How to create your own vBulletin-powered page! (uses vB templates)

[Simon Lloyd]

.....
As I said: Not really. Opening a php file and changing the code there is not really harder than editing a template. If you don't want to do that, set up an AdminCP setting for it. That would probably be the most comfortable way.Thanks, as i said i'm no coder so how could i do that as that would be great to just add the templates that i want governed by the setting and the usergroups i want to allow access?
Could it be incorporated in a pluggin where you can state which templates cannot be accessed?

Could you also tell me how to do this in a php statement?
<if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, array(1, 2, 3))">.

[cellarius]

--------------- Added 16 May 2010 at 11:50 ---------------

Could it be incorporated in a pluggin where you can state which templates cannot be accessed?
You would have to establish your own hook in your custom php file. How to notify vB of the existence of the hook is explained by Paul here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=83390

The code for your hook would be:
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('my_custom_hook')) ? eval($hook) : false;
BTW: That permisson does not prevent templates from being accessed. It kicks in much earlier - it prevents the main part of the php page from being processed.

Could you also tell me how to do this in a php statement?
<if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, array(1, 2, 3))">.
if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1,2,3))
{
YOUR CODE
}

[Simon Lloyd]

Cellarius, if you wouldn't mind helping a little further, i have created an xml for the hook (as per Pauls' thread), custom_template_permission (custom) is how it's shown in the plugins hook location dropdown, what would i need to add template names and permissions to a plug in?, when the plugin is created would the options be in the admincp nav as a button?

[cellarius]

Add the php code for the hook (see my prev post) at the top of the custom code section of your custom php file.
To disallow usergroups from this custom php page add this to the plugin:
if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1,2,3))
{
print_no_permission();
exit();
}
This will prevent all members from the usergroups 1,2,3 to see the page. To turn it around use
if (!is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1,2,3))
Note the ! in front of is_member_of. This will prevent all users except usergroups 1,2,3 from accessing the page, so only members of usergroups 1,2,3 will be able to see it.

No, this will add no option to your admincp. This adds a normal hook, and you would need to edit the plugin in the plugin sectin of AdminCP. If this is for your own use only, this is the way I'd do it. An AdminCP option just adds unnecessary overhead. Honestly, I wouldn't even add that hook. Just edit your custom php file directly - thats the most performant and simple way, really.

And once again: This code does not block access to templates. It blocks access to the whole php file, so to say.

[Simon Lloyd]

I appreciate the time you took to answer, for now i will add it to the custom php, i was asking the other questions for building things in to the admincp in future.

[danishravian]

how to make a php page with it???

which may display some data from sql database.???

[cellarius]

how to make a php page with it???
Just as is explained in the article.

which may display some data from sql database.???
By adding the relevant code to php page you created by following the article in the first post.

Really, it's barely possible to answer unspecific questions like that.

[danishravian]

i made my custome page by this tutorial.
now i want to display some data from sql database on it through PHP.

all i got till now is that data is currently comming from Template???
can you please tell me where to write my php code??

[cellarius]

If you have your custom page up and running following this tutorial then the purpose of this article and thread is achieved. It can't be the place for every custom programming question. You need to open your own thread for your question. Even better, do some reading before: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=119350

[danishravian]

Thnx For Replying, Im Still Clueless...I Know All Database Queries.
My Question is just that where to write my PHP code and queries to display data properly on this page.

[cellarius]

Well, your code goes after the section where it says START MAIN SCRIPT. Save the results of your code into variables, register them, and call them in the template.

[danishravian]

Thnx a lot, Now i got some idea.

--------------- Added 1274196333 at 1274196333 ---------------

can you please tell me how to dislpay registered variables in php???

what is proper code???
i am using VB4

--------------- Added 1274196683 at 1274196683 ---------------

This Is My Code
include "connect.php";
$query = "select * from plants";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);


$templater->register('query', $query);
$templater->register('result', $result);
$templater->register('row', $row);


if(mysql_num_rows($result) > 0)
{
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{

echo "data found";

}

}

else
{
echo "No Record With These Parameters";

}

[cellarius]

You're in the wrong thread completely. This is for vB3, but you are using vB4 and thus followed a completely different tutorial. You really need to do some reading on how to register variables for vB4 (there's a tutorial for that, too), and then ask in your own thread. This is totally off topic here, and I won't continue answering in this thread. Before doing so: Please use code or php tags if posting code, and please read the article I linked you to regarding the vB database classes. If doing database operations insinde vB, you really should use them.

[danishravian]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=2039273#post2039273

i made my thread, plz reply there :)

[eda199]

hello my test.php is like this and gives some errors any help pls?
http://izmir.tr.kg/test.php

? any help?

thank you...

[kdr4t]

Does this work in VB4?

