Left side column on forum home only

[peterska2]

This is the 3.6.0 port of the release for 3.5.x found here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=112704).

Changes since the last version
Alignment issues fixed.
Template renamed to group in the forumhome templates.

Installation Instructions
Download the attached zip file.
Import the product.
Perform the template modifications.
Click install

Screen shot attached for those who like to see them. :)


29 August 2006
Upgraded to version 1.0.2

Changes:
Now valid XHTML Trans
Fixed to work correctly with vBShout when located below navbar.
Added vB.org version checking.





Please Note: This modification is only for the forumhome. I do not support any attempts to use it on any other pages. Alternative modifications exist that are for all pages - please use one of them if that is what you want to do.


If you require support, please ensure that provide a link to your site and that the column is enabled. Thanks.

[gothicuser]

Nice One.. nice to see soembody is on the ball :D :D

[bing11]

thank you!!

[good2laugh]

Am just trying this out on a test server (where I'm playing with the 3.6 beta)

Haven't decided on all the content - was thinking of adsense or maybe links to products at amazon, and then links to related sites. Can't really decide on content yet, but figured it would be good to have this kind of area.

I also think I'd have this on one style but not another, just giving users choice


What I was wondering, (because I get scared changing code ) ;)
was does this work if I want three or four contents

Is it just a case of adding another bit of code like this,
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
Column Content 2
</td>
</tr>

Also I was wondering if I could get a space between say content 1 and 2 so it apears like a box with content, some white space a box with more content.


Should I press install? its only a test page server right now so not sure.

Thanks very much, this was so easy to install and so offers me extra options for my site, and providing it works with the 3.6 gold I'll definitely use it :)

[peterska2]

yes you just need to use the code you have added to put another row in the box.

to add a break between to areas, use

</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

ensure that your template starts with <tr> and ends with </tr> otherwise it will not work.

[good2laugh]

yes you just need to use the code you have added to put another row in the box.

to add a bread between to areas, use

</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

ensure that your template starts with <tr> and ends with </tr> otherwise it will not work.

Hey thanks for such a fast and well explained reply :) I'm guessing you've recognised a total non-coder. :)
off to play

[Brandon Sheley]

i think I'll give a side block a try,, thx :)

[good2laugh]

Just back as I wanted to say thanks, because this is pretty awesome.

Wanted separation between some of the side bar content, so changed the code as suggested, right now it a short box of content and then a longer box of content, this fits pretty well and is totally what I wanted to achieve. This is only on my test server right now but definitely going to install it live once 3.6 is gold. <wanders off to find the install button>

Thanks again!!
:)

[Gizmo999]

Can this be added to the new posts and todays posts templates as well please??

[Brandon Sheley]

does someone mind posting what they have in forumhome_sidecolumn_left ? so i can get an idea for different links,,
or
I'll try and fugure this out :p

thanks :)

[Kwak]

Great hack.

Can't wait to see a "Right Colum" and a "forum display" hack for this on 3.6.

[peterska2]

You can include this on any page in vB by adding the first section of code after $navbarin the template and the second section before$footer

The right side one is already released.

[Brandon Sheley]

how can i put a bullet next to a link ?


example



thank you

[peterska2]

For that particular type of bullet, you would need to use<ul><li>link/text/whatever here</li></ul>Use<br />between each item and omit the</ul>until the final item so your list would look like<ul>
<li>Item One</li><br />
<li>Item Two</li><br />
<li>Item Three</li>
</ul>You can put as many items as you wish within the list using this format.

[Brandon Sheley]

great, thx perterska i like this hack a lot :)

[Red Matrix]

Thanks for this.

I couldn't find the code in FORUMHOME in my non-default skin. I ended up placing the code UNDER $navbar.

http://iamwi.de/subheader_thumb.jpg (http://iamwi.de/subheader.jpg)

[Staxed]

will you be releasing your vertical forum navigation for 3.6? i'd like to put that in the sidebar

also a question about that navigation...does it support the dropdowns just like the navbar?

