A few members of my forum said i should make it "sexier" to get more people to sign up and post. how do you make a forum sexier? the link is in my sig to view it if you have any tips/ideas.
Well to get that forum "sexier" :d, you will most likely require a "sexier" style (skin)... and you will need like shoutbox, for members to chat between themselevs... add an arcade, so that they can have fun when they're bored... and maybe add more sections where they can talk
is there a skin you would recommend? the arcade i had plans to add. shoutbox, didnt think that would be good but maybe i will reconsider, thanks for that. what other sections would you recommend to add? thanks for replying btw
try searching the php styles sites for "modern" styles, I would think they would be "sexier" good luck
First off: NP for replying Secondly: The skins i would use would be these ones... aqueous cobalt vBulletin tren_z skin vBulletin surge skin vBulletin oivar Code (markup): these are some good skins from extremepixels... but again, its up2 for the skin of choice, the current one, wont attract attention much. but again, these are vBulletin skins, and since i noticed ur forum is a phpBB some extremepixel ones, got a good one, and also google phpbb3 styles, there would be some nice skins there 2. but your current one, makes me leave the site. Lastly: As you can see your domain is stree speakers... and you got discussion on many stuff... try adding in Street Games- just talk about video games or something... :) then add like... video section, and share videos there, add like a little, forum games section... picture zone... and more... Code (markup):
thanks for replying , both of you. im going to definitley look into that, i thought the skin on there looked fine to me but ah well lol. this is my first forum, so im still learning as you can tell. Street Games=good idea, im going to use that.
yeah man, dcristo that sounds uhmmm yeah im loling @ that 2 .... maybe u can upgrade it to vbulletin , much better stuff they got.
The simplest answer is: Ask Your Members Create a Thread so that they can add ideas. Some of them you'll accept, some not, some not and then get them rolling in half a month (They will love the surprise!). Based on the software you are using, you may want to let them know about sites with mods/hacks, templates to your forums software so they can choose. At first you'll get the most obvious picks: skin, chatbox, some games to play. Hopefully, they'll find some more interesting things Sometimes, the small things matter most. It's good to have at least one light and one dark theme. Try not to pick those empty, overdrown with no style what-so-ever - always get feedback from users. All things considered, make your members feel welcome, happy and proud about being a part of your community.
appreciate the feedback! yea i went ahead and had my programmer (silent_thunder of DP) upload the new theme and get some more mods put on there. he still got some work to do before its complete, but i took everybody idea and went with it. So far the response to my new theme is great, i cant wait til the new banner is on there as well cus the current banner is horrible, but thats ok its only temporary.
As mentioned previously I just wanted to double up on the suggestion of absolutely basing this "sexy renovation" or soley adding new and or better colors, adjusting the skin, and or presenting more interactive options for your visitors and members. Best of luck Regards, William
i did update the skin ( THANKS silent_thunder ) and i think it does look ALOT better. www.streetspeakers.com check it out and let me know what you think now
Try some good skins and change it for some time, ask your users which is the best then continue with it