Miscellaneous Hacks - External URL Redirects in framed page

URL Redirect for vBulletin is a simple way to keep your users grounded to your site. All external URLs will be displayed in a frame with your logo above.

Installation is simple and fast. Simply import the product (product-igusto_urlredirect.xml) and upload the ext.php file to your main forum directory.

How is this product different from other similar products released in the past?

It is true that other people have released similar products in the past. The main differences are as follows:

• no code changes - other vBulletin hacks required you to change core files in order to make this work properly.
• released as a product - other vBulletin hacks were not released as a simple importable product
• No footprint - when you uninstall this product, there are no residual footprints. This has not been the case with other versions of this utility released to vBulletin previously.
• Will distinguisth internal and external urls - Instead of displaying internal urls with the header, this plugin will evaluate the url and determine if it is the same as the host site. If it is, no banner will be displayed.

The product consists of one template (urlredirect_page) and one plugin. The plugin will change all external urls posted in forum posts to the new ext.php file. The template (urlredirect_page) is the header that will be displayed at the top of your redirect page.

Inside of the header you will find text that looks like this:

<!--Google Ads here-->

Replace that text with your google adsense javascript, or another ad generator.

I've tested this on 3.5.7 and 3.6.4. It works fine on both systems.

if you find it not working, check the following first:

• Ensure that the plugin named "url_redirect parser" is enabled.
• Ensure that you uploaded the file ext.php into your forum directory

Brought to you by the folks at www.igusto.net

Changelog

v1.0
Recently removed security flaw. Please update your ext.php file

[SiMateoAko]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

Can you whitelist sites, so they dont get the frame? if not that maybe an idea for a future update.

That's a great idea. Look for it inthe next version.

[wizardan]

Very nice!
Installed.

[DPSR]

Very very nice, installed

EDIT: Not compactable with vBanonimizer

[SaN-DeeP]

thanks this modification will come handy

[DPSR]

One problem:

It redirects some home links (like http://www.site.com/gallery/blah.php) to site main page- http://www.site.com/index.php

Any sol. for this?

[SiMateoAko]

Originally Posted by DPSR

One problem:

It redirects some home links (like http://www.site.com/gallery/blah.php) to site main page- http://www.site.com/index.php

Any sol. for this?

I'll look into this tomorrow and get a fix for you. Are these all internal links that you are having a problem with?

ETA: Just figured out the problem. Reuploading the file now.

EETA: Just FYI, redownload and replace the ext.php file with the new one. Should do it.

[DPSR]

AFter updating, its not uploading external links on my portal page (site main index page, but previous version was doing it!)

Second, its still pointing gallery images to- http://www.fotorack.com/ext.php?ref=...dex.php?n=4220

when clicked, its take to invalid url- http://http//www.fotorack.com/gallery/index.php?n=4220

[cuphongle]

looks good, gonna try it out

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

interesting hack, just a question it's compatible with vBanonimizer?

Originally Posted by The Finman

That is exactly what I am wondering.

As the author of vbAnonymizer, I say that this hack should work together with it. You will just get the normal vbAnonymizer Redirect inside the frame.

EDIT: *CONFIRMED NOT WORKING WITH VBANONYMIZER!*

[DPSR]

Originally Posted by Dismounted

As the author of vbAnonymizer, I say that this hack should work together with it. You will just get the normal vbAnonymizer Redirect inside the frame.

By the way, this hack opens up a serious XSS hole. You leave $ref unchecked in the script. Also, this hack will cut all URL's with more than one GET variable on a URL.

Nope buddy, your hack is not working with this

After installing above hack, all links are converted to http://site.com/ext.php?ref=