Thank you, I would also like to share some changes that I think could be made to make things look nicer but are just nitpicks on my end XD
I think the buttons could be set to have a color change when hovering over them, especially if they are gonna be this color on all pages I think a lightening or turning an orange when hovered over would be a nice contrasting color. The orange color I am referencing is the one on the "Submit Reply" button for the forums. I think it would provide enough of a contrast. Really any sort of change to the buttons would help to make sure that we know that they are being highlighted and is a chance to be able to show off a bit more pizzazz with the new look.
Reminder, these are nitpicks of my own, mostly going off of what I learned in school when it came to website design. Thank you for coming to my TED talk