Just a wishlist item: allow users to choose the default phpBB theme or at least disable the CSS animations.
Current theme does not respect prefers-reduced-motion.
Allowed theme change for "Registered CP users" group
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C.Oldendorf
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Thanks for pointing this out.
The only animated element I could find is the subtle pulse on unread forum and topic icons. I found the request to respect prefers-reduced-motion reasonable, so I wrote a small custom phpBB extension that disables this pulse for users who have reduced motion enabled. Because it is separate from the theme, the fix will survive any future theme updates, too.
For anyone unfamiliar with the setting: prefers-reduced-motion is a browser or operating-system preference that websites can detect.
In Firefox:
Unread icons will still be marked clearly, but they will no longer pulse.
The only animated element I could find is the subtle pulse on unread forum and topic icons. I found the request to respect prefers-reduced-motion reasonable, so I wrote a small custom phpBB extension that disables this pulse for users who have reduced motion enabled. Because it is separate from the theme, the fix will survive any future theme updates, too.
For anyone unfamiliar with the setting: prefers-reduced-motion is a browser or operating-system preference that websites can detect.
In Firefox:
- Open about:config
- Create ui.prefersReducedMotion as a Number
- Set it to 1
- Reload the forum
Unread icons will still be marked clearly, but they will no longer pulse.
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C.Oldendorf
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I have also added a customized gray prosilver variant, without the unbearable blue palette, for members of the Registered CP users group.
I do not personally consider prosilver superior—it feels rather dated to me—but I am not going to tell actual ColorPerfect users what they should prefer. Where their reasonable request can be accommodated, I am happy to build it.
Registered CP users can choose their style under User Control Panel → Board preferences → Edit global settings → My board style.
Guests and all other forum users continue to see the default theme as intended.
I do not personally consider prosilver superior—it feels rather dated to me—but I am not going to tell actual ColorPerfect users what they should prefer. Where their reasonable request can be accommodated, I am happy to build it.
Registered CP users can choose their style under User Control Panel → Board preferences → Edit global settings → My board style.
Guests and all other forum users continue to see the default theme as intended.
Not quite. There are 5 animated elements on <body>:C.Oldendorf wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 1:53 pm The only animated element I could find is the subtle pulse on unread forum and topic icons.
Here is the screen recording of how it looks in the latest Firefox ESR: P.S. Thanks for adding the "Prosilver", massive difference!
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C.Oldendorf
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Interesting—I had never noticed those page-load animations, as they do not appear in my preferred browser version. Since I do not like them either, I extended the same custom extension I had already written and removed them altogether.
The subtle unread-icon pulse remains for users who have not enabled reduced motion; for those who have, it is disabled.
The subtle unread-icon pulse remains for users who have not enabled reduced motion; for those who have, it is disabled.