What it does is pull UBB's header and footer into any SSI-enabled page. The header includes the Style Templates Header & Header Insert field, as well as the UBB logo and link line. The footer includes all the copyright stuff and the Style Templates footer field. This allows you to integrate your site pages into your UBB, so if you want to keep the whole site looking the same, you only have to edit one place (the UBB control panel) instead of the cpanel and all your other pages.

It was originally created with the use of Compact Headers in mind, which is why it references the $standard_title_table (logo image and link line) variable... but because most people don't use that, the primary version is for just the standard (non-Compact) UBB headers. (Note: the standard version hasn't really been tested very well, because I don't have a UBB that doesn't have Compact Headers on it. So please report any bugs you find.)

This is a really simple mod... It's pretty minimalist, and doesn't really use any original code. So I'm sure I'll get chewed out by some of the more experienced hackers. But hey, I figure some people might be able to use it.

The hack works perfectly on my site. But that is an admittedly limited resource for testing. So please report back any bugs you find with either the standard or compact version. And be sure to read the readme!!!

7.8.01 - Updated to v0.9b. Non hard-coded Who's Online implementation. And better Perl syntax. Thanks a lot to LK and MasterMind for their help!!

Hope you like!

Click here to download .

Click here for a demo .

---Skorpion

[color:#000000" SIZE="1][ July 08, 2001 07:42 PM: Message edited by: Skorpion ][/color]

nice skorp.. is this your first "code hack"? congrats

wow, nice hack!

Hey, cool! Nice job Skorp!

VERY NICE ,,

but it will be more useful if you can make it required login before viewing the shtml files

Hey,
For some reason it is not working on my site.
Here is what I have <!--#include virtual="/home/gamerzpa/public_html/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=header" --> and I tried the exec one, and it did not work either. Can someone help me out here? http://www.gamerzparadize.com/newlayout.shtml That is the url.

Try /cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=header

Glad everyone likes it.

I updated to v0.9a. See the original topic for details on that.

To upgrade, upload ubb_ssi.cgi to your CGI directory. Then delete ubb_header.cgi and ubb_footer.cgi, as they are no longer needed. Then redo the ultimatebb.cgi hacking with the new version (in the readme). The template files do not need to be changed.

---Skorpion

Very Nice Skorp! I would have to say this is really kewl!

VERY cool! Too bad I just finished our new design, or I would have added this in. Oh well, maybe I will for the next design.

Nice hack & instructions

I'm sure you already know it, but in step 5, I suggest you to use & lt; instead of < and then you don't have to use '*'.

Anyway, there are some problems with SHTML in my IIS, I'll probably fix them later...

Who's Online instructions are incorrect.

<FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="1">[ July 07, 2001 05:42 AM: Message edited by: LK ]</font>

LK: I knew I *should* have used that code, but I couldn't remember it at the time. So I took the easy way out and threw in asterisks. I will change it asap.

Um, how do I fix the WoL instructions?

---Skorpion

if ($ubb eq 'header') {
require "$vars_config{CGIPath}/ubb_ssi.cgi";
&header; exit;
} #end header

if ($ubb eq 'footer') {
require "$vars_config{CGIPath}/ubb_whos_online.cgi";
@people = &WriteUserSession("<A HREF="$vars_config{CGIURL}/ultimatebb.cgi">External Page</A>", $user_number, $invisible_pref);
require "$vars_config{CGIPath}/ubb_ssi.cgi";
&footer; exit;
} #end footer

<FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="1">[ July 07, 2001 11:58 AM: Message edited by: LK ]</font>

Aight, fixed now. I'd forgotten about that backslash originally, so when I tried the hack on my site it caused errors. Fixed it on my site, and then went to add the backslash to the readme, and I guess I got it in the wrong place.

Thanks much!

---Skorpion

BTW, the header is in ubb_ssi.cgi

<FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="1">[ July 07, 2001 01:40 PM: Message edited by: LK ]</font>

Ack! This is why I stick to plain ol' template hacks usually!

---Skorpion

I used the code lk gave in ultimatebb.cgi but when I call the file I get no who's online support

http://www.reeftalk.com/ubb.shtml

I'm looking at your Who's Online right now, and it says you're viewing an external page, which is exactly what it's supposed to do.

---Skorpion