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

[Logician]

Originally Posted by rrr

Could someone help me with a web query?

I created a new profile field that asks a question (field8) and I need to see all the answers to that question on one page sorted by usergroup (usergroupid: 10)

SELECT f.field8, u.username, u.usergroupid, u.userid
FROM user u
LEFT JOIN userfield f ON u.userid = f.userid
WHERE usergroupid =10

[Kihon Kata]

Yay, can't wait :banana:

Originally Posted by Tim Skellett

First off, many thanks indeed for the hack!
Second, I will be implementing sa project soon within it, and when I have it all finished, I will learn how to make the .xml then post it in a new thread here, so your feature of sharing .xml's will get some input at last.

[rrr]

Originally Posted by Logician

SELECT f.field8, u.username, u.usergroupid, u.userid
FROM user u
LEFT JOIN userfield f ON u.userid = f.userid
WHERE usergroupid =10

Thanks! I put that in the Query box and in the Query Result Row area I put:

$WQfield[field8]

And in my webtemplate I put the call to that new webquery I created:

$WQ_newquery

But the field8 doesn't show up when I view the page. Any suggestions?

[Logician]

Defined that webquery in that webtemplate? (Edit Webtemplate, mark "WebQueries Used in This Page")

[rrr]

Defined that webquery in that webtemplate? (Edit Webtemplate, mark "WebQueries Used in This Page"

Yep, the box next to that webquery is checked.

Was I supposed to edit the query code you posted in any way?

SELECT f.field8, u.username, u.usergroupid, u.userid
FROM user u
LEFT JOIN userfield f ON u.userid = f.userid
WHERE usergroupid =10

[PanamaRed]

Cant get it to install.. "Logician's webtemplates" never shows in the ACP. I see Logician's webtemplate settings, under VB options, but there is no export/import option to it to complet the install. I reloaded cpnav_webtemplates also no luck there either..

[PanamaRed]

Little bit of help anyone??

[JohnBee]

I'm sorry if this has already been answered but I was not able to find it.
Is it possible to use webtemplates as a CMS and have it display pages?

for example if I want to compose a product review and it was 12 pages long
is there a way to use webtemplates to display page 1, 2 3 4 etc?

[Logician]

Originally Posted by JohnBee

I'm sorry if this has already been answered but I was not able to find it.
Is it possible to use webtemplates as a CMS and have it display pages?

for example if I want to compose a product review and it was 12 pages long
is there a way to use webtemplates to display page 1, 2 3 4 etc?

There is no automatic way, sorry! If you want to do it, you have to do it manually (ie split review into 12 different WTs and link eachother at the bottom of all).

Cant get it to install.. "Logician's webtemplates" never shows in the ACP. I see Logician's webtemplate settings, under VB options, but there is no export/import option to it to complet the install. I reloaded cpnav_webtemplates also no luck there either..

I didn't see this message before. Is it you who emailed me and I replied? If not, do you still need help?

[PanamaRed]

I didn't see this message before. Is it you who emailed me and I replied? If not, do you still need help?

Yes I am the one that emailed, Still can't get it to work.. Deleted the whole thing re-downloaded and re-uploaded.. Loaded the file cpnav_webtemplates as ASCII.. Cant access the webtemplates ACP, If I try to go to it manualy I get this message:

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /data/10/0/30/39/845854/user/866665/htdocs/forum/upload/forum/admincp/wt_wt.php on line 31

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/services/vux/lib/php') in /data/10/0/30/39/845854/user/866665/htdocs/forum/upload/forum/admincp/wt_wt.php on line 31