[Digital Jedi]

Does this work in VB4?
No. But the article in the vB4 Articles section does.

[Atreidex]

No. But the article in the vB4 Articles section does.

Could you please provide a link to that article, i can't find it :(

Thank you!

[Digital Jedi]

Could you please provide a link to that article, i can't find it :(

Thank you!
It's on the first page of the vB4 articles section.

[jdrakopo]

I'm having trouble getting this working.
Am getting the following errors (below).

=======
Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3957

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/bostonwh/public_html/adhub1.php(42) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: adhub1 in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3957
=======

The last part of my custom php file (named adhub1.php) is as follows (see just below):
(and I do have a template named 'adhub1'.)
Line 42 - which is where the error msg points to - is the line there that contains '... fetch_template('navbar' ...'

Any ideas ?
I must be missing something simple.
Thanks.

// ############ START MAIN SCRIPT ################
$navbits = array();
$navbits[$parent] = 'adhub1';

$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('adhub1') . '");');

?>

[ragtek]

I'm having trouble getting this working.
Am getting the following errors (below).

=======
Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3957

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/bostonwh/public_html/adhub1.php(42) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: adhub1 in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3957
=======


The last part of my custom php file (named adhub1.php) is as follows (see just below):
(and I do have a template named 'adhub1'.)

Any ideas ?
I must be missing something simple.
Thanks.

// ############ START MAIN SCRIPT ################
$navbits = array();
$navbits[$parent] = 'adhub1';

$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('adhub1') . '");');

?>

You haven't seen the posts before your, or?*g*
This is for vB3 and not vB4

[jdrakopo]

I see.
Thanks.

I was led to this thread by another one (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228112)... but see that this is for vb3 and that one appears to have tailored the work for vb4.

[jimjam]

Hi I am using VB 3.84, I have followed the instructions but getting this error when i go to the page, any ideas, thanks

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.

[jimjam]

If I turn Gzip off in VBadmin then the custom page shows up, but then I have no compression and a slow site, how can i get the custom page to show up with th egzip enabled? Thanks

Hi I am using VB 3.84, I have followed the instructions but getting this error when i go to the page, any ideas, thanks

[AndrewRich]

You can try adding the base url tag (http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_base.asp) to your <head>:

<base href="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/" />

Thank you for this tip! It helped me in a somewhat different context but was exactly what I needed.

[m2006]

Hi my friends

I want to see members use online. Create a new page on the outside, but more of how to root forum.

Sample
web.com/forum/index.php << root forum
web.com/new/index.php << my add new sub folder

[ludachris]

Can anyone explain how to use this approach to get an OScommerce installation (that lives outside the forums directory) to use vBulletin header/footer/navbar templates and usergroup permissions?

I have an OScommerce installation that I'd like to wrap with my vb header, navbar and footer template and have the user permissions tied in so that the header navigation that is displayed differs from usergroup to usergroup. I just can't figure out where to plug in some of the php code in the OScommerce files.

[genxstan]

I didn't get a thing . Is there some good tutorial ,step by step i mean.

[BigJohnny]

I didn't get a thing . Is there some good tutorial ,step by step i mean.

you probably named something wrong. I had the same problem and realized that I had missed a TEST that I needed to rename, and that my template name needed to match the template call exactly, including case.

look very closely and make sure all the names match up to what they need to be. I just got this working nicely on 3.8.3

[BigJohnny]

ok so if i want to make this work outside of the forums directory, how do you change the navbits so it doesn't link back to the forum?

[vap0r-7]

is there a way to use this and have a flash file run in the center on the custom page?

[BigJohnny]

sure, just make a table using vbulletins style variables so it has all the same style, then load your flash file wherever you want in that table.

[demo.hidden]

Hello,

I need to integrate header and footer of the my site in vBulletin.

Is there a way,I do not want to use iframes,neither want to use file_get_contents for getting the code.

Is there a way to do it neatly in vbulletin.

[BigJohnny]

you're reading an article on how to create a vbulletin powered page that uses the vbulletin header and footer.

Did you actually even read it or are you waiting for someone to take you by the hand and read it for you?

[cellarius]

Since the user is new (first post) your derisive reaction is quite uncalled for. Especially as it seems you may not have read his question. Taking him by the hand to go through this article won't help him, since this article does not do what he wants to achieve.

@demo.hidden: You should open your own thread to ask this question in an appropriate forum. This article does not cover your question, hence this thread not really is the place to ask this.

[BigJohnny]

I'm sorry, I didn't even realize he had only a single post. I don't even remember replying to this thread to be honest.

[manuelsechi]

is it possible to capture the output of an external script (maybe using include) and display it in the template? I need to assign some text to a variable and display it

thanks

[cellarius]

That's what the php part is for. Of course you can assign a value to a variable with php.

