What CMS have you skinned?

**resurepus** · 10-13-2006, 08:36 AM

I was just wondering if there were guys who do skins among us? If you have any experience in creating skins/templates for CMS, would you share with us the experience? What CMS was it? How was it different from creating a design for simple html page?

thu9l1f3 · 10-13-2006, 02:58 PM

I create templates for phpBB, it's alot easier then creating one in photoshop because that would take alot extra time when u do all the coding urself. Soon I will have a portofolio online with all my work

**nevadabadgirl** · 10-13-2006, 03:45 PM

I have skinned Joomla, OSCommerce, ZenCart, Drupal, Vbulletin and Aardvark Topsites....and am working on learning to do more of them

feros · 11-09-2006, 09:56 AM

phpBB, vBulletin, IPB, XMB, Drupal, PostNuke, PHPNuke, oSCommerce, Wordpress, and TypoScript.

It's no harder than creating an HTML page - you just have to figure out which template files to edit. Now I don't have time to skin though; there's plenty of 15 year olds willing to skin CMS now for way less than I charge, so I outsource

takethetrain · 11-09-2006, 11:25 AM

I'm in the process of skinning my not-quite-up-yet Wordpress. The only other thing I've skinned is a phpBB, and I was a bit of a noob when I did it so there are all sorts of bugs. But when I'm done with this new one, I'll be posting it here for reviews!

colordesign · 11-10-2006, 08:47 PM

Just wordpress

Al3x · 11-12-2006, 08:41 AM

Only thing that I've ever skinned is Aardvark and even that was a toughy. I find it hard to code so I mainly design and get someone else to code my things, yes I'm too lazy to learn but if you want bog standard tables then I'm your man.

linox · 01-07-2007, 02:11 PM

Mambo, Joomla, OsCommerce, Limbo, X-Cart, phpBB...
I defenitely would share my experience.

PDL · 01-09-2007, 03:53 PM

vBulletin, DotNetNuke, PHP-nuke, Post-nuke, Joomla, PhpBB, and Wordpress. Most likely forgot some minor ones, but those are the ones i've done more than once

My favorites at the moment is Joomla and Wordpress - best open source systems out there imho!

**rasterbox** · 01-24-2007, 07:52 PM

vBulletin, phpBB, myspace (totally redesign the user profile page). right now am using vbulletin for the forum am maintaining.

Cheers

tec · 10-04-2007, 12:39 PM

just wordpress so far

GoldenZ · 12-26-2007, 02:15 PM

wordpress, phpbb2, vBulletin (were taking a course in VB at a online tutorial and they stop on the middle of the course Dam! lol)

Xdreamer · 12-27-2007, 12:12 PM

Depending on what you mean with skinning

I skin and code mostly wordpress since I know the system pretty good

Other than that:

- e107 (Design/Code)
- OScomm (Design)
- zen-cart (Design/Code)
- vbulletin (Design)
- phpBB (Design)

Non CMS related:

- Xfire (Designing skins)

krissoleil · 03-24-2008, 06:09 PM

Wow - I would love to see everyone's portfolios!

I've only just recently learned about Joomla. I have several websites that could use a CMS but I just don't know how to do it (nor do I have time to learn). But I'd love to see what you all have done!

TommyGun96 · 04-23-2008, 08:14 AM

vBulletin reskinning only... for the time being.

Qwert Man · 05-11-2008, 04:14 PM

I've tried to skin e107 before. Not easy. I ended up throwing together my own CMS in less time. Too bad, since I like e107 so much. Anybody know anything about Drupal? I've heard good things about that.

tomas.brolen · 05-12-2008, 06:26 AM

Since this is one of those threads that just wont die I might as well throw in my opinion/experience.

If you have to "skin" a cms it's not a good cms in one sense. It might have tons of features and generates valid code but if you have to have a 4 year technical dregree to put out a simple webpage that really doesn't do THAT special things, somethings awfully wrong.

