ZandraJoi Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Since I'm not good at themes, I have to use from our Proboards Library. I'm honestly not good at the bells & whistles. I'm an introvert who prefers writing over talking so incorporate that into my forum. There's also something to be said about being overly done. To me, if a forum is too busy looking (not the activity, but popups, colors), I feel they are trying to overcompensate for something else. I tend to avoid forums where the themes are "loud". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Well, they're certainly nice to have. But I don't mind if a theme is plain: as long as it gets the job done (i.e. it's not too hard on the eyes, and everything is clear and easy to read), I won't be put off by it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncrowned Guard Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I agree with both of you and I enjoy that nice and clean looking, but don't like a busy view. Obviously you can get a solid grasp of my preferred design by looking at the theme here. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerodynamic Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Yes. A good looking theme will definitely draw me in to register and post around. I hate proboards for not having a decent user interface and nice themes. Therefore it's hard for me to sign up and support forums on that host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy1966 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 I don't like busy themes that are distracting or visually overwhelming. I think that the theme really needs to fit the niche of the forum. If it's a professional site, it should look sophisticated and not childish. If it's a fun site, it better exude fun! If a site is boring but has the information I want, I don't leave because it's boring. But if a site is way too busy visually, I just can't stand to stick around for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I visit the website for just one simple reason that is content. I want the site to have fewer ads, a good layout, easy to navigate and a clean interface but I don't need fancy themes and a lot of decorations. I find too many visuals very distracting, I just want good content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 When it comes to the way I love forum or website themes to be used, it's should be as simple as possible. They can do fancy but let it not have too much noise in it otherwise it's going to kill my interest immediately as it will make it uncomfortable for me using the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Speaking of themes, I've always used the dark theme on here, but I accidentally clicked the button to switch to the light theme. And I have to say, I rather like it! Very clean and simple... I think I'll use it from now on 🙂 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 When I go to a site, I tend to look at whether the site is clean looking, easy on the eye and easy to navigate. If all those are there then it doesn't bother me so much whether the theme is basic or fancy. Personally, I prefer to see a basic theme that looks professional at clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I like fancy looking sites, but oddly I never found this site too fancy looking. 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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