Major Additions - CERBERUS: 1 vB4: runs multiple domains with custom styles, forums, universal login

***Attention: This product is currently UNSUPPORTED***

We would like to release an Alpha version of the vBulletin4 Cerberus product. This product allows you to create one vBulletin4 installation which can power unlimited number of domains and sub-domains; while allowing to customize each domain differently to make it look like different sites or sections. Domains will have one universal admincp and user login information.

***Example***
www.supercoolautoforum.com - main site, all forums
ferarri.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
bmw.supercoolautoforum.com- custom style and forums, same login
honda.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
supercoolmotorcycleforum.com - custom style and forums, same login

*** Why are you releasing this, I want more features?! ***

This is a very simple product; we believe that the basic functionality provided in this product will satisfy a lot of communities - and since the product is simple - it will be easy to extend it and modify it to work for your custom community requirements.

Overview of Current Features:

• One shared installation of vBulletin 4
• One shared user account on all domains
• Custom Style for each domain
• Custom Forum listing for each domain

Known Issues:

• CMS and Blogs are currently not configured to have special domain-specific categories and sections. CMS is shared across all sites although the appearance will be different for each domain.

Project Contributors: s.lauderdale;m.biddle;a.ahn; anders

[sticky]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Whatever... if you are that worried then don't share forums between domains- just keep all the forums unique per domain and there'd be nothing to worry about.

Exactly, don't like it, don't use it.

I don't understand how people can be so ungrateful, they have no idea what went into this or how long it has been in the works.

[iBaker]

Everyone has different needs and priorities so please don't try and enforce your needs on to others that have different ones.

Now, back to the original question...

Does anyone know if there are any adverse SEO impacts with using this mod...thanks

[FReeSTER]

In my case, all I want a way to have 3 forums in the same domain, like for sample, English forum, Spanish Forum and Portuguese Forum all in subdomains from the main one. like;
www.domain.espanol.com
www.domain.com
www.domain.portuguese.com

That will be the use I want from this Mod

Still waiting a good How To so I can make it work

[BirdOPrey5]

Just FYI, subdomains always go BEFORE the domain...
as in:

espanol.domain.com
portugese.domain.com
etc...

[Hostboard]

Installed on one of my 3.8 sites and was going to look at it/configure it latter but it seems to have broken my ability to login to the ACP :erm:

And from my reading it seems not to work on 3.x anyways

Oh well... Anyone have this for 3.8???

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

And from my reading it seems not to work on 3.x anyways

It is in the 4.0 Mods area.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

Installed on one of my 3.8 sites and was going to look at it/configure it latter but it seems to have broken my ability to login to the ACP :erm:

And from my reading it seems not to work on 3.x anyways

Oh well... Anyone have this for 3.8???

The similar 3.8 mod is here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=251149

While I got the fatal error on the login page, the login itself actually worked so when I reloaded the original page I was already logged in and able to disable the mod.

It wouldn't hurt for the developer to put "4.0.0" as the minimum VB version needed so it won't accidentally be installed on a 3.8 board.

[Hostboard]

Originally Posted by Lynne

It is in the 4.0 Mods area.

I know it is 4.0 but this lead me to beleive it should work. Again should be coded for minumum version requirements as a safety net.

Originally Posted by ibautocommunity

It actually could work - we ported it from a 3.8 mod; added some new features (4.0 facebook / universal login) and tested on 4.0 environment. So, it could potentially work just fine on 3.8 as well.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

I know it is 4.0 but this lead me to beleive it should work. Again should be coded for minumum version requirements as a safety net.

If you had kept reading I did mention the error encountered on 3.8:

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

FYI while it does install on 3.8 it causes a fatal error on the login/logout screen due to some 4.0 php code (VB Class?) so it will need SOME edit to work on 3.8.x.

[Shogo]

I'm unable to make it working with plesk, vb 4 and vbseo

In plesk I tried a subdomain and a Frame forwarding for an other domain.