In a good cms you should basically just have to cut and paste in your (x)html and css-code. Add a few lines of php code here and there to fetch content from the database and thats it. Why complicate things when you don't have to?

I know this might sound a bit harsh or arrogant but that's not the intention. I myself just hate to complicate things when not needed, that's just plain stupid if the end result doesn't get better or if it doesn't make things easier.

Sometimes it's needed to use a certain cms. If the client are already using one or if you are setting up a forum, webshop or whatever and need certain features and don't have the time or the money to develop one from scratch. One other valid reason is if you don't have the skills needed to do what you want, then a cms like wordpress might just do well. What I meant was that in 95% of the times it's not necessary to complicate things by using too complicated software.

But back to the question, what cms have you skinned?
Several including wordpress, blogger, joomla, mambo, php-nuke, phpBB, PunBB and Drupal which i just tested for personal use.
However I never really felt comfortable with any of them and everytime I gave them up and did my own thing. Nowadays I mainly just use ExpressionEngine for all my clients and projects. It hasn't failed me or the ones using it yet.

Just my 2c...

aggeloscy · 05-14-2008, 11:08 AM

Ive made skins/templates for wordpress, phpbb3 and phpbb2.

I have tried to make Joomla and VBulettin skins but its a bit harder than WP and phpbb2/3.

Neal · 05-23-2008, 04:07 PM

Vbulliten, Invision Powerboards & Squarespace. Played with Joomla, nothing I'm proud of yet.

jones8 · 11-13-2008, 04:33 PM

I've done many, but now I stick to mostly wordpress. For one, the demand is there, but also because the seo plugins are fantastic.

10-13-2006, 08:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
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10-13-2006, 03:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
nevadabadgirl Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,430	I have skinned Joomla, OSCommerce, ZenCart, Drupal, Vbulletin and Aardvark Topsites....and am working on learning to do more of them __________________ You MUST be a member of the Design Team to enter the contests. Please go to www.designcontest.net and follow the link that says "Join the Design Team" to get more information and the requirements for joining. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.

11-09-2006, 09:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
feros Design Team Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 93	phpBB, vBulletin, IPB, XMB, Drupal, PostNuke, PHPNuke, oSCommerce, Wordpress, and TypoScript. It's no harder than creating an HTML page - you just have to figure out which template files to edit. Now I don't have time to skin though; there's plenty of 15 year olds willing to skin CMS now for way less than I charge, so I outsource __________________ VehoWave \| My Blog

11-09-2006, 11:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
takethetrain Design Team Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 199	I'm in the process of skinning my not-quite-up-yet Wordpress. The only other thing I've skinned is a phpBB, and I was a bit of a noob when I did it so there are all sorts of bugs. But when I'm done with this new one, I'll be posting it here for reviews! __________________ brandy http://www.brandybingham.com

11-10-2006, 08:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
colordesign Design Team Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 109	Just wordpress __________________ Color Design

10-13-2006, 02:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
thu9l1f3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 22	I create templates for phpBB, it's alot easier then creating one in photoshop because that would take alot extra time when u do all the coding urself. Soon I will have a portofolio online with all my work

11-12-2006, 08:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Al3x Design Team Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 216	Only thing that I've ever skinned is Aardvark and even that was a toughy. I find it hard to code so I mainly design and get someone else to code my things, yes I'm too lazy to learn but if you want bog standard tables then I'm your man.

01-07-2007, 02:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
linox Design Team Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24	Skin Mambo, Joomla, OsCommerce, Limbo, X-Cart, phpBB... I defenitely would share my experience. __________________ www.prepressing.com

01-09-2007, 03:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
PDL Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 224	vBulletin, DotNetNuke, PHP-nuke, Post-nuke, Joomla, PhpBB, and Wordpress. Most likely forgot some minor ones, but those are the ones i've done more than once My favorites at the moment is Joomla and Wordpress - best open source systems out there imho!