[sivaganeshk]

Any help for vb 4.1.0 ?

[cellarius]

Any help for vb 4.1.0 ?
In a thread for vB3.x in the forum "vBulletin 3 Articles"? Probably not.

Try the vB4 version of this tutorial in the "vBulletin 4 Articles" forum: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228112 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228112)
It should work perfectly well with vB4.1

[ghostpt]

Hi everyone.

The page title is set on the template,

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle]</title>


... is there way to set title dynamically within the custom php file?

Thanks in advance.

[BirdOPrey5]

If you make a variable on the .php file like $customtitle, then put <title>$customtitle</title> in the template that *should* work. I'd try it at least.

[ghostpt]

If you make a variable on the .php file like $customtitle, then put <title>$customtitle</title> in the template that *should* work. I'd try it at least.


Thanks BirdOPrey5, I'll give it a try!

Edit: Worked like a charm, thanks!

[ni_hao]

Thanks for the tutorial, works perfect!

[just.b.jealous]

I need some help guys, I've got my page working for the most part. I just need to know how to make it parse BBCode that's being pulled from vBulletins threads.

[BirdOPrey5]

I need some help guys, I've got my page working for the most part. I just need to know how to make it parse BBCode that's being pulled from vBulletins threads.

You need to initialize and use the BB Code parser...
In the php file near the top add the lines:


require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.php');
$bbcode_parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($GLOBALS['vbulletin'], fetch_tag_list(),true);


Then you can use this line (change the $rawthread and $parsedthread variables to your needs) to get the parsed output (BB Code converted to HTML)

$parsedthread= $bbcode_parser->parse($rawthread ,'nonforum', true);

The "true" on the end is to parse smilies too... if you don't want smilies make it "false".

[just.b.jealous]

You need to initialize and use the BB Code parser...
In the php file near the top add the lines:


require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.php');
$bbcode_parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($GLOBALS['vbulletin'], fetch_tag_list(),true);


Then you can use this line (change the $rawthread and $parsedthread variables to your needs) to get the parsed output (BB Code converted to HTML)

$parsedthread= $bbcode_parser->parse($rawthread ,'nonforum', true);

The "true" on the end is to parse smilies too... if you don't want smilies make it "false".

awesome, thanks for helping me out,.. I'm a little stuck at the moment though,.. could you take a look at my test.php page for me- it's still not parsing BBCode,..

<?php
// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~8192);
require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.php');
$bbcode_parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($GLOBALS['vbulletin'], fetch_tag_list(),true);
$parsedthread= $bbcode_parser->parse($rawthread ,'nonforum', true);
// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test'); // change this depending on this files name
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();
// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('TEST',);
// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();
// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('./global.php');
// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('TEST') . '");');
?>

Using:
require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.php');
Gives me this error:
Warning: require_once(DIR/includes/class_bbcode.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /forum/test.php on line 4
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'DIR/includes/class_bbcode.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /forum/test.php on line 4

Using: require_once('./includes/class_bbcode.php');
Gives me this error:
Fatal error: Class 'vBulletinHook' not found in /forum/includes/class_bbcode.php on line 2463

I'm also a little confused on what to do with:
Then you can use this line (change the $rawthread and $parsedthread variables to your needs) to get the parsed output (BB Code converted to HTML)

[BirdOPrey5]

It looks like the errors are because you need the require_once ('./global.php') file above everything else basically... in your script directly under the "error reporting" line near the top. Also if this php file is in the same directory as your forum root (where global.php is located) you don't need the ./ just use require_once ('global.php');

I'm also a little confused on what to do with:
Then you can use this line (change the $rawthread and $parsedthread variables to your needs) to get the parsed output (BB Code converted to HTML)

What variable stores the text you need to have parsed? I'm calling it $rawthread in my code... and the output of the BB Code Parsing function, the "translated" text if you will, I'm calling $parsedthread. You can use any names you want but whatever you call $parsedthread is going to be the data you want to output to the browser.

--------------- Added 1292812596 at 1292812596 ---------------

Looking over your code you seem to be missing any data to parse... You don't parse a template usually, a template should have real HTML not BB Code. Usually text like posts and signatures would be the only things requiring parsing.

[just.b.jealous]

Well I'm making some progress at least,.. you've got it working- which I owe you millions of thanks for, but I'm having an issue of it parsing a little to much onto the page.

I'll break down what I'm trying to accomplish.

The test.php page calls a new template called test,.
The test template calls a plugin named $homepage_recent_post,..
$homepage_recent_post displays:
7 recent threads from specific subforums,
Display the thread title,
Display the date posted,
Display who posted it,
Display the pagetext, (the post itself),
Display a link to that thread.