[Staxed]

i'm having a really wierd issue with this and the shoutbox.

when i did the default install of this it works just fine, but then i moved it to under the navbar and now the smilies in the shoutbox are expanded...and will not unexpand...

[Snake]

Thanks for the 3.6 version! :)

[peterska2]

will you be releasing your vertical forum navigation for 3.6? i'd like to put that in the sidebar

also a question about that navigation...does it support the dropdowns just like the navbar?

At the moment it does not support dropdowns, but the current fixed vertical navigation works fine with the 3.6 versions.

[peterska2]

i'm having a really wierd issue with this and the shoutbox.

when i did the default install of this it works just fine, but then i moved it to under the navbar and now the smilies in the shoutbox are expanded...and will not unexpand...

Which shoutbox are you using? I'll have to have a look at this on my test board.

[Staxed]

oops...sorry...guess that would help wouldn't it...
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93097

[peterska2]

I'll have a look at it later on and see what I can find out. And the bug exists with 3.6 right?

[Staxed]

I'll have a look at it later on and see what I can find out. And the bug exists with 3.6 right?

that is correct.

it worked fine when i placed the first template edit within the <thead></thead> tags, but when i moved it from there to directly under $navbar is when it messed the shoutbox up

[Red Matrix]

Peter,

Sorry to trouble you with a simple style question, but what's the best way to center the items inside the 'bar'? I could edit the <TD> and place alignment paramaters; or set up a class in the css, or inline; or the frightfull <CENTER> tags nested in each cell. I'm not sure. Thanks for considering to answer me.


EDIT:

Thanks.

[peterska2]

Peter,

Sorry to trouble you with a simple style question, but what's the best way to center the items inside the 'bar'? I could edit the <TD> and place alignment paramaters; or set up a class in the css, or inline; or the frightfull <CENTER> tags nested in each cell. I'm not sure. Thanks for considering to answer me.

I'd use<td align="center">myself as that is what is used everywhere else in vB and still allows you to use standard classes for the contents too.

[Staxed]

two questions...

had time to figure out why the shoutbox gets messed up?

and are you going to release the rightside column and the columns on all pages for 3.6?

[Brandon Sheley]

two questions...

had time to figure out why the shoutbox gets messed up?

and are you going to release the rightside column and the columns on all pages for 3.6?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=117989

several ppl have overlooked this thread :rolleyes:

[Staxed]

thanks...strange though...i swear i looked over the 3.6 mods like 3 times before asking that question...though the one for all pages is the one i really need

[peterska2]

I've got exams this afternoon (going out to school shortly), so either tonight or tomorrow I'm looking at the shoutbox issues.

With regards to the sidebar on all pages, I'm not sure if amykhar is porting it, but I believe her 3.5.x version works on 3.6.x

Please let me know if you will be using that one instead, as I don't need to look at the shoutbox as priority if you are not using it. Thanks.

[Staxed]

i'll be using yours

[Qwest]

How do you modify it to display on ALL pages except vbadvanced homepage?

[Staxed]

did you ever figure out that problem with the shoutbox?

[futureye]

thanx i've installed it but to be a right side column on forum home

[peterska2]

How do you modify it to display on ALL pages except vbadvanced homepage?

This is only designed for showing on forumhome, however, if you make the first template edit in the bottom of the header template, and the second one at the start of the footer template then it will show on all pages.

To stop it showing on vbadvanced, put<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT!='cmps_index'">before the template edits and</if>after them. You will need to do this to both template edits.

[peterska2]

did you ever figure out that problem with the shoutbox?Yes, but it leaves the smilies box open at all times. I need to make a few more changes to it before I can release the instructions.

[Nwras]

thank you :)

[Brandon Sheley]

do u know how I can kill this dead space ?

http://locoforum.com/10/
or u can really see it here
http://locoforum.com/25/

[holyboy]

it is work on internet explorer
but it is not visible and work on firefox why?

