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[HOW TO - vB4] Create your own vBulletin page
 Lynne
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 41,180
California/Idaho
11-15-2009, 10:00 PM
This is an updated article on how to create your own vbulletin powered page. It's only for use with vB4. This is NOT my work. I'm posting this from another thread where vB Style took the time to write this out. And his work is based on the article by Gary King here - How to create your own vBulletin-powered page! (uses vB templates) Instructions to Create your Own Page: 1. Create the php page: - Create a new file, whatever you want to call it (let's say test.php). - Open up test.php and add the following (replace TEST with whatever template you want to show - WARNING: the template name is CASE SENSITIVE!!!): Code:
<?php
// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);
// change this depending on your filename
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array();
// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array();
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array('TEST',
);
// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();
// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
// if your page is outside of your normal vb forums directory, you should change directories by uncommenting the next line
// chdir ('/path/to/your/forums');
require_once('./global.php');
// #######################################################################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// #######################################################################
$navbits = construct_navbits(array('' => 'Test Page'));
$navbar = render_navbar_template($navbits);
// ###### YOUR CUSTOM CODE GOES HERE #####
$pagetitle = 'My Page Title';
// ###### NOW YOUR TEMPLATE IS BEING RENDERED ######
$templater = vB_Template::create('TEST');
$templater->register_page_templates();
$templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
$templater->register('pagetitle', $pagetitle);
print_output($templater->render());
?>
2. Create the Template: - If you are in debug mode, create the template in your MASTER STYLE so it shows up in all your styles, otherwise make sure you create the template in the style you are using. If following the page above, call the template TEST (WARNING: the template name is CASE SENSITIVE!!!) with the following content: HTML Code:
{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}" id="vbulletin_html">
<head>
<title>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} - {vb:raw pagetitle}</title>
{vb:raw headinclude}
{vb:raw headinclude_bottom}
</head>
<body>
{vb:raw header}
{vb:raw navbar}
<div id="pagetitle">
<h1>{vb:raw pagetitle}</h1>
</div>
<h2 class="blockhead">Title</h2>
<div class="blockbody">
<div class="blockrow">
Text
</div>
</div>
{vb:raw footer}
</body>
</html>
Instructions to Add your Page to the Who's Online List (WOL): Create two plugins using the following hooks. Replace mypage and similar with your information. 1. hook location - online_location_process: Code:
switch ($filename)
{
case 'test.php':
$userinfo['activity'] = 'mypage';
break;
// add more cases here if you have more than one custom page. no need for multiple plugins. one plugin can handle all.
}
2. hook location online_location_unknown: Code:
switch ($userinfo['activity'])
{
case 'mypage':
$userinfo['where'] = '<a href="test.php?'.$vbulletin->session->vars[sessionurl].'">My Page</a>';
$userinfo['action'] = "Viewing My Page";
$handled = true;
break;
// add more cases here if you have more than one custom page. no need for multiple plugins. one plugin can handle all.
}
The colored part in the code above shows what you need to change in the plugins (both reds should be the same and both blues should be the same, whereas green can be whatever you want). Please see this article for help with rendering templates - [vB4] Rendering templates and registering variables - a short guide 
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#862
09-26-2012, 04:05 PM
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A grid? You would just use <div> tags with classes and then set widths and float them left or right depending on what you want. You could probably google the html you would need.
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#863
09-26-2012, 04:11 PM
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ah okay so i have to do all the code ... i thought there is maybe just a line with that i could add a grid that i created in the cms ...
i think it is a big missing point that you can not just create a new page within the cms ... but thanks for this tutorial  //edit it looks like this now http://www.crafters-united.de/vbb/server.php?tabid=37 would like to have it look like this http://www.crafters-united.de/vbb/content.php my point is that i have to change the code over and over again for the custom page (if i want to test different positions of the boxes) while for the start page i just drag and drop in the "acp>cms>Layout" section and push "save" i hope you know what i mean ... i wisch i could do this with the custom php files also
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#865
09-26-2012, 06:41 PM
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i not want articles...
i want to open a new site on wich i will show something like the server-rules ... it only should have the look of the front page ... there is no need for articles on that new site ... but while reading i thought i could open like a new section or something and just post one article ... (just do not know how to do that ...yet ... have to figure that one out ... tomorrow) i am really new to this and i am reading hours after hours, but thats hard if you not know anything about things like css and php and only have basic htm skills ... i am not a coder, i just run a small community site with a view hundert members ... so please bear with me ... i know this "RTFM" or "use google" attitude is wide spread around any sort of coding community ... i hope this one is not like those others
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#866
09-26-2012, 08:52 PM
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Well, I honestly don't know what you are trying to do. If you want this to be in the CMS, and look like the CMS, then you should put this article into the CMS. If you want this to be a separate page, but you want it to look like the CMS, then you would need to find the CMS grid template and paste that code into the page (and possibly add some CSS to the template also). There are really no instructions anywhere on how to make your custom page look like a CMS page. And certainly, adding any widgets to the page is going to take custom coding and I can't point you to any article about that either.
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#867
09-27-2012, 08:55 PM
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How many times can I use this, can I make multiple pages using this method?
Also what was strange is that I had to add my content to the style manager as when I called this part the page was pure white. define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test'); Obviously changed test to the page I was calling but it wouldn't call anything. As you can see reverted to normal and it will not call the page: http://www.fpcforums.com/forums/stream.php I'm trying to call this: http://www.fpcforums.com/forums/streams/livestream1.php What I want to do is have a landing page which lists all the streams then when you click on a link it takes you into that streams page.
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#868
09-27-2012, 10:03 PM
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define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test'); does not "call" anything. I don't know what you are talking about at all.
You may create as many pages as you want using this method as long as you use a different template (if needed) and different script names for each page.
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#869
10-10-2012, 01:23 AM
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Ok so i gave it a shot, works great.
However i do have a question. I own forum classic and i want a portal, however i want to build my own. Now i have my page sitting @ root, and the forums @ forum. , not a problem session works and all. The problem is, when i login from the root not forum. i get a url invalid redirect. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
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#870
11-02-2012, 06:16 AM
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My forum have no Content view access for guests
to view content visitor must have to register first but on this test.php custom page i want to allow guests to read content how i setup this please help
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