If I setup my test.php page like:
<?php
// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~8192);
// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('global.php');
// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test'); // change this depending on this files name
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();
// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('TEST',);
// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();
// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('TEST') . '");');
?>



With this plugin:
$numposts='7';

$thrdqry = $vbulletin->db->query_read("
SELECT thread.threadid, thread.title, username, post.dateline, post.pagetext FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post AS post ON thread.firstpostid = post.postid
WHERE thread.forumid IN (61, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 139) AND thread.visible = '1'
ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC
LIMIT 0, $numposts ");

while ($thrds = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($thrdqry))
{
$postdate = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thrds['dateline'], true);
$posttime = vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $thrds['dateline']);
$homepage_recent_post .=<<<EOD
<div class="post-1 post type-post hentry category-uncategorized" id="post-1">
<h2 class="title"><a href="showthread.php?t=$thrds[threadid]" target="_blank" alt="$thrds[title]" title="$thrds[title]">
$thrds[title]
</a>
</h2>
<div class="postdate">
<img src="images/date.png" /> $postdate <img src="images/user.png" /> $thrds[username]
</div>
<div class="entry">
<p>$thrds[pagetext]</p><a href="showthread.php?t=$thrds[threadid]" target="_blank" alt="$thrds[title]" title="$thrds[title]">
Read more..
</a><br/><br/>
</div>
</div>
EOD;

}


I'll get the 7 last post, but they're unparsed.

Now if I setup my test.php like:
<?php
// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~8192);
// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('global.php');
require_once('includes/class_bbcode.php');
$bbcode_parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($GLOBALS['vbulletin'], fetch_tag_list(),true);
$homepage_recent_post= $bbcode_parser->parse($homepage_recent_post ,'nonforum', true);
// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test'); // change this depending on this files name
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();
// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('TEST',);
// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();
// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('TEST') . '");');
?>



and with the same $homepage_recent_post plugin, it'll parse the plugin- pagetext
and all, but then it's parsing too much onto my page. Here's an example of the same post from above, but parsed.

Is there any way to parse just post.pagetext onto this page instead of parsing the entire plugin? If so, how do I go about doing it?

[BirdOPrey5]

The BB Code parsing needs to be done in your plugin not the .php file...

Using the 1st version you posted in the above post make the plugin into:


$numposts='7';

$thrdqry = $vbulletin->db->query_read("
SELECT thread.threadid, thread.title, username, post.dateline, post.pagetext FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post AS post ON thread.firstpostid = post.postid
WHERE thread.forumid IN (61, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 139) AND thread.visible = '1'
ORDER BY thread.dateline DESC
LIMIT 0, $numposts ");

while ($thrds = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($thrdqry))
{
$postdate = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thrds['dateline'], true);
$posttime = vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $thrds['dateline']);



//Code I added

$thrds[pagetext] = $bbcode_parser->parse($thrds[pagetext] ,'nonforum', true);





$homepage_recent_post .=<<<EOD
<div class="post-1 post type-post hentry category-uncategorized" id="post-1">
<h2 class="title"><a href="showthread.php?t=$thrds[threadid]" target="_blank" alt="$thrds[title]" title="$thrds[title]">
$thrds[title]
</a>
</h2>
<div class="postdate">
<img src="images/date.png" /> $postdate <img src="images/user.png" /> $thrds[username]
</div>
<div class="entry">
<p>$thrds[pagetext]</p><a href="showthread.php?t=$thrds[threadid]" target="_blank" alt="$thrds[title]" title="$thrds[title]">
Read more..
</a><br/><br/>
</div>
</div>
EOD;

}


Don't forget to put the:

require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.php');
$bbcode_parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($GLOBALS['vbulletin'], fetch_tag_list(),true);


At the top of the plugin now... and you may need global.php too, try it and see.

[just.b.jealous]

awesome bro, I'll go check it out right now, thanks for lending me a hand.

--------------- Added 1292886240 at 1292886240 ---------------

Almost got it, we're most definitely closer..



It parses the post correctly but parsed the [img] into a clickable link instead of showing the picture. Any ideas? Using your suggestion results like this with or without requiring global at the top of the plugin, I also made the test.php with requiring the bbcode_parser, or the parsing line that it had previously.... I'm stumped..

--------------- Added 1292887793 at 1292887793 ---------------

I just noticed something else, the plugin results in 14 results instead of 7, it displays the first 7 threads from the forum and displays each of them twice.

[just.b.jealous]

I have fixed it where it shows the posts twice, but for some reason I cannot get it to parse the images from the post. Any ideas?

[BirdOPrey5]

Yeah forgot they don't parse images when using 'nonforum'- replace that with a valid forum id of one of your forums where images are allowed...

Basically try something like...

