Using version control with Xenforo templates

[johnbd]

Hello, first post here. Just bought a xenforo license and using it for a new project. Having mostly used phpbb2, phpbb3 and vb in the past have to say its a revelation

Anyhow reason for posting is to ask how people are managing version control with their xen templates. Couple of us working on this site which is requiring some mods to the default templates which we could really do with tracking. Currently accessing the templates using webdav, editing as required and downloading the modified version locally which is then placed under version control with git. It kind of works but the workflow isn't that clean really, sure there must be a better way and am open to suggestions

 

[Chris D]

If you're using XenForo 1.1.x there's not much more you can do than you're doing already.

XenForo 1.2 which is currently in beta currently has this feature which, I suspect, will probably help you a great deal:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/template-merging-and-history.48846/

 

[king of the internet]

It would be really useful to store the templates in the file system so I can version them with Git and edit them using a real editor. Editing them over the web feels like a throwback to 90's cPanel websites.

(no, copying and pasting to and fro is not acceptable)

 

[Chris D]

You should use WebDAV.

I used to hate it but now it's a godsend.

I use Cyberduck to connect to WebDAV, and when I find the template I want to edit I have configured Cyberduck to open that in my PHP IDE.

I know it doesn't help you with regards to git and version control but its a great mechanism for general template editing.

 

[xf_phantom]

take a look at XenForo_DataWriter_Template::_writeDevFileOutput
and
XenForo_Model_Template::importTemplatesFromDevelopment



With some small modifications to the code, you can use it for your addons