Organize your templates!

If you're like me, you like to try to keep your board as organized as possible. Which, is why the following little tip comes in handy for hacks that add a dozen or so custom templates. (ie. vBindex, v3arcade, etc..)

In includes/adminfunctions_template.php:

Find:

PHP Code:

    'subscription' => $vbphrase['group_paid_subscriptions'], 


Add BELOW:

PHP Code:

    'XXprefixXX' => 'XXtitleXX', 


Change "XXprefixXX" to whatever the template prefixes are, for example, the Arcade templates all begin with "arcade", so, you would put "arcade" as the prefix.

Change "XXtitleXX" to what you want the category to be called, don't add "Templates" to the name, because vB will do that for you. For example, if you put "arcade" as the title, it will read "Arcade Templates" in the Edit Templates section.

Get it? Good.

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by BarBeQue

[high]* BarBeQue clicked install
[/high]

worked like a charm!

I requested this but no one answered :P This is great!

[paddysplace]

I was just asking for this a few hours ago in #vborg. Thank you SO much! I will definitely put this in my hacks (crediting you of COURSE!)

Regards,
Patrick

[FleaBag]

Small - but very handy. Cheers.

[Boofo]

If adding this code so templates can be grouped, won't this cause the templates to be erased on a vb upgrade?

[magnus]

Originally Posted by Boofo

If adding this code so templates can be grouped, won't this cause the templates to be erased on a vb upgrade?

No, I don't think so. They are still classified as "custom templates" by vB. If you "revert" them, they will still be deleted. This doesn't change any of their SQL flags, as that's where vB determines what gets replaced during an upgrade.

[gmarik]

great idea, really coold

[Synicide]

Well, I hope they don't get deleted, because I'm jumping into this hack anyway.

[high]* Synicide jumps on the install button.[/high]

[attroll]

Let me see if I get this right. I installed this mod and this is what I put in the "'articles' => 'articles'," in my adminfunctions_template.php. Everything seemed to work fine.

But my question is:
When I create a new template now how do I get it listed under ARTICLES?
Do I have to name the new template articles_test?

[Onkel_Tom]

works fine, thanks !
click install

[mtha]

Originally Posted by magnus

Change "XXtitleXX" to what you want the category to be called, don't add "Templates" to the name, because vB will do that for you. For example, if you put "arcade" as the title, it will read "Arcade Templates" in the Edit Templates section.

Get it? Good.

well, this is good, but ... I'd like to group the "custom templates" or "custom groups" in one place, so I dont need to go though the whole list of templates to find the custom ones. Tor example, I am grouping some xzy_ templates, as xzy, and prefer them to be displayed on top, or still in Cumstom Templates group.

dunno if it's posible.