$thrds[pagetext] = $bbcode_parser->parse($thrds[pagetext] , 2, true,);

Info on bbcode parsing: http://members.vbulletin.com/api/vBulletin/vB_BbCodeParser.html

[just.b.jealous]

Worked like a charm- I'm good to go. Thanks for helping me out soo much- I appreciate it. Happy Holidays!!

[BirdOPrey5]

Glad to help. :up: Happy Holidays.

[DIBBLE]

How do i add certain forums to the additional page? And would i be able to remove them from my index.php?

[Lynne]

How do i add certain forums to the additional page? And would i be able to remove them from my index.php?
Add them in what way - a link? This is just a php page, so put in whatever php you need/want to do what you want. Or, if you just want a link, just put the link in the template.

[Digital Jedi]

How do i add certain forums to the additional page? And would i be able to remove them from my index.php?
It sounds like all you want is hidden forums.

[pulsionpleinair]

Hi,

I never Create a new file and create the template. Any one cant help me to do that and include that on vbulletin?

[Hummell]

Here are the errors I'm getting on the page I created. Can someone please tell me what I've done wrong?

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/ludawgs/public_html/tos.php(42) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: terms_of_service in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4097

[BirdOPrey5]

Here are the errors I'm getting on the page I created. Can someone please tell me what I've done wrong?

What you did wrong was follow instructions for an article written for vBulletin 3.x when you have vBulletin 4.x. Please see the vBulletin 4 articles section for a comparable article- there are some significant differences in programming between the two when it comes to templates.

[Hummell]

@#%@#

Took me forever googling around to find this. Could I please ask if you can point me in the right direction?

[BirdOPrey5]

It was the very first thread in the VB4 Articles Section:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228112
[HOW TO - vB4] Create your own vBulletin page.

[ilrglen]

What you did wrong was follow instructions for an article written for vBulletin 3.x when you have vBulletin 4.x. Please see the vBulletin 4 articles section for a comparable article- there are some significant differences in programming between the two when it comes to templates.

WOW!!! Good to know. I have thousands of new pages created on my 3.x site. I guess I'm now stuck with it instead of upgrading to 4.x.

[BirdOPrey5]

Thousands? That is impressive...

But yeah, the way templates are called (and cached) changed... Once you get the hang of it it's not too bad but it will mean a manual edit to every php file you have that calls a template (which is probably all of them.)

[ilrglen]

Thousands? That is impressive...


Well, I have been running my site for over 10 years now. Converting the site over to the new format has been a heck of a job with a little still to go. I'd hate to start that process all over again. If I did would the required changes be required only in the php file or the template as well?

[cellarius]

Both. Honestly, in your situation, I'd recommend using either the CMS (so hopefully you'd be converting one last time only) or creating just one framework page that pulls it's content data from a custom database table. This way, it'd be easier for future conversions. But, of course, I don't know what kind of pages we're talking about.

[BirdOPrey5]

VB4 uses table-less design so depending on how much existing code you rely on in your templates could mean a lot of work. Also all template conditionals and variable uses in templates has changed.

[ilrglen]

Both. Honestly, in your situation, I'd recommend using either the CMS (so hopefully you'd be converting one last time only) or creating just one framework page that pulls it's content data from a custom database table. This way, it'd be easier for future conversions. But, of course, I don't know what kind of pages we're talking about.

We are working on a new setup that will draw content from a database but even that is taking time to assemble. For now I am doing it the hard way. My web site collects photos of and information on every Lamborghini car ever built so there are 20,000+ potential pages to create. Database will be simpler once it is all ready to go.

[soundbarrierpro]

Anybody know how to make these pages searchable in google or other search engines? I've added the meta data to each of the templates for the pages I've created. However, I get no results when I search in google even when I enter the entire URL.

Thank you, any help is greatly appreciated.

[BirdOPrey5]

Are they linked to your main forum pages somehow? That will let them be found by google when they index your site.

[soundbarrierpro]

Thanks for the reply BOP. Not sure what you mean regarding being linked to my forum pages.

They're all created as http://mydomain.com/page1.php......page2.php....etc

[BirdOPrey5]

Thanks for the reply BOP. Not sure what you mean regarding being linked to my forum pages.

They're all created as http://mydomain.com/page1.php......page2.php....etc

How would someone visit these pages, are they links in your header, footer, or navbar for example? If I browse to yourdomain.com how many clicks does it take for me to get to one of these pages. If there are too many clicks needed, or they aren't even visible, they won't be indexed by google.

[soundbarrierpro]

Thank you for reply, yes these are all links, and its the only way to get to the pages. Unless of course you already know the exact URL which can be typed directly into the address bar.

So basically, meta data is pointless anyway, huh?

