Template Control Panel for 2.0

UPDATED 28-02-2001



This hack for vB2.0 Beta 2 will allow you to edit a single template set, or all of them at the same time, is dramatically less bandwidth-hungry than the current system, and allows quick searches through the templates by clicking in the <select> element and pressing a key; for example, if you want to find the 'header' template, just click in the select and press 'h' on your keyboard...

To install, follow the following instructions:

First, open the file forums/admin/adminfunctions.php and find the line

OPTION  {COLOR: #51485F; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10px}

and replace it with this:

OPTION    {FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10px}

This will allow the text of the <select> elements to be green or red in the templates page...

Next, open the file forums/admin/template.php and find the block of code that looks like this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start Modify #######################
if ($action=="modify") {

(lots of code in here)

}

// ###################### Start search ####################### 


and comment out the code between the { } like this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start Modify #######################
if ($action=="modify") {

/*
(lots of code in here)
*/
}

// ###################### Start search ####################### 


Next, just after the first open brace, add a line so that the final code looks like this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start Modify #######################
if ($action=="modify") {
include "./ktemplate.php";
/*
(lots of code in here)
*/
}

// ###################### Start search ####################### 


Next, find the section of text within the template.php code that looks like this:

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template (templateid,templatesetid,title,template) VALUES (NULL,'$templatesetid','".addslashes("$title")."','".addslashes("$template")."')"); 


and replace it with this:

PHP Code:

$result = $DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template (templateid,templatesetid,title,template) VALUES (NULL,'$templatesetid','".addslashes("$title")."','".addslashes("$template")."')");
$templateid = $DB_site->insert_id($result); 


Finally, upload the attached file to your forums/admin/ folder, rename it to ktemplate.php and you're all ready to go.

19th Feb 2001 Additions:
The hack will now auto-select the last template you edited when you return to the list from submitting an edit, or adding a new custom template.
Cookie functions can be disabled for users who do not use output_buffering
Lots of minor bug fixes (this one actually works )
Please note: if you do not have output_buffering=On in your php.ini, you should comment out the '$usecookies' line at the top of ktemplate.php
28th Feb 2001 Additions:
I have now restored the original template.php's 'view original' functionality through the use of a little javascript. I have tested the script with browsers going back to Nutscrape 4.6, and they all work fine.
Just as an added extra, the hack now tells you how many global and custom templates you have...
28th Feb 2001 Additions: (more )
I just modified the code a little so that you can double-click in the menus for a default event:
Double-clicking a global template name will activate the 'add' function, giving you the option to create a customized template.
Double-clicking a customized/added template will open the edit page for the selected template.
Right-clicking a customized template will display the original template of that name. (Right-click functionality is IE only.)

absolutely beautiful, thank you Kier!

does this work for beta2?

Yes.

I had to be sleeping I missed this one.

What a hack! Thanks.

Ok, I got it working but for some reason I get a parse error in template.php3 (had to rename to .php3 and edit all links in ktemplate to relfect this).

Parse error: parse error in template.php3 on line 487

Line 487 reads:
--------------
?>
--------------

Any ideas?

BTW, I also got an setcookie error, so I turned that option off in the ktemplate file. Is it ok to do that?

rgds,

Not sure about your parse error... are you sure you commented out all the right code?

As for the cookie thing, yes, just set the $usecookies variable to "no".

This hack makes it so much easier to edit the templates. Thanks a million Kier

I get lost here. I don't understand why you put ..... instead of the whole bit of code to look for and replace.

can you help me out?


Next, find the section of text within the template.php code that looks like this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start insert #######################
if ($action=="insert") {

  if (!$preexists=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT templateid .....
    $DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template (templateid,tem ...... 


and replace it with this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start insert #######################
if ($action=="insert") {

  if (!$preexists=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT templateid ......
    $result = $DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template ......
        $templateid = $DB_site->insert_id($result); 


But here's what you do.
Find this:

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template (templateid,templatesetid,title,template) VALUES (NULL,'$templatesetid','".addslashes("$title")."','".addslashes("$template")."')");

and replace it with this:

$result = $DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template (templateid,templatesetid,title,template) VALUES (NULL,'$templatesetid','".addslashes("$title")."','".addslashes("$template")."')");

Then, right below the line that begins $result, add this:

$templateid = $DB_site->insert_id($result);

(this should go between the $result line and the } else { line)

Hope this helps

I really like the rightclick view template function.

But I find it more useful if the original template would open in a new window.

To achieve this do the following

In ktemplate.php search for:

oncontextmenu=\"window.location=('template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title='+this.options[this.selectedIndex].text)\">

and replace it with

oncontextmenu=\"javascript:window.open('template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title='+this.options[this.selectedIndex].text,'_popit','resizeable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,width=460, height=320')\">

That's it!