Many people sooner or later have a question:
When a newbie asks this question on a forum, he is usually immediately met with a counter question:
And the standard answer:
At the most, they can tell you which phrases to change. But let's figure it out:
This is usually done in order to get a “head start” in case a vulnerability is discovered in your version of the forum. Many limit themselves to just changing the version of the forum in basement, meta title and at most style description and they calm down on this...
It is for those who want to complete the work they have started that I wrote this article.
So, let's begin…
- The very first place where a newbie deletes/changes copyright is in the basement. There are several ways to change it, but the best is:
Find a phrase "powered_by_vbulletin" and to the place "(1)" put the forum version, for example "3.8.2";
- The second place where a newbie deletes/changes copyright is in the meta tag.
To change you need:
- go to Menu -> Styles and Templates -> General Templates;
- V headinclude find the line:
- replaced by:
- And the last place where a beginner's hands can reach (very rarely) is in styles:
\r\n" ." options["simpleversion"] . "\" />" ;
- replaced by:
$fullcsstext = "\r\n" ." options["simpleversion"] . "\" />" ;
- Few people pay attention to the fact that the forum version is displayed when "entering the mod panel" or "Admin panel". Here is an example of one of the windows:
http://i055.radikal.ru/1106/50/725dba67c092.jpg
(Fig. 1. Login to the moderator panel)
As you can see, there are two places where you can see the version of your forum. The first is highlighted with a “blue” rectangle, the second with a “red” rectangle (displayed when you hover over the vBulletin logo)
I figured out the “red” rectangle quickly:
- looking for a phrase "vbulletin_copyright";
- replace it "(1)" on "3.x.x".
- go to the folder " includes", which is located in the root of the forum;
- open file " adminfunctions.php»;
- find code:
options["templateversion"] . "$pagetitle"; ?>
- replaced by:
- Since we started editing files, I decided to change, in addition, the version of the forum that is displayed directly in the "moderator panel" or "admin panel".
http://i041.radikal.ru/1106/f9/9cf0dc14c142.jpg
(Fig. 2. Moderator panel)
To do this you need:
- let's go to the folder "modcp";
- open the file "index.php";
- looking for code:
- replace with:
- let's go to the folder "admincp";
- open the file "index.php";
- looking for code:
- replace with:
- Here you will probably say, what else? But no, there’s a lot more... Let’s be patient and:
- We delete different Changlog" Readme at the root of the forum;
- Editing the title in:
- file "archive/archive.css";
- in all files (*.js; *.css) which are in the folder "clientscript/";
- in file "cpstyles/vBulletin_2_Default/controlpanel.css";
- in file "cpstyles/vBulletin_3_Default/controlpanel.css";
- in file "cpstyles/vBulletin_3_Frontend/controlpanel.css";
- in file "cpstyles/vBulletin_3_Manual/controlpanel.css";
- in file "cpstyles/vBulletin_3_Silver/controlpanel.css";
- Well, in the end - let's return again to headinclude and find these lines there:
Also:- let's find the folder "includes", which is located at the root of the forum;
- let's open the file "adminfunctions_template.php";
- let's find the code:
"
Hello, today I’ll tell you how to make a design for your profile on the vBulletin forums.
So let's get started...
1.Go to our profile
2.In the profile, select "Customize Profile"
3. A page will open with a lot of different menus, now we will try to sort everything outFont Family- this is the main font that will be used throughout the profile.
Text Color- the color by which your text will be displayed in your profile.
Hyperlink Color- the color that links will be displayed in your profile.
Border Color- the color of the borders that will highlight the menus (that is, the color of the frames)
Border StyleBorder Width Padding- this is the style of the frames, you can make it a cursor, you can make it transparent, etc.
Background Color - background color in your profile
Background Image- background image that will be displayed on your profile
Repeat- by selecting this function you can repeat your background image (horizontally, vertically, etc.)
If you are going to use the function Repeat, then it’s best to choose a picture with the same type of image like this:
All pictures that will be used in the profile design must be uploaded to your album, the size is no more than 600x600, it is better to change the dimensions yourself because When you upload a picture to your album, it will automatically change size and lose quality.4.
Block Borders,Major Block Headers,Minor Block Headers,Block Footers-basically these are all settings related to frames, color of theme names.5.Primary Content Areas,Secondary Content Areas,Controls
Highlighted in green in the picture Primary Content Areas
Highlighted in red in the picture Secondary Content Areas
Highlighted in purple in the picture Controls
On the menu Controls You can separately customize the text font, its size and customize the frames separately.P.S. In almost all menus, instead of a boring monochromatic color, you can use a background image for tables of contents and submenus, you just need to experiment, try, try and try, and then no FAQ will be needed, you’ll figure it out yourself, good luck in your creativity.
In this tutorial I will tell you how to add additional user profile fields. What is this? For example, you want to find out how users found out about your resource.. for this you can put a checkbox with a choice of preset options (From a search engine, told a friend, found it by chance, etc.) or you want the user to select gender and at the same time this the gender was displayed in his message profile (under the avatar, etc.) or not displayed. In general, your imagination is in your hands.
It’s easy to implement all this if you carefully studied the admin panel... if you didn’t have time for this or you’re a beginner, read:
Go to the admin panel - additional profile fields - add an additional profile field:
Now, let's choose...
One line text field- the user will be asked to write the text himself (for example, where he lives) and this field will be one line.
To do this, select - Text field in one line, then
Heading- write a short name. (top field in the screenshot)
Description- we describe it so that the person understands what they want from him. But don't overdo it. (second field in the screenshot)
Default value- you can enter a value that will be entered or selected by default. If you leave this field empty, the input field will be empty accordingly. In this case, it is not relevant to enter a default value if your field asks for the city in which the person lives. In other cases this may be relevant (selecting gender, see below)
Maximum number of characters in a field value- the maximum number of characters that the user can enter in the field. Try not to allow too many, otherwise the line will stretch.