[BirdOPrey5]

I wouldn't say it's useless but Google is pretty good at determining what is real content and what is not. You just want to make sure the pages can be accessed by Google.

You want to use traditional HTML links, not fancy JavaScript or Flash for making links that google spiders will ignore.

[soundbarrierpro]

I wouldn't say it's useless but Google is pretty good at determining what is real content and what is not. You just want to make sure the pages can be accessed by Google.

You want to use traditional HTML links, not fancy JavaScript or Flash for making links that google spiders will ignore.

Thank you for reply. All great help here.

Yes, they are indeed always html, (I don't know anything more than HTML) coding-wise. Would it help if I add the pages to robots.txt?

[BirdOPrey5]

I've only used robots.txt to block spiders. Not sure if it works the other way around. One thing you might want to check out is producing a "site map" that will tell the search engines which URLs to crawl. (Or at least tell them they exist, it doesn't guarantee anything.)

[Simon Lloyd]

Thank you for reply. All great help here.

Yes, they are indeed always html, (I don't know anything more than HTML) coding-wise. Would it help if I add the pages to robots.txt?Just having a link to the page on any of your pages will get it indexed if there is content and its not duplicated. Search engines follow a "click tree" so:
Homepage>link to forum x page>
>links to threads
>Links elsewhere on page
>links to other forums, pages (like your custom one) and external links

So link to your pages anywhere in your site and they will eventually be crawled :), or you can submit the url directly to google to crawl.

[Sworm]

Hi all,
to remove from the navbar?

[radiofranky]

nice... I was wondering how to list latest threads from forums to the page you just created?

cheers

[JohorBahru]

i find this is another good alternative as well
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/197563-How-to-add-Custom-Pages-to-your-forum

[dmandem]

Does this work on 4.1.5?

Thanks

[HMBeaty]

Does this work on 4.1.5?

Thanks
The vB 4 article does :D

[Fudgyyy]

I'm sorry, I am a noob. Where do you put the test.php file?

[Digital Jedi]

In your forum root. The directory where your vBulletin is installed.

[Spectre_Aidan]

dammit, i cant get it to show its all just a white page??

[JimxJNM]

dammit, i cant get it to show its all just a white page??

Make a test.php then put the code in test.php

then make a template called test then put the code in.
then go to www.yoursite.com/test.php

[Spectre_Aidan]

yea i worked it out literally 5 mins after i posted that i feel like a right idiot now

[bomber1614]

how can i get this to work on the theme im using without it going on the forum home plus i get white page

[Spectre_Aidan]

did you make the custom template in the theme you wanna use??

[bomber1614]

does anyone know how i would make forums on this page like from the forumhome

[11133]

i have litl problem with this, i make file and make template
and its all working the page its showing

byt later when i want to edit the template, i Search Templates, with words i know is on the template, it didnt find me anything, even i list all templates, i dont see the one i create, how to fix this issue

[Simon Lloyd]

The template should be at the top of all your templates, thats where the custom ones are :)

[11133]

The template should be at the top of all your templates, thats where the custom ones are :)

i dont see it, does vbulletin automatic give some prefix, in my case i name it "impresum" list all didnt find it :(

[Lynne]

Perhaps you are looking in the wrong style for the template.

[11133]

Perhaps you are looking in the wrong style for the template.

no, i conrect template i add and search, i try to add the code again with same name as the template (impresum)
nothing chance, the page its still the same :( dont know what else to do:erm:

[11133]

bump, someone to help me, i make working but can find the template to modified, try everything

does need to have some prefix or

[Lynne]

Are you doing a Search in Templates for the template name? Have you looked in the database to see if it is there?

[Digital Jedi]

bump, someone to help me, i make working but can find the template to modified, try everything

does need to have some prefix or
No, vBulletin does not give it a prefix. It doesn't need one. It would have the name you gave it, and it would be at the top of the template list. Which style did you create it in? Have you tried recreating it in that style?

[11133]

No, vBulletin does not give it a prefix. It doesn't need one. It would have the name you gave it, and it would be at the top of the template list. Which style did you create it in? Have you tried recreating it in that style?

yes i try and make others, again same results, dont see them on the template
i create new style (default) and put template on it, and again i dont see the template

does some option to hide those templates

p.s. i use vBulletin 3.8.7 Patch Level 2

--------------- Added 1323878406 at 1323878406 ---------------

edit

ive installed vbulletin on localhost and create template
and i see the new created template under category Custom templates
here i dont have that category, how can i create it

--------------- Added 1323878871 at 1323878871 ---------------

p.p.s can couse this problem since ive change admincp location

[Digital Jedi]

It should happen automatically each time you create a custom template. As far as I know, nothing should be hiding those templates. There might be some issue with your hosting provider.

