Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Fix-it: Template Edition

A common method of defacing vBulletin sites is to edit the parsed template html directly via the database. It makes it harder for administrators to find the issue, and can be a pain in the ass to cleanup if you're not familiar with working with the database.

This tool will make it easier to clean your defaced site.

What it does:
Checks all of the templates in the database:
- Makes a new compiled version from the uncompiled template.
- Compares the current compiled template to the new compiled template
- If they differ, it updates the template, then rebuilds all of the styles.

How do you use it?
- Upload to your admincp, modcp, install, or root forums folder
- Browse to it
- Let it run
- Delete tool_recompiler.php after you are done using it.

This tool now works on vB3 and vB4.

vB4 Thread

[RTMdotORG]

Question: If it just rebuilds styles, it didn't find any issues?

[testebr]

Can you make a diagnostic edition where alert user instead to fix?

[Link14716]

Originally Posted by RTMdotORG

Question: If it just rebuilds styles, it didn't find any issues?

Correct.

[Link14716]

Originally Posted by testebr

Can you make a diagnostic edition where alert user instead to fix?

I don't see any reason to. All this does is fix parsed versions of templates that are different than the unparsed version. There is no reason not to ever fix this problem, as it would only happen if the parsed template was directly edited in the database. All a diagnostic version would do is not run the update query, which doesn't help any.

If you run this and no problems are found, it will simply rebuild the styles. If there is a problem found, it will tell you which template it updates.

[SandmaninDubai]

Great fix Zachery!
My Forum was hacked twice & defaced in July & August (hosted by Hostmonster) - you fixed it manually twice (a HUGE thanks from all of here in the UAE) and now, if the nasty extreme muslims try it again this fix will wipe them.
Well done!

[princeedward]

looks really interesting and useful this one...thanks...where should i upload this and how can i run it and where?...sorry for the dumb question but a bit confused here...

[Link14716]

You upload it to the admincp folder and run it directly in your browser. http://www.yoursite.com/forum/admincp/tool_reparse.php

[Manic Mechanic]

Installed and thank you. I navigated to it and it ran all my styles. Now is it automatic from now on, or do I run it every now and then or if I see a problem on forum?

[Link14716]

You run it when you see that there's a problem. It's not a preventative measure, just a tool to use to help get your forums back under control.

[TimberFloorAu]

Ok this seems brilliant... but a little help for us novices.

Just ran this:

And results back are:

Template updated: USERCP_SHELL (id: 1285, styleid: 4)
Template updated: postbit (id: 544, styleid: 1)
Template updated: USERCP_SHELL (id: 580, styleid: 1)
Template updated: USERCP_SHELL (id: 6481, styleid: 12)
Template updated: USERCP_SHELL (id: 8124, styleid: 18)
Template updated: USERCP_SHELL (id: 8125, styleid: 17)

Does that mean there were issues ? in the above files?

Are they fixed ? have they been repaired... what was the issue ??