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Jun
9th
2017

I updated my userscript: Return Banners to FIMFiction.net · 3:40pm Jun 9th, 2017

So, a thing some of you probably don’t know, is, that I as well have created a userscript to undo knighty’s changes and preserve the aesthetics of FIMFiction.net. Or, at least, I have modified a pre-existing one, because I’m a coding noob.
Back in 2014, when knighty removed the banners, I took the userscript by PiercingSight and modified it in a way so that not only the banners are shown, but the old site logo is on them as well. You can find this userscript here:

https://userstyles.org/styles/108589/return-banners-to-fimfiction-net

With the recent site downgrade, this userscript didn’t work anymore, but with the help of another userscript, the one by alamais that he made to put the banners behind the user bar, I was able to figure out which lines I have to replace.
The userscript does now show the banners again between the black and the Microsoft Blue Green nav bar. You can switch out the banners by replacing the URL as detailed in the notes of the script.
Unfortunately, the logo does still not work. Including the second URL for the logo leads to the script becoming defunct immediately.
I want to fix this by directly copying the logo on the banners, saving them under a different name, then uploading them myself and replacing the links to make the style work again with the logo.
It would be a lot of work, though, so this isn’t going to happen anytime soon. Feel free to take a look at the code and tell me what I need to change to make the logo work again, if you have CSS knowledge.
I will apply the necessary changes and bring it back then.

Comments ( 11 )

I finally figured out how to change the banner, but how do I keep it that way? Every time I refresh the page, it changes back to the default.

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I updated the notes to make it easier for users of the script to change the banners.

Have you replaced the banner URL here?

background: url('https://static.fimfiction.net/images/logo-2x.png') top 50% left 10% no-repeat, url('https://static.fimfiction.net/images/custom_banners/solar_group.jpg') center center;

And did you click on "Save" in the top left corner afterwards?

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I don't see the save button. Where exactly do I look?

4566035

Are you using Firefox? If so, it should look like this:

https://s2.postimg.org/88qlj3b6x/Unbenannt.png

The "Save" button is the grey button in the top-left corner.

You can also get to the "Manage Styles" window really quickly by typing "about:addons" into the Firefox address bar and then clicking on "Userstyles" in the menu to the left.

4566060
How do I get to the page where you are?
Nevermind, I figured it all out! :twilightblush:

4566073

Does changing the banners work permanently now?

This is really awesome, thanks for this. I missed the old banners.

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You're welcome! Some users here have to fix the things knighty causes the site and his mad policy of coding it into a generic and ugly mess.
I have also managed to bring back the logo too:

https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/742221/userscript-update-2-return-the-banners-with-the-logo-d

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