[11133]

It should happen automatically each time you create a custom template. As far as I know, nothing should be hiding those templates. There might be some issue with your hosting provider.

what issue, those weeks out host provider its more down and with some issue, to know what to ask them

[Digital Jedi]

what issue, those weeks out host provider its more down and with some issue, to know what to ask them
You would tell them what your problem is, and ask them to check to see if there's any issues with your service.

[11133]

they say no issue they got, and asked me more detail to see if some update need
here is the server specification

Apache version 2.2.17
PHP version 5.2.17
MySQL version 5.1.56
Architecture x86_64
Operating system linux
Kernel version 2.6.18-274.7.1.el5
cPanel Pro 1.0 (RC1)

[11133]

someone to help me, or to tell me how can i have vbulletin powered page
some alternative method

[BirdOPrey5]

I think you just need to re-read the instructions, they work. You don't need to look for "Custom Templates" just "Add New Template" and it will be custom.

[11133]

I think you just need to re-read the instructions, they work. You don't need to look for "Custom Templates" just "Add New Template" and it will be custom.

yes its working that, but the PROBLEM its when i want to edit the template, :erm:

[Lynne]

yes its working that, but the PROBLEM its when i want to edit the template, :erm:
What is the problem with editing the template?

[11133]

What is the problem with editing the template?

as i mention before, i create template put some words on it and save it, its show with the php file as on the 1st post
but later when i want to edit it i dont see it (and all custom templates) and even when i search with some words i know there are on the template :(

[Lynne]

as i mention before, i create template put some words on it and save it, its show with the php file as on the 1st post
but later when i want to edit it i dont see it (and all custom templates) and even when i search with some words i know there are on the template :(
Are you sure you aren't accidentally clicking revert on it at some time?

You should check your error_logs and see if anything is in there about the issue. And, check your control panel logs and see when it is getting deleted. And, check your database to verify it really isn't there.

[11133]

how to check on database, on what table to look

[Lynne]

You'd look at your template table.

Did you look at your error_logs?

[11133]

i empty the error_logs and then create new template, error_log its still empty
i looked on table template and i see it the new created template, and those i create before, so if i want to edit them i must edit via phpmyadmin, couse i dont see them on vbulletin admincp :(

[Lynne]

Something is wrong on your site if it will not give you the full list of templates. Do you have any modifications? Try disabling them.

[11133]

Something is wrong on your site if it will not give you the full list of templates. Do you have any modifications? Try disabling them.

i put define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); in config.php to disable all plugins
and take a look on the template i still didnt see the custom templates :( ahhh

[Lynne]

If you have ticket support, I would suggest putting in a ticket.

[11133]

If you have ticket support, I would suggest putting in a ticket.

no i dont have :(

[11133]

bump, still no sollytion if i wanna to edit the template i need to edit via database directly

[ClErK1991]

thanks for this, this is what i want to :D

--------------- Added 1327200411 at 1327200411 ---------------

ok now i have a question. i your attachment look like this

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/01/33.png

but what i gonna do this.. it looks like this

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/01/34.png

how can i fixed?

[cellarius]

Read and implement the article for the vB version you are running. This is for vB3, you're clearly running vB4.

[ClErK1991]

Read and implement the article for the vB version you are running. This is for vB3, you're clearly running vB4.

ahhh yea is true, but there is no way to put on vb 4?

[HMBeaty]

ahhh yea is true, but there is no way to put on vb 4?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228112

[ClErK1991]

thanks bro, that what i need :D

[brishi]

OK, so being new to vB, I just tried this out and received the following error message and am not sure what I need to do? Probably very simple but...

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4330

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/brishi69/public_html/vb/test.php(42) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: TEST in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4330

Cheers,
BriShi

[cellarius]

Please note that this tutorial is for vB3.x. You are obviously running vB4.x, so you need to look out for the vB4-article on this topic (in the vB4-articles subforum).

[brishi]

Thanks you for responding cellarius, I noticed and found the one for vB4 late last night and was too tired to change it then. I just tried that one and now I just get a white page. So am looking through the replies on that page too see if anyone had a similar problem before I post in there....

Cheers,
BriShi

[Chase]

When I am browsing my forum on my phone I am unable to view my custom page ... All I get is a white blank page. But when I view the forum on the desktop skin I can view the custom page just fine.

How can I get my custom page to show up when I am using my mobile theme?

[BirdOPrey5]

You probably need to add the template you created to your mobile style.

You probably added it initially only to your default style, so your mobile style is missing the template.

I don't know if it talks about it in this article but you should really enable debug mode in the admin cp (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=165623)

In debug mode you can add a net template to the usually hidden "MASTER Style" which will automatically allow it to be used in ALL styles simultaneously instead of having to add it individually to each style.

