Well i tried that Lynne but sadly nothing...

Im assuming its the section in the showthread ???

Thanks for any info

I have the same problem, look at the picture

Is there a way to add "who is viewing this thread" or in my case page to my custom page????

I do not have the code for this, but yes there is a way. The code you need is probably at the bottom of the forum.php or showthread.php page since both of those will show users browsing that page.

Thank you for these instructions. I only have 1 question.

You said to create 2 new plugins. What do I name them?

You do not need to create any plugins for a page. If you do create plugins, you may name them whatever you want - that only matters to you.

Can someone please tell me how to add the vB sidebar to my own custom page?

Sorry folks, but I haven't read through this whole thread. I did see the first post where it suggests creating a template for a custom page.

I want to create a media kit for my site and I want to look good!

I'm thinking it would be best to use some sort of page layout program (dreamweaver, etc.) and take the generated HTML and display it within my vBulletin 4.x site, probably in the content area. It could replace just the contents of a post or article, or completely fill the page between the header and footer.

Ideally it wouldn't have to be recoded to be in the VB template language.
How would I include the generated HTML in vbulletin?
What about CCS files or anything else needed to display it inside of vBulletin?

How would you suggest I proceed?

And what's the best Mac program to use for the layout that's relatively simple but has some flexibility?

Thanks!
Barry

I need to do this also.:up:

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Alternatively, Is there code we can add to the example Lynne provided that
will bring in the cms layout? It may be just a matter of initializing and
adding to the template? I have seen this which gives me hope:
<div class="vbcms_content">
{vb:raw layout}
</div>
Then I could assign it to a section and category? That would be awesome!

Hello all,

So if i have been ready it correct this is the way to get a custom homepage with the navbar and footer. Because i have been searching like crazy for it but if i can add my own html layout and still use the header and footer that would be great. This is correct right?

Priest!

You may add your own html. Just try it out and see.

I just get the following when I navigate to http://www.mysite.com/test.php

'test')); eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";'); // spit out template eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('test') . '");'); ?>

Any Ideas?

You've done something wrong. I suggest you redo it all and make sure you are using a plain text editor when creating the php file. like notepad.

Thanks for the fast response. I tried again and was able to get it to work.

Another question if you don't mind...

Please forgive me if my terminology is not perfect.

I see that I can set values in the // ###### YOUR CUSTOM CODE GOES HERE ##### area and the register them for use by the template in the // ###### NOW YOUR TEMPLATE IS BEING RENDERED ###### area. However, I want to display the output from some php code. Is there a way to add the code and set it's value for template use?

Or I guess, in other words, is there a way to run a php script and display it's output within the template?

Run the PHP code and put the result into a variable and then put the variable in the template.

Worked beautifully. Thank you Lynne :)

Excellent. I was able to make a very nice Privacy Statement rather than the pdf file I had before.

Hello,

Can anyone tell me how we view the page we have created, we followed all instructions but have no idea how to view the page.

Please help??

yoursiteurl.com/yourpagename.php

Hello Lynne,

Thanks for response, tried that this is what I get, sorry I am a technical idiot

Mark

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /var/www/clients/client11/web26/web/custom.php on line 3

You have a problem on line 3 of your custom file. Post the first 5 lines of your file (using code tags, please).

We have fixed errors but now get a blank white page

Does the template for the page exist in the style you are using to view the page?

yes

Then check your error_logs and see if something is in there. Otherwise, go through your php and debug as needed (remove/comment out stuff, etc.).

our template is called new custom page but our php file is called custom, would that cause a problem

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Sorry stupid question but where do I find the error log

It does not matter as long as you make sure to put the correct template name where needed.

If you don't know where your error_logs are, then you need to ask your host.

this is the code we used

<?php

error_reporting(E_ALL);

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'custom');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION',true);

$phrasegroups = array();

$specialtemplates = array();

$globaltemplates = array('custom',);

$actiontemplates = array();

require_once('./global.php');

$navbits = construct_navbits(array(''=>'Register'));
$navbar = render_navbar_template($navbits);

$pagetitle = 'Porsche Planet Register';

$templater = vB_Template::create('custom');
$templater->register_page_templates();
$templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
$templater->register('pagetitle', $pagetitle);
$templater->register('page', $page);
print_output($templater->render());
?>

According to your code, the name of the template is "custom".

I am not well versed with php, but I thought I would ask here for some help. I have a file on my site that is html and javascript. I used this article to convert it to a php file. Well, for the most part, it works. However, it shows adsense double and the footer is at the top. lol

Where did I go wrong?

Hello Lynne,

we have changed the names to match but still just a blank white page, any chance you would consider having a look??

regards

Mark

Update: Okay we seem to have something working here but just the header and footer but not the HTML we inserted, will fool around and see what we have done wrong here.

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Have managed to get it sort of working, there is a problem with our background not showing through as it hides behind the standard white page.

I want to instert my custom HTML page between the header and the footer, I dont want the title or standard background to show, just the header and footer with all standard functions, but my own images and text in between the header and footer.

Can anyone help me here??

Another Update:

Okay we seem to have resolved most issues and this is a great mod Lynne thanks for all the hard work.

One issue, on this page I need a different background that my standard VB background that is preset for all the other pages. We tried to somehow have an image coded into the background via HTML but it then hides behind the standard VB page and does not cover it, still trying to work it out, any ideas anyone??

Post a link to the page so we can see it and post an image of what you want it to look like, that way we can make a CSS recommendation.

I would guess it is a template issue. Can you post what your template looks like?

Where does one create the template suggested in step #2?

[QUOTE=Lynne;2178776]Post a link to the page so we can see it and post an image of what you want it to look like, that way we can make a CSS recommendation.

Hello Lynne,

site is not currently active I can pm you a test log in if you be prepared to check it for me

regards

Mark

Sure can. Here you go:

admin cp > style manager > find your style > add template in dropdown
Sure. Please also email me a link to this thread/post so I know what you are PMing me about. :)

I didn't check all of your html cuz I can tell you have problems right off the bat with a line like this:
You cannot have a div wrapped around just part of a form/table/row/column tag. All tags must be closed via last opened/first closed. You need to make sure you use valid html of your will have issues like what you are seeing.

Can these pages be modified in a program like Dream Weaver and then saved in the template? Would that create any issues?

I have no idea since I don't use Dreamweaver. Try it and see.

What have you used Lynne?

I was just hoping there's an easier way to add the break, bold, etc. tags to the page.

I do it by hand. I use a plain text editor (BBEdit) to write my php code and template code.