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[HOW TO - vB4] Create your own vBulletin page
 Lynne
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 41,180
California/Idaho
11-15-2009, 10:00 PM
This is an updated article on how to create your own vbulletin powered page. It's only for use with vB4. This is NOT my work. I'm posting this from another thread where vB Style took the time to write this out. And his work is based on the article by Gary King here - How to create your own vBulletin-powered page! (uses vB templates) Instructions to Create your Own Page: 1. Create the php page: - Create a new file, whatever you want to call it (let's say test.php). - Open up test.php and add the following (replace TEST with whatever template you want to show - WARNING: the template name is CASE SENSITIVE!!!): Code:
<?php
// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);
// change this depending on your filename
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();
// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('TEST',
);
// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();
// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
// if your page is outside of your normal vb forums directory, you should change directories by uncommenting the next line
// chdir ('/path/to/your/forums');
require_once('./global.php');
// #######################################################################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// #######################################################################
$navbits = construct_navbits(array('' => 'Test Page'));
$navbar = render_navbar_template($navbits);
// ###### YOUR CUSTOM CODE GOES HERE #####
$pagetitle = 'My Page Title';
// ###### NOW YOUR TEMPLATE IS BEING RENDERED ######
$templater = vB_Template::create('TEST');
$templater->register_page_templates();
$templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
$templater->register('pagetitle', $pagetitle);
print_output($templater->render());
?>
2. Create the Template: - If you are in debug mode, create the template in your MASTER STYLE so it shows up in all your styles, otherwise make sure you create the template in the style you are using. If following the page above, call the template TEST (WARNING: the template name is CASE SENSITIVE!!!) with the following content: HTML Code:
{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}" id="vbulletin_html">
<head>
<title>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} - {vb:raw pagetitle}</title>
{vb:raw headinclude}
{vb:raw headinclude_bottom}
</head>
<body>
{vb:raw header}
{vb:raw navbar}
<div id="pagetitle">
<h1>{vb:raw pagetitle}</h1>
</div>
<h2 class="blockhead">Title</h2>
<div class="blockbody">
<div class="blockrow">
Text
</div>
</div>
{vb:raw footer}
</body>
</html>
Instructions to Add your Page to the Who's Online List (WOL): Create two plugins using the following hooks. Replace mypage and similar with your information. 1. hook location - online_location_process: Code:
switch ($filename)
{
case 'test.php':
$userinfo['activity'] = 'mypage';
break;
// add more cases here if you have more than one custom page. no need for multiple plugins. one plugin can handle all.
}
2. hook location online_location_unknown: Code:
switch ($userinfo['activity'])
{
case 'mypage':
$userinfo['where'] = '<a href="test.php?'.$vbulletin->session->vars[sessionurl].'">My Page</a>';
$userinfo['action'] = "Viewing My Page";
$handled = true;
break;
// add more cases here if you have more than one custom page. no need for multiple plugins. one plugin can handle all.
}
The colored part in the code above shows what you need to change in the plugins (both reds should be the same and both blues should be the same, whereas green can be whatever you want). Please see this article for help with rendering templates - [vB4] Rendering templates and registering variables - a short guide 
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#292
05-11-2010, 01:58 AM
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You would have to do something in here if you are in a loop:
PHP Code:
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#293
05-11-2010, 03:43 AM
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i was wondering..... is there a way i can add a forum to display on this custom page say for example the default main forum...or rather just the posts from that forum itself and if so how can i do this.
by the way.. this is by far one of my favorite things i have seen here at vb.org thank you so much.
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#294
05-11-2010, 03:46 AM
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#295
05-11-2010, 04:05 AM
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Btw It is you I am thanking for this thread...I love to try out products but things like this is what helps me understand how to better operate and modify vbulletin. So a proper thank you for this thread and your lightning response to my question :-) :up:
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#296
05-11-2010, 10:54 AM
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thank you Lynne
from the post #291 that mean i have to create more tepmlate as TEST_1 for initial part of category. is it correct Lynne !  i am going to try it and let you know thanks again Lynne but how about template code i will use {vb:raw my_output.part of loop} (part of loop : $ name, $des right !!! or till the same {vb:raw categories.whatever} (whatever : name, des ) would you please ...... Lynne
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#297
05-11-2010, 02:02 PM
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#298
05-11-2010, 03:34 PM
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thanks Lynne
i got it, the way template work on VB4 Once again thanh you very much for your time Lynne i thought i need one more step about how to use a file CSS or connected it into a template i am going to create the TEST.css template (with google grids or kind of CSS for 2 or 3 columns) then on the top (head part) of the main page of cust_page put this link in Code:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{vb:var vbcsspath}TEST.css" />
</head>
thanks for all who distribute this knowlege Best regard,
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#300
05-14-2010, 01:36 PM
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Possible? Almost anything is possible if you code it. I do not know how to put a widget on the page, however, and I imagine it would be a lot more coding that just putting a custom block of your own on the page would be.
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