i have recently upgraded my site from ipb 2.3.5 to 3.0.3 i had a aurora 3 skin on my board is there any way to convert then skin to work with ipb v. 3

I figure you don't know much about web design hence your question but if you login to IP Board and email Olivier Turbis he'll help you out.

If not just edit your templates and CSS files. You can teach yourself it's not hard. Just use Dreamweaver and google anything you aren't sure about.

Not everyone does know much about web design, mate. So perhaps you could assist the member and offer him a more in-depth insight, into what he might need to do to convert the skin.

The main change with IPB3 skinning is the default skin uses less templates so it's easier to customise and all you need to know is basic xhtml and CSS although you don't have to comply with xhtml.

Here are some resources to get you started.

IPB3 style guide
CSS guide
XHTML guide

Thanx, mate. I'm a novice in this department, so your help has been a help to me, aswell.

well i do know somewhat about building website i just dont know much about ipb 3 since i just installed it didnt mess around with it much but after going through the admincp and looking at a few other things turns out i liked my old version better so i went back but thanks for the help anyways

i went back to ipb 3 but i found some skins WAY better so i just take coding from 2 or 3 skins and make one of my own
just sucks now cuz i have no time to build my site since i have to work on site for the gaming clan im in and also one for a friend and they both are like totally customized everything so they are gonna take some time

It's probably better you've gone with a later version, just to keep up with the trends. These things do take time but the end product is always worth the wait usually.