Integration with vBulletin - vBTemplates - Custom templates anywhere

For a lot of people who are in need of a quick custom template and don't have that much time - such as for testing purposes - or if you are new to vbulletin and are unsure how to do much of anything, this would be a lifesaver for a few out there. This takes the guesswork on what to do and where to go.

It was a really easy hack (took me very little time to write it) - and very easy to install.

Step 1:
Install the product.
Admincp => Plugins & Products => Manage Products => Add/Import Product [ product-davidw_vbtemplates.xml ]

Step 2:
Add your custom template
Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates => Open up vbtpldw Templates => Open up whichever template you want to use => Put in your template code

Step 3:
Find wherever you want to place your new custom template (header, navbar, footer) and place $vbtpldw_## with the ## being the number of the template you just saved. You might have to add the template name to vbadvanced per vbadvanced's global options.

That's it! I've provided up to 10 custom templates. Need more? Let me know.

[davidw]

I can't guarantee all my response times will be quick (if I am online I will catch it - yes I am subscribed ).

[Skyrider]

This is exactly what I was looking for, as I have to edit each template to add a custom navbar & header. How ever, I'm having an issue. While it is loading my banners, etc just fine.. The navbar seems to be missing. It won't show the username, quicklinks, etc.

Example:
http://forum.esforces.com/

See the:

User CP Competitions Forum Rules gTeamSpeak FAQ Members List New PostsNew Posts: 1 Search Quick Links Log Ou

With above that, the username information?

I've added the exact code that adds that within one of your plugin templates, with this as result:

http://forum.esforces.com/faq.php

It adds our custom background, banner, etc.. But it seems it doesn't add the navbar + user info in there. Any idea?

EDIT:
I also added the footer information within one of your plugins template (and also added custom stuff which can be seen as example on the main esforces forums at the bottom). I copy/pasted the exact footer info and added the code ($vbtpldw_02) within the FAQ template.. it won't show the full footer correctly.

[ubcforums]

very useful..
will it cause any problems while upgrading vBulletin ?
Thanks

[davidw]

@ubcforums Not that I'm aware.

[lpetrich]

Has anyone tried vBTemplates in vB 4.0? Does vB 4.0 make it unnecessary? I'm asking because I wouldn't know where to look in the vB 4.0 documentation to find out.

[davidw]

Currently this is assumed to be not compatible with 4.0, however, it has not been tested with 4.0.