Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Template Modification System

Template Modification System
Description
This modification allows easy management of template modifications.
Hack authors can define the necessary template modifications for their products.
When exporting a product, all template modifications assigned to this product
in MASTER style will be embedded into the product XML and imported on the
end-user vBulletin installation automatically if TMS is available.
Alternatively, it is also possible to create separate XML files for template modifications.
This way, 3rd parties can provide Template-Modification XML files for existing hacks.
Hack authors can also export standard template modification instructions as
textfiles to package them with their hacks, which allows users that do not
have TMS to also install them

In case the author defined modifications do not work (eg. the user uses a custom style),
the users can easily customize the modifications for their style(s).

TMS modified templates transparently, e.g. all Templates can still be modified
manually in style manager - they will appear unchanged there.


System Requirements
This Modification requires MySQL 4.1 or higher - it does not work with MySQL 4.0!
If you use MySQL 4.1 series, MySQL 4.1.10 or higher is required
If you use MySQL 5.0 series, MySQL 5.0.3 or higher is required
TMS 1.2.0 Beta 1 or higher requires vBulletin 4.1.5 or higher

vBulletin Compatibility
Versions up to and including 1.1.5 are compatible with vBulletin 3.6.X, 3.7.X and 3.8.X
Version 1.1.5 is partly compatible with vBulletin 4.0.X and 4.1.X
Version 1.2.0 Beta 1 or higher is compatible with vBulletin 4.1.5 or higher
vBulletin 4.1.11 or higher is currently not fully supported by TMS. If you use this version please apply the following patch: tms_patch120b4.zip

Branding:
Please note that TMS puts a small branding/copyright notice in footer - see readme.txt for further details.

Version History
1.2.0 Beta 4

• Bugfix: Database error when trying to add a template modification (this bug was introduced in TMS 1.2.0 Beta 3)

1.2.0 Beta 3

• Changed: Converted hardcoded text to phrases
• New Feature: Added doubleclick for editing style variables
• Bugfix: Database error when trying to add a template modification with an existing varname to a different style
• Changed: Fixed formatting of templateedits.php
• Bugfix: Fixed erors when manually modifying a template with template modifications

1.2.0 Beta 2

• Bugfix: Fixed errors in style variable editing code

1.2.0 Beta 1

• Changed: Ported to vBulletin 4.1
• New Feature: If an error occurs while trying to compile a template this error is now being disaplayed when trying to save the template modification
• New Feature: Styles variables used in templates can be edited via AJAX from the modify template screen

1.1.5

• Fixed Bug: Fixed incorrect variable type
• New Feature: Box 'Template-Modifications' (shown on editing a template) can now be collapsed/expanded

1.1.4

• Fixed Bug: Fixed HTML error/XSS in Template Modifications Manager

1.1.3

• Fixed Bug: Added missing phrase on ACP home

1.1.1

• Fixed Bug: Fixed Error with conflicting Template Modifications when importing a product
• Fixed Bug: Removed Pre-Selection of processing mode when adding new modifications
• Fixed Bug: Fixed Bug with zlib.output_compression AND vBulletin internal gzip being both turned on
• Fixed Bug: Display search results correctly
• Fixed Bug: Added missing phrase 'varname_x_already_exists'
• New Feature: Automatically rebuild template modifications after vBulletin Upgrade

1.0.0

• Changed: Several files renamed
• Fixed Bug: Fixed incorrect handling of product ids that contain only numbers
• New Feature: Search text can be search in template when editing a Template-Modification in Style Manager
• Changed: Multiple Template-Modifications can be loaded via AJAX
• First Release on vBulletin.org

1.0.0 RC 1

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 4 have been fixed
• Changed: Display of modified Templates with HTML comments has been modified
• Changed: Debug-Mode is no longer required
• New Feature: It is now possible to export/import style-specific Template-Modifications

1.0.0 Beta 4

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 3 have been fixed
• Changed: Sorting in Template Modifications Manager has been changed
• New Feature: When adding or editing a Template-Modification, the Template can now be displayed and searched via AJAX
• Changed: When exporting as Text, the original instructions (eg. insert below/above) are retained
• New Feature: It is now possible to test each Template-Modification
• New Feature: Testing improved. It is now being display if a Template is OK after applying a Template Modification
• New Feature: When editing a Template, it is possible to activate/deactvate multiple Template-Modifications
• New Feature: Template-Modifications can now also be exported and tested from withing Product Manager
• New Feature: Function to display a template with all Modifications applied.
  This function can also display embedded comments to make it easier to identify changed parts

