Forum Display Enhancements - Different Domain, Different Style

This is a simple add-on which will force users to a specific style based on the url the user visited.

I wrote this with the idea of being able to create a subdomain of mobile.domainname.com and have visitirs to that URL forced to a mobile style whilst visitors to my normal site (domainname.com or www.domainname.com) would be rpesented with my regular style.

Alternatively if you have 2 domain names which point to the same forum, you can have a customized style based on the domain name visited. You can do what you want, but it may be as simple as only having a different banner reflecting the host name visited, or if you have merged 2 forums - users could still get the same skin they always have had if they continue to visit the same URL.

With the HOST matching be aware that if the URL specified in the add-on matches anywhere in the url visited, the add-on will be triggered.

e.g. if URL specified in add-on = domainname.com, any subdomains of domainname.com will match this.

Version Information
1.0.0 - Initial release ported from 3.6 version
1.0.1 - Fixed missing Setting Group Name


product-ddds37.xml supports a single additional domain
product-ddds37_5-domain-version.xml supports one to five additional domains

To upgrade, simply import and allow overwrite.

[Zacarias]

Can I suggest putting this:

<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW">

In headerinclude for a different domain that links to the same content. It will tell spiders not to index it. You won't get a penalty for duplicate content.

[dartho]

Good idea - you'd need to put that in the headinclude of your"different style", I don't think it is something I'd get this add-on to do, so it will be up to individuals to make these edits..

[samiro]

it works only with subdomain? or with domain?

[dartho]

either

[Amenadiel]

wouldn't I need to have a different VB license for each domain I run the hack with, and same for VBSEO?

[dartho]

No - have a read here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...97#post1286197

and here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...22#post1414222

for the official word from vBulletin.com and pertinent parts of the license agreement.


Not sure about VBSEO though...

[Amenadiel]

I understand, but I was thinking in hiding some subforums in different skins so that

domain1 sees skin1 and subforums 1,2 and 3
domain2 sees skin2 and subforums 4, 5 and 6

That would be pretty much like pretending to be different sites, which is what the license stands for.

[dartho]

Yes, I believe you may require additional licenses if you were to do that with different domain names. However, from reading the license agreement if you were to only have different sub-domains you may be within the bounds of the license agreement, although possibly outside the intent or spirit of it.

[Assim]

I don't know how I can thank you for this Dartho, you made my days brighter.

[Merjawy]

This is beautifull.. I like it and I have a need for it too with 4 domains pointing at the same location...

Thanks