Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Template Modification System

Template Modification System
Description
This modification allows easy management of template modifications.
Hack authors can define the necessary template modifications for their products.
When exporting a product, all template modifications assigned to this product
in MASTER style will be embedded into the product XML and imported on the
end-user vBulletin installation automatically if TMS is available.
Alternatively, it is also possible to create separate XML files for template modifications.
This way, 3rd parties can provide Template-Modification XML files for existing hacks.
Hack authors can also export standard template modification instructions as
textfiles to package them with their hacks, which allows users that do not
have TMS to also install them

In case the author defined modifications do not work (eg. the user uses a custom style),
the users can easily customize the modifications for their style(s).

TMS modified templates transparently, e.g. all Templates can still be modified
manually in style manager - they will appear unchanged there.


System Requirements
This Modification requires MySQL 4.1 or higher - it does not work with MySQL 4.0!
If you use MySQL 4.1 series, MySQL 4.1.10 or higher is required
If you use MySQL 5.0 series, MySQL 5.0.3 or higher is required
TMS 1.2.0 Beta 1 or higher requires vBulletin 4.1.5 or higher

vBulletin Compatibility
Versions up to and including 1.1.5 are compatible with vBulletin 3.6.X, 3.7.X and 3.8.X
Version 1.1.5 is partly compatible with vBulletin 4.0.X and 4.1.X
Version 1.2.0 Beta 1 or higher is compatible with vBulletin 4.1.5 or higher
vBulletin 4.1.11 or higher is currently not fully supported by TMS. If you use this version please apply the following patch: tms_patch120b4.zip

Branding:
Please note that TMS puts a small branding/copyright notice in footer - see readme.txt for further details.

Version History
1.2.0 Beta 4

• Bugfix: Database error when trying to add a template modification (this bug was introduced in TMS 1.2.0 Beta 3)

1.2.0 Beta 3

• Changed: Converted hardcoded text to phrases
• New Feature: Added doubleclick for editing style variables
• Bugfix: Database error when trying to add a template modification with an existing varname to a different style
• Changed: Fixed formatting of templateedits.php
• Bugfix: Fixed erors when manually modifying a template with template modifications

1.2.0 Beta 2

• Bugfix: Fixed errors in style variable editing code

1.2.0 Beta 1

• Changed: Ported to vBulletin 4.1
• New Feature: If an error occurs while trying to compile a template this error is now being disaplayed when trying to save the template modification
• New Feature: Styles variables used in templates can be edited via AJAX from the modify template screen

1.1.5

• Fixed Bug: Fixed incorrect variable type
• New Feature: Box 'Template-Modifications' (shown on editing a template) can now be collapsed/expanded

1.1.4

• Fixed Bug: Fixed HTML error/XSS in Template Modifications Manager

1.1.3

• Fixed Bug: Added missing phrase on ACP home

1.1.1

• Fixed Bug: Fixed Error with conflicting Template Modifications when importing a product
• Fixed Bug: Removed Pre-Selection of processing mode when adding new modifications
• Fixed Bug: Fixed Bug with zlib.output_compression AND vBulletin internal gzip being both turned on
• Fixed Bug: Display search results correctly
• Fixed Bug: Added missing phrase 'varname_x_already_exists'
• New Feature: Automatically rebuild template modifications after vBulletin Upgrade

1.0.0

• Changed: Several files renamed
• Fixed Bug: Fixed incorrect handling of product ids that contain only numbers
• New Feature: Search text can be search in template when editing a Template-Modification in Style Manager
• Changed: Multiple Template-Modifications can be loaded via AJAX
• First Release on vBulletin.org

1.0.0 RC 1

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 4 have been fixed
• Changed: Display of modified Templates with HTML comments has been modified
• Changed: Debug-Mode is no longer required
• New Feature: It is now possible to export/import style-specific Template-Modifications

1.0.0 Beta 4

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 3 have been fixed
• Changed: Sorting in Template Modifications Manager has been changed
• New Feature: When adding or editing a Template-Modification, the Template can now be displayed and searched via AJAX
• Changed: When exporting as Text, the original instructions (eg. insert below/above) are retained
• New Feature: It is now possible to test each Template-Modification
• New Feature: Testing improved. It is now being display if a Template is OK after applying a Template Modification
• New Feature: When editing a Template, it is possible to activate/deactvate multiple Template-Modifications
• New Feature: Template-Modifications can now also be exported and tested from withing Product Manager
• New Feature: Function to display a template with all Modifications applied.
  This function can also display embedded comments to make it easier to identify changed parts

