template driven pages

[Jakeman]

Re: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101325

Create a PHP file with this code. Change the red code appropriately. This will display a page within your forum layout where the page contents are the contents of the template you specify.

<?php

// GO TO FORUM DIR
chdir('/full/path/to/forum/directory');

// STANDARD VBULLETIN STUFF
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'script_name');
require_once('./global.php');

// GENERIC_SHELL VARS
$pagetitle = "Title of Page";
$HTML = ""; // PIECED TOGETHER IN SCRIPT

eval('$HTML = "' . fetch_template('name of template') . '";');

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('GENERIC_SHELL') . '");');

?>

[fonzerelli_79]

thanks jake

for some reason the $navbar variable wont work - is there something i have to include in the php code to be able to include the navbar template

[Jakeman]

Try adding this code before the last eval line:

PHP Code:

eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";'); 


This will at least call the template. I'm not sure how the nav location will be reported since it's an external script.

[fonzerelli_79]

yeah that worked - thanks

[filburt1]

Originally Posted by Jakeman

Try adding this code before the last eval line:

PHP Code:

eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";'); 


This will at least call the template. I'm not sure how the nav location will be reported since it's an external script.

PHP Code:

$navbits = array("" => "The Foo Page"); 


[blairwarlock]

Originally Posted by filburt1

PHP Code:

$navbits = array("" => "The Foo Page"); 


When inserting this variable, I get a nested link with the main home page at the top. However, the open folder icon below it shows no text next to it. Shouldn't it read "The Foo Page" (or whatever text you use)?

[lazserus]

Please pardon my ignorance, but what I'm getting from this is that this creates the option to stick any current (or custom) template into an entirely new page with a vBulletin theme. This is all well and good (from my retarded little standpoint), but I'm not too keen on custom making a template w/o guidance. My webmaster and myself are testing this hack and the setup is simple enough but we're having problems adding content. :ermm: It's just that we don't quite understand vB3 yet. Any guidence?

[fonzerelli_79]

Originally Posted by blairwarlock

When inserting this variable, I get a nested link with the main home page at the top. However, the open folder icon below it shows no text next to it. Shouldn't it read "The Foo Page" (or whatever text you use)?

use this instead

PHP Code:

$navbits[lastelement] = "The Foo Page"; 


[hollyboy]

<a href="http://www.interfans.org/forum/rules.php" target="_blank">http://www.interfans.org/forum/rules.php</a>

I get this error:
Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/interfan/public_html/forum/rules.php on line 4

And what do I have to add in the new template?

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by hollyboy

http://www.interfans.org/forum/rules.php

I get this error:
Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/interfan/public_html/forum/rules.php on line 4


And what do I have to add in the new template?

Try this:

PHP Code:

$navbits = array();
$navbits[$parent] = 'Forum Rules';

$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";'); 


Chnage Forum Rules to what you want the navtitle to say.