Making Basic Additional pages in PhpBB3 is fairly easy if you follow these instructions.
There are 3 basic files needed
- HTML template
- your php file, goes in the root of the forum
- language definition file php
Lets start with the template
open notepad or a code editor of your choice (NOT WORD, OR ANY MS PRODUCT)
This is the basic code for a prosilver style using the panel bg2 classes with the link back to top arrow like in the topic_body.
Save this file as about_body.html
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<!-- INCLUDE overall_header.html --> <div class="panel bg2"> <div class="inner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span> <h3>phpBB3 Custom Pages</h3> <p>Put your content here</p> <div class="back2top"><a href="#wrap" class="top" title="Top">Top</a></div> <span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span> </div> </div> <!-- INCLUDE overall_footer.html --> |
Next lets drive this page by making the php file
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<?php /** * * @name about.php * @version 1.11.26 * @package phpBB validwebs.com about.php * @copyright (c) 2007 topdown, validwebs.com * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License * */ // Note: If you would like to have a page in a different location than in the main phpBB3 directory define('IN_PHPBB', true); $phpbb_root_path = (defined('PHPBB_ROOT_PATH')) ? PHPBB_ROOT_PATH : './'; $phpEx = substr(strrchr(__FILE__, '.'), 1); // Lets make sure we have all of the variables loaded up for custom pages include($phpbb_root_path . 'common.' . $phpEx); //Lets put this in there also, it has all of the forums useful functions for displaying certain items include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_display.' . $phpEx); // Start session management $user->session_begin(); $auth->acl($user->data); $user->setup('my_lang' , 2); //The 2 stands for the style id for this page // Output page page_header($user->lang['ABOUT US']); $template->set_filenames(array( 'body' => 'about_body.html') // ENSURE THAT THE ABOVE FILENAME MATCHES THE FILENAME IN phpBB3/styles/subSilver/template // dirrectory! (or subBlack whatever template you are using ); make_jumpbox(append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx")); page_footer(); ?> |
There are 3 lines that will need editing to make different pages than about us
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page_header($user->lang['ABOUT US']); |
pulls the definition from the lang file we are making next
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$template->set_filenames(array( 'body' => 'about_body.html') |
pulls the template up for the browser to display the HTML
The other line closer to the top
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$user->setup('my_lang'); |
is the name of the language file used by this page named (my_lang.php)
Save this file as about.php
You should see the edits you need to make to change file names.
Next we make the lang file
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<?php /** * * @name my_lang.php **language file** * @version 1.12.07 * @package -Static Pages my_lang.php * @copyright (c) 2008 topdown, validwebs.com * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License * */ /** * DO NOT CHANGE */ if (empty($lang) || !is_array($lang)) { $lang = array(); } $lang = array_merge($lang, array( 'ABOUT US' => 'About Us', 'CONTACT US' => 'Contact Us', 'HOME' => 'Home', // copyright 'CUSTOM_COPY' => '© 2008 topdown, Valid-Webs.com All rights Reserved.', )); ?> |
You can see how to add to it
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'HOME' => 'Home', |
just copy, paste and rename the HOME to whatever you put in the other files
Then save this file as my_lang.php
Now upload
about_body.html to your styles template directory
about.php to the root, where the forums index.php file is
and the my_lang.php to the language / en directory
Done