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

[Brandon Sheley]

Originally Posted by Logician

I have released a version solely for vb 3.7.x. Please find it here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186644

Some useful info for this new version:

What's New in WebTemplate 3.7.x Version
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....84&postcount=4

How to Upgrade to Webtemplates 3.7.x from WebTemplates 3.5.x/3.6.x version:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....85&postcount=5

Awesome!
thanks for the update Logician

[CLF]

I just installed it. Looks great. Now it's time to play with it and see how it goes.

Thank you for this, Logician!

[Welshy2008]

Hi Guys,

I have been installing this and have got as far as Step 3. The problems that I have hit are:

Under my Includes file, there were no "Cron and XML files. So I have added one of each as "New Folders" and added the relevent files within them.

I uploaded the Correct .XML file to the add-Import Product Manager, logged out - shut the window - reopened it and there is NO "Logician's WebTemplates" in the left hand menu.

Could someone tell me what has gone wrong Please?

I am running 3.6.8 Patch Level 2

[Logician]

Originally Posted by Welshy2008

Under my Includes file, there were no "Cron and XML files.

This is impossible because /includes/cron and /includes/xml are default folders of vbulletin and vb can not be installed (nor run) without these folders. You are obviously inside a wrong "/includes/" folder. Make sure you are in /your_forum_folder/includes/

[Welshy2008]

Logician,

Thank you for you impressive resonse and reply. (the first time it has happened for me).

I put them in the same route that I have placed on my other add-ons, Mods and hacks etc.

When I look at vB AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products. There is a "Logician's WebTemplates 3.5.0.05 "

If I goto AdminCP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Edit Templates -> I can see 6 Web Templates:

Web Templates_AdminPanel
Web Templates_Editors_EditPage
Web Templates_LoginCode
Web Templates_NowBrowsing
Web Templates_VisitorLogMain
Web Templates_VisitorLogMain_Row

I will Un-Install it all now and try again under a different route now.

[Welshy2008]

I have re-done it and it showed in my AdminCP.

Done everything to to letter.

Works great. How would I go abouts taking (your) rights for the bottom of it Please? Can you PM me with regard to this please? Cost etc.

Regards,

Welshy2008

[Welshy2008]

Thank You very much for this and the support that you have given.

I have Nominated this and sent a donation.

Regards,

Welshy2008.

[i156]

I haven't seen it talked about, maybe I missed it. Is there anyway to get these pages included in the vbulletin search?

[Logician]

Originally Posted by i156

I haven't seen it talked about, maybe I missed it. Is there anyway to get these pages included in the vbulletin search?

Webtemplate Post-Installation FAQ item 10

[i156]

Originally Posted by Logician

Webtemplate Post-Installation FAQ item 10

Thanks. Is there any plans on adding this as a feature in the future?