How to support WHMCS v9

In this tutorial you will learn how to update your WHMCS Template to support WHMCS v9.

Is This Update Required?

This update needs to be applied to your template to add support for WHMCS v9. If you purchased your template after the launch of WHMCS v9 (21st January 2026) you do not need to follow this update as it will already be applied to your version.

How To Update

You will need to follow every step below to update to WHMCS v9.

1. Update WHMCS

To begin you will need to update WHMCS to v9 following WHMCS's documentation or you can hire us to update your WHMCS.

2. Complete Earlier Template Updates

If you updated from WHMCS v8.13 to v9 you can skip this section and move onto step 3.

If you updated from an earlier version of WHMCS you will need to apply the missing template updates before completing this one:

View All Template Updates

3. Upload The Files

Want to save time? You can hire us to update your template.

The next step is to upload the files from the update ZIP we have carefully prepared. The files contained within this update are unlikely to have been modified by most users as they are core client area files. If there are changes required to files that are more likely to have been edited (such as header.tpl, template.css, english.php) they will be listed as manual edits in step 4 to ensure that any edits made to these files will not be lost.

4. Apply Manual File Edits

The final step is to make manual edits to some files. These edits are made manually as there is a higher chance that the files may have been customized. Manually applying the WHMCS v9 edits ensures that any prior customisations are safe.

Open: /whmcs_path/templates/your_active_template/includes/menu.tpl

Find the following code:

{if $feature_quicksetup eq "on" && $zomex_product_group_list}
			
	{foreach from=$zomex_product_group_list item=pgd}
	
		<div class="navmain-link navmain-icon navmain-icon-service">
			<a href="{$WEB_ROOT}/cart.php?gid={$pgd.gid}">
				<div class="navmain-link-heading">{$pgd.name}</div>
				{if $pgd.headline}<div class="navmain-link-text">{$pgd.headline}</div>{/if}
			</a>
		</div>		          					
	
	{/foreach}	

And replace with the following:

{if $feature_quicksetup eq "on" && $wpwhmcsproducts}
			
	{foreach $wpwhmcsproducts as $wpwhmcsproduct}
	
		<div class="navmain-link{if $feature_menuicons eq "on"} navmain-icon navmain-icon-service navmain-icon-{$wpwhmcsproduct->slug}{/if}{if $wpwhmcsproduct->order neq 0} displayorder{$wpwhmcsproduct->order}{/if}">
			<a href="{$wpwhmcsproduct->url}">
				<div class="navmain-link-heading">{$wpwhmcsproduct->name}</div>
				{if $wpwhmcsproduct->headline}<div class="navmain-link-text">{$wpwhmcsproduct->headline}</div>{/if}
			</a>
		</div>		          					
	
	{/foreach}

Open: /whmcs_path/templates/your_active_template/includes/footer.tpl

Find the following code:

{if $feature_quicksetup eq "on" && $zomex_product_group_list}

	{foreach from=$zomex_product_group_list item=pgd}
		<li><a href="{$WEB_ROOT}/cart.php?gid={$pgd.gid}">{if $footer_links_icon}<i class="{$footer_links_icon}"></i>{/if}{$pgd.name}</a></li>
	{/foreach}

And replace with the following:

{if $feature_quicksetup eq "on" && $wpwhmcsproducts}
				
	{foreach $wpwhmcsproducts as $wpwhmcsproduct}
		<li class="footermain-link{if $wpwhmcsproduct->order neq 0} displayorder{$wpwhmcsproduct->order}{/if}">
			<a href="{$wpwhmcsproduct->url}">{if $footer_links_icon}<i class="{$footer_links_icon}"></i>{/if}{$wpwhmcsproduct->name}</a>
		</li>
	{/foreach}

Open all of your active languages within: /whmcs_path/modules/addons/zomex_template_manager/lang/ (e.g english.php)

Select your template using the tabs below.

// SocialBee
					
$_LANG['stellar_socialbee_name'] = "SocialBee";
$_LANG['stellar_socialbee_text'] = "Manage all social media in one place";
			
// SocialBee (WHMCS Marketconnect page)
					
$_LANG['stellar_meta_title_socialbee'] = "SocialBee | Manage all of your social accounts in one easy to use place";
$_LANG['stellar_meta_description_socialbee'] = "SocialBee is an all-in-one service to manage your socials.";
$_LANG['stellar_meta_tags_socialbee'] = "social";

// SocialBee
								
$_LANG['mono_socialbee_name'] = "SocialBee";
$_LANG['mono_socialbee_text'] = "Manage all social media in one place";
			
// SocialBee (WHMCS Marketconnect page)
					
$_LANG['mono_meta_title_socialbee'] = "SocialBee | Manage all of your social accounts in one easy to use place";
$_LANG['mono_meta_description_socialbee'] = "SocialBee is an all-in-one service to manage your socials.";
$_LANG['mono_meta_tags_socialbee'] = "social";

// SocialBee
								
$_LANG['glaze_socialbee_name'] = "SocialBee";
$_LANG['glaze_socialbee_text'] = "Manage all social media in one place";
			
// SocialBee (WHMCS Marketconnect page)
					
$_LANG['glaze_meta_title_socialbee'] = "SocialBee | Manage all of your social accounts in one easy to use place";
$_LANG['glaze_meta_description_socialbee'] = "SocialBee is an all-in-one service to manage your socials.";
$_LANG['glaze_meta_tags_socialbee'] = "social";

// SocialBee
								
$_LANG['prosper_socialbee_name'] = "SocialBee";
$_LANG['prosper_socialbee_text'] = "Manage all social media in one place";
			
// SocialBee (WHMCS Marketconnect page)
					
$_LANG['prosper_meta_title_socialbee'] = "SocialBee | Manage all of your social accounts in one easy to use place";
$_LANG['prosper_meta_description_socialbee'] = "SocialBee is an all-in-one service to manage your socials.";
$_LANG['prosper_meta_tags_socialbee'] = "social";

// SocialBee
								
$_LANG['freemium_socialbee_name'] = "SocialBee";
$_LANG['freemium_socialbee_text'] = "Manage all social media in one place";
			
// SocialBee (WHMCS Marketconnect page)
					
$_LANG['freemium_meta_title_socialbee'] = "SocialBee | Manage all of your social accounts in one easy to use place";
$_LANG['freemium_meta_description_socialbee'] = "SocialBee is an all-in-one service to manage your socials.";
$_LANG['freemium_meta_tags_socialbee'] = "social";

Copy the above language strings and paste to the bottom of your active languages and save.

WMMCS v9 requires changes to the main .php page files in the WHMCS root (shared-hosting.php, reseller-hosting.php, company.php etc). In the download ZIP you will find the directory named pages which contains the new .php page files. You'll need to upload these to your WHMCS root replacing the existing. Remember to match any page renames you have made prior to uploading.

You can also manually apply the edits instead. Each .php page file requires the same two edits. The first is adding wizardpanel_lang_frontend(); below the $ca = new ClientArea(); function. Then change both of the get_lang($template_pagetitle) functions to wplang($template_pagetitle)

5. Update Completed

You have now finished updating your template to support WHMCS v9. If you see any miss alignment when viewing your website you may need to clear your browser cache to force the updated files to be rendered. If you run into any issues, submit a ticket and we will be happy to assist you.