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 FLMom

Hi Logician!

Just a quick question for you. A couple of weeks ago my team and I completely overhauled my site. We had to integrate my current forums into the new template skin which worked fine, but when I am in the admincp in the Webtemplates section none of the pages work. However they do work when on the regular page. I was told it has something to do with CSS?

Would you happen to know how I can fix this? If you need any log in info to see what I am talking about I will be more than happy to give it to you.


Thanks,
Cori

You can create header/footer webtemplates in Add New Header/Footer page, then copy your new style's CSS and other related style codes and then you can edit your templates and choose it to use this header/footer instead of default vb header/footer.

This should fix it.

[dilbert]

I had someone do some custom work for me related to this terrific script. I made the poor decision to upgrade, and seem to have lost the ability to do what i had done previously.

Essentially what I am trying to do is include a cold fusion page inside of a web template. That way I can use the forum look, but include the page I need. Two reasons for this - I am using a different database (MS SQL) and have no idea how to create a php page, but am familiar with cf.

Is there a way to include pages?

[vrokar]

An appropriate representation of the requested resource /forums/admincp/wt_wt.php could not be found on this server.

Everytime I try to add some code. Plain text works fine. But anytime I try to use some custom code it dies. Any idea?

[Logician]

Originally Posted by vrokar

An appropriate representation of the requested resource /forums/admincp/wt_wt.php could not be found on this server.

Everytime I try to add some code. Plain text works fine. But anytime I try to use some custom code it dies. Any idea?

This can't be related to hack. It should be a server issue. I suggest you check with server admin. It can be a jumpy mod-security setting if server has it.

[MikeHolohan]

Anyone test this on 3.7?

I read back a few pages and you said it will be updated when 3.7 goes gold but I was wondering if anyone tested it in 3.7, it works fine in 3.7 for me...

This is one awesome hack...

Mike.

[Logician]

Originally Posted by MikeHolohan

Anyone test this on 3.7?

I read back a few pages and you said it will be updated when 3.7 goes gold but I was wondering if anyone tested it in 3.7, it works fine in 3.7 for me...

This is one awesome hack...

Mike.

Yes except a few minor issues it works fine with 3.7.x too. There are only some small issues like in "export webtemplate" sections. They don't effect the working of the hack, unless you specifically attempt to use that section.

[dartho]

yep, works a treat on 3.7

[adwolf1]

Thanks logician for the great script I'm making extensive use of it on my forum.

Just one quick question -- I know you can have multiple webqueries on a page, but is there any way to pass the output of one query to another? If so, I haven't figured out how to do it.

Thanks again

[Logician]

Originally Posted by adwolf1

Thanks logician for the great script I'm making extensive use of it on my forum.

Just one quick question -- I know you can have multiple webqueries on a page, but is there any way to pass the output of one query to another? If so, I haven't figured out how to do it.

Thanks again

I'm always happy to see the hack is attempted to be used in such creative and advanced ways but unfortunately it can not support all of these sophisticated methods. Answer is no, sorry..

[adwolf1]

Originally Posted by Logician

I'm always happy to see the hack is attempted to be used in such creative and advanced ways but unfortunately it can not support all of these sophisticated methods. Answer is no, sorry..

bummer guess i'm pushing the script a little too far

Just thinking outside of the box -- can one include eval statements in the phpinclude before/after parts of the webquery? If so, I can see a way to issue additional queries & pass the results on to the webquery for final output.