CMS Branding, Unbranding, removing vbulletin copyright
 

Branding, Unbranding, removing vbulletin copyright

Are the procedures the same in the 4.0 suite as the instructions in the manual for ver.3?



Instructions for Ver. 3 according to the manual:

Here are the steps to remove the branding from vB 3.6.x:

1. Edit the footer template here:

Admin Control Panel -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Edit Templates -> footer

And remove this section:


$vbphrase[powered_by_vbulletin]


2. Then, change this section of your FORUMHOME template from this:

$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]

To this:

$vboptions[bbtitle]

3. And remove this from the printthread template:




4. Change the phrase x_powered_by_vbulletin:

From this:

{1} - powered by vBulletin

To this:

{1}

5. Then, edit the vbulletin_message phrase and change this:

vBulletin Message

...to whatever you want.

6. For the vBulletin FAQ, just edit it with a new translation.

Admin Control Panel -> FAQ -> FAQ Manager -> vBulletin FAQ -> Edit -> Translations

7. And finally, in archive/index.php you need to remove this line:

$vbphrase[vbulletin_copyright]



Notes:

A. To edit Templates:

Admin Control Panel -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Edit Templates

B. To edit Phrases:

Admin Control Panel -> Languages & Phrases -> Search in Phrases -> phrasename (Phrase Variable Name Only)

Click on edit, and place the new phrase in the available language text boxes.