[peterska2]

do u know how I can kill this dead space ?

http://locoforum.com/10/
or u can really see it here
http://locoforum.com/25/

Replace the first edit contents with<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->I'd missed an alignment section.

[peterska2]

it is work on internet explorer
but it is not visible and work on firefox why?Did you follow the instructions exactly? It was wrote in FireFox and I have never encountered this problem before.

Can you also provide a link to where you have installed this then I can see exactly what is going on.

Thanks.

[Brandon Sheley]

Replace the first edit contents with<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->I'd missed an alignment section.
thank you, works great :)

[Oddjob]

wondering how to get more "boxes" on the left side...i know its in the 3.5 thread, i just couldnt find it.

lol.

[peterska2]

When you want a break in your column, put</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> and carry on with your rows as normal. Leave the last table unclosed, so the first line of the template is always<tr>and the last line is always</tr>

[Dermo-MIO]

great just what im looking for will install when 3.6 stable comes out really great support aswell

[Oddjob]

When you want a break in your column, put</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> and carry on with your rows as normal. Leave the last table unclosed, so the first line of the template is always<tr>and the last line is always</tr>

Awesome, worked out nicely.

Thanks as always.

[Criticize]

Whenever I try and add this to my forum it messes up the alignment of my forumhome. my style is at 900pixels wide. Do you know how to fix?

[peterska2]

are you using a default or modified forumhome template?

please post a copy of your forumhome template making sure that you enclose it in [ code][/code] tags and I will look at it shortly.

[Criticize]

It is a modified forumhome template. Code is sent.

Thank you :)

[peterska2]

It's because you are using a fixed width template. Depending on how they are set, it does not work.

For best results, this should be used with a fluid width style.

[Criticize]

I have seen a lot of other sites use a modification like this on a fixed width, are you saying there is no way for this to be done?

[peterska2]

It depends on how your style is set up. As your style is very graphical (category strips, navbar etc) then it won't work as those images are generally fixed sizes leading to the problem that you are experiencing.

I've installed it on sites that are fixed widths, but they just use CSS or gradients for the category strips and not full images, this is where the problem lies as you cannot fit the column, the spacer, and the category strip images in the same space as just the category strip images.

Basically it all comes down to the set up of your style. My modifications are written on a default style unless stated otherwise (it might be a color variation, but thats it) and while I offer assistance with other styles, I cannot possibly make it work on every single style due to the sheer amount of variables involved.

[JollyJack]

How do you get the header of this column to be the same as the style?

[peterska2]

it should be by default as that is how I coded it.

If you want it to be the same as the category strips rather than the table header, replace thead in the template with tcat

[b05aled]

thanx :)

[tzrtim]

Cool Nice Hack and I like it alot this is what i was trying to make! Only thing i would like to add is the css to it :) So my links are not underlined.

[peterska2]

you can just add CSS when you are adding your content, but it does use the same classes as the rest of your forums, so will by design use the same setup as them.

[Baudman]

I'm also having issues with my shout box smilies not closing.

[peterska2]

This is due to the way that the shoutbox is coded, and cannot be prevented. The only solution to this that I know of is to have the column starting below the shoutbox.

[thezman]

I seemed to be confused about where I can modify the box to add my links. Do I add links to the XML or to the Template??

I'm new at this, so don't assume I know what I'm doing.

Thanks

[peterska2]

Add the links to the template via your style manager.

The only thing that the XML is for is to install the default template and the plugins required for it to work.

[Ohiosweetheart]

For that particular type of bullet, you would need to use<ul><li>link/text/whatever here</li></ul>Use<br />between each item and omit the</ul>until the final item so your list would look like<ul>
<li>Item One</li><br />
<li>Item Two</li><br />
<li>Item Three</li>
</ul>You can put as many items as you wish within the list using this format.