01-24-2007, 07:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
rasterbox Administrator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pixel Nation Posts: 41	vBulletin, phpBB, myspace (totally redesign the user profile page). right now am using vbulletin for the forum am maintaining. Cheers __________________ rasterbox studios 3DPinoy.Com \|\| The Online Community for Filipino CG Artists

10-04-2007, 12:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
tec Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: the great beyond Posts: 10	just wordpress so far

12-26-2007, 02:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
GoldenZ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 10	wordpress, phpbb2, vBulletin (were taking a course in VB at a online tutorial and they stop on the middle of the course Dam! lol) __________________ Silence... when there is nothing else. Portflio comming soon. Last edited by GoldenZ; 12-26-2007 at 02:24 PM.

12-27-2007, 12:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
Xdreamer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 22	Depending on what you mean with skinning I skin and code mostly wordpress since I know the system pretty good Other than that: - e107 (Design/Code) - OScomm (Design) - zen-cart (Design/Code) - vbulletin (Design) - phpBB (Design) Non CMS related: - Xfire (Designing skins) __________________ Me@Last.fm \| Me@dA \| My Portfolio \| CGPAD.ORG - We grow artists

03-24-2008, 06:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
krissoleil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 40	Wow - I would love to see everyone's portfolios! I've only just recently learned about Joomla. I have several websites that could use a CMS but I just don't know how to do it (nor do I have time to learn). But I'd love to see what you all have done!

04-23-2008, 08:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
TommyGun96 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 112	vBulletin reskinning only... for the time being. __________________ "It´s better to die for something ... than to live for nothing!"

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05-11-2008, 04:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
Qwert Man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12	I've tried to skin e107 before. Not easy. I ended up throwing together my own CMS in less time. Too bad, since I like e107 so much. Anybody know anything about Drupal? I've heard good things about that.

05-12-2008, 06:26 AM	#17 (permalink)
tomas.brolen Design Team Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 108	Since this is one of those threads that just wont die I might as well throw in my opinion/experience. If you have to "skin" a cms it's not a good cms in one sense. It might have tons of features and generates valid code but if you have to have a 4 year technical dregree to put out a simple webpage that really doesn't do THAT special things, somethings awfully wrong. In a good cms you should basically just have to cut and paste in your (x)html and css-code. Add a few lines of php code here and there to fetch content from the database and thats it. Why complicate things when you don't have to? I know this might sound a bit harsh or arrogant but that's not the intention. I myself just hate to complicate things when not needed, that's just plain stupid if the end result doesn't get better or if it doesn't make things easier. Sometimes it's needed to use a certain cms. If the client are already using one or if you are setting up a forum, webshop or whatever and need certain features and don't have the time or the money to develop one from scratch. One other valid reason is if you don't have the skills needed to do what you want, then a cms like wordpress might just do well. What I meant was that in 95% of the times it's not necessary to complicate things by using too complicated software. But back to the question, what cms have you skinned? Several including wordpress, blogger, joomla, mambo, php-nuke, phpBB, PunBB and Drupal which i just tested for personal use. However I never really felt comfortable with any of them and everytime I gave them up and did my own thing. Nowadays I mainly just use ExpressionEngine for all my clients and projects. It hasn't failed me or the ones using it yet. Just my 2c... __________________ Last edited by tomas.brolen; 05-12-2008 at 06:34 AM.

05-14-2008, 11:08 AM	#18 (permalink)
aggeloscy Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 13	Ive made skins/templates for wordpress, phpbb3 and phpbb2. I have tried to make Joomla and VBulettin skins but its a bit harder than WP and phpbb2/3.

05-23-2008, 04:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
Neal Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 21	Vbulliten, Invision Powerboards & Squarespace. Played with Joomla, nothing I'm proud of yet.

11-13-2008, 04:33 PM	#20 (permalink)
jones8 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6	I've done many, but now I stick to mostly wordpress. For one, the demand is there, but also because the seo plugins are fantastic. __________________ Modern Furniture at RegencyShop.com \| barcelona chair