blockquote:after {
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #eee;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
}

Be warned though that this is relatively advanced and any other changes to the blockquote class will impact this.

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac yes, I understand now. You can replicate what I have here with the below CSS

blockquote {
    font-size: inherit;
    border-left: 5px solid #eee;
    background: #eeeeee;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    padding: 15px;
    position: relative;
}
blockquote:after {
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #eee;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
}

Be warned though that this is relatively advanced and any other changes to the blockquote class will impact this.

Many thanks mate,

I’ll try this when on the laptop.

[JAC]

Would there be a way to make the background blue and the font white on the quote at all?.

[JAC]

@jac said in NodeBB customisation:

Would there be a way to make the background blue and the font white on the quote at all?.

Encountered issue at first hurdle…hmm.

[phenomlab]

@jac Yes, you’ll get that message if the CSS is incomplete. For example, if you’ve missed a semi colon at the end. Can you paste all of your CSS here for review ?

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac Yes, you’ll get that message if the CSS is incomplete. For example, if you’ve missed a semi colon at the end. Can you paste all of your CSS here for review ?

Sure,

blockquote {
    font-size: inherit;
    border-left: 5px solid #eee;
    background: #eeeeee;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    padding: 15px;
    position: relative;
}
blockquote:after {
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #eee;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
{

That’s what I’ve used mate.

[phenomlab]

@jac That last block should be

blockquote:after {
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #eee;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
}

The curly brace should be the other way round.

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in NodeBB customisation:

@jac That last block should be

blockquote:after {
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #eee;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
}

The curly brace should be the other way round.

Thanks very much Mark! That has fixed the issue!

Is there any way to change the font on the quote to white with a blue background at all?

Many thanks as always for the free help and advice!

[phenomlab]

@jac Not sure which type of blue you want, but you could do it with this

.topic .posts .content blockquote {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #ffffff;
}

blockquote {
    font-size: inherit;
    border-left: 5px solid #194F90;
    background: #194F90;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    padding: 15px;
    position: relative;
}
blockquote:after {
    border-right: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #194F90;
    bottom: -20px;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
}

Essentially, you’d be modifying the previous block I provided, and forcing white on .topic .posts .content blockquote

Essentially, you’ll land up with this

Hope this helps.