ezuk1 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I've paid my branding free licence fee but I'm not very happy to find that PDF invoices have the WHMCS logo in the top right corner?! How do I remove this please, and also is it possible to remove the WHMCS info in footer of admin panel? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSNM-Carl Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 You can change the logo: http://v3manual.whmcs.com/?id=106 You can't edit the admin panel, and I see no reason why you would need too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 How do I remove this please, and also is it possible to remove the WHMCS info in footer of admin panel? The "branding free" license is only valid for the client side of things, not the admin side. Why would you want to remove the branding from the back end of the script? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezuk1 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 As I will be using the app. for a range of clients, and want all branding to relate to myself only. Is there a reseller / partner / discount scheme available with WHMCS do you know please? Also, thanks for the help with invoices guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 As far as I know there is no such completely branding free version, but to be sure, you should open a ticket with support directly. Only Matt can say if he offers or would consider it. To be honest, and not meaning to offend, but it seems like you might be wanting to take credit for authoring the script, instead of just "reselling" it. If it were my script, I'd be entirely opposed to such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skshost Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 As far as I know there is no such completely branding free version, but to be sure, you should open a ticket with support directly. Only Matt can say if he offers or would consider it. To be honest, and not meaning to offend, but it seems like you might be wanting to take credit for authoring the script, instead of just "reselling" it. If it were my script, I'd be entirely opposed to such a thing. I don't we can assume their intentions just because of that. I'd like to remove any mention of WHMCS in the admin area as well, but am willing to live with it. This doesn't mean I am trying to take credit. Actually I'd love to be able to skin the admin area, add a few more links and such, again it's not crucial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 You cant remove the WMCS copyright link, Copyright © WHMCompleteSolution. All Rights Reserved. but you can upload your own /admin/images/toplogo.gif The link in the admin pages is really of no use to anyone is it? i.e the search engines will never see it. I know what software I use and know that it is copyrighted. I own a no branded WHMCS and it really would be nice to have "no brand" throughout the admin area as well. Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezuk1 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 To be honest, and not meaning to offend, but it seems like you might be wanting to take credit for authoring the script, instead of just "reselling" it. If it were my script, I'd be entirely opposed to such a thing. Well that's not my intentions at all. I'm trying to offer people a complete service by providing them with WHMCS, and don't want links in different places linking to other sites. If I've paid for unbranded, then personally I feel I should be able to get fully unbranded. This link in the footer is the only reference to WHMCS left. In fact to be honest, I'd be happy if even the link that says 'WHM Complete Solution' could just be changed to 'WHMCS' and not be a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamski Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 If you are offering them WHMCS you will have to be offering it as WHMCS so there is no issue with this link being at the footer of the admin panel as they will already know that it is WHMCS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Hopefully you should be the only person with access to the admin back-end, therefore It shouldn't create problems or should it?! Edit: You cannot change the links etc, nearly all WHMCS is encoded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 If I've paid for unbranded, then personally I feel I should be able to get fully unbranded. It does state clearly that the branding free is in the public "client" areas only, but again, you'd need to ask support directly for this. The question I have is why do you feel it's important not to link off to other sites from the scripts you resell? I do apologize for thinking you might be trying to take credit, as that seems not to be the case after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckh Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Actually, you could ask WHMCS the same question. Why they felt the need to remove the "Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2007 phpBB Group" from the forum software. Granted it's open source and free, but, as programmers, WHMCS should be sensitive to the aspect of giving credit where credit is due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 An interesting point, although this is not referring to the back end of PHPBB, where the information still exists in this installation. The question is regarding the public *and* private removal of said information in either script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I had always wondered that actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 For the record, I don't know for certain why Matt removed it, but it's recommended to do so with PHPBB as it's a target for the "script kiddies" who search for the tag line to find sites to attempt. I respect copyrights and the hard work that goes into coding, but would remove mine as well as long as it didn't violate a law or "contract". