Major Additions - Joomla for vBulletin (IMPORTANT UPDATE) - Bridge to the World's Most Popular CMS

Warning!!! An potential exploit has been found in this modification. The server that hosts vjoomla.com has been attacked several times. It is known to already be severely comprimised so at this time it is unclear whether the vulnerability lies in vJoomla, Joomla itself or the server. Until this is resolved to my satisfaction I am removing this modification. My apologies.


The modification WILL be re-released once this issue is resolved!

vJoomla is an offshoot of Joomla 1.0 that is designed to run in tandem with vbulletin. Unlike the main release it will not run without vbulletin - if you desire a CMS without a forum then use Joomla! instead. vJoomla is identical in most all regards to Joomla!

What vJoomla Does

• Provide a single session, single login interface to Joomla and vbulletin.
• Allows Joomla pages to be skinned by vbulletin's template engine.
• Maps Joomla usergroups to vbulletin usergroups.

What vJoomla Does Not Do

• It does not rewrite your templates for you - so you will need to go in currently and change relative links to images and pages to absolute links. This is most important in the style sheets and in the navbar template. This is something you need to do yourself rather than programmatically since no two sites are likely to be using the same style sheet and the same setup for these links.

Install Instructions

1. Log into your admincp
2. Close your forum
3. If your forums are at the root of your site move them elsewhere - the best location is probably /forum
4. Upload the files from the zip packages to their respective locations. There should be no overwrites.
5. Navigate to the root of your site and run the Joomla installer.
6. Go back to the admincp and install the Joomla product file
7. Now either copy the ./cpstyles, ./clientscript and ./images directory of the forum into the Joomla directory OR create symbolic links to those directories. The contents of the ./images directory of Joomla and vbulletin will need to be merged.

This is release candidate 2.

[Michael Morris]

Beta 0.0.4 is out. The next branch will be 0.1.0 to mark the first milestone - the completion of the default skinning. Code wise version 0.0.4 has this in place already, but it is using the Joomla tables and classes at the moment and they haven't been rewritten to use vbulletin class elements. This is the last step before going to .1

The next component I will be working on is the Installer. This should aid more people into getting this component up and running. The completion of the installer will mark beta .2 completion.

As of now vJoomla has all but completely replaced Joomla's template system. This means Joomla templates *will not work* on it. However, all vbulletin templates will work, though occassionally they'll need minor adjustments or additions.

Originally Posted by TheMusicMan

Hi Michael - am watching this thread and eagerly await the release of your version.

Qn if I may: skinning and templates... does your bridge do anything with these and make it easier to use a Joomla template on vB or a vB template on Joomla...? I appreciate matching the two is way out of scope of a Joomla/vB bridge, but are there any presentation layers considered?

I'm not sure what you mean by presentation layers. I have ditched the Joomla skinning system (though patTemplate still works within vJoomla for those modules that require it). Modules written for vJoomla will have the option of using patTemplate or vbulletin's template engine at the author's choice.

[Quantnet]

If someone has a test board with some custom style and vjoomla installed for a demo, that would be great. i can't install this on my production board yet....not until this go to .2 at least.
Thanks Michael, you got me intererested in joomla again.

[muratmunich]

Thx for this amazing mod.

Here?s my DEMO.

[maxicep]

Originally Posted by muratmunich

Thx for this amazing mod.

Here?s my DEMO.

your demo looks great but giving error on your page with this linked:
http://www.s7v7n.com/index.php?optio...&id=1&Itemid=2

[Luky]

I want the opposite, i want vbulletin to use joomla's template xD

[pxd]

Need some help, please. Followed the steps correctly, I think. But getting this error message when trying to access the joomla index:

Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in \includes\functions.php on line 4840

Warning: preg_replace() [function.preg-replace]: Empty regular expression in \includes\functions.php on line 4840

Am I doing something wrong?

Using vb 3.6.5 & Joomla 1.0.12

[pxd]

No update? Is there a problem with the latest beta release? Could someone please post older versions which are working so I can compare and possibly fix the issue if no sign from the developer. Are you around, Michael? Standing by, thanks a lot...

[Michael Morris]

I haven't observed that error myself. Try turning off all your plugins and see if it works (vJoomla has no plugins to turn off at this time). The error is coming from a file that I haven't touched and I can't imagine why it would malfunction - so my first guess is there is a compatibility issue with another plugin.

[paul_c]

Can Joomla modules be targeted to individual vBulletin forums? If so, is this handled through the Joomla menu system using link URL?

[pxd]

Originally Posted by Michael Morris

I haven't observed that error myself. Try turning off all your plugins and see if it works (vJoomla has no plugins to turn off at this time). The error is coming from a file that I haven't touched and I can't imagine why it would malfunction - so my first guess is there is a compatibility issue with another plugin.

That's what I first thought when I got the error so I went ahead and installed a clean joomla + a clean vBulletin on my localhost, same error popping up. What else can I do to help track this down, please?