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Customizing Your WhatsUp Gold Web Site

Note: This topic is written for web developers or those with equivalent web technology skill sets.

Starting with version 7.0, WhatsUp Gold has a templated web page system and a simple scripting language that allows you to customize almost all of the web interface. This new template system lets you change the web layout to suit your needs. By default, WhatsUp Gold comes with a 'Classic' set of web templates, however you can create your own versions too. All active template files are stored in the 'Web' directory as .asp files. A backup of the 'Classic' web interface pages can be found in the 'Web TemplateArchive\Classic' subdirectory of the install directory. Other versions of the web interface may become available in the future, check the Ipswitch web site for the latest information. You can edit the TopView.asp web template file directly to include customizing the header and footer of the main page. For example you could include links to other web pages or company contact information. You may add additional web pages to your HTML files directory to support these custom changes.

What is a web template? A web template is a mixture of HTML and a simple scripting language. The pseudo-script code is supported by the WhatsUp Gold Web server, and can be used to provide basic functions like retrieving and modifying values.

When does the script get processed? The script tags that are embedded with the HTML are preprocessed and expanded before the actual template is sent to the web browser. For example if you used the tag: <%APPLICATION_SETTINGS% MAIN_TITLE>, then the main title "WhatsUp Gold" will appear in place of this tag in your browser.

What are some of the features of the pseudo-script code? The script code provided by WhatsUp Gold allows for rudimentary flow control. There are conditional tags, concepts of loops, string matching, and support for processing Form values. The purpose of this language is not to replace other scripting languages, but to compliment them in the WhatsUp Gold environment. It is possible to use this language in conjunction with client-side scripting languages supported by web browsers, such as JavaScript.

Note: Additional technical information can be found on the Ipswitch web site. A web template technical reference is available on the web. Go to: /support/WhatsUp/plugins.html#webtemplate.


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