How to override template theme?

[dansgalaxy]

Hey..

 

Okay so with new version i am now re-writing all my custom TPLs again! .. yay fun.

 

Is there a nice simple way to override the templates, e.g. add ?template=XXX to end of url to override?

 

I need something so i can compare one template to another without having to keep changing it in admin...

 

Cheers

Dan

[RyanH]

You can append ?systpl=xxxxx to view a template without setting it in admin

 

Reference: http://wiki.whmcs.com/Linking_to_WHMCS

[dansgalaxy]

Ah! Thanks!

 

I would hug you but that might be hard as we are on a forum, and then there's the whole personal space thing... but Thanks

[craigc]

The ?systpl= argument doesn't seem to be working for me.

 

1. I've created a copy of both my default and portal folders called custom_default and custom_portal, respectively.

2. Then, I've modified the header.tpl file in each dir by simply commenting out the nav bar.

 

However, when I view this via http://mydomain/whmcs/?systpl=custom_default or http://mydomain/whmcs/?systpl=custom_portal, there is no visible change. On the other hand, if I modify the header.tpl file in either the default or portal folders in the same way, the change is visible with or without the ?systpl=custom_xxxx.

It's as if it is completely ignoring this directive.

 

Any ideas?

[craigc]

SOLVED: on a hunch, i tried renaming the template folder 'custom_default' to 'custom', and systpl seems to be working. I guess it doesn't like the underscore...