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

[Martin]

I think what it's doing is killing the space in the XML compliant line break, breaking it

<br />

becomes <br/>

[ja3]

Hmm strange. It doesnt happen here.

[Martin]

Originally Posted by ja3

Hmm strange. It doesnt happen here.

It might well be the interaction with another plugin, though the only one i have that affects the postbit is the Buddy/Ignore one.

As long as it affects Quick Edit, I wouldn't use it anywhere except my test board, anyway.

[Xplorer4x4]

Will this work for 3.0.7? I dont see the "Plugin System" in the Admin Control Panel.

Thanks.

[womensden]

Originally Posted by Xplorer4x4

Will this work for 3.0.7? I dont see the "Plugin System" in the Admin Control Panel.

Thanks.

3.0.7 doesn't have the plugin system.

[Dep]

i use what ja3 said i get better compression with that

Originally Posted by ja3

$output=preg_replace ('/<!-- .*? -->/',"",$output);

[ja3]

I found a little error in my code, fixing this asap

[ShiningArcanine]

Originally Posted by Martin

It might well be the interaction with another plugin, though the only one i have that affects the postbit is the Buddy/Ignore one.

As long as it affects Quick Edit, I wouldn't use it anywhere except my test board, anyway.

Martin, would you be able to provide me with copies of the page in question's XHTML source one without the plugin and one with?

[Xplorer4x4]

Originally Posted by womensden

3.0.7 doesn't have the plugin system.

Is there anyway I can install it anyways? Through my hosting datbase perhaps?

[Martin]

ok, 2 days now, no changes to your code and it seems to be working as advertised. Musta been one of those strange, flukey things.