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[How to] Add custompages to your forum · **Released**: 08-22-2006

This is not really a mod, since this is simply a "reminder" of a function build in but not documented. Submitted also to vbulletin.com of course.

If you would like to add custom pages (including header / footer of your forum) do the following:

Add a new template in the style of your choice. You can name it whatever you want, it has to have the prefix

Code:

custom_

though.

You are then able to call the custompage using

http://www.ut2007world.com/misc.php?do=page&template=test2

Change www.ut2007world.com with your domain and the test2 with your template name accordingly.

Lets make an example.

Admincp > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > In drop down choose Add New Template

Name the template for example custom_google

Use the following code :

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
$headinclude
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle]</title>
</head>
<body>

$header
$navbar
<!-- Custom Code Start Here -->
<center>
<iframe src="http://www.google.com" width="80%" height="400"></iframe></center>
<!-- / Custom Code Ends here -->
$footer
</body>
</html>

As you can see, I just use an iframe for you to see any results.

Now use your web-browser and go to

http://<domain>/misc.php?do=page&template=google

And change the domain to your own.

See attached a screenshot how the above example would look like. Also attached a default html code for a template. The page name will be automatically parsed in the navbar.

If you would like to have the code displayed for certain usergroups only, you can add one ID

Code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == '6'">
</if>

Or more usergroup IDs

Code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == '5' OR $bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == '6' OR $bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == '7'">
</if>

If you just would like to make sure that ANY user who is registered can see the code, regardless of its group, add

Code:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]">
</if>

instead.

Example code would be now:

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
$headinclude
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle]</title>
</head>
<body>

$header
$navbar           
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]">
<!-- Custom Code Start Here -->
<center>
<iframe src="http://www.google.com" width="80%" height="400"></iframe></center>
<!-- / Custom Code Ends here -->
</if>
$footer
</body>
</html>

On request:
Creating Custom Pages using vbadvanced
Anyway, some people would like to add for example flashchat, irc chat or simple iframes including all those modules etc. etc.

Some demos :

FlashChat
Custom Stuff

etc. etc.

So lets get started.

First, you need to create a template. Lets use as exmaple an iframe where google.com runs in it ...

Create a new template with the prefix adv_portal_ and name it for example google.

Admincp > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > In drop down choose Add New Template

Put in the code

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
$headinclude
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle]</title>
</head>
<body>

$header
$navbar
<!-- Custom Code Start Here -->
<center>
<iframe src="http://www.google.com" width="80%" height="400"></iframe></center>
<!-- / Custom Code Ends here -->
$footer
</body>
</html>

and call it adv_portal_google

Now add a new Page which is Template Based

Page Title : What you would like to have displayed in the browser title bar
Page Identifier : This is the variable that will be used in the URL to link to this page. For example, if this option is set to 'games', then the link to this page would look like this: /cmps_index.php?page=games
Template : adv_portal_google

Should look something like

You don't have to use the Module Shell Template Options, only if you would like to have a typicall box around the stuff you display including the button to expand / collapse it

Now the important stuff : modules

There is not really a guideline for it ... The most important modul you need :

Custom Page Content

If you don't use it - you will get a white page ..

But for this example, lets disable all modules in the middle, except the one just mentioned, and some modules on the left and right. You will proparbly have a different module set, but once again : Custom Page content MUST and WILL be there

Since you named the identifier google - you can browse now to that page using

http://<domain>/cmps_index.php?page=google

IF you renamed cmps_index.php to index.php - you need to change that of course...

Here is a demo :

http://www.ut2007world.com/index.php?page=google

deezelpope · #62 03-23-2007, 03:49 PM

A bit of trickery involved but I finally got it working!

delmarva · #63 03-24-2007, 08:38 PM

After I create the template and try to call it up in firefox I get, "page cannot be found" 404 message.

hawspipe · #64 05-31-2007, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Now add a new Page which is Template Based

Page Title : What you would like to have displayed in the browser title bar
Page Identifier : This is the variable that will be used in the URL to link to this page. For example, if this option is set to 'games', then the link to this page would look like this: /cmps_index.php?page=games
Template : adv_portal_google

Hopefully someone can help me with this. Where do I do this step? I can't find any "New Page" feature. Any help is greatly appreciated.

masterweb · #65 09-23-2007, 03:39 PM

I'm using this custom templates on my forum and works ok (a 3.6.8 version). Thanks mate

titorevolu · #66 10-18-2007, 12:38 PM

what I like to do is put the music forum apart, when I click in the navbar the link it's take you to the forum of music but in the main forum not appear, what I have to do?

anuanu · #67 10-18-2007, 09:51 PM

Anyone know how i can add a search function for my custom page? This is what i have but it doesnt work...it doesnt even drop down for me.

Code:

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="tcat" width="100%">
		<div class="smallfont" style="white-space:nowrap">	
	
		&nbsp;
		</div>
	</td>
<td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadsearch" nowrap="nowrap">
			<a href="/misc.php?do=page&template=downloads;nojs=1#goto_threadsearch">Search</a>
			<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadsearch"); </script>
		</td>
</tr>
</table>

blind-eddie · #68 10-19-2007, 06:55 AM

Try this...if it is in your navbar

Code:

<td id="navbar_search" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <if condition="$show['quicksearch']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></if></td>
			</if>

anuanu · #69 10-19-2007, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

Try this...if it is in your navbar

Code:

<td id="navbar_search" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <if condition="$show['quicksearch']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></if></td>
			</if>

Good News and bad news for that.

Good news: It brings up the search.

Bad news: It only searches forums and the page is all messed up.

blind-eddie · #70 10-20-2007, 03:15 AM

What version are you running?

anuanu · #71 10-20-2007, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

What version are you running?

Latest version: 3.6.8 Patch Level 1

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