1.0.0 Beta 3

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 2 have been fixed
• New Feature: Simplified adding Template-Modifications by allowing to select how to handle replacement text (eg. replace or insert above/below)
• New Feature: Each Template-Modification can now be disabled
• Changed: Testing Template-Modifications has been reworked:
  Column ordering can now be set through vBulletin Options; column headers are clickable to sort results
  Output has been separated by styles
  It is now possible to test only selcted products
• New Feature: TMS now integrates with 'Style Manager' and 'Product Manager'
• New Feature: The language can be selected when exporting Template-Modifications
• New Feature: Weh TMS gets deactivated, all Template-Modifications will be deactivated too
• New Feature: Display of Template-Modifications while editing a Template in Style Manager has been improved:
  It is now being display if a Template-Modification could be applied
  Template-Modifications can be edited via AJAX

1.0.0 Beta 2
First public Beta

[Black Tiger]

Try the first post, a part is in there.
It's basically very easy. Install this mod. If you want a template change, go to your Styles and Templates, click the template manager then select on the right "add new template".

It's then basically like any mod change here. Choose a unique id, then follow the template change instructions of the mods you want to install.
A basic "look for this" and "change to that" is implemented in the TMS system. You can also choose to "place above" or "place below" the search text like stated in some mod installation instructions.

Have a look for yourself, it's really very easy.
If you have a mod supporting the TMS, you mostly don't have to do anything.

[fly]

I didn't see this covered in the FAQ, but here's my problem...

When TMS is enabled and I expand the 'Postbit Templates', the ONLY template I see is 'postbit'. Every other template is missing from this menu. The problem continues even if I create a new style with no parent style. I've tried reinstalling this hack, deleting all template mods, and rebuilding the styles from TMS. As soon as I disable this hack, the problem disappears. Any ideas?

edit: whoops, btw I'm using 3.7.1

[Andreas]

As soon as I disable this hack, the problem disappears. Any ideas?

It most likely has to do with some 'strange' mod_gzip/mod_deflate/gzip/zlib/output buffer configuration, but I can't help you as I cannot reproduce the problem locally.

Feel free to send me a PM and i'll take a look.

[fly]

Originally Posted by Andreas

It most likely has to do with some 'strange' mod_gzip/mod_deflate/gzip/zlib/output buffer configuration, but I can't help you as I cannot reproduce the problem locally.

Feel free to send me a PM and i'll take a look.

ygpm.

[fly]

If it matters, I commented out mod_deflate and bounced apache. Same thing...

[Andreas]

I'll take a look as soon as possible, but you will have to wait at least until this evening.

[silurius]

Hi Andreas. Great add-on. I have a question about the "Template-Modifications by TMS" notice in the footer. The wording strongly implies that the theming of my vBulletin site was also done by TMS, rather than that the TMS system was done by TMS. I thought a good compromise might be to edit that to say something like "Template-Modifications System by TMS", but unfortunately I can't seem to locate where this is stored in the footer or in phrases. Can you advise?

Also a related comment: Why show this notice at all on the main forums, when your average forum user is unlikely to even know what a template is (or at least what it is referring to)? Might I suggest having this appear in the footer of the admincp pages instead?

[Andreas]

I thought a good compromise might be to edit that to say something like "Template-Modifications System by TMS"

GNU is not Unix? ;-)
Sorry, but that makes no sense.

The wording strongly implies that the theming of my vBulletin site was also done by TMS

What's wrong about that? In fact, this is correct.

Might I suggest having this appear in the footer of the admincp pages instead?

Declined.

[dartho]

Originally Posted by silurius

Hi Andreas. Great add-on. I have a question about the "Template-Modifications by TMS" notice in the footer. The wording strongly implies that the theming of my vBulletin site was also done by TMS, rather than that the TMS system was done by TMS. I thought a good compromise might be to edit that to say something like "Template-Modifications System by TMS", but unfortunately I can't seem to locate where this is stored in the footer or in phrases. Can you advise?

Also a related comment: Why show this notice at all on the main forums, when your average forum user is unlikely to even know what a template is (or at least what it is referring to)? Might I suggest having this appear in the footer of the admincp pages instead?

May I suggest you read the readme.txt file included in the download package for information on how to remove the branding.

[fly]

Andreas, have you had any chance to look at my TMS problem?