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Rukbat
03-31-2006, 06:15 PM
Hi all,
Not sure if this is the right forum for this, if not, if a moderator should move it
First off....I'm one of those 'self-taught' html and php people that can manage a good bit on my own, but most is wayyyyy beyond me, so this may sound a bit goofy, and may be addressed elsewhere but I'm not really sure what search terms to use.

I'll try to coherently explain what I want to do.....

THIS (http://dawnsistersweyr.net) is the website, the different sections/pages are availble for all public viewing. What I'd like to do is have the *Members (http://www.dawnsistersweyr.net/home/members.html)* page (link on left menu of the 'home'/index page be a 'portal' to our vBulletin.... the page itself containing various 'parts' of the stuff from the board... i.e. log in ,calendar, random member profile, recent/new posts/threads, current if any polls, (content of public or private forums depending on whether logged in or not and the forum permissions for 'guests' etc)etc. BUT i don't want the page to be my vB style ... it would need to fit in the tannish area/table (which 'grows' depending on content) on that 'member' page, in otherwords use the current html for the page and just have the vB content stuck in there. My server/host offers several CMS that I can install (Drupal, Geeklog, Joomla, Mambo Open Source, PHP-Nuke, phpWCMS, phpWebSite, Post-Nuke, Siteframe, TYPO3, Xoops), so I guess my question is which one is most compatible with vBulletin for me to utilize this 'Members Page' as a portal.

Did that make any sense?
EDIT:
like phpbb fetch all mod for phpBB2 for example

Antivirus
03-31-2006, 08:35 PM
I think as far as CMS goes, Joomla & Drupal are probably most reliable and powerful, however Subdreamer is fully integrades with vbulletin but if just a portal will suffice, look into vbadvanced CMPS. The latter two are built upon vbulletin so both are extremely integrated, however Joomla and Drupal are independent and rely upon bridges to integrate.

Rukbat
03-31-2006, 08:41 PM
thanks
a portal WILL suffice so...
another silly question...
where do i find vbadvanced CMPS?

Freesteyelz
03-31-2006, 10:22 PM
vBadvanced (http://www.vbadvanced.com/). :) The software is free for licensed vB owners (non-branded can be purchased) but you will need to register to access the download. The intergration takes a while to get the hang of but once you're in the groove you'll find that it's very powerful and flexible.