How to Change Classic Postbit to Horizontal Postbit
To switch your forum from classic (vertical) postbit to horizontal postbit for all users, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Remove the Option from UserCP
Go to:
ACP → Templates & Style → Templates → Your Theme → User Control Panel Templates → usercp_options
Find this code:
Replace it with:
This disables the checkbox and forces users to use horizontal postbit.
Step 2: Force All Existing Users to Use Horizontal Postbit
Run the following SQL query using phpMyAdmin or your database manager:
This updates all users currently using the classic (vertical) layout.
Step 3: Set the Default Layout in MyBB Settings
Go to:
ACP → Configuration → Show Thread Options → Post Layout
Set it to: Display posts using the horizontal post layout
That’s it! Your forum will now consistently use the horizontal postbit layout for all users.
To switch your forum from classic (vertical) postbit to horizontal postbit for all users, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Remove the Option from UserCP
Go to:
ACP → Templates & Style → Templates → Your Theme → User Control Panel Templates → usercp_options
Find this code:
Code:
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="1"><input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" name="classicpostbit" id="classicpostbit" value="1" {$classicpostbitcheck} /></td>
<td><span class="smalltext"><label for="classicpostbit">{$lang->show_classic_postbit}</label></span></td>
</tr>Replace it with:
Code:
<input type="hidden" name="classicpostbit" id="classicpostbit" value="0" />This disables the checkbox and forces users to use horizontal postbit.
Step 2: Force All Existing Users to Use Horizontal Postbit
Run the following SQL query using phpMyAdmin or your database manager:
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This updates all users currently using the classic (vertical) layout.
Step 3: Set the Default Layout in MyBB Settings
Go to:
ACP → Configuration → Show Thread Options → Post Layout
Set it to: Display posts using the horizontal post layout
That’s it! Your forum will now consistently use the horizontal postbit layout for all users.
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