Since Datalife Engine 9.8 was released, even this new version has a lot of improvements but on template upgrade process is quite simple and easy to upgrade your theme from 9.7 to 9.8, only a few files are required to modify, in this tutorial we will show you how to upgrade the theme from DLE 9.7 to 9.8
Upgrade Theme
9.7 to 9.8
Last Updated: June 20, 2014
Since Datalife Engine 9.8 was released, even this new version has a lot of improvements but on template upgrade process is quite simple and easy to upgrade your theme from 9.7 to 9.8, only a few files are required to modify, in this tutorial we will show you how to upgrade the theme from DLE 9.7 to 9.8
1) Upload the attached images with this article to your template folder "dleimages"
the package contains the following files:
- closemarker.png
- marker.png
- social-icons.png
2) Open the style/engine.css
find and delete:
.editor textarea {
font-family: Verdana;
word-spacing: 0.1em;
letter-spacing: 0;
line-height: 1.5em;
font-size: 11px;
color:#000;
background: #fff url("../images/fields.png") repeat-x;
border: 0 none;
}
.editor input[type="text"] {
padding: 2px;
background: #fff url("../images/fields.png") repeat-x;
border: 1px solid #bcc0c2;
}
.editor_button {
float: left;
cursor: pointer;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
}
.editor_buttoncl {
float: left;
cursor: pointer;
padding-left: 1px;
padding-right: 1px;
border-left: 1px solid #bbb;
border-right: 1px solid #bbb;
}
.editbclose {
float: right;
cursor: pointer;
display: none;
}
.editor_button select {
font-size: 11px;
}
.editor_button img {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.editbclose img {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.editor_button_brk img {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
Find:
.xfields textarea, .xprofile textarea {
width: 98%;
height: 186px;
margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px;
padding: 0px;
}
Replace with:
.xfields textarea, .xprofile textarea {
height: 186px;
margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px;
padding: 0px;
}
Add the following CSS at the end of the file:
/*---BB Editor---*/
.bb-pane { height: 1%; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #BBB; background-image: url("../bbcodes/bg.gif"); }
.bb-btn, .bb-sep { height: 25px; float: left; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-indent: -9999px; white-space: nowrap; }
.bb-sel { float: left; padding: 4px 2px 0 2px; }
.bb-sel select { font-size: 11px; }
.bb-sep { width: 5px; background-image: url("../bbcodes/brkspace.gif"); }
.bb-btn { cursor: pointer; width: 23px; }
#b_font { width: 118px;}
#b_size { width: 65px;}
#b_font select { padding: 0px;}
#b_size select { padding: 0px;}
#b_b { background-image: url("../bbcodes/b.gif"); }
#b_i { background-image: url("../bbcodes/i.gif"); }
#b_u { background-image: url("../bbcodes/u.gif"); }
#b_s { background-image: url("../bbcodes/s.gif"); }
#b_img { background-image: url("../bbcodes/image.gif"); }
#b_up { background-image: url("../bbcodes/upload.gif"); }
#b_emo { background-image: url("../bbcodes/emo.gif"); }
#b_url { background-image: url("../bbcodes/link.gif"); }
#b_leech { background-image: url("../bbcodes/leech.gif"); }
#b_mail { background-image: url("../bbcodes/email.gif"); }
#b_video { background-image: url("../bbcodes/mp.gif"); }
#b_audio { background-image: url("../bbcodes/mp3.gif"); }
#b_hide { background-image: url("../bbcodes/hide.gif"); }
#b_quote { background-image: url("../bbcodes/quote.gif"); }
#b_code { background-image: url("../bbcodes/code.gif"); }
#b_left { background-image: url("../bbcodes/l.gif"); }
#b_center { background-image: url("../bbcodes/c.gif"); }
#b_right { background-image: url("../bbcodes/r.gif"); }
#b_color { background-image: url("../bbcodes/color.gif"); }
#b_spoiler { background-image: url("../bbcodes/spoiler.gif"); }
#b_fla { background-image: url("../bbcodes/flash.gif"); }
#b_yt { background-image: url("../bbcodes/youtube.gif"); }
#b_tf { background-image: url("../bbcodes/typograf.gif"); }
#b_list { background-image: url("../bbcodes/list.gif"); }
#b_ol { background-image: url("../bbcodes/ol.gif"); }
#b_tnl { background-image: url("../bbcodes/translit.gif"); }
#b_br { background-image: url("../bbcodes/pbreak.gif"); }
#b_pl { background-image: url("../bbcodes/page.gif"); }
.bb-editor textarea {
-moz-box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #bcc0c2; width: 100%; background: #fff url("../images/fields.png") repeat-x;
}
.editorcomm .bb-editor { width: 465px;}
.editorcomm .bb-editor textarea { height: 156px; }
.clr {
clear: both;
}
/*---Select text and a pop-up window (Share)---*/
#marker-bar,
#txtselect_marker {
display: block;
visibility: hidden;
position: absolute;
z-index: 1200;
opacity: 0;
-webkit-transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
-moz-transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
-o-transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
}
#txtselect_marker {
cursor: pointer;
background:url(../dleimages/marker.png) -0px -0px no-repeat;
}
#txtselect_marker:hover {
background-position: -0px -32px;
}
#marker-bar{
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 15px;
background: #fff;
padding: 5px 10px;
cursor: default;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #ccc;
}
#marker-bar.show {
-webkit-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
-moz-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
-o-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
