Hi,

I was wondering if UBB provides a mechanism for creating custom pages so that I could add pages to a UBB installation and leverage its login mechanism, etc., as opposed to adding UBB to a site with stand alone custom pages?

Thank you

Yes, there is a sample script and template included with the software that you can use to include your own pages within. By modifying the samples you can create as many custom pages as you want which will have access to all of the ubb functions, login, etc.

That's great, thank you Rick.

there is? I gotta read my documentation! lol

It's one of those undocumented things (We will be better at this with 8.0, I promise . But inside the scripts directory is a sample.inc.php file and inside the templates/default directory is a sample.tpl file. Both commented so they are pretty easy to follow.

I will have to check this out later when I have a few minutes.

Rick, will the V7 custom templates be compatible with V8?

if you want a good easy to follow example of a custom script, go to UBBDev and download my pJIRC addon and compare it to the sample page; you'll see how to call just about anything

What !!!
Not going to plug your wrapper hack at UBBDev???
I think it works quite nice.

Well, the pJIRC does a better job of showing how things work than the wrapper... Though the wrapper is great if you just want to wrap pages into the UBB with little know-how needed...

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Can't seem to find the sample.tpl file It is not on my site or in the 7.5.5 file I just downloaded...

yah, the sample.inc.php is just part of it.

would be nice if there was a sample.tpl (which it references) too

Will put one into 7.5.6.

go all the way and complete the triple play with a sample.php (/languages/english)



:2c:

That might take a few extra keystrokes. I dunno, but I'll try

Can I get get a early copy

You can look at a few hacks by Giz.
Try http://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/227834/1.html
To start with.
But anyway the file is in the scripts folder.
Sample.inc.php not the templates like everyone says.

ruben, to clarify -- there are usually 3 files involved in a 'script'

1. scripts/coolthingie.inc.php
2. templates/default/coolthingie.tpl
3. languages/english/coolthingie.php

so yes, 'the file' is in the scripts, but to truly be a full sample, it should include all 3..

then this could be called by yourforum/url/to/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=coolthingie

Oh I agree 100%.
It has always been clear as Mud on how to create a custom page using the sample script.
And the other pieces have always been missing. As well as any documentation on how to apply them.

I am looking at some of the other templates and sorta see how it all works, but having a sample and some docs would be helpful. I am trying to build a page like the showmembers.tpl to search a different database. I have most of the code ready, but not exactly sure how to put it in the .tpl file... SD was the one that pointed me to run it through the ubb engine

For now I would look at UBBDev for clues.
Search for wrapper or pJIRC
Like SD said you need to create three files to make it work.

You should post your completed project to help others learn; it's how most of my "mods" at UBBDev happen hehe