Portal Software - WebTemplates 3.7.x: VB Integrated CMS (Content Management System)

(This hack is for vb version 3.7.x & 3.8.x ONLY. For vb 3.6.x, 3.5.x, 3.0.x and 2.x see my profile for relevant threads.)

"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.

VB4 version Update (9.9.2010): Please find 4.x version of WebTemplates4.x in its own thread.


WEBTEMPLATES 3.7.x BASIC FEATURES:

• Very Easy Installation : Webtemplates can be installed to your board without modifying even a single vbulletin file. It is coded as a vb product and can be imported very easily.
• 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.worldwideknights.com/view_mission.htm
http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/view.php?pg=aboutus
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_guidelines.htm
http://www.worldwideknights.com/view_info.htm
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_books.htm
http://www.worldwideknights.com/view_spread.htm
http://www3.fertilethoughts.com/forums/view.php?pg=acronyms
http://www.makeuptalk.com/forums/view.php?pg=makeuptalk-newsletter
http://www.bklab.com (entire site is designed with Webtemplates only)
(Actually this hack is one of the most popular vb hacks so it is used by hundreds -if not thousands- of vbulletin sites and you can easily find them if you go to google and search "Logician's WebTemplates" WITH quotation marks)

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..

About this 3.7.xx Version: This 3.7.xx version is same as previous 3.6.x version. 3.6.x version was already working in vbulletin 3.7.x except a few minor bugs and these bugs are fixed in this version to make it dedicated solely to vbulletin 3.7.x. Please see "what's new" in the next post for more details.

Version Updates:
29.July.2008 - > Version 3.7.00
* Hack 3.7.00 is released.

[lsatblu]

Originally Posted by Logician

If your forum is running on /forums/ webtemplates will also run on /forums/view.php.

If you want to run webtemplates on root, best method to do is to move your forum folder to root as well. If you wouldn't consider this, FAQ item 3 applies for you.

$wt_login's style is inside "WebTemplates_LoginCode" template. Topics in test2 style should be edited in relevant webquery's Result Prefix Code, Query Result Row and Result Affix Code sections.

Hi, if I were to move my forums to my root, so I wouldn't have the /forums/ anymore..what would happen to my normal forum index? Keeping in mind I want to use the php includes to make a page with web templates my site home.

Thanks.

[TheFocusElf]

A question on these templates, the following call to $WQ_siteinformationitems, where can these menuitems be modified?

If I've inadvertently referenced the wrong call, I am talking about the "SITE HELP ITEMS" which appear in the templated 2-columnar pages.

And now this :

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@nafa151a.nafaexpo.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.10 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.10 OpenSSL/0.9.7a mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 PHP/5.2.6 Server at www.nafa151a.com Port 80

I am starting to think there are some serious corruptions in my install for whatever reason...

[Logician]

Originally Posted by TheFocusElf

A question on these templates, the following call to $WQ_siteinformationitems, where can these menuitems be modified?

If I've inadvertently referenced the wrong call, I am talking about the "SITE HELP ITEMS" which appear in the templated 2-columnar pages.

And now this :

Internal Server Error
 
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

I am starting to think there are some serious corruptions in my install for whatever reason...

When you create a webtemplate whose theme is "siteinfo" pages, the $WQ_siteinformationitems webquery will add its link to all siteinfo pages automatically.

If you don't want a page there, just disable that webtemplate or change its theme, it will disappear automatically.

I can't say much about internal server error as it is related to your server but if you check your error log, you can get a hint about the culprit.

[Morrus]

I have a slight problem - the link to the template settings etc. in the admin panel has vanished, so I can't edit any settings. Can someone let me know the (relative) URL of the webtemplates admincp options?

[Kihon Kata]

Originally Posted by Morrus

I have a slight problem - the link to the template settings etc. in the admin panel has vanished, so I can't edit any settings. Can someone let me know the (relative) URL of the webtemplates admincp options?

Vanished??? lol wow

http://www.yourforums.com/forums/admincp/wt_wt.php

[Logician]

Originally Posted by Morrus

I have a slight problem - the link to the template settings etc. in the admin panel has vanished, so I can't edit any settings. Can someone let me know the (relative) URL of the webtemplates admincp options?

Make sure the file forum/includes/cpnav_webtemplates.xml are in the correct place

[TheFocusElf]

Well I will be reinstalling this tonight because it is a "wicked awesome mod".

I wonder if it has the ability to incorporate the tags of another mod in the postings themselves. I see that permissions are on in the templates, but I wonder if other installed mods and vbCode work...

[K4GAP]

Added this mod yesterday to my site.

Installation: Very easy. Took about 10 minutes.
Ease of use: I'm just one step above a newbie and I'm not having any trouble using this.

