I placed it near the bottom:

Here is some code to show you (forum.tpl):

        <div id="footer_wrap">
            <div id="footer">
                                    <a href="http://www.mysite.com/invitefriends/" title="Invite friends"  >Invite friends</a> |
                                                    <a href="http://www.mysite.com/contactus/" title="Contact us"  >Contact us</a> |
                                <a href="http://www.mysite.com/page/tos/" title="Terms of service"  >Terms of service</a>                <!-- CREDIT LINE: UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL WILL VOID LICENSE -->
                            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="clear"></div>

        <script type="text/javascript">
<!--

moz=document.getElementById&&!document.all
mozHeightOffset=20

function resize_iframe(){
document.getElementById("iframe_id").height="" // required for Moz bug, value can be "", null, or integer
document.getElementById('iframe_id').height=window.frames["iframe_name"].document.body.scrollHeight+(moz?mozHeightOffset:0)
}

// -->
</script>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">var virpath = "http://www.mysite.com/";</script>
</body>
</html>

Hope that helps...  Let me know if you like it...

Last edited by wclang (2009-03-09 10:56:48)

This is what I did:

I created a custom page as above. Then I created forum.tpl and added the following:

<!-- INCLUDE forumheader.tpl --> (forumheader is a copy of header.tpl but I removed sidebar)

here I just add the iframe as above

<!-- INCLUDE footer.tpl -->

Works perfectly only one problemos - I have set scrolling to 'auto' and width to '100%' but I still see that ugly scrollbar :S

This is a great mod wclang,but I have 1 problem. If you click on a member's link to view their VLD profile. It
doubles the page. 2 main menu bars and 2 members menus. Doubled the frame. How can I fix this?

Since nobody has replied maybe I need to be a little more clear for what I am asking.

I went ahead and installed punbb 1.3.4 (I guess this is the latest version)

I managed to get everything to work just fine except for one thing.

In Firefox browser I can't get it to auto resize the height.

In Internet Explorer It auto resizes just fine.

I used the Java Resize Code that wclang supplied but it doesn't work for Firefox.

If anybody out there in the Vld forums has a solution and wouldn't mind given me a hand solving this problem I would be very greatful.

Thanks guys! 

and the startpage is ... the first page then you get to your site ...in this case header.tpl ...

... I try to get it work with bluenet templates ... but it will not work ...

ramil helpt me and now it work like a charm ... thanks ramil ...

the solution is = in header.tpl the link to the forum must be /page/forum/

I have /forum/ and it don´t work ... "stupid me"

maybee this can help someone else here ... I hope so ...

Last edited by gugu (2010-01-27 12:28:41)

It takes some effort to get the forum to look like it's part of your system.

I agree with Robest, and advise against the use of an iFrame.

Go to any member's site, have a look at their layout, then go to their forum.
Those who have spent the time and effort to integrate the look and feel of their forum will certainly stand out from those who don't, whose forum looks like it is, an add-on that they haven't spent much time on.

Can you not see and feel the difference between those who put in the effort and those who don't?

Alas I have no forum active, to show you the effort I went to, to make it look like part of the system, with no loss of continuity. I was using phpBB v2 as the forum was hacked into, and I am still working on something better.

Anyhow, decide which group you want to be in.

this was useful, but only because the content that will go into the forum is not really for the search engine. Here are some pros and cons as I see it.

1. change the design of the header and footer (top and bottom part) of the forum just like the rest of the site.
    Pro: Search engine friendly for the content inside the forum. (only if the content is publicly viewable.)
    Con: ads other elements in the forum is not controlled from the main platform. There will be separate management for the ads in the forum. Changing of any design elements will have to be done in 2 different places.

2. placing the forum content into the main platform as "iframe"
    Pro: Design/ads are better controlled from the main platform; therefore, the website looks better integrated together.
    Con: not as search engine friendly for the contents inside the forum.