WebTemplates 3.5.x: VB Integrated CMS (Content Management System)

(This hack is for vb version 3.5.x AND 3.6.x. For vb 3.0.x and 2.x see my profile for relevant threads.)

(For vb 3.7 version, please go to this thread)

"WebTemplates" is a vBulletin integrated Content Management System which allows you to create vb integrated "HTML" pages in your vb admin cp very easily. The pages can inherit your vbulletin skin/style, can recognize logged-in user, can be applied permissions per user or usergroup basis, can keep visit logs, hit counts and do many more.






WEBTEMPLATES 3.5.x BASIC FEATURES:

• Very Easy Installation : Webtemplates can be installed to your board without modifying even a single vbulletin file. It is coded as an pluggin and supports phrase system for user interfaces.
• Apply VB Permissions: You can ban any webtemplate to any user or usergroups easily. So for instance you can design a webtemplate which only members can see while guests can not, or only user A can not see etc.
• Page Counter : Each webtemplate has a built-in counter and you can display page count to your visitors and you can edit it or turn it OFF/ON per webtemplate basis.
• Visitor Logging&Tracking : You can track certain users' (by usergroup or userid) webtemplate visits to see who visited a webtemplate and when. This is configurable per webtemplate basis.
• Site Contributers (Editor) Support : You can grant editing permissions for certain users or usergroups for your webtemplates individually and they will be able to update these webtemplates using their own editor interface. vB's WYSIWYG editor is supported in Editor interface.
• Page Browsers & Who is Online Display: Webtemplates can display who is browsing that webtemplate while visitor is reading them (like default forum browse display of vbulletin). Webtemplate visits can also be monitored in who is online page.
• Header/Footer Inclusion : Webtemplates can automatically use headers/footers (your default vb header/footer or custom ones)
• Help Documents : The script comes with an extensive help document.
• Admin Panel in Webtemplates : Your webtemplates can include an "admin panel" displayed to only admins and by using them you can access many details and stats of your page while you are browsing them.
• SEO friendly URLs: You can make webtemplate URLs seo friendly in vb settings (Requires apache server).
• XML Import/Export : XML Import/Export feature allows you to backup your webtemplates and use other hack users webtemplates in your board.

ADVANCED FEATURES FOR ADVANCED USERS:

• Webquery Feature : With advanced "webquery" feature you can create dynamic webtemplates which include database query results. For instance you can easily add "last 10 threads forum X", "most active users list" etc. to your webtemplates with default webqueries that comes with installation or you can create your custom webqueries with basic SQL knowledge.
• Multi Parsing : Webtemplates can parse PHP or HTML or TEXT (=smilie/img tags/bbcode parsing like vb posts). This means you can design a page just like vb posts (TEXT parsing), standart HTML (HTML parsing) or even in PHP (PHP parsing).
• PHPINCLUDE per webtemplate : Every webtemplate has its own "phpinclude" field which you can run PHP codes before loading the Webtemplate
• Theme Support : Webtemplates support "themes" which are parent webtemplates which include child webtemplates in them. For instance if you have 20 similiar pages which uses the same visual look, you can make a single theme for all of them, then just insert their content into this theme. If you change theme later, all 20 pages' visual will change automatically.
• Conditionals : Webtemplates supports VB3 template conditionals so you can design webtemplates which change their display under different conditions.
• Default variables : You can use/display certain variables in your webtemplates like username of the visitor, visitor email address, last visit time, page creation time, page last edit time, Last visitor name, last visit time etc.

Sample WebTemplates from Sites using this hack:
(Some 3.5 and some are 3.0 versions but WebTemplate look and feel didn't change much so both will give you the idea)
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/view_aboutus.htm
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_funding.htm
http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/view.php?pg=aboutus
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_guidelines.htm
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_books.htm
http://www3.fertilethoughts.com/foru...hp?pg=acronyms
http://www.makeuptalk.com/forums/vie...alk-newsletter
http://www.bklab.com (entire site is designed with Webtemplates only!)

3.5 version Admin CP screenshot attached to this post. 3.0.x screenshots (here and here) also still applies for this version.

If you use the hack, clicking here will make sure you'll know about updates&bug fixes. It will also help me understand how many people is using the hack so please click the install button if you use it. Thank you..