opacity: 1;
visibility: visible;
}
#txtselect_marker.show {
/* XXX make a common css fadeIn/fadeOut classes */
visibility: visible;
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
-webkit-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
-moz-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
-o-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
opacity: 1;
}
#marker-bar .masha-social,
#marker-bar .masha-marker{
cursor: pointer;
display: block;
margin: 0 5px;
float: left;
}
#marker-bar .masha-marker{
line-height: 1em;
color: #aaa;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa;
margin-right: 10px;
}
#marker-bar .masha-marker:hover {
color: #ea3e26;
border-color: #ea3e26;
}
.user_selection, .user_selection_true {
background: #c4f47d;
padding: 2px 0;
}
.user_selection a.txtsel_close, .user_selection_true a.txtsel_close {
display:none;
}
.user_selection .closewrap, .user_selection_true .closewrap {
position: relative;
}
.user_selection.hover a.txtsel_close, .user_selection_true.hover a.txtsel_close {
display: inline-block;
position: absolute;
top: -7px;
left: -5px;
width: 33px;
height: 33px;
background: url(../dleimages/closemarker.png) -0px -0px no-repeat;
}
.user_selection.hover a.txtsel_close:hover, .user_selection_true.hover a.txtsel_close:hover {
background-position: -0px -33px;
}
#share-popup {
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #aaa;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
position: absolute;
width: 414px;
display:none;
z-index: 100;
padding: 10px 0;
opacity: 0;
-webkit-transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
-moz-transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
-o-transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
transition: opacity .4s, visibility .1s linear .4s;
}
#share-popup.show {
display:block;
opacity: 1;
-webkit-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
-moz-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
-o-transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s;
opacity: 1;
}
#share-popup .social {
padding: 0 0 10px 17px;
height: 40px;
}
#share-popup .social p {
padding-bottom: 10px;
margin: 0;
font-weight: bold;
}
#share-popup .social ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#share-popup .social ul li {
float: left;
margin-right: 20px;
padding-top: 2px;
position: relative;
}
#share-popup .social ul a {
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 11px;
display: inline-block;
color: #aaa;
padding-left: 25px;
}
#share-popup .social ul a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
color: #ea3e26;
}
#share-popup .social a span{
cursor: pointer;
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
background: url(../dleimages/social-icons.png) 20px 20px no-repeat;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
}
#share-popup .social .tw span{
background-position: 0 -20px;
}
#share-popup .social .tw:hover span{
background-position: 0 0;
}
#share-popup .social .fb span{
background-position: -20px -20px;
}
#share-popup .social .fb:hover span {
background-position: -20px 0;
}
#share-popup .social .vk span{
background-position: -40px -20px;
}
#share-popup .social .vk:hover span {
background-position: -40px 0;
}
#share-popup .social .gp span{
background-position: -60px -20px;
}
#share-popup .social .gp:hover span {
background-position: -60px 0;
}
#share-popup .link {
clear: both;
border-top: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
padding: 10px 5px 0 10px;
line-height: 1.2;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0 7px;
}
#share-popup .link p {
font-weight: bold;
padding: 0 0 3px 0;
margin: 0;
}
#share-popup .link span {
color: #999;
font-size: 10px;
display: block;
padding-top: 3px;
}
#share-popup .link a {
display: block;
}
3) Open the file addnews.tpl
Find:
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<b>Short Description: <span class="impot">*</span></b> (Required)
<div>
[not-wysywyg]
<div>{bbcode}</div>
<textarea name="short_story" id="short_story" onfocus="setFieldName(this.name)" style="width:98%;" rows="15" class="f_textarea" >{short-story}</textarea>
[/not-wysywyg]
{shortarea}
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<b>Full Details:</b> (Optional)
<div>
[not-wysywyg]
<div>{bbcode}</div>
<textarea name="full_story" id="full_story" onfocus="setFieldName(this.name)" style="width:98%;" rows="20" class="f_textarea" >{full-story}</textarea>
[/not-wysywyg]
{fullarea}
</div>
</td>
</tr>
Replace with:
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<b>Short Description: <span class="impot">*</span></b> (Required)
[not-wysywyg]
<div class="bb-editor">
{bbcode}
<textarea name="short_story" id="short_story" onfocus="setFieldName(this.name)" rows="15" class="f_textarea" >{short-story}</textarea>
</div>
[/not-wysywyg]
{shortarea}
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<b>Full Details:</b> (Optional)
[not-wysywyg]
<div class="bb-editor">
{bbcode}
<textarea name="full_story" id="full_story" onfocus="setFieldName(this.name)" rows="20" class="f_textarea" >{full-story}</textarea>
</div>
[/not-wysywyg]
{fullarea}
</td>
</tr>
The theme design maybe different but this tutorial is based on "Default" theme, however, the theme upgrade is focused on adding the tag css class to bbcode edit <div class="bb-editor"> around the tag {bbcode} and textarea of short and full story, so for those who are usign different theme, all you need is add div class to wrap your bbcode editor in addnews.tpl!
4) Open the file comments.tpl
Find:
<ul class="reset">
<li>[complaint]Report Abuse[/complaint]</li>
<li>[com-edit]Edit[/com-edit]</li>
<li>[com-del]Delete[/com-del]</li>
</ul>
Replace with:
<ul class="reset">
<li>[spam]Spam[/spam]</li>
<li>[complaint]Report Abuse[/complaint]</li>
<li>[com-edit]Edit[/com-edit]</li>
<li>[com-del]Delete[/com-del]</li>
</ul>
The theme design maybe different but this tutorial is based on "Default" theme, however, the theme upgrade is focused on adding the tag [spam]Spam[/spam] inside the theme file for spam marker to mark the user as spammer
5) Open the file fullstory.tpl
Find:
<h3 class="btl">{title}</h3>
Replace with:
<h3 class="btl"><span id="news-title">{title}</span></h3>
The theme design maybe different but this tutorial is based on "Default" theme, however, the theme upgrade is focused on adding the tag <span id="news-title">{title}</span> inside the theme file, this tag is for sharing the news and slected text to social netwrok which is new feature in DLE 9.8, so all you need ti add span id="news-title" to wrap the article title in fullstory title
6) Open the file static.tpl
Find:
<h2 class="heading">{description}</h2>
Replace with:
<h2 class="heading"><span id="news-title">{description}</span></h2>
The theme design maybe different but this tutorial is based on "Default" theme, however, the theme upgrade is focused on adding the tag <span id="news-title">{description}</span> inside the theme file, this tag is for sharing the news and slected text to social netwrok which is new feature in DLE 9.8, so all you need ti add span id="news-title" to wrap the article title in static title
Please make sure that you add the tag to all static theme files, because many website using different static pages which using different file names, so if you want the new feature to be added to those pages you must add this tag to those theme otherwise the select text to share in social network may not get correct url to link back to your website!
7) Open the file userinfo.tpl
Find:
<tr>
<td class="label">Avatar:</td>
<td>
<input type="file" name="image" class="f_input" /><br />
<div class="checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="del_foto" id="del_foto" value="yes" /> <label for="del_foto">Delete current avatar</label></div>
</td>
</tr>
Replace with:
<tr>
<td class="label">Avatar:</td>
<td>Upload from your computer: <input type="file" name="image" class="f_input" /><br /><br />
Use avatar from <a href="http://www.gravatar.com/" target="_blank">Gravatar</a>: <input type="text" name="gravatar" value="{gravatar}" class="f_input" /> (Enter your E-mail on gravatar.com)
<br /><br /><div class="checkbox"><input type="checkbox" name="del_foto" id="del_foto" value="yes" /> <label for="del_foto">Delete current avatar</label></div>
</td>
</tr>
The theme design maybe different but this tutorial is based on "Default" theme, however, the theme upgrade is focused on adding the tag for gravatar.com services option for users to use their own avatar from their services and separate the avatar into 2 parts. 1) is for upload from computer which existing in all versions of previous DLE. 2) For www.gravatar.com services!
8) Open the file navigation.tpl
Find:
<br /><div class="dpad basenavi">
Replace with::
<br /><div class="dpad basenavi ignore-select">
The theme design maybe different but this tutorial is based on "Default" theme, however, the theme upgrade is focused on adding the tag class "ignore-select", this class is jquery for text selection, when users slect text to share on social network, this class will eliminate the class selection to get user the correct url to share the link, this class can be added to any of existing html class within the file to wrap navigation page links.