Major Additions - CERBERUS: 1 vB4: runs multiple domains with custom styles, forums, universal login

***Attention: This product is currently UNSUPPORTED***

We would like to release an Alpha version of the vBulletin4 Cerberus product. This product allows you to create one vBulletin4 installation which can power unlimited number of domains and sub-domains; while allowing to customize each domain differently to make it look like different sites or sections. Domains will have one universal admincp and user login information.

***Example***
www.supercoolautoforum.com - main site, all forums
ferarri.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
bmw.supercoolautoforum.com- custom style and forums, same login
honda.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
supercoolmotorcycleforum.com - custom style and forums, same login

*** Why are you releasing this, I want more features?! ***

This is a very simple product; we believe that the basic functionality provided in this product will satisfy a lot of communities - and since the product is simple - it will be easy to extend it and modify it to work for your custom community requirements.

Overview of Current Features:

• One shared installation of vBulletin 4
• One shared user account on all domains
• Custom Style for each domain
• Custom Forum listing for each domain

Known Issues:

• CMS and Blogs are currently not configured to have special domain-specific categories and sections. CMS is shared across all sites although the appearance will be different for each domain.

Project Contributors: s.lauderdale;m.biddle;a.ahn; anders

[FReeSTER]

I know bro, 52 installed out of 277 Downloads and not even 40 MOTM votes. People are so lazy. Tehn they come and ask to get support from the originator. errrrrr

[Alfa1]

I voted for it.

I now went trough the entire thread for a second time and did a test install to find out as much as possible.

Both domains have a different CMS homepage. But how do you hide the sections that belongs to domain A, from users that are browsing on domain B and vice versa?

All article comments reside in one and the same forum. So the comments relating to the articles of both domains will reside in the same CMS comments forum. And that will make comments from both domains visible on 'new posts'. I dont know how to resolve that one.
It seems that the CMS comments forum needs a category above it and that needs to be activated on every domain. Otherwise CMS comments do not seem to work on each domain.

Does anyone have a tip on how to hide the style of the other domain, while still showing several styles attributed to the domain the user is on?

When searching in quick search I get results from both domains. In cerberus settings Local Search Scope is ON.

[FReeSTER]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I voted for it.

I now went trough the entire thread for a second time and did a test install to find out as much as possible.

Both domains have a different CMS homepage. But how do you hide the sections that belongs to domain A, from users that are browsing on domain B and vice versa?

All article comments reside in one and the same forum. So the comments relating to the articles of both domains will reside in the same CMS comments forum. And that will make comments from both domains visible on 'new posts'. I dont know how to resolve that one.
It seems that the CMS comments forum needs a category above it and that needs to be activated on every domain. Otherwise CMS comments do not seem to work on each domain.

Does anyone have a tip on how to hide the style of the other domain, while still showing several styles attributed to the domain the user is on?

When searching in quick search I get results from both domains. In cerberus settings Local Search Scope is ON.

You do that from the Cerberus Options at AdminCP. There you have options for CatID where you will put the categories ID you want to show per sub-domain

[FReeSTER]

One question guys.

How can I Totally disable google adsence from one subdomain?
One of the forums have made are against google adsence policy and I will like to not add any adsence on that sub-domain.

How can I do this from Cerberus?

[oz_moses]

Use a custom style on that domain that doesn't show your ads

[FReeSTER]

Originally Posted by oz_moses

Use a custom style on that domain that doesn't show your ads

Damn that is great. lol How come I didnt thought about this. lol
But I think it can be done from the mod itself. Sometimes we use the blocks ect to add this adsence.

I will be more then please to see if it can be done from Cerberus itself

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by FReeSTER

You do that from the Cerberus Options at AdminCP. There you have options for CatID where you will put the categories ID you want to show per sub-domain

Thanks, but I dont understand which of my questions you are answering.

These are my questions:

1. Both domains have a different CMS homepage. But how do you hide the sections that belongs to domain A, from users that are browsing on domain B and vice versa?
2. All CMS comments reside in one and the same forum. So the comments relating to the articles of both domains will reside in the same CMS comments forum. And that will make comments from both domains visible on 'new posts'. I dont want users on domain A to see comments related to the topic on domain B. I dont know how to resolve that one. Does anyone know?
3. It seems that the CMS comments forum needs a category above it and that needs to be activated on every domain. Otherwise CMS comments do not seem to work on each domain. Is there any way to hide the comments forum, but show the comments in CMS?
4. Does anyone have a tip on how to hide the style of the other domain, while still showing several styles attributed to the domain the user is on?
5. When searching in quick search I get results from both domains. In cerberus settings Local Search Scope is ON. Is there any way to fix this?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by FReeSTER

Damn that is great. lol How come I didnt thought about this. lol
But I think it can be done from the mod itself. Sometimes we use the blocks ect to add this adsence.

I will be more then please to see if it can be done from Cerberus itself

I don't see how this would ever be part of Cerberus itself but you can use this condition in your template to show the google code to every domain but one.

<vb:if condition="$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] != 'www.domainx.com'">

GOOGLE CODE HERE

</vb:if>

Where "domainx.com" is the domain you don't want to show the code on.

[FReeSTER]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I don't see how this would ever be part of Cerberus itself but you can use this condition in your template to show the google code to every domain but one.

<vb:if condition="$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] != 'www.domainx.com'">

GOOGLE CODE HERE

</vb:if>

Where "domainx.com" is the domain you don't want to show the code on.

OMG bro you are a GENIUS!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from here to japan :up::up::up::up:

[Fready]

There is no installation instructions, so how do you add another domain to run off the software?
What else do you need to do to have 2 domains and 2 forums running?