[Chase]

Thank you... that was the issue.

[Sworm]

Hi all, i have created a privacy page using this code, but if i try to see that page logged out, the browser report:

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/download/public_html/vb/tos.php
Line: 1the php page is:
<?php

// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~8192);

// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'tos'); // change this depending on your filename

// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array(

);

// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array(

);

// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array(
'Tos',
);

// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array(

);

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('./global.php');

// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################

$navbits = array();
$navbits[$parent] = 'Privacy e Tos';

$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('Tos') . '");');

?>
There's a solution? i'm using vb 3.8.7 and php 5.3.16

Thanks

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Solved, there'was a white space before <?php

[m2006]

hi I am asking for advice.

by code I want to have a link with

<?php

chdir(public_html/forums);
require_once('./global.php');

$threads = $db->query_read("
SELECT title FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread
ORDER by dateline DESC
LIMIT 0,5
");
while ($thread = $db->fetch_array($threads))
{
echo $thread['title'] . "<br />";
}
?>



thanks you

[Lynne]

That can't be your full page code. If this isn't about writing a page, then you are in the wrong thread.

[ar15dcm]

I searched includes/function_online.php for this

case 'bugs.php':
$userinfo['activity'] = 'bugs';
break;


And it did not exist in my file. I am running 4.2.0 PL3

[Lynne]

I searched includes/function_online.php for this

case 'bugs.php':
$userinfo['activity'] = 'bugs';
break;


And it did not exist in my file. I am running 4.2.0 PL3
This thread is for vB3, not vB4.

[ar15dcm]

DOH.. Do you have a link for the vb4 version of this?

[Lynne]

DOH.. Do you have a link for the vb4 version of this?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228112

[koke]

i have this mss!

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/gamerol/public_html/leaguelegends.com.ar/foro/Livestream.php
Line: 1

when I'm not logged in

[jtorral]

Well, I am looking for a way of just adding the navbarto my own stand alone page. This seems to do the trick but I don't get a navbarwhich uses the template or looks formatted nicely.
have a look here where I am testing

http://www.snoozingonthejob.com/test.php

by the way, i omit the other part of the code because I just want the navbar see below.

Any help would be appreciated.

<?php

// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test'); // change this depending on your filename

// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array(

);

// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array(

);

// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array(
'TEST',
);

// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array(

);

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('./global.php');

// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################

$navbits = array();
$navbits[$parent] = 'Test Page';

$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');
print $navbar;
?>

[Digital Jedi]

You can't omit anything from the PHP file. You customize how you want the page to look in the template.

[jtorral]

Well I copied the files just like they are in the original post but just get a blank page

i created test2.php and the file TEST. Hate to beat a dead horse but I am clueless at this point :(

[Digital Jedi]

I just now looked a little more closely at your PHP page and I see what the problem is. This custom page needs to use your custom template. Not your navbar template or any other template. Just the new template you created.

You haven't followed the tutorial exactly. Go back, do exactly as Gary details. Then when you want to edit the look of your page the only thing you change is the template code. This custom page will ALWAYS use your custom template, regardless of what you're trying to put on that page.

[jtorral]

ok. i must be dumb or am missing something. Even if I create the exact files as described in the original post, makes the modes for the newer version of vb, i still get nothing that is formatted.

[Digital Jedi]

Have you successfully made just the default page in the tutorial first? Before trying to make any changes?

[jtorral]

Thats just it. I try to mimic the exact code in the example on the tutorial. Two files a test.php and a TEST template file. Using those I get nothing back :(

[Digital Jedi]

Remember that the template needs to exist in the style you're using, and every style you plan on using it with. Otherwise, all you'll get is a blank page when that skin has no template for it.

[jtorral]

Ah, there lies my problem. So I changed the name TEST to be FAQ which is a template in te software and it finally showed something. Well, I appreciate the help but unfortunately this does not address my problem or should I say my need.

I will just highlight what I need and maybe you can point me to an existing post because I can't find one that works for me.

I wrote some gallery software whih you can see on sites like LeicaImages.com or Nikonimages.com

It is stand alone nd does not use templates.

I am testing on http://www.snoozingonthejob.com/ an integration of vb with my software. I have account info working. The only thing I need is to include the vb navbar at the top of this page http://www.snoozingonthejob.com/ag2sigallery/index.php so that when people are in my part of the sftware they can stil navigate through the forum softwre.

Thanks for any feedback you could provide.

[vishwarajpoot]

not working for me on vbulletin 5 can anybody help me out
the page is coming but l am unable to include header and footer

[ozzy47]

Of course this won't work in vB5 this article is for vB3

[Dr.Wave]

vB3 is not work !, content code error.

[Simon Lloyd]

Works perfect for vb3.x