alt⟨div⟩ -- peculiar, retro, and other niche XenForo stylesAlternadiv.com is where I make unusual XenForo styles that no one asked for. I do it because I enjoy experimenting with HTML/CSS/customizing XF, and also because I miss 2000s-era web design aesthetics.
This is one of those styles...
faux⟨archive⟩ ?Faux Archive is, well... an archive mode for XenForo. I consider it faux (a lookalike) because it uses only CSS to achieve the archive vibe, as opposed to actually editing core files to create a true archive.
Forum ListForum ViewThread View
the⟨utilities⟩Because Faux Archive uses only CSS, there are no template edits aside from extra.less. This makes it easy to show/hide elements according to your needs.
Out of the box, archive is pretty archive'd up. Almost everything is removed from view but you can quickly show or hide elements by adding or removing them to my class list in extra.less.
By default, I have it set to hide almost everything, showing only:
breadcrumbs
page title
page navigation
node title
thread title
thread navigation
message author username
message content
BB code in message content
footer style chooser
footer copyright
Other than that, everything is hidden and usernames are not clickable. If you want to, you can easily add elements back, including the ability to create posts.
extra⟨tips⟩Faux Archive works best on the following pages:
forum list
forum view
all node types (discussion, questions, suggestions, search, article, page)
all article node layouts
all thread types (discussion, poll, question, suggestion, article, custom thread fields, prefixed threads)
Faux Archive is not intended for pages like: account details, members list, what's new, etc.
If you have widgets positioned above or below the forum list, thread list, or inside threads, you would need to add extra CSS to hide those by their widget ID. If you have widgets in the header, sidenav, sidebar, or footer, those are hidden by default.
that's⟨all⟩That's all! Let me know if you need help hiding or showing something.