[vBulletin Tutorial] Importing A Product
VBULLETIN TUTORIAL: IMPORTING A PRODUCT
SUPPORTED FROM 3.5.0 -> ONWARDS
Disclaimer
This tutorial was soley written by myself, and cannot be reproduced, edited, copied or taken in any way. Tutorials take time and effort, so please respect the owners creation. Please, TAKE A BACKUP before you attempt to install any product or attempt to modify your forum. I take no responsibility for any problems incured.
-- NOTE: I know this is not the hardest of tutorials, but some people honestly do not know how to use products ect --
You Will Need:
A vBulletin Legal Forum
FTP Access (In some cases)
A Product (Avaliable from www.vBulletin.org)
Tutorial:
Step One
In your Administrator Control Panel, click 'Manage Products' and then select the first link.
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Step Two
You will be presented with the following screen. This shows all your product information and controls you can perform. Now, click 'Add/Import Product'
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Step Three
Upload the product to your server, or import it from your computer. Once found (this is usally an XML file), click 'Import'
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Step Four
vBulletin will automatically import the product and update any skins, add phrases, templates ect. ect. In this example, I am importing Top Posters.
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Step Five
Once done, thats it! You will be redirected to the following screen, and your product is completed! From this screen, you can Disable, Check for updates (not avaliable on all products), Export, Uninstall ect. ect.
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Additional Steps
From now, depending on the modification you are using, you may be required to upload extra files, configure your plugin in vBulletin Options or its own unique menu.
Congratulations - You've now installed / imported a product for vBulletin!
If you have any questions, spotted an error or need vBulletin Support, feel free to send me a PM!