1.0.0 Beta 3

• Fixed Bug: All Bugs reported for Beta 2 have been fixed
• New Feature: Simplified adding Template-Modifications by allowing to select how to handle replacement text (eg. replace or insert above/below)
• New Feature: Each Template-Modification can now be disabled
• Changed: Testing Template-Modifications has been reworked:
  Column ordering can now be set through vBulletin Options; column headers are clickable to sort results
  Output has been separated by styles
  It is now possible to test only selcted products
• New Feature: TMS now integrates with 'Style Manager' and 'Product Manager'
• New Feature: The language can be selected when exporting Template-Modifications
• New Feature: Weh TMS gets deactivated, all Template-Modifications will be deactivated too
• New Feature: Display of Template-Modifications while editing a Template in Style Manager has been improved:
  It is now being display if a Template-Modification could be applied
  Template-Modifications can be edited via AJAX

1.0.0 Beta 2
First public Beta

[Akyeame Kwame]

Originally Posted by Andreas

The '1 Out-of-Date Template Modifications found' message can safely be ignore - it's just a little bug.
To fix it: Delete the plugin 'Veraltete Template-modifikationen suchen' on Hook admin_index_main1.
Afterwards, import the attached plugin XML.
That should fix it.

I see this was recommended a long time ago. Is this still the recommended method for more recent versions of VB or are they actually out of date. If they are out of date, how would one know what to edit specifically in the list to bring them up to date?

[XGC Viper XI]

This plugin is by far the best hack for vBulletin out there. This product makes custom modifications to templates extremely easy without actually modifying the actual templates. You can quickly disable the modifications when there is an issue. Most importantly, when updating the vBulletin updates, it is quick and painless. Then you can run the test to see if anything is broke and you can quickly fix. If there was a star system of 1 to 5. I would rate this as a 10.

Works great on 4.2.1

[turbosatan]

anyone tried / used this on 4.2.2 ?

Its my favourite plugin for VB. saves so much time after upgrades etc but would love to know if its going to work on 4.2.2 before spending too much time on it. If not ill try it out and give feedback for everyone.

[Alan_SP]

I know it's not answer to your question, but I'm using it on 4.2.0.

[K!nG]

Originally Posted by turbosatan

anyone tried / used this on 4.2.2 ?

Its my favourite plugin for VB. saves so much time after upgrades etc but would love to know if its going to work on 4.2.2 before spending too much time on it. If not ill try it out and give feedback for everyone.

I would like to know the same from someone. @turbosatan if you end up trying it please leave your feedback for the rest which includes me as well

Thanks.

[Phaedrus]

It doesn't appear to work in 4.2.2...

I get an errror: Unable to add cookies, header already sent. and that it was trying to create something from value zero on line 20...

[Phaedrus]

On Version 4.2.2

I rem'd out line 20 in the forums/admincp/templateedits.php file and it now works again.

Right as rain...

This:

// double output buffering does some weird things, so turn it off
define('CVS_REVISION', '$RCSfile$ - $Revision: 146 $');
define('NOZIP', 1);
$vbulletin->nozip = true;

Became this:

// double output buffering does some weird things, so turn it off
define('CVS_REVISION', '$RCSfile$ - $Revision: 146 $');
define('NOZIP', 1);
//$vbulletin->nozip = true;

[Phaedrus]

Fantastic... It works just like it used to with that one minor change. Awesome.

So far... I'm sure there's some hidden surprises. However I can now save templates again, and they work. I was able to edit for the changes on 4.2.2 and get all my stuff working again. Not too shabby overall.

[Phaedrus]

Okay, update. While this works to make template changes in 4.2.2, if you do what I listed above, you will need to disable it if you make a new style or if you load a new style, then afterward resave each edit in the Master. It's a pain, but it worked that way but I could not create a style or upload a style without disabling TMS.

Maybe, if I have the time, I'll dig into this mod and see if I can update it, but Andreas was one of the best and it is likely he'd be necessary to fix this thing for 4.2.2. You can have it working in a way, but it isn't perfect.

[Alan_SP]

Yes, Andreas made some great mods, this one is what every advanced (or not so advanced ) forum owner should use.

I asked at DBTech if they would make their own version, but for now it's still somewhere in the air. Anyway, if you would continue to support it, it would be really great. :up: