The forum as a means of communication is of great importance in finding the necessary information or communicating with like-minded people. In order for people to be able to comfortably conduct a discussion on your forum, it must have a respectable or just original look.
Instructions
Step 1
It is not difficult to decorate a forum, but it is important to consider that free forums have great limitations in this regard. Therefore, in order to make the forum the way you would like to see it - you need a paid forum on engines, like; IP. Board, phpBB, Invision Power Board, Vbulletin, Intellect Board, PunBB, MyBB, ExBB, miniBB, Flex BB, Phorum, Yabb se, etc. Some engines from this list are free, however, in the free versions there are significant restrictions on the realization of your desires.
Step 2
The main decoration of most forums is its title banner, which, considering that you have purchased a paid forum, you can display whatever you want. Including animation. For originality, you can draw your own banner in the program - editor of graphic images Photoshop, or order a drawing from a web designer.
Step 3
It is possible for holidays (for example, new year) to install a special script "falling snowflakes" on the forum. Throughout the forum, snowflakes will fall. It looks very effective and original. You can also add a New Year's hat under the user account, etc. You can also do this on February 23, March 8 and other holidays. For example, military camouflage, roses - depending on your ideas.
Step 4
It will also be effective to change the standard forum buttons to special images on your topic in the form of buttons using the same Photoshop or other special programs. There is an interesting program Crystal Button designed exclusively for buttons, very easy to use even for beginners.
Step 5
Hierarchical award for forum users. For example, the military hierarchy is quite popular. Starting from a private ending with a commander-in-chief marshal. For example, up to 50 messages a private person, then a junior sergeant, and so on a set of messages he rises in rank. It is effective to make special shoulder straps under the user's nickname. You can also come up with any hierarchy, or whatever you like.
