WebTemplates 3.5.x: VB Integrated CMS (Content Management System)

(This hack is for vb version 3.5.x AND 3.6.x. For vb 3.0.x and 2.x see my profile for relevant threads.)

(For vb 3.7 version, please go to this thread)

"WebTemplates" is a vBulletin integrated Content Management System which allows you to create vb integrated "HTML" pages in your vb admin cp very easily. The pages can inherit your vbulletin skin/style, can recognize logged-in user, can be applied permissions per user or usergroup basis, can keep visit logs, hit counts and do many more.






WEBTEMPLATES 3.5.x BASIC FEATURES:

• Very Easy Installation : Webtemplates can be installed to your board without modifying even a single vbulletin file. It is coded as an pluggin and supports phrase system for user interfaces.
• Apply VB Permissions: You can ban any webtemplate to any user or usergroups easily. So for instance you can design a webtemplate which only members can see while guests can not, or only user A can not see etc.
• Page Counter : Each webtemplate has a built-in counter and you can display page count to your visitors and you can edit it or turn it OFF/ON per webtemplate basis.
• Visitor Logging&Tracking : You can track certain users' (by usergroup or userid) webtemplate visits to see who visited a webtemplate and when. This is configurable per webtemplate basis.
• Site Contributers (Editor) Support : You can grant editing permissions for certain users or usergroups for your webtemplates individually and they will be able to update these webtemplates using their own editor interface. vB's WYSIWYG editor is supported in Editor interface.
• Page Browsers & Who is Online Display: Webtemplates can display who is browsing that webtemplate while visitor is reading them (like default forum browse display of vbulletin). Webtemplate visits can also be monitored in who is online page.
• Header/Footer Inclusion : Webtemplates can automatically use headers/footers (your default vb header/footer or custom ones)
• Help Documents : The script comes with an extensive help document.
• Admin Panel in Webtemplates : Your webtemplates can include an "admin panel" displayed to only admins and by using them you can access many details and stats of your page while you are browsing them.
• SEO friendly URLs: You can make webtemplate URLs seo friendly in vb settings (Requires apache server).
• XML Import/Export : XML Import/Export feature allows you to backup your webtemplates and use other hack users webtemplates in your board.

ADVANCED FEATURES FOR ADVANCED USERS:

• Webquery Feature : With advanced "webquery" feature you can create dynamic webtemplates which include database query results. For instance you can easily add "last 10 threads forum X", "most active users list" etc. to your webtemplates with default webqueries that comes with installation or you can create your custom webqueries with basic SQL knowledge.
• Multi Parsing : Webtemplates can parse PHP or HTML or TEXT (=smilie/img tags/bbcode parsing like vb posts). This means you can design a page just like vb posts (TEXT parsing), standart HTML (HTML parsing) or even in PHP (PHP parsing).
• PHPINCLUDE per webtemplate : Every webtemplate has its own "phpinclude" field which you can run PHP codes before loading the Webtemplate
• Theme Support : Webtemplates support "themes" which are parent webtemplates which include child webtemplates in them. For instance if you have 20 similiar pages which uses the same visual look, you can make a single theme for all of them, then just insert their content into this theme. If you change theme later, all 20 pages' visual will change automatically.
• Conditionals : Webtemplates supports VB3 template conditionals so you can design webtemplates which change their display under different conditions.
• Default variables : You can use/display certain variables in your webtemplates like username of the visitor, visitor email address, last visit time, page creation time, page last edit time, Last visitor name, last visit time etc.

Sample WebTemplates from Sites using this hack:
(Some 3.5 and some are 3.0 versions but WebTemplate look and feel didn't change much so both will give you the idea)
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/view_aboutus.htm
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_funding.htm
http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/view.php?pg=aboutus
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_guidelines.htm
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_books.htm
http://www3.fertilethoughts.com/foru...hp?pg=acronyms
http://www.makeuptalk.com/forums/vie...alk-newsletter
http://www.bklab.com (entire site is designed with Webtemplates only!)

3.5 version Admin CP screenshot attached to this post. 3.0.x screenshots (here and here) also still applies for this version.

If you use the hack, clicking here will make sure you'll know about updates&bug fixes. It will also help me understand how many people is using the hack so please click the install button if you use it. Thank you..