Note in 6.August. 2006 : I've tested Webtemplates with vbulletin 3.6.0 gold version and they are compatible. So this hack released here is both for vb 3.5.x AND 3.6.x

Note for vb 3.7.x : (29.July.2008): For vb 3.7.x, I released a new version here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186644


Version Updates:
16.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.01
* Hack released.
16.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.02
* A webquery bug fix for boards which use table_prefix. To upgrade just overwrite hack .php files.
17.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.03
* A minor bug in WOL page fixed. To upgrade overwrite hack .php files + reinstall product XML
17.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.04
* A bug fix for edit webtemplate page not remembering webtemplate's showbrowsers setting.To upgrade overwrite hack .php files
16.Jan.2006 - > Version 3.5.05
* A bug fix for boards which has too many usergroups. To upgrade overwrite hack .php files + uninstall product, then reinstall (your existing webtemplates will be intact)
20.Aug.2006 - > Version 3.6.00
* A bug fix that can cause a MYSQL warning in a few servers in WT admin cp. A minor and unusual problem that happens in certain servers and you don't need to upgrade if you don't see such a message. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and /admincp/wt_wt.php files.
1.Oct.2006 - > Version 3.6.01
* A minor bug fix for showing user avatar and ipaddress in webtemplates. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and view.php files.
2.May.2007 - > Version 3.6.02
* IMPORTANT SECURITY UPDATE! A security problem has been fixed in this version. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and view.php files which is attached to this post.
21.June.2008 - > Version 3.6.03
* Two minor bugs (1 & 2) fixed.
29.July.2008 - > Version 3.7.00
* A new version for vbulletin 3.7.x is released in a seperate thread here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186644

[dilbert]

Very glad to hear this. Thank you for the work you did on this modification.

Originally Posted by Logician

I haven't test it with 3.7 yet but I'd guess, it would work. If it does not, I'm going to update it when 3.7 gold is released.

[jpbryan]

Thanks, installed very easily, and working great.. Thanks

[Rush2008]

OMG, this is wicked awesome! And it's FREE??? Dude, you need an agent.

Very nice job sir!

--Rush

[Forum Lover]

Originally Posted by Logician

I haven't test it with 3.7 yet but I'd guess, it would work. If it does not, I'm going to update it when 3.7 gold is released.

waiting bro...

[roymogg]

Hi Logician,

Nice hack installed v easy on the test forum - I have done the donation its so good

Confirmed OK vbAdvanced 3.0 RC2 and vb 3.6.8

I have installed a couple of templates just wanted to ask how I get the template to 'open' on page load within a module.

if you have a quick glance at the test site www.crosslight.co.uk

you see an aboutus link at the top - I wish to have this open on page load as default

any help much appreciated

RoyMogg

[pedro84]

Fantastic mod! I got question before installation. I'd like to host my users sites @ my board. Is it any possibility to give users permission to make their own simple pages?

[TigerWare]

Originally Posted by pedro84

I'd like to host my users sites @ my board. Is it any possibility to give users permission to make their own simple pages?

You can, though giving end-users their own pages to play with requires some Admin work. You would set up a webtemplate 'theme' (examples in the install) and then create individual web template pages as your users require. The web template page is displayed inside the theme, so the end users cannot alter the theme itself, only the page they are given access to. You assign appropriate edit permissions for the user(s) for that page and they can edit to their hearts content.

However, be careful about allowing HTML web templates for end users, it's very dangerous, and easy for them to make a complete hash of it (there's abuse too, but we'll take that as read). You have the option of bbCode based web template pages, which is by far the safest option and easiest to understand from the end users perspective.

LWT is great and I've had a lot of fun with it for my site. Spending time understanding this modification is not as daunting as it may first appear. It's worth the small learning curve, because this mod is FAB!

HTH

[pedro84]

Originally Posted by TigerWare

You can, though giving end-users their own pages to play with requires some Admin work. You would set up a webtemplate 'theme' (examples in the install) and then create individual web template pages as your users require. The web template page is displayed inside the theme, so the end users cannot alter the theme itself, only the page they are given access to. You assign appropriate edit permissions for the user(s) for that page and they can edit to their hearts content.

However, be careful about allowing HTML web templates for end users, it's very dangerous, and easy for them to make a complete hash of it (there's abuse too, but we'll take that as read). You have the option of bbCode based web template pages, which is by far the safest option and easiest to understand from the end users perspective.

LWT is great and I've had a lot of fun with it for my site. Spending time understanding this modification is not as daunting as it may first appear. It's worth the small learning curve, because this mod is FAB!

HTH

Thanks for reply. But before installing I got one more question. Will the users opportunity to edit their pages after posting them? How will it works like? Can I get more details?

Cheers!
Pedro

[TigerWare]

Originally Posted by pedro84

Will the users opportunity to edit their pages after posting them?

Yes, an "Edit" link is provided at the foot of the web template page which allows the authourized user access to the editing features.

[pipin]

Originally Posted by Logician

I guess I've forgotten to update the version in the pluggin file but if you overwrote the .php files and if your WT footer displays it as 3.6.02, then you are fine. It is really the WT footer version that really shows which version you are using.

Yeah, but the footer displays 3.6.01 for the last version.

And it would be nice if the productname would link to this thread,too.