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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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#823
06-01-2012, 03:48 PM
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#824
06-01-2012, 04:27 PM
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Each forum section on my site uses its own template set, I would like to utilize the different styles in the respected off forum sections. green widget forum= green widget style= I want to use this style in my green widgets tutorials which are integrated using the methods explained in this thread. red blue yellow
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#825
06-01-2012, 05:01 PM
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I looked in to this and can't find a really good way to do it. You could create a plugin using hook global_bootstrap_init_start, check for your value of THIS_SCRIPT and call $bootstrap->force_styleid(); (passing it the id of the style you want to use). I know, it seems strange that you shoudl have to have a plugin when you're writing your own script, but the problem is that the style is decided on and loaded all within global.php. I suppose another method would be to be to copy the code from global.php instead of including it, then you can insert a call to force_styleid(). But then you might have to update your scripts if global.php changes in a later version. A style can be specified in the parameter "styleid", so you might be able to do something like set $_REQUEST['styleid'] before global.php is included, but I notice that that sets a cookie with that style value, and I'm not sure if that will affect other pages or not.
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#826
06-01-2012, 05:38 PM
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I should be able to create globalgreenwidget.php, specify $bootstrap->force_styleid(); and of course change the custom page call to global to globalgreenwidget.php. The downfall as mentioned above, is having to maually fix this with every upgrade.
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#827
06-01-2012, 05:41 PM
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AFAIR, the GET-method will set the style cookie. The best and easiest option really is to go with the plugin, in my opinion. Just have one plugin for all your custom pages, supply them with a unique THIS_SCRIPT or a unique constant of your choice, and switch it.
--------------- Added [DATE]1338576139[/DATE] at [TIME]1338576139[/TIME] --------------- Our posts crossed. You cannot use $bootstrap->force_styleid() in your own php page. You need to create a plugin, jsut as kh99 explained. Then there's no problem on updates.
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#829
06-01-2012, 05:57 PM
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Well, it's everything there, really.
In your own page, do something like this: After "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');", add PHP Code:
Then create a plugin at global_bootstrap_init_start PHP Code:
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#831
06-01-2012, 08:27 PM
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That's my fault - [S]try using hook global_bootstrap_init_complete.[/S]
Sorry...one more time. This time I tested it: use hook global_bootstrap_complete and change the code to: Code:
global $force_my_style;
if ($force_my_style)
{
$this->force_styleid($force_my_style);
}
BTW, nice solution, cellarius. Maybe this should be added to the article.
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