WebTemplates v.0.1 (Old Version)

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Attention: This version of webtemplates is obsolete since new version (2.xx) is released as of 30.June.2003.

If you are new user, please visit new hack's thread and install that one, not this version.

This thread is active for discussing migration issues and will be closed in the future.
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Introduction:
Basically this hack allows you create vbulletin powered non-vb pages within vb admin CP and administer them just like vb templates.

Your "webtemplates" reside inside MYSQL and have the same structure as regular vbulletin templates and you edit/modify/delete them inside your Admin CP. You can create as many as you like and display them like:
http://yoursite URL/yourboard URL/show.php?pg=YOUR_WEBTEMPLATE_NAME.

Features of Your WebTemplates:
* You can easily edit/update your non-vb pages from your vb control panel just like vb templates. No need to FTP or smt.
* Simply backup your vbulletin and your entire site (including your webtemplates) is backed up too.
* You can use some vbulletin variables in your non-vb pages, so eg. address your members with their member names in your entire site.
* Your entire web site can mimic your forum's visual interface. All your fonts/colors etc. are kept in your non-vb. pages too. Besides users' style sets apply for your web templates either. So for instance if you have 2 styles, every user will see your webtemplates in the style and colors they are using in the board.
* This hack allows you to specify usergroups/usernames which can or cannot see the page you designed. So your non-vb pages can inherit vb. access permissions. Every webtemplate can have different display permissions for different users/usergroups.
* You can have counters in your pages and show/trace page visits individually for all your pages. Every webtemplate has its own counter.
* You can have "last visitor's name and visit time" in all your pages.
* You can insert fixed header/footer for all your pages.
* The "conditionals" you can set, allow you to design advanced and dynamic web pages, which change themselves according to the conditions you set. For example you can set different texts/page designs IN THE SAME PAGE for different users and every user will only see the text that is addressed to him.

Webtemplates are very easy to create. Just copy paste the HTML code of your page into the webtemplate box, give it a name, click submit and voila, your webtemplate is up and running! By using this method, you can convert your existing non-vb pages into webtemplates with ease too. It is just a matter of copy/paste its HMTML code. Installation of the hack is easy too and the hack will work any version of vbulletin I know.

For Advanced Users: If you want your webtemplates to get data from your database and display it, you have an advanced feature named "webqueries". WebQueries feature allows you to run SQL queries in your MYSQL database and automatically create sorted tables for you which you can add in any WebTemplates. So your non-vb pages can be dynamic and you can have any kind of SQL results (related with vb or not) in any page you want. Webqueries are optional to use and appeals to people with basic SQL knowledge. You can still create webtemplates very easily without using webqueries if you don't know SQL or don't need to query your database in your webtemplate. If you want to play with webqueries, please read and follow instructions CAREFULLY. This hack gives you advanced tools to create powerful and dynamic web pages, so give yourself sometime and learn how to create these pages. I wrote help pages which you can find in your webtemplates section after installation, so please read them carefully and examine sample page's code before pelting me with questions!

If you installed this hack, share your webquery samples in this thread


Fixes and Add-ons:
* If you have than 1 MYSQL databases, webquery section might not work properly. If you encounter any problems related to that issue, apply the small fix in this post.[/COLOR]
* If you want to display your webtemplates in who is online, apply this small hack .
Also there is a small bug with "conditionals" feature of the hack, if you use more than 1 conditional in 1 webtemplate. I guess very few people use this feature but anyway I fixed it in the new release that is in progress..
* If you want your webtemplates search engine friendly and indexed in google or other search engines, read this tip by Piper.

Current version (BETA v.0.1) is NOT actually a beta anymore, it's proven to be working very well in many people's boards and is stable.

I plan to develop this hack. However to enhance it more, I need to change its algortihm which requires rewriting and I wait for VB3 so that the hack will will be competible with VB3 too. That's why development is pending at the moment.


If you install the hack please click install, thank you.

Regards,
Logician //=^))

[grb123]

Thanks Logician. I may have to get the search query from you as I don't trust myself! I've upgraded to the new Beta and it's all ok so far. I'll PM you some suggestions when I've played with it for a couple of days.

[inetd]

Logician, please reply me
I can create main homepage with news (from first forum), poll (from second forum), login panel, information about PM and small help for newbie - By means of it hack?

[grb123]

Originally posted by inetd
Logician, please reply me
I can create main homepage with news (from first forum), poll (from second forum), login panel, information about PM and small help for newbie - By means of it hack?

Yes, you could but you would probably be better off using vBHome or vBPortal which would be easier for your purposes. Do a search here to find those two hacks.

[inetd]

How to make, that at enter on MY_FORUM_URL user saw one of web templates? And how in web template to insert contents of another web template?

[inetd]

don't work Advanced Page Design
[[ ($user_usergroupid==6) ]] (without spaces)
I see
[[ (6==6) ]] (without spaces)
Help me, please

[Logician]

inetd,

I can create main homepage with news (from first forum), poll (from second forum), login panel, information about PM and small help for newbie - By means of it hack?

As grb123 suggested, I think you should use other hacks if you intend to apply it to your main page. Well some of your your requests can be done via Webtemplates too, but if you are designing a "dynamic home page", you can do it more easily with other hacks.

However you can use webtemplates to design other pages (non main page) of your site with efficiency. So for example if you have a page which you want to display to only usergroup X, registered members, user with more than Y posts or user older than X days you can use webtemplates..

Originally posted by inetd
don't work Advanced Page Design
[[ ($user_usergroupid==6) ]] (without spaces)
I see
[[ (6==6) ]] (without spaces)
Help me, please

Your syntax is wrong.. You should use this format:

PHP Code:

[[($user_usergroupid==6)]] 
I see 
[[/($user_usergroupid==6)]] 


This conditional will show the text "I see" only if the page visitor is from Site Admins group. I guess this is what you wanted to achieve..

And how in web template to insert contents of another web template?

Please read a few messages above for more info about this subject..

[inetd]

Logician, i see vBindex, vbHome(Lite) and vbPortal. But i don't want make many changes in my vB

Please read a few messages above for more info about this subject..

You can quote these messages? Please
And say please, how to make, that at enter on MY_FORUM_URL user saw one of web templates?

[Logician]

Originally posted by inetd
Logician, i see vBindex, vbHome(Lite) and vbPortal. But i don't want make many changes in my vB
You can quote these messages? Please

here you go: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...481#post273481

And say please, how to make, that at enter on MY_FORUM_URL user saw one of web templates?

You have 2 options to make a webtemplate your main page:

1- You can edit your .htaccess file and make a redirection so that whenever your main page (=index.htm or index.html) is called, server opens your webtemplate. A sample redirection line is that:

Redirect /index.html http://www.yoururl.com/forum/show.php?pg=your_template

Please search keywords ".htaccess+redirect" for more info about .htaccess redirection

2- You can assign your homepage as "index.php" instead of index.html (this can require .htaccess editing either), then inside this file you can "include" your webtemplate. So whenever index.php is called, your webtemplate will be displayed.

To include your webtemplate inside your index.php you need to use this line in the begining of index.php:

<?php include ("http://www.yourdomain.com/forum/show.php?pg=your_template"); ?>

Choose either way and you can make your webtemplate your site's main page..


However I want to mention again that, this hack is not meant to be "site main page" alternative..

[freeshares1]

Logician,

Thanks for this great hack. It has given me so many idea's.

It is working on www.gamblingforums.net (except i cannot get my referrals working)

[inetd]

Logician, you the best vBhacker! Sorry for my bad English also there can be a dullness, I am simple very badly I understand in mySQL and PHP. Thank you huge!