vBulletin 4.0 Screenshots

[Favourtism]

http://images.vbulletin.com/blog-content/kier/40-style-firstlook/hnbt.png

http://images.vbulletin.com/blog-content/kier/40-style-firstlook/forumbits.png

http://images.vbulletin.com/blog-content/kier/40-style-firstlook/whats-going-on.png

http://images.vbulletin.com/blog-content/kier/40-style-firstlook/threadbits.png

http://images.vbulletin.com/blog-content/kier/40-style-firstlook/forum-info-options.png

http://images.vbulletin.com/blog-content/kier/40-style-firstlook/postbit.png

http://images.vbulletin.com/blog-content/kier/40-style-firstlook/postbit-hover.png

Im a little comprehensive. On the one hand it scraps tables and uses css and divs. However, it looks like its going to be more difficult to edit it in an advanced way and 'newbs' will be screwed.

the header for example is;

<div id="header">
<div><a href="forumhome.php" id="logo-image"><img src="images/logo.png" alt="" /></a></div>
<div id="toplinks">
<a href="#">Kier</a>
<a href="#">Settings</a>
<a href="#">Log-out</a>
</div>
<hr />
</div>

<div id="navbar">
<ul id="navtabs" class="floatcontainer">
<li><a class="navtab" href="#">Site</a></li>
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="#">Forum</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="#">User CP</a></li>
<li><a href="#">New Posts</a></li>a
<li><a href="#">Today's Posts</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Mark all Forums Read</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Subscribed Threads</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Private Messages</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a class="navtab" href="#">Blog</a></li>
<li><a class="navtab" href="#">Projects</a></li>
<li><a class="navtab" href="#">Calendar</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<div id="breadcrumb">
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li class="navbit"><a href="#" name="top">My Site</a></li>
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<li class="navbit"><a href="#">The Forumdisplay Example Forum</a></li>
</ul>
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</div>

<div id="pagetitle">
<h1>The New vBulletin Style Forums</h1>
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The buttons are being transformed into text based rather than images, some of them text then image on scrollover

All of this is from vb staffs blog btw. The CMS for 4.0 is also looking v.nice :D

[Jordulti]

We JUST finished designing habbogalaxys skin -.-

[Favourtism]

We JUST finished designing habbogalaxys skin -.-
lmao

sorry to hear that

Wont be released till June and a stable full version probably wont be till like Aug/Sep though so dw

[Xarea]

I really don't like it, I think it looks horrible.

[xxMATTGxx]

I'm not sure if I like it to be honest.

[Robbie]

Ugh, that default skin looks repulsive.

[Fehm]

Bits of ie, but ithink it has the capability, with some amazing Skin designers, like favouritism and Snex to make something good of it =D

we'll have to wait and see wont we :)

[Lee]

Any of the back end? :)

[Portish]

I don't like it.

[Johno]

Holy cow its different, not totally sure how keen I am on it though...

[Monopoly]

That's only the default skin though? :S
Surely all older skins will still work/look the same?

[Hitman]

vBulletin has a unique look to it (well, version 1, 2 & 3 do) and that's a contributing factor as to why I like the software, and I'm sure other people like it for this reason too. But that new look is horrible, in my opinion. I hope you can choose to use the old style.

[Nixt]

I don't like it either, but it may well be something that grows on you once you get accustomed to it!

[Awfy]

I think it's nice but there's one thing which is throwing everyone off track. It's the over sized icons which look completely out of place with the new text size. If anyone get's a copy any time soon do try changing the icons to a smaller/nicer set and I'm pretty sure you'll like it.

Overall it's nicer than the current default design but I'm pretty sure the move from the older vBulletin had the same feedback in terms of design.

[Agnostic Bear]

Oh wow vBulletin have gone in totally the wrong direction, and if their codebase is anything to go by for this release, they will keep losing their userbase to a better solution (See: IP.Board, go here to look at the fabulous beta: http://forums.invisionpower.com/)

Once again they fail to impress me with their design, and I'm sure they'll fail to impress me with their features. The sooner vBulletin dies the better, even phpBB is better, and phpBB is pretty much rock bottom crap.

[flatface]

I don't like the new design

[Jamesy]

Don't know why so much emphasis is put onto the default theme. Surely it's a bit narrow minded? There will be custom skins for it PDQ.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the other template changes are.

[GoldenMerc]

dont really like it, would like to see the mod & admin panel tho

[Dada]

Eugh it looks digusting... hopefully people will be able to make some much better themes then the default one.