WebTemplates 3.5.x: VB Integrated CMS (Content Management System)

(This hack is for vb version 3.5.x AND 3.6.x. For vb 3.0.x and 2.x see my profile for relevant threads.)

(For vb 3.7 version, please go to this thread)

"WebTemplates" is a vBulletin integrated Content Management System which allows you to create vb integrated "HTML" pages in your vb admin cp very easily. The pages can inherit your vbulletin skin/style, can recognize logged-in user, can be applied permissions per user or usergroup basis, can keep visit logs, hit counts and do many more.






WEBTEMPLATES 3.5.x BASIC FEATURES:

• Very Easy Installation : Webtemplates can be installed to your board without modifying even a single vbulletin file. It is coded as an pluggin and supports phrase system for user interfaces.
• Apply VB Permissions: You can ban any webtemplate to any user or usergroups easily. So for instance you can design a webtemplate which only members can see while guests can not, or only user A can not see etc.
• Page Counter : Each webtemplate has a built-in counter and you can display page count to your visitors and you can edit it or turn it OFF/ON per webtemplate basis.
• Visitor Logging&Tracking : You can track certain users' (by usergroup or userid) webtemplate visits to see who visited a webtemplate and when. This is configurable per webtemplate basis.
• Site Contributers (Editor) Support : You can grant editing permissions for certain users or usergroups for your webtemplates individually and they will be able to update these webtemplates using their own editor interface. vB's WYSIWYG editor is supported in Editor interface.
• Page Browsers & Who is Online Display: Webtemplates can display who is browsing that webtemplate while visitor is reading them (like default forum browse display of vbulletin). Webtemplate visits can also be monitored in who is online page.
• Header/Footer Inclusion : Webtemplates can automatically use headers/footers (your default vb header/footer or custom ones)
• Help Documents : The script comes with an extensive help document.
• Admin Panel in Webtemplates : Your webtemplates can include an "admin panel" displayed to only admins and by using them you can access many details and stats of your page while you are browsing them.
• SEO friendly URLs: You can make webtemplate URLs seo friendly in vb settings (Requires apache server).
• XML Import/Export : XML Import/Export feature allows you to backup your webtemplates and use other hack users webtemplates in your board.

ADVANCED FEATURES FOR ADVANCED USERS:

• Webquery Feature : With advanced "webquery" feature you can create dynamic webtemplates which include database query results. For instance you can easily add "last 10 threads forum X", "most active users list" etc. to your webtemplates with default webqueries that comes with installation or you can create your custom webqueries with basic SQL knowledge.
• Multi Parsing : Webtemplates can parse PHP or HTML or TEXT (=smilie/img tags/bbcode parsing like vb posts). This means you can design a page just like vb posts (TEXT parsing), standart HTML (HTML parsing) or even in PHP (PHP parsing).
• PHPINCLUDE per webtemplate : Every webtemplate has its own "phpinclude" field which you can run PHP codes before loading the Webtemplate
• Theme Support : Webtemplates support "themes" which are parent webtemplates which include child webtemplates in them. For instance if you have 20 similiar pages which uses the same visual look, you can make a single theme for all of them, then just insert their content into this theme. If you change theme later, all 20 pages' visual will change automatically.
• Conditionals : Webtemplates supports VB3 template conditionals so you can design webtemplates which change their display under different conditions.
• Default variables : You can use/display certain variables in your webtemplates like username of the visitor, visitor email address, last visit time, page creation time, page last edit time, Last visitor name, last visit time etc.

Sample WebTemplates from Sites using this hack:
(Some 3.5 and some are 3.0 versions but WebTemplate look and feel didn't change much so both will give you the idea)
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/view_aboutus.htm
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_funding.htm
http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/view.php?pg=aboutus
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_guidelines.htm
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_books.htm
http://www3.fertilethoughts.com/foru...hp?pg=acronyms
http://www.makeuptalk.com/forums/vie...alk-newsletter
http://www.bklab.com (entire site is designed with Webtemplates only!)

3.5 version Admin CP screenshot attached to this post. 3.0.x screenshots (here and here) also still applies for this version.

If you use the hack, clicking here will make sure you'll know about updates&bug fixes. It will also help me understand how many people is using the hack so please click the install button if you use it. Thank you..

Note in 6.August. 2006 : I've tested Webtemplates with vbulletin 3.6.0 gold version and they are compatible. So this hack released here is both for vb 3.5.x AND 3.6.x

Note for vb 3.7.x : (29.July.2008): For vb 3.7.x, I released a new version here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186644


