Realtime Template Compressor: Reduces page sizes, loads pages faster, saves bandwidth

This is a port of Logican's Realtime Template Compressor hack from vBulletin 2.2.x to vBulletin 3.5.0 Beta 1. I wrote this by rewriting a version of the original hack, that I wrote for my forums when they ran 3.0.x, so that it would function as a plugin for 3.5.0.

I had originally sent this to Logican for him to release it but he replied granting me permission to release it; hence why I'm releasing this.

Installation is very simple. Just import the plugin via vBulletin's "Download / Upload Plugins" page in the Plugin System in the Admin Control Panel and you're done.

I'll try to correct any bugs that you might find. Let me know if you like this plugin and don't forget to click the install link if you install this.

Update History

Version 1.1.0: The expression was replaced with a more efficient one that increases the compression level from approximately 1-2% to approximately 4-8%.
Version 1.0.0: Initial Release

[Megareus Rex]

How would I go about changing where this appears? (unlike the microstats one, I actually looked this time >.>

I'd like it under the microstats (which are now under the copyright), but I don't see how to do it.

[Smiry Kin's]

Originally Posted by Smiry Kin's

with 3.5.2

and element skil.

it messes up the DHTML thing.. which is a pain really.. any way to sort this?

anyhelp?

[EricaJoy]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

I'm going to release a product .XML this night of my version that also holds some more features (like AdminCP integration, stats can be fully customized....).

You'll then just to have to import that XML and you're set

woot! can't wait!

Originally Posted by Hellcat

I'm going to release a product .XML this night of my version that also holds some more features (like AdminCP integration, stats can be fully customized....).

You'll then just to have to import that XML and you're set

Sweeeet.

If you can make it not break that media code snippet, I will fedex you a puppy!*


*this is a lie

[Hellcat]

@all:
My version:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=106333

For the "how to customize":
You have the option to use a special HTML tag (<cmpstat />) that will show the stats on the place where you inserted this tag when that option is enabled.
You can further customize the look of it by editing the template.
(more details in the readme )

@gamebgs:
Hmm, I'll take a look a that Drupal issue.
Drupal is freely available from here, so I can install it for testing, right?

@Chris-777:
I will look at this as well

[BillP]

I installed this hack, and my site is small, but I would think that doing a preg_replace on every page load would be a waste of CPU if your site was heavily loaded.

I think a more important hack or plugin would be to do the following:

1. Catch and eliminate wasted whitespace on post creation instead of on display
2. Catch wasted white space in templates on creation instead of on display
3. Maintenence items to go clean up white space in old posts and templates (run once)

This way you get the CPU hit only on posting, the size of the posts in the database goes down a little bit, which further reduces load on the DB server.

[LiveMicSociety]

Installed :up:

[MissKalunji]

is it workign fine? does it really speed up the pages?

[MissKalunji]

oops wrong thread

[Citizen]

I know that this hack decreases the bandwidth load, but does it increase or decrease the processor load?