Please backup your database before doing any kind of major work on your forum/board.

Uploading the Graphics for your skin:

In this guide we will use "Ocean" skin as an example.

Unzip the .zip file on your computer and you will see the folders as below.
Inside "Ocean" folder you will find ... Misc (PSD's etc ..), Read Me, styles and XML folder.

Upload style folder to the server.

- Using a FTP client login to your server.
- Go to the (root) folder of your forum. (You should see "admincp", "archive" etc in that folders).
- Upload only the "styles" to the root folder of your forum.
- See the screen shot below.

This step is optional ... Saving current default style is recommended but if you don't want to save your existing style you can proceed to "Installing XML file".

To save or download style log into the admin control panel.
Expand Styles & Templates and click on Download / Upload styles. (See Screen shot below).

Follow the steps in the screen shot below for downloading and saving style.
- Select the style you want to download.
- Type title for the style.
- Type file name.
- Select "Get customizations made in this style and all parent styles".
- Download and save it on your computer.

Installing XML file:

To install new style log into the admin control panel.
Expand Styles & Templates and click on Download / Upload styles. (See Screen shot below).

Follow the steps in the screen shot below and upload the XML file.
1. Browse for the XML file in ocean skin's XML folder.
2. Select create new style.
3. Ignore style version. (If you get version number error you will have to select "YES").
4. Title for uploaded style.
5. Import.

After importing the XML file skin installation is finished.

Support will be offered to the customers who have purchased the skins and it is available at forum. Support will not given in the open forum, PM's or emails.

Support cannot be offered for modified skins or questions on how to modify the skins. Or for third party software such as vBadvanced CMPS, vbPortal etc. If you need support for these softwares you would need to contact them.

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