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Contents
• Getting Started
• Uploading Your Logo
• Refreshing Your Theme
• Resizing Your Logo
• Getting Finished

Getting Started
This article explains how to upload a new logo to your phpBB3 board.

If you have not uploaded files before, or do not know how to use "FTP", please consult this guide before attempting to go any further.

Uploading Your Logo
So you want to replace the phpBB logo on your board, with your own, huh?

First off, you need to find yourself a logo (or even create your own), and name/rename it to "site_logo.gif". Notice how the filename is completely lowercase.

Next, using your FTP client, you need to upload it to: phpBB3/styles/prosilver/imageset/ *
...overwriting the existing logo in process.

You have successfully uploaded your logo.

* assuming you are using the prosilver style.

Refreshing Your Theme
Since you already have an existing logo, it's most likely already compiled to your filesystem - we need to refresh that in order for your new logo to show up.

Login to your board and navigate to the Administration Control Panel (ACP).
From here, click on the Styles tab. Select "Themes" in the side menu and then click 'Refresh' next to the template you're using. Confirm this action.

Your logo should now be displaying in the forums. If it's not, try refreshing your browser.

Resizing your Logo
Is your new logo distorted? This is because the logo you replaced had different dimensions.

Navigate back to the ACP -> Styles and click on "Imagesets" in the side menu.
Next to the style you're using, click 'Edit'.
Choose 'Main logo' in the drop down box and press the 'Select' button.
Here you should see the image height and width beneath.
Enter the correct dimensions of the logo you uploaded. Click "Submit".

Getting Finished
You should be all done now.

If the logo is not displaying properly, try following the steps again and refreshing your theme. Double check that you've made changes to the style you're using, and not a different one.

For further help, create a topic in the [3.0.x] Styles Development & Discussion forum.