I just wanted to give you credit Kerry-Anne... you explain things so well, so clearly... I know it is appreciated by more than just myself.

Thank you!

[StuntFactoryX]

very nice.. is there a way i can incorportate my photopost and classifieds pics in there.

i use varibles under under navbar like $photopostfeature and $classifiedfeature and they display 2 separate blocks under my navbar. i can edit the photopost files to make them vertical boxes. but is there a way i can put there varibles in this side colum stacked?

thank you

[peterska2]

As I don't use either of them modifications, I can only guess at this, so it might work, or it might not.

Try putting the variables for those in the column template. If they are global variables then they _should_ work.

Let me know what happens, as if not I'll probably need some more information about how these modifications work (the variables and things, not what they actually do) to see what sort of solution I can come up with.

[StuntFactoryX]

http://www.stuntfactoryx.com/forum/ is my site to give you an idea. they are the photoblocks under my shoutbox.

it was a plugin i imported w/ content in in plugin of

include('../photopost/inc_features.php');

hook location is forumhome_complete

im not sure if that what your asking or is enough info.. if this is possible would i delete everything out of your template and just put the variables in there alone?

[peterska2]

Ok, moving the variable to the template and then moving the plugin to global_complete should work. No guarentees though as I can't test first.

[nishv]

I am trying to apply the coloum to the right? Any idea?

[Nitesh]

Hi there, excellent mod, just one problem I'm having with it. I cant get the stats working in the column:

$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads <br />
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts <br />

The phrases working fine but the actual stats dont show up.

[Froggy32701]

This is due to the way that the shoutbox is coded, and cannot be prevented. The only solution to this that I know of is to have the column starting below the shoutbox.

How do you do this ?

[peterska2]

It should start below the shoutbox by design.

[peterska2]

Hi there, excellent mod, just one problem I'm having with it. I cant get the stats working in the column:

$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads <br />
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts <br />

The phrases working fine but the actual stats dont show up.

This is due to the fact that those variables only work in the actual forumhome template. I have wrote a fix for this, but have not yet performed enough tests on it to deem it to be stable for release.

Feel free to contact me if you wish to volunteer for testing this for me.

[MRGTB]

I have one little question and I've attached an image to show you what I mean. The border in the left side column is slightly wider (thicker) than the border that goes around the forum to match it perfect. how can the border be made the same width as the forums.

[Froggy32701]

It should start below the shoutbox by design.



???

It starts with the shoutbox,, So I see all of the smiles..

What do I need to place the code under to have it start under the shoutbox ?

[Ohiosweetheart]

Kerry-Anne, I installed this, and did the template edits, but the whos-online box still stretches all the way across the forum.

I checked the template edits over 3 diferent times, but the I can't seem to find the problem.

H'ere's my forum home (http://www.vbimpressions.com/forums/index.php) so you can see it

Please help?

[peterska2]

Kerry-Anne, I installed this, and did the template edits, but the whos-online box still stretches all the way across the forum.

I checked the template edits over 3 diferent times, but the I can't seem to find the problem.

H'ere's my forum home (http://www.vbimpressions.com/forums/index.php) so you can see it

Please help?

I've just checked it on and on your Impressions Style it is displaying correctly with the WOL and whats going on box in the right column below the forums only.

Did you fix the problem? If not, can you provide a screenshot of what you see, thanks.

[peterska2]

???

It starts with the shoutbox,, So I see all of the smiles..

What do I need to place the code under to have it start under the shoutbox ?

Can you confirm what display setting you have enabled for your shoutbox and also if possible add the column to a test style and PM me a login to view it on that style.

I'm going to need to do further testing with the shoutbox to find out why this is happening as it did not happen in any of my previous tests until I attempted to put the shoutbox inside the column.

[peterska2]

I have one little question and I've attached an image to show you what I mean. The border in the left side column is slightly wider (thicker) than the border that goes around the forum to match it perfect. how can the border be made the same width as the forums.


oooops :(

Missed a smidge of code from the replacement.