Note in 6.August. 2006 : I've tested Webtemplates with vbulletin 3.6.0 gold version and they are compatible. So this hack released here is both for vb 3.5.x AND 3.6.x

Note for vb 3.7.x : (29.July.2008): For vb 3.7.x, I released a new version here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186644


Version Updates:
16.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.01
* Hack released.
16.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.02
* A webquery bug fix for boards which use table_prefix. To upgrade just overwrite hack .php files.
17.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.03
* A minor bug in WOL page fixed. To upgrade overwrite hack .php files + reinstall product XML
17.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.04
* A bug fix for edit webtemplate page not remembering webtemplate's showbrowsers setting.To upgrade overwrite hack .php files
16.Jan.2006 - > Version 3.5.05
* A bug fix for boards which has too many usergroups. To upgrade overwrite hack .php files + uninstall product, then reinstall (your existing webtemplates will be intact)
20.Aug.2006 - > Version 3.6.00
* A bug fix that can cause a MYSQL warning in a few servers in WT admin cp. A minor and unusual problem that happens in certain servers and you don't need to upgrade if you don't see such a message. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and /admincp/wt_wt.php files.
1.Oct.2006 - > Version 3.6.01
* A minor bug fix for showing user avatar and ipaddress in webtemplates. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and view.php files.
2.May.2007 - > Version 3.6.02
* IMPORTANT SECURITY UPDATE! A security problem has been fixed in this version. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and view.php files which is attached to this post.
21.June.2008 - > Version 3.6.03
* Two minor bugs (1 & 2) fixed.
29.July.2008 - > Version 3.7.00
* A new version for vbulletin 3.7.x is released in a seperate thread here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186644

[Logician]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

Would I be able to create a webtemplate that include the login box and then when the user login, it will show them different content based on their usergroup.

Yes you can use vb conditionals to display different content depending on visitor's usergroup

[Quantnet]

Originally Posted by Logician

Yes you can use vb conditionals to display different content depending on visitor's usergroup

Thanks for the response.

My main concern is the login box. I would like to have a seperate part of my website where the users login, got customized messages based on their usergroup (this I know I will use conditions).

This page does not have to contain any VB forum component. Just a plain page, login box, admin login, and message content.

Would you be able to point me to a template that does this ?

[Logician]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

Thanks for the response.

My main concern is the login box. I would like to have a seperate part of my website where the users login, got customized messages based on their usergroup (this I know I will use conditions).

This page does not have to contain any VB forum component. Just a plain page, login box, admin login, and message content.

Would you be able to point me to a template that does this ?

Have you installed the hack and played with it? Actually its whole point is to do what you want. You don't have to deal with login boxes yourself, you just set WT's permission as "guests can not see" so when a guest visits the page, he automatically gets "no permission page" with a login box and when he logins, he gets the content. Please play with the test templates for a while, I guess you'll understand the concept better.

[Quantnet]

Thanks Logican
I have installed and get the test pages to display correctly but i guess I haven't played it long enough to still ask these questions.

Actually, my original intention was somewhat different https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=137910

I found your mod accidentally and just realized it can do the application checking status using your mod and set different message based on usergroup. Quite happy.

I'll play some more.

[Quantnet]

I'm almost there, still need a bit of help.

I was able to get the login box displayed for guest, but this is the default VB login with all the headers, footer, forgot password, etc stuff

I only need a blank username, password box....

Is there a way for me just to get the 2 input boxes instead of the complete log in page ?

[Logician]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

I'm almost there, still need a bit of help.

I was able to get the login box displayed for guest, but this is the default VB login with all the headers, footer, forgot password, etc stuff

I only need a blank username, password box....

Is there a way for me just to get the 2 input boxes instead of the complete log in page ?

First allow guests to see that WT. Then set a vb conditional in WT:
<if condition="!$bbuserinfo[userid]">

Put your simple form here and make it HTTP post to vb login.php

<else />

Your regular content..
</if>

[Quantnet]

Thumbs up. Thanks..

Now only if i know how to make it HTTP post to vb login.php

Even if i can't figure it out, your mod has 95% of what I need.

Thanks so much.

[Logician]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

Thumbs up. Thanks..

Now only if i know how to make it HTTP post to vb login.php

Even if i can't figure it out, your mod has 95% of what I need.

Thanks so much.

Check the source code of any vb age as a guest and use the <form> </form> part of login section.

[Quantnet]

Got it. Rate 5 stars and vote MOTM.
I still couldn't believe I could use your mod to develop a whole college application status checking system. This is beyond expectation.

Thanks.

[Logician]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

Got it. Rate 5 stars and vote MOTM.
I still couldn't believe I could use your mod to develop a whole college application status checking system. This is beyond expectation.

Thanks.

Thanks for the compliments and here is another clue:

If you use
<if condition="!$bbuserinfo[userid]">

Put your simple form here and make it HTTP post to vb login.php

<else />

$includedtemplate
</if>
in a theme webtemplate, then make sure your other wt's use this theme, you can manage your multiple pages which use this system much easier.