That's my review. Now here is a question:
This mod is so easy to use I have made several pages but, my site is already link heavy up top. So, here is my question. And it's really not just related to this mod.

If I wanted to add a drop menu to my custom navbar (code below) in order to have all these links I'm coming up with in one convenient location, what is the code? and where do I place it in the code below?

<a name="top"></a>

<div class="body2" align="center">
	<div style="width:$stylevar[outerdivwidth];">

<div style="text-align:left">
	<div class="nav">
		<a href="<if condition="$vboptions['hometitle']">$vboptions[homeurl]<else />$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]</if>">Return Home</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
		<a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/">D.O.D.</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
		<a href="http://www.redcross.org/">RED CROSS</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
		<a href="http://www.uso.org/">U.S.O.</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
            <a href="http://www.ares.org/">A.R.E.S.</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
            <a href="$vboptions[contactuslink]">Contact</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;

	</div>
	<a class="logo" href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]">&nbsp;</a>
</div>

<div class="main">

<div class="memberbar">
	<div class="console">
		<span>Site Links:</span>
		<a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/forums/all_albums.php">Albums</a>
		<a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/forums/arcade.php">Arcade</a>
		<a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/forums/blog.php?">Blog</a>
		<a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/forums/local_links.php">DL's & Media</a>
		<a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/forums/misc.php?do=flashchat&room=1">Chat</a>
		<a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/gary/popup.html" target="page" onclick="window.open('','page','toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=475,height=290,left=50,top=50,titlebar=yes')">MP3 Player</a>
		<a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/forums/radioandtv.php" target="page" onclick="window.open('','page','toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=900,height=500,left=50,top=50,titlebar=yes')">Radio & TV</a>
            <a href="worldmap.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Members World Map</a>
	      <a href="http://www.publicwarriors.com/forums/easy_pages.php?p=2" target="_self">Buy & Sell</a>
</div>
	<div class="member">
	<if condition="$show['member']">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]" 2="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[welcome_x_link_y]</phrase></strong>
			<if condition="$show['notifications'] AND $show['popups']">
				<span id="notifications"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[your_notifications]:</a> <strong>$notifications_total</strong></span>
				<script type="text/javascript"> vBmenu.register("notifications"); </script>
			<else /><if condition="$show['pmstats']">
				<phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase>
			</if></if>
		</div>
	<else />
		<!-- login form -->
		<form action="login.php?do=login" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
		<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
		
		<input type="image" src="{IF}/button_go.gif" value="" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" />
		<input type="password" class="bginput" name="vb_login_password" id="navbar_password" size="10" tabindex="102" />
		<input type="text" class="bginput" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" />
		<span>Log In:</span>
		
		<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
		<input type="hidden" name="cookieuser" value="1" />
		<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
		<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
		</form>
		<!-- / login form -->
	</if>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="banner">
	
</div>

	<td class="content">

<div class="forumlinks">
	<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]">Forum Index</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
	<if condition="$show['member']"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">User CP</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;</if>
	<a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Member List</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
	<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew">New Posts</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp;
	<a id="navbar_search" href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Search</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp; <if condition="$show['quicksearch']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search", 1); </script></if>
	<if condition="$show['member']"><a id="usercptools" href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools">Quick Links</a> &nbsp; - &nbsp; <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools", 1); </script></if>
	<if condition="$show['member']"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]">Logout</a></if>
	<if condition="$show['registerbutton']"><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a></if>
</div>

<div style="padding:4px">

<!-- content table -->
$_phpinclude_output

This is where I want it to show up (image below)

[Kihon Kata]

Hi Logician,

It's me, one of your featured sample sites people from above (from this hack).

Anyhow. I updated mine a week ago or so. I was looking at the "What's new" changelog for the new version 3.7.x HERE, and I am not seeing those changes. I uploaded the new files, and added the products (over-written).

Things I am not seeing are:

• "Sort order" field added to webtemplate admin management section so that admin can change the listing order of webtemplates in admin cp and also in webqueries
• A new 2 columned default webtemplate "Site Information Pages Template" and a webquery "$WQ_siteinformationitems" that is used by this template is added.
• Some new default webtemplates like "About Us" "Are you a New Member?", "Link Our Site", "Donate to our Site", "Site Privacy Policy", "Forum Rules and Etiquette", "Terms of Service and Legal Notices" are added. They use "Site Information Pages Template" theme, automatically link eachother at the end of each page and in a navigation left column and involves default content which you can use in your forums.
• A webquery to demostrate "paginated use of webtemplate&webqueries" are added.

Maybe you can help?

[Ohiosweetheart]

Kihon, I updated my Webtemplates a couple of weeks ago, and all of those new templates are in mine.

Perhaps you missed something in the upgrade?