Field size- size of the input field. I think everything is clear here.
Display order- everything is clear here too.
Obligatory field- And so, we are offered:
- Yes, when registering and updating your profile
- Yes, always
- No, but show it when registering
Editable by user -
- Only upon registration
Personal field- as you know/don’t know, there is a function through which you can configure in groups whether this user group has the right to view the user’s Personal fields. So, this is relevant in such cases as, for example, the input field “How did you hear about our forum” - this information is necessary for administrators, but users don’t really need it. Therefore you can put Yes and no one will see this profile field. Or there will be some other information that is not for the public... it’s better to hide it, respect your users.
You can search for this field in the list of users- everything is clear with this, but... In order to reduce the load, do not set this field to active. The search is loaded with queries and there is no need, for example, to allow searching for users by this profile if the profile, for example, is the user's gender. It will be more relevant if you implement this, for example, in the “Your hobbies and interests” field, then users will be able to quickly find like-minded people, etc. In general, see for yourself.
Which page displays this option?- everything is clear here
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Now let's move on to another profile option...
Multiline text field- the same thing, only the information can be displayed in more than one line. 
Everything is the same as above (single-line), but multi-line. I don’t recommend loading this block with mandatory input when registering (although it depends on what forum and what topic), but it’s easier to implement this in Editing Profile. As practice shows, users very quickly want to register and entering unnecessary information, which will take more than 20 seconds, develops negativity and reluctance.
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"Radio" buttons with a choice of one- the name itself speaks for itself. Selection by button, with the ability to select only ONE value. The user does not need to enter anything; he selects from the values you have already preset.
The principle of the settings is the same as described above, but some settings have been added. Naturally, the user chooses from already preset settings, so I’ll tell you about this.
Elements per line- number of elements with selection per line. In a word, if in the options you enter a number of preset values more than, for example, 5 (five), then it makes sense to set this in the settings. If there are 15 values, then you will have 3 lines, no wonder, right?)
Options- the actual options (values). If you have a question, the category was, for example, “Your hobby” or the country in which you live, etc. then enter each possible hobby/country in the options on a new line so that the user can then choose.
Default- Sets the first non-empty option as the default value.
Also added setting Additional input- you can enable this field so that the user can write (as in a one-line version) his own option... if, for example, he has a hobby different from the preset ones.
I have this field on my forum - How did you find out about taifun.ws
Menu with choice of one- checkbox (not buttons) with a choice. Here the choice of country with preinstalled ones is best used in this option. Because all country options are hidden under a checkbox, unlike radio buttons, which are all shown. 
Configured in the same way as Radio buttons, but the option Default slightly different - Sets the first non-empty option as the default value.
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Menu with multiple choice- the same as a Menu with a choice of one, but there is no setting - Default. To select several, the user needs to hold down Ctrl. 
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Checkboxes with multiple selection options- the name speaks for itself. It looks like a radio button, but checkboxes are placed and the user can select several options.
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Now I’ll tell you how to make this information displayed in the user’s postbit. Example on my forum Style... which is displayed above the number of user messages.
And so, after we created an additional user profile field, this category will have its own name, which will never be repeated, even if you delete this profile option. The name will be fieldX where x is the number. For example, you got field5.
Opening the template postbit_legacy
We find the line with field after which we want to display the profile field, for example after the address.
Find:
BELOW add:
Where X is the field number of the profile field you created, and you change the word Style to match your field. 
P.S. There are examples in the screenshots.. start from your imagination, the topic of the forum and the need for this or that profile field.
They usually do it on the popular forum engine VBulletin. But besides this, from such sites you can receive free everlasting bold dofollow links with minimal risk of their removal by moderators. For a simple scheme, we will use the Blogs plugin, which by default is attached to the VBulletin engine. This plugin allows each forum user to maintain their own personal blog. Let's look at everything in order using a specific example.
How to search for an engine? Just enter in the Yandex or Google search bar:
inurl:blog.php intext:”powered by vbulletin”
inurl:/blogs/ intext:”powered by vbulletin”
For the experiment, I selected several forums on various topics. As a visual aid, let’s take the rather popular resource forumishka.net (-40). Register, confirm your email, and fill out your profile in as much detail as possible. The more humanized the profile is, the less suspicion administrators have. We leave several meaningful messages on the forum itself (since profiles with 0 messages are quite often demolished during purges). A few days later, when the profile has settled, we get to work. There is no need to rush, because we are getting a fat eternal backing.
How to get a free everlasting bold dofollow link with VBulletin
Go to “ my office” -> “Diary management" or simply " Diary” (usually the button is located at the very bottom of the admin panel). Install “ title and description of the diary“. Now there are two options: add new entry or add new page. On many such forums, new entries in participants’ blogs are broadcast to the main page. This way we increase the chances of our blog being banned. In addition, the number of entries in the diary is often displayed in the profile, and this is also an extra risk. But notes can still be made. Just don't put it in their text external links. And so on for pumping dofollow links adding a new page to the blog. To further lull the vigilance of forum moderators, let’s call the new page “ about the author“. We write 1000-2000 characters of unique text, trying to get closer to the topic of your acceptor, and casually insert 1-2 links. Click “ save” and go to the resulting page. Select the link and admire the absence of any attributes like nofollow:
What can you use the diagram for?:
- Pumping thematic citation index
- V search results by the required keywords
- Thematic traffic (if you do not abuse links)
- Doorways (topic has been retired for a long time)
Use it carefully! Doorways are already getting their hair cut mercilessly. If you spam automatically, the dofollow freebie will become nofollow. Happy TICKing!
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