Template Editing

[Sylar]

Does the forum software you use allow for outside-the-ACP template editing? I know phpbb does, but for Xenforo you have to edit styles and other similar templates directly from the ACP

I personally don't mind this anymore as I have installed an add-on to help with the editing process in the ACP, however I know it's a bit annoying when you can't use your preferred text editor for you website.

What's your take on the matter?

 

[xpl0iter]

To be honest I don't mind either way. But I guess xenforo'd way is better as it allows reverting back to the original template with just a click!

 

[Hubok]

Just Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+V into your text editor, then do the same sending it back.

IP.Board has a decent template editor, never tried external editing however. It certainly can't beat Dreamweaver CS6.


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[Beverly]

Just Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+V into your text editor, then do the same sending it back. :wink:

IP.Board has a decent template editor, never tried external editing however. It certainly can't beat Dreamweaver CS6.


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And, this serves another purpose, you can actually save a copy of the original on text pad, just in case the original gets corrupted somehow in the editing process. At least that's what I did and it saved my forum from a botched editing job on more than one occasion.

 

[shadowslight]

Does the forum software you use allow for outside-the-ACP template editing? I know phpbb does, but for Xenforo you have to edit styles and other similar templates directly from the ACP

I personally don't mind this anymore as I have installed an add-on to help with the editing process in the ACP, however I know it's a bit annoying when you can't use your preferred text editor for you website.

What's your take on the matter?

phpBB actually allows for both, but depending on your settings, if you edit a template, the changes can be stored either via the filesystem or a cache that holds your changes and presents them to the site. the latter is good for a quick temporary fix. But if you install a mod using UMIL or AUTOMOD, them changes will be erased. So I would guess for me it depends on what crapped out or something. I used to prefer doing the changes in the ACP, but as i've learned, its oftentimes better to edit via the notepad++

 

[Southern Comfort]

IPB has a very nice editor, all done within the ACP aside from the installing process if I remember correctly. I prefer having it in the ACP as I'm not that big on code editing, but for simple fixes I dig ACP editing.