Prevent Template Rip

[Flash]

I have made a custom vbulletin skin which I am going to script but what I need to know is when I add it to the site how can I prevent a rip? I mean people can just look at my source code to steal it which I don't want to happen. SO is there any script or some way to prevent template ripping? Thank you

Flash Reviewed by Flash on 28th Feb 2009. Prevent Template Rip I have made a custom vbulletin skin which I am going to script but what I need to know is when I add it to the site how can I prevent a rip? I mean people can just look at my source code to steal it which I don't want to happen. SO is there any script or some way to prevent template ripping? Thank you Rating: 5

[Babu]

You may use .htaccess . but i am not sure it will work or not.

[SplitIce]

Umm you can use a .htaccess in the template directory. But that still leaves your images and css vulnrable. There is nothing you can do to protect them.

SplitIce

[JmZ]

There is no way, it's not possible.
Your browser needs to read your design's source in the first place for it to be displayed. Meaning the user can do the exact same thing to rip it.

[SplitIce]

what he is refering to is the un parsed template files the browser does not need to read them, php does.

[DeLeTeD]

yea pretty much impossible

[Flash]

well I can use .htaccess but I wanted to know if there wasa far better way. The images I am not to worried about asd they are all going to have the sites name on them and I am going to make them so that if you tryb to edit them it will not be a good outcome Thanks for the info guys

[JmZ]

what he is refering to is the un parsed template files the browser does not need to read them, php does.

I know he's referring to that but it doesn't matter.
It still displays, meaning you can rip it into a standard HTML/CSS template then do whatever the hell you want with it.