vb.org Archive - vb 2.02 : View templates inline (great for upgrades)

Updated 07/30/01 for vb2.02 plus added feature of Preview of "View Original" now in the same screen and side by side!

To make it easier to upgrade templates, as well as see what a template looks like, Set up a Preview by following these instructions:

1. Open template.php.

2. Look for line 78-79 (in the Start Add section)

Code:

   makehiddencode("group", "$group");

  doformfooter("Save");

3. DIRECTLY After that add

Code:

echo "<b>Preview Code Placement:</b>

<hr>$template<hr><b>Preview Page Layout:</b><hr>\n";

  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$title")."\");");

4.Look for line 114-115 (in the Start Edit section)

Code:

makehiddencode("group", "$group");

  doformfooter("Save Changes");

5. DIRECTLY After that add

Code:

$templatesetid=$template[templatesetid];

  echo "<b>Preview Code Placement:</b><hr>$template[template]<hr>

<b>Preview Page Layout:</b><hr>\n";

  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$template[title]")."\");");

 echo "<hr>Here's the original template";

 $action="view";

 $title="$template[title]";

 $custom_template="$template[template]";

6. Look for line 127 (in the Start View section)

Code:

echo "</table>\n</td></tr></table></form>";

7. DIRECTLY After that add

Code:

echo "<b>Preview Code Placement:</b>

<hr>$template[template]<hr><b>Preview Page Layout:</b><hr>\n";

  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$title")."\");");

  $original_template="$template[template]";

  echo "<hr>Here's the 2 side by side<form>

<table><tr><td width=50%><TEXTAREA COLS=60 ROWS=20>$custom_template</textarea></td>

<td width=50%><TEXTAREA COLS=60 ROWS=20>$original_template</textarea></td></tr>

<tr><td width=50%>$custom_template</td>

<td width=50%>$original_template</td></tr></table></form>";

I added a bunch of carriage returns as before this edit the screen got really wide, but if you have problems, remove the carriage returns.

PS It does look a bit weird with custom templates, but other than that it looks like it'll be a big help.

Partial Screenshot below:

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Template Usage: (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (6)bbcode_code_printable (1)footer (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (6)option (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (1)printthread (7)printthreadbit (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open Phrase Groups Available: global postbit showthread	Included Files: ./printthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/class_bbcode_alt.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete printthread_start bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete printthread_post printthread_complete
Messages:

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information

Page Generation 0.01039 seconds
Memory Usage 1,722KB
Queries Executed 10 (?)

More Information

Template Usage:

(1)ad_footer_end
(1)ad_footer_start
(1)ad_header_end
(1)ad_header_logo
(1)ad_navbar_below
(6)bbcode_code_printable
(1)footer
(1)gobutton
(1)header
(1)headinclude
(6)option
(1)post_thanks_navbar_search
(1)printthread
(7)printthreadbit
(1)spacer_close
(1)spacer_open

Phrase Groups Available:

global
postbit
showthread

Included Files:

./printthread.php
./global.php
./includes/init.php
./includes/class_core.php
./includes/config.php
./includes/functions.php
./includes/class_hook.php
./includes/modsystem_functions.php
./includes/class_bbcode_alt.php
./includes/class_bbcode.php
./includes/functions_bigthree.php

Hooks Called:

init_startup
init_startup_session_setup_start
init_startup_session_setup_complete
cache_permissions
fetch_threadinfo_query
fetch_threadinfo
fetch_foruminfo
style_fetch
cache_templates
global_start
parse_templates
global_setup_complete
printthread_start
bbcode_fetch_tags
bbcode_create
bbcode_parse_start
bbcode_parse_complete_precache
bbcode_parse_complete
printthread_post
printthread_complete

Messages:

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.01039 seconds Memory Usage 1,722KB Queries Executed 10 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (6)bbcode_code_printable (1)footer (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (6)option (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (1)printthread (7)printthreadbit (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open Phrase Groups Available: global postbit showthread	Included Files: ./printthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/class_bbcode_alt.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete printthread_start bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete printthread_post printthread_complete
Messages: