UserSpice Rebrand Plugin (KISS Edition)

This plugin lets you quickly rebrand a UserSpice 5 site with your own name, logo, favicon, head tags, social links, and .htaccess rules.

Features

• Site Settings
  Update site_name, site_url, contact_email, and copyright in the settings table.

• Brand Assets

  • Overwrite favicon.ico in the web root.
  • Overwrite users/images/logo.png (the default UserSpice logo).
    No resizing, no backups, just straight replacement.

• Head Tags / Meta Manager
  Edit usersc/includes/head_tags.php in a plain textarea.
  Pre-filled with whatever is currently there. On save, the file is overwritten.

• Social Links Menu
  Auto-creates a menus row called rebrand_social if missing.
  Lets you add, edit, or delete links (with label, URL, FontAwesome icon class, and target).

• .htaccess Editor
  Plain textarea editor for the .htaccess file at the web root.
  Pre-filled with the current contents.

Requirements

• UserSpice 5
• Logged in as User ID = 1 (only master account can access)
• File system writable for:
  • <webroot>/favicon.ico
  • <webroot>/users/images/logo.png
  • <webroot>/usersc/includes/head_tags.php
  • <webroot>/.htaccess
  • not required, but suggested plugin getsettings

Installation

1. Place this plugin folder under:

usersc/plugins/rebrand/

2. Make sure the folder contains:

• plugin_info.php (plugin metadata)
• configure.php (the admin page)

3. In the UserSpice Admin Panel → Plugins, activate Rebrand.

4. Configure under Admin → Plugins → Rebrand → Configure.

Philosophy

This edition is deliberately simple:

• No backups
• No resizing
• No extra classes
• Just overwrite files and update DB rows

Keep it simple, stupid (KISS).

Notes

• Editing .htaccess or head_tags.php incorrectly can break your site. Use with care.
• FontAwesome icon classes (e.g., fab fa-facebook) are supported in the Social Links menu.

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Enjoy your own branding on UserSpice!

ACTIVE STAMP: 09-22-2026