Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Template Modification System

Template Modification System
Description
This modification allows easy management of template modifications.
Hack authors can define the necessary template modifications for their products.
When exporting a product, all template modifications assigned to this product
in MASTER style will be embedded into the product XML and imported on the
end-user vBulletin installation automatically if TMS is available.
Alternatively, it is also possible to create separate XML files for template modifications.
This way, 3rd parties can provide Template-Modification XML files for existing hacks.
Hack authors can also export standard template modification instructions as
textfiles to package them with their hacks, which allows users that do not
have TMS to also install them

In case the author defined modifications do not work (eg. the user uses a custom style),
the users can easily customize the modifications for their style(s).

TMS modified templates transparently, e.g. all Templates can still be modified
manually in style manager - they will appear unchanged there.


System Requirements
This Modification requires MySQL 4.1 or higher - it does not work with MySQL 4.0!
If you use MySQL 4.1 series, MySQL 4.1.10 or higher is required
If you use MySQL 5.0 series, MySQL 5.0.3 or higher is required
TMS 1.2.0 Beta 1 or higher requires vBulletin 4.1.5 or higher

vBulletin Compatibility
Versions up to and including 1.1.5 are compatible with vBulletin 3.6.X, 3.7.X and 3.8.X
Version 1.1.5 is partly compatible with vBulletin 4.0.X and 4.1.X
Version 1.2.0 Beta 1 or higher is compatible with vBulletin 4.1.5 or higher
vBulletin 4.1.11 or higher is currently not fully supported by TMS. If you use this version please apply the following patch: tms_patch120b4.zip

Branding:
Please note that TMS puts a small branding/copyright notice in footer - see readme.txt for further details.

Version History
1.2.0 Beta 4

• Bugfix: Database error when trying to add a template modification (this bug was introduced in TMS 1.2.0 Beta 3)

1.2.0 Beta 3

• Changed: Converted hardcoded text to phrases
• New Feature: Added doubleclick for editing style variables
• Bugfix: Database error when trying to add a template modification with an existing varname to a different style
• Changed: Fixed formatting of templateedits.php
• Bugfix: Fixed erors when manually modifying a template with template modifications

1.2.0 Beta 2

• Bugfix: Fixed errors in style variable editing code

1.2.0 Beta 1

• Changed: Ported to vBulletin 4.1
• New Feature: If an error occurs while trying to compile a template this error is now being disaplayed when trying to save the template modification
• New Feature: Styles variables used in templates can be edited via AJAX from the modify template screen

1.1.5

• Fixed Bug: Fixed incorrect variable type
• New Feature: Box 'Template-Modifications' (shown on editing a template) can now be collapsed/expanded

1.1.4

• Fixed Bug: Fixed HTML error/XSS in Template Modifications Manager

1.1.3

• Fixed Bug: Added missing phrase on ACP home

1.1.1

• Fixed Bug: Fixed Error with conflicting Template Modifications when importing a product
• Fixed Bug: Removed Pre-Selection of processing mode when adding new modifications
• Fixed Bug: Fixed Bug with zlib.output_compression AND vBulletin internal gzip being both turned on
• Fixed Bug: Display search results correctly
• Fixed Bug: Added missing phrase 'varname_x_already_exists'
• New Feature: Automatically rebuild template modifications after vBulletin Upgrade

1.0.0

• Changed: Several files renamed
• Fixed Bug: Fixed incorrect handling of product ids that contain only numbers
• New Feature: Search text can be search in template when editing a Template-Modification in Style Manager
• Changed: Multiple Template-Modifications can be loaded via AJAX
• First Release on vBulletin.org

1.0.0 RC 1

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 4 have been fixed
• Changed: Display of modified Templates with HTML comments has been modified
• Changed: Debug-Mode is no longer required
• New Feature: It is now possible to export/import style-specific Template-Modifications

1.0.0 Beta 4

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 3 have been fixed
• Changed: Sorting in Template Modifications Manager has been changed
• New Feature: When adding or editing a Template-Modification, the Template can now be displayed and searched via AJAX
• Changed: When exporting as Text, the original instructions (eg. insert below/above) are retained
• New Feature: It is now possible to test each Template-Modification
• New Feature: Testing improved. It is now being display if a Template is OK after applying a Template Modification
• New Feature: When editing a Template, it is possible to activate/deactvate multiple Template-Modifications
• New Feature: Template-Modifications can now also be exported and tested from withing Product Manager
• New Feature: Function to display a template with all Modifications applied.
  This function can also display embedded comments to make it easier to identify changed parts

1.0.0 Beta 3

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 2 have been fixed
• New Feature: Simplified adding Template-Modifications by allowing to select how to handle replacement text (eg. replace or insert above/below)
• New Feature: Each Template-Modification can now be disabled
• Changed: Testing Template-Modifications has been reworked:
  Column ordering can now be set through vBulletin Options; column headers are clickable to sort results
  Output has been separated by styles
  It is now possible to test only selcted products
• New Feature: TMS now integrates with 'Style Manager' and 'Product Manager'
• New Feature: The language can be selected when exporting Template-Modifications
• New Feature: Weh TMS gets deactivated, all Template-Modifications will be deactivated too
• New Feature: Display of Template-Modifications while editing a Template in Style Manager has been improved:
  It is now being display if a Template-Modification could be applied
  Template-Modifications can be edited via AJAX

1.0.0 Beta 2
First public Beta

[TombstoneWarrior]

Originally Posted by tpearl5

Read the first post?

