The easiest way to make finobe.net look like 2017 Finobe again

Original Post - 05/24/2025 03:20 AM *(edited)

Posts: 18

As you may know, the 2017 theme is currently 100% broken, because of the rewrite. If you enable it, there is a very strong chance (like 99%) that you will have to delete your cookies in order to fix the broken loop that occurs. So here's as faithful a recreation of 2017 as you can get with current website theme.

NOTE: This only works with light mode, the theme will break on dark mode or any other mode. All credit to the original developer of the theme back in 2020, pizzaboxer, yes, that one.

Install Stylus. Stylus is an extension that allows you to change the way websites look through CSS. Do not install "Stylish"! It will not work and Stylus is an improved version of it that doesn't track your personal information.
Navigate to https://userstyles.world/style/22488/finobe-net-2017-theme which is my fork of pizzaboxer's original theme from back in 2020. My only contribution is locally hosting the images on my personal website as the original images have long gone.
Press install a few times, first on the page originally and then when it prompts you to in another tab of your browser of choice.
Profit

Please tell me if something is broken or otherwise not functional, while I am not the original creator (cannot stress this enough) I do know enough to potentially fix any flaws. It is not 1:1 to Finobe as it was in 2017, that is only possible if the developers are dedicated enough to recreate that, but this is as faithful a recreation you can get with the 2018+ theme.

Have fun!

Reply - 05/24/2025 03:43 AM *(edited)

ini

Posts: 34

this is pretty cool, but it seems like it hides the option to rate posts on the forums for some reason

that is the only issue i could find, looks normal everywhere else

good job on the theme :d

Reply - 05/24/2025 03:55 AM

orangedoranges

Posts: 18

I didn't make the theme so I don't take any credit for it

The choice to hide the option to rate posts was deliberate because it wasn't a thing back in 2017

Here's how you can add it back though

.forum-voter { display: all!important; }

.forum-vote-total { display: all; }

In code 5 and 6 respectively

Reply - 05/24/2025 04:57 AM

ini

Posts: 34

ur awesome thanks

Reply - 05/24/2025 11:50 AM

orangedoranges

Posts: 18

Fixed the gradient in the boxes for catalog items as it really did not look good and also a preview image has been added

Reply - 05/25/2025 09:49 AM *(edited)

Sea

Posts: 94

Though I did not join Finobe in 2017 (as far as I remember, I joined in 2018), I am surprised to say how the old frontend's look feels so pleasing to look at compared to the current! Working just nicely on the Android version of Firefox!

Cannot, nor should issue visual problems, but you really should make the forum post voting a toggleable option in the theme. If I do remember correctly, Stylus lets you do that.

Respect to you for resurrecting pizzaboxer's wonderful theme!

Reply - 05/25/2025 06:48 PM

moot

Posts: 24

this is pretty good

Reply - 05/26/2025 05:39 AM

orangedoranges

Posts: 18

@Sea I will look further to see how or if this is possible, I believe it is but I'm not holding my breathe

Reply - 05/26/2025 06:03 AM

orangedoranges

Posts: 18

The toggle to have voting options should be added now; please tell me ASAP if it breaks or doesn't work

Should work though

Reply - 05/26/2025 06:22 AM *(edited)

Sea

Posts: 94

The toggle to have voting options should be added now; please tell me ASAP if it breaks or doesn't work Should work though

Surely enough, it does!

I was actually fact-checking myself when you responded. I thought I was confusing that feature with Tampermonkey!

Anyway, thank you so much! Call me a "OG wannabe", but I will be sticking with the theme now!

Reply - 05/26/2025 06:53 AM

ini

Posts: 34

>The toggle to have voting options should be added now; please tell me ASAP if it breaks or doesn't work

Yep, everything seems to be working just fine now