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckh Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 An interesting point, although this is not referring to the back end of PHPBB, where the information still exists in this installation. The question is regarding the public *and* private removal of said information in either script. I don't see where the backend would make any difference to whmcs. I certainly know where I got the script and I plan on making a purchase in a few days before the trial expires. On the otherhand, it doesn't make any difference to me whether the backend is branded by whmcs or not. As far as Bear's comment about script kiddies, they'll find it whether it's removed or not. I get hit with a lot of bots searching for common directories used for forum software among other items. In fact one site is private, never been advertised anywhere and verbally passed on the location of the site yet I still get the forum spammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I never said they wouldn't find it, I just meant to make it more difficult for the "kiddies" to do so. Anything you can put in the way of someone that's unskilled but armed with "hacking" scripts is a good idea, and removing the PHPBB from the footer is one such method. Not a preventative by any stretch of the imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I never said they wouldn't find it, I just meant to make it more difficult for the "kiddies" to do so. Anything you can put in the way of someone that's unskilled but armed with "hacking" scripts is a good idea, and removing the PHPBB from the footer is one such method. Not a preventative by any stretch of the imagination. I agree completely. As far as the admin area, its not that hard to hide it from bots with a .htaccess file and robots.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckh Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I never said they wouldn't find it, I just meant to make it more difficult for the "kiddies" to do so. Anything you can put in the way of someone that's unskilled but armed with "hacking" scripts is a good idea, and removing the PHPBB from the footer is one such method. Not a preventative by any stretch of the imagination. I agree completely. As far as the admin area, its not that hard to hide it from bots with a .htaccess file and robots.txt If you truly want to hide something, NEVER put it in the robots.txt file. This file has no control over anything so a bot could just as easily read it, look for places you don't want it to go and then go there. The purpose of the robots.txt file is for bots that are written to respect that file but it can be used for other purposes also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPH Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 It is also one of the first things someone would check to see where you DON'T want prying eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I never said they wouldn't find it, I just meant to make it more difficult for the "kiddies" to do so. Anything you can put in the way of someone that's unskilled but armed with "hacking" scripts is a good idea, and removing the PHPBB from the footer is one such method. Not a preventative by any stretch of the imagination. I agree completely. As far as the admin area, its not that hard to hide it from bots with a .htaccess file and robots.txt If you truly want to hide something, NEVER put it in the robots.txt file. This file has no control over anything so a bot could just as easily read it, look for places you don't want it to go and then go there. The purpose of the robots.txt file is for bots that are written to respect that file but it can be used for other purposes also. most mainstream search engines respect the robots.txt file and you would be surprised how many "hackers" use google for making their hit list. Again, it shouldnt be relied on solely, its just helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trine Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 at says 'WHM Complete Solution' could just be changed to 'WHMCS' and not be a link. nope it's elsewhere in the admin too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamski Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Why would you give resellers access to your copy of WHMCS? This thread is becoming silly. Back office branding is irrelevant. Big comanies like Barclays use systems that are Barclays branded for the customers and still branded by the supplier on the back end. Why? Because it makes no difference. If an employee is going to run off with information they will do it whether your admin panel is branded or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trine Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I think I know what h4f is after, and to some extent I agree. I actually had another post on this too, out of some personal concerns with employees. As far as large companies using branded admin areas, yes, but they also cost typically thousands and thousands of dollars, so someone is less prone, to simply go out and do their own thing, without proper planning and resources. Anyway, as long as it's not a violation of copyright, with some ingenuity you can mask the whole thing, use callbacks etc..., if that's what you are looking for. It would need some programming skills, but surely can be done. Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataHosts Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 btw: you paid for an unbranded version, so it should be unbranded in anyway. No it should not. Sorry but you paid for something with a full detail description of what you were purchasing. - No Branding Displayed in the Client Area Now, show me where it states that branding takes it out of Admin, and then I will change my mind. However, as it states you are purchasing the removal of branding from the Client Area. How hard is it for some people to understand this? Why does it matter if the branding shows in the Admin Area? None...it works the same with or without it, and you did not purchase it. This type of discussion begins to get very repeatative, irratating, and out of hand. When you purhcase MB, Lpanel, or WHMAP does it take it out of the Admin Area? To my knowledge it does not. WHMCS works fine with it in, keep it in, and if you disagree...oh well, Matt will keep it there. Not to sound harsh but people...if you had the fact that the Admin Area has branding....code it yourself and do what you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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