AFTER READING THE FIRST POST FOR THE THIRD TIME I AM STILL VERY CONFUSSED ON WHAT THIS DOES BESIDES HELP WHEN YOU DO UPDATES SO YOU DONT HAVE TO DO THE TEMPLET MODS AGAIN. WHERE IS THE XML FILES I NEED SO I DONT HAVE TO MOD THE TEMPLET'S? ARE THE XML FILES THAT DO THE TEMPLET MODS FOR YOU THE XML FILE YOU UPLOAD VIA THE PLUGIN AND PRODUCTS MANGE PRODUCTS UPLOAD? ( SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS JUST RELIZED THEY WERE ON) sorry again! can someone please explain my questions to me please!

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by TombstoneWarrior

AFTER READING THE FIRST POST FOR THE THIRD TIME I AM STILL VERY CONFUSSED ON WHAT THIS DOES BESIDES HELP WHEN YOU DO UPDATES SO YOU DONT HAVE TO DO THE TEMPLET MODS AGAIN. WHERE IS THE XML FILES I NEED SO I DONT HAVE TO MOD THE TEMPLET'S? ARE THE XML FILES THAT DO THE TEMPLET MODS FOR YOU THE XML FILE YOU UPLOAD VIA THE PLUGIN AND PRODUCTS MANGE PRODUCTS UPLOAD? ( SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS JUST RELIZED THEY WERE ON)MS sorry again! can someone please explain my questions to me please!

basically you inport a product as normal, as you always have
the TMS then does the $find $replace for you if someone has already implented a TMS based product

the TMS also allows you do do template edits without having to go directly into the main template and edit it, TMS will do any $find & replace $add as long as it find the peace of code you put into the criteria boxes

[TombstoneWarrior]

Originally Posted by simonhind

basically you inport a product as normal, as you always have
the TMS then does the $find $replace for you if someone has already implented a TMS based product

the TMS also allows you do do template edits without having to go directly into the main template and edit it, TMS will do any $find & replace $add as long as it find the peace of code you put into the criteria boxes

how will i know if some one has already implented a TMS based product????

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by TombstoneWarrior

how will i know if some one has already implented a TMS based product????

Most authors will state if their modification supports TMS. TMS will also help confirm if those templates were indeed added and if they work with your version.

[TombstoneWarrior]

Originally Posted by simonhind

basically you inport a product as normal, as you always have
the TMS then does the $find $replace for you if someone has already implented a TMS based product

the TMS also allows you do do template edits without having to go directly into the main template and edit it, TMS will do any $find & replace $add as long as it find the peace of code you put into the criteria boxes

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

Most authors will state if their modification supports TMS. TMS will also help confirm if those templates were indeed added and if they work with your version.

where will they state it in the mod description or where else can this be found??? sorry for all the questions this mod just confusses me. im reading and reading and getting nowhere. i have only been doing this for 2 weeks so im a newbie at this sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see even this confusses me can some talk to me and help a nebie out im more than willing to pay through paypal forthe help

[thecore762]

Strange, when I go to edit template I get to this page and I can't do anything unless I disable TMS.

See screenshot:

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by TombstoneWarrior

where will they state it in the mod description or where else can this be found??? sorry for all the questions this mod just confusses me. im reading and reading and getting nowhere. i have only been doing this for 2 weeks so im a newbie at this sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!![/color]
see even this confusses me can some talk to me and help a nebie out im more than willing to pay through paypal forthe help

if a developer is using TMS with their MODS

they will have to state in the requirements of the MOD description that TMS is required
also some mods will put TMS as a requirement to install the MOD and will come up with an error to say "TMS is required to install this MOD" this will appear when you attempt to install and halt coz you don't have the requirements
also within Admincp > settings [MOD name]
they will display an "enable" or "Disable" to use the TMS to auto insert the code

[cellarius]

TMS should never be required to install a mod. You can do everything TMS does by manual template edits, too, and TMS even offers to print template edit instructions. All my addons support TMS, but I always also give the instructions for manual template edits.

[apaydin2148]

any update?

[BlueCheri]

Installed, let me check how it works.

G!