Version Updates:
16.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.01
* Hack released.
16.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.02
* A webquery bug fix for boards which use table_prefix. To upgrade just overwrite hack .php files.
17.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.03
* A minor bug in WOL page fixed. To upgrade overwrite hack .php files + reinstall product XML
17.Dec.2005 - > Version 3.5.04
* A bug fix for edit webtemplate page not remembering webtemplate's showbrowsers setting.To upgrade overwrite hack .php files
16.Jan.2006 - > Version 3.5.05
* A bug fix for boards which has too many usergroups. To upgrade overwrite hack .php files + uninstall product, then reinstall (your existing webtemplates will be intact)
20.Aug.2006 - > Version 3.6.00
* A bug fix that can cause a MYSQL warning in a few servers in WT admin cp. A minor and unusual problem that happens in certain servers and you don't need to upgrade if you don't see such a message. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and /admincp/wt_wt.php files.
1.Oct.2006 - > Version 3.6.01
* A minor bug fix for showing user avatar and ipaddress in webtemplates. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and view.php files.
2.May.2007 - > Version 3.6.02
* IMPORTANT SECURITY UPDATE! A security problem has been fixed in this version. To upgrade overwrite /includes/wt_include.php and view.php files which is attached to this post.
21.June.2008 - > Version 3.6.03
* Two minor bugs (1 & 2) fixed.
29.July.2008 - > Version 3.7.00
* A new version for vbulletin 3.7.x is released in a seperate thread here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=186644

[WoodiE]

Originally Posted by Logician

Was it working ok before you commented out that line? It seems irrelevant to me?

If it does, you can try deleting that line altogether instead of commenting out.

If it does not, delete all default webtemplates and webqueries, uninstall hack, reinstall it and see if it will help.

I've tried uncommenting the line, deleting the line all together, nothing helps.

I have a second forum that I've also installed this one, everything went well until I deleted one of the default test pages... as soon as I did I got the same error at the first forum.

Odd thing is the error will not go away now when in the AdminCP under WebTemplates. What really makes sense is everything "seems" to be working w/o any issues, just have this error at the top in WebTemplates admincp...

[Logician]

Originally Posted by WoodiE

I've tried uncommenting the line, deleting the line all together, nothing helps.

I have a second forum that I've also installed this one, everything went well until I deleted one of the default test pages... as soon as I did I got the same error at the first forum.

Odd thing is the error will not go away now when in the AdminCP under WebTemplates. What really makes sense is everything "seems" to be working w/o any issues, just have this error at the top in WebTemplates admincp...

If you give me FTP and admin cp access, I can take a look when I have a free time.

[hobbybox]

Originally Posted by hobbybox

I installed this on 3.7.1 and it is working great except for one thing...when I was running 3.6, and had a page set to Draft - Yes - the word 'draft' was next to the page in the page list...however with 3.7 (and 3.7.1) the word draft no longer appears...is this something I did or maybe something with 3.7?

any info on this problem?

[louis_chypher]

Originally Posted by WoodiE

Warning: unserialize() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in [path]/admincp/wt_wt.php on line 49

This is running on a newly installed 3.7.1 vB forum.

I get the unserialize error when viewing web templates and when doing admin functions for this mod. I begun to get these errors with the upgrade to vb 3.7.1

as an FYI

[Logician]

Originally Posted by louis_chypher

I get the unserialize error when viewing web templates and when doing admin functions for this mod. I begun to get these errors with the upgrade to vb 3.7.1

as an FYI

If someone who is having this problem can give me FTP and vbadmin cp access, I can check it out. I don't have this problem myself.

[hobbybox]

Originally Posted by silly rabbit

Logician, great hack! Been using it for a while now - currently running fine on my fresh install of 3.7.0 but also have a problem simulair to Hobby's -

When anyone has "edit permission" isn't "edit" supposed to appear in the template too? If you point me in the right direction where to look - phrases? - I could probably figure it out . . . Hobby, I see "Draft : On, Count Visitors : Off, Show Browsers : Off " but not "edit"

NOTE: Ah, now I see this in the footer of the stock "priv_privatemessages ":


What's Up Doc? Thanks Again, Rabbit

the part im referring to is in the ADMIN CP area - on my 3.6 board when the list of pages was shown it would show 'Page Title - draft' - now it just shows the page title without the word draft. Makes it hard to scan through the list to see the pages that are still in the works.

[ElizeF]

Thanks, I have created my first web template. I must admit with the user manual and help documents it is easy enough for anyone to "create" web templates.

[silly rabbit]

Originally Posted by hobbybox

the part im referring to is in the ADMIN CP area - now it just shows the page title without the word draft.

For what it's worth DITTO here (just checked, no "draft" indicator in CP!) I think my problem proved easier to solve than yours might - just found what I was looking for under the "Default Basic Theme" which basically adds another footer between my copyright and the "Quick Info Panel for Admins".

Used to be you could create a new Category (for storing drafts in?) but don't see that now either.

C'est Le Vie, Still Great hack!

Rabbit

[Logician]

Originally Posted by hobbybox

I installed this on 3.7.1 and it is working great except for one thing...when I was running 3.6, and had a page set to Draft - Yes - the word 'draft' was next to the page in the page list...however with 3.7 (and 3.7.1) the word draft no longer appears...is this something I did or maybe something with 3.7?

I've fixed this issue and released another version in the first post. You don't need to make a full install, you can just overwrite file /admincp/wt_wt.php and this will fix it.

[Logician]

Originally Posted by silly rabbit

Used to be you could create a new Category (for storing drafts in?) but don't see that now either.

You do it by editing wt_include.php file. Please read manual for detailed info.