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

[Nick0r]

I'm getting errors with editors.php - whenever I (or an assigned editor, non-admin) goes to edit one of the pages, they can view the HTML code and can make the appropriate change but as soon as they press update they go to editors.php and receive a no permission error.

[CSS59]

does this hack have a search function?

[Nick0r]

Logician, any ideas?

[msimonds]

Originally Posted by Nick0r

I'm getting errors with editors.php - whenever I (or an assigned editor, non-admin) goes to edit one of the pages, they can view the HTML code and can make the appropriate change but as soon as they press update they go to editors.php and receive a no permission error.

This is an ongoing error and Logician seems to busy to look into it!

[msimonds]

Originally Posted by Nick0r

Logician, any ideas?

NickOr - My thoughts make me believe that this permissions issue has to do with some other hack or modification that is conflicting with the permissions...

What hacks/mods do you have installed? I really think that it has to do with that. I have done and spend many hours (literelly) working on the permissions issue and I am sure that is it!! I know this because if you install a fresh un-modded copy of VB and then only install this mod, the page editor works just fine

[Nick0r]

Let me paste...

vBulletin 3.5.1
Admin Permission Override 1.0.3 This Hack allows you to disable/lock Users Signatures, Custom Avatars, Profile Pictures, Custom Usertitles, Private Messages and the whole Profile.
Automatic Welcome PM 1.0.4 This Hack will automatically send welcome PMs to new members.
Commbull 3.5d Community bulletin email add on
HELLCATs Realtime Page Compressor 1.24 Compresses every outputted page by stripping whitespace, linebreaks and HTML comments
Latest Threads on Forum Home 1.1.2 This product will show the Latest Threads posted (using permissions) on your forumhome
Logician's WebTemplates 3.5.0.05 Logician's WebTemplates Hack
Mini Navbar 1.0.1 Places a breadcrumb from the navbar on the bottom of a thread
Multiple Login Detector 1.01 Cookie-based multiple account login detector
No Links or Images Allowed for People with Fewer t 1.1 Throws an error message for spammers.
phpAdsNew Integration 1.0.3 Integrates phpAdsNew into the template system
Registration Goal for Google Analytics 1.0.1 Beta 2 Allows you to track your registrations as a goal within Google Analytics.
Security Fix for Issue in vBulletin 3.5.3 1.0 This fixes a security issue in vBulletin 3.5.3 and below.
Spam Decimator 1.0.5 Spam Killing Extension
v3 Arcade 1.0.2 A multiplayer gaming system for your vBulletin forum.
vBSEO :: Sitemap Generator 1.3 Generate a Google & Yahoo Sitemap for your Forums
vBulletin 3.5.2 Online Calendar XSS 1.0
Welcome Headers 4.0.6 Boost registration and activity rates with more visible custom welcome messages.

[msimonds]

hmmm let me get a list of mine and try and compare

[msimonds]

? vBulletin 3.5.4
? Article Bot 2.70 Parse RSS Feed data and insert it as threads in your forum.
? Easy Template Update 1.0.0
? Feature Threads Hack 1.0.0 Feature en unfeature threads by seba
? Logician's WebTemplates 3.5.0.05 Logician's WebTemplates Hack
? PhotoPlog 2.0.3 PhotoPlog:
? The Lite GalleryRant CMS 1.0.1 Total CMS system
Right Column 1.0 Put a column on the right side of every page
? vBPool 3.5.0 This hack will add a Sports Pool to your website.
? vBSEO 2.4.5 vBulletin SEO

[msimonds]

I will check into this more, I believe it is something simple!!

[Nick0r]

I hope we can find a fix, I really want to use this system on my site.