In the forumhome template find<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">and replace with<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" align="center">That should fix the problem.

[peterska2]

I am trying to apply the coloum to the right? Any idea?There is a right side version available here. Check my profile for the exact link.

[MRGTB]

oooops :(

Missed a smidge of code from the replacement.

In the forumhome template find<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">and replace with<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" align="center">That should fix the problem.

Thanks

[MRGTB]

Can I just ask, what made you not put the first bit of code in the FORUMHOME template directly under the "$navbar" code in that template. Was there a reason for this, if so why?

[Nitesh]

This is due to the fact that those variables only work in the actual forumhome template. I have wrote a fix for this, but have not yet performed enough tests on it to deem it to be stable for release.

Feel free to contact me if you wish to volunteer for testing this for me.

Thanks for that but I used your plugin as a template edit instead and got it working that way. Works brilliantly, thank you :)

[MRGTB]

You should visit WC3 validate after installing this on the FORUMHOME. Becuase you end up with about 9 errors just from the code on the HOMEPAGE entered. Some tags are not right or missing etc. Yet the forumhome page validates 100% before you install this. Would be a nice if the validation could be sorted out as it's a very useful hack.

[nishv]

Kerry-Anne, I installed this, and did the template edits, but the whos-online box still stretches all the way across the forum.

I checked the template edits over 3 diferent times, but the I can't seem to find the problem.

H'ere's my forum home (http://www.vbimpressions.com/forums/index.php) so you can see it

Please help?

I am having some issue, is there any way I could see you forumhome_sidecolumn_left code please

[peterska2]

I am having some issue, is there any way I could see you forumhome_sidecolumn_left code please

There is no way that this can be happening with this modification if the instructions are followed to the letter as it places the entire forumhome template in the right column.

[peterska2]

I've pretty much got it all fixed, so I'm going to do some more testing and depending on how it goes should release the update later today or tomorrow.

[Dermo-MIO]

can any1 help me im trying to add content to the side bar but its kind of messy if you see what im trying to do on my second two tshirts they have a grey border inbetween them but the first doesnt also i want to put them under mio tshirts but for some reason they dont can any1 help ?

http://murderinc-online.com/usforum/index.php

[Brandon Sheley]

You should visit WC3 validate after installing this on the FORUMHOME. Becuase you end up with about 9 errors just from the code on the HOMEPAGE entered. Some tags are not right or missing etc. Yet the forumhome page validates 100% before you install this. Would be a nice if the validation could be sorted out as it's a very useful hack.
ouch, i didn't even notice this :(
I've pretty much got it all fixed, so I'm going to do some more testing and depending on how it goes should release the update later today or tomorrow.
look forward to the update :)

[Brandon Sheley]

any update yet :)

[peterska2]

ooops, completely forgot. I'll do it now :)

[peterska2]

Updated to version 1.0.2

Changes:

* Now valid XHTML Transitional
* Fixed to work correctly with vBShout when located below navbar.
* Added vB.org version checking.

[Brandon Sheley]

thanks, checking it out now :)

Passed validation

[MajorFm.com]

...and what if i want it on the right and on all pages? possible?

[MRGTB]

Does anybody know how you can get this to work right with a fixed width style. using the default vB theme. The navbar and footer always go out of alignment.

[peterska2]

What width are you using Gary? I'll check it out for you.

[MRGTB]

Well I wanted to use a fixed width of about 860 pixels to leave enough room for a side bar thats about 170 pixels wide . I will just install this on that fixed width new template I'll add for testing, then show you the problems via a link in a minute.

[MRGTB]

Sorry i was wrong, this does work fine. My mistake!

Checkout the fixed width style here for the time being, as I will be turning my default style over to this soon from fluid, then removing the other test template.

very nice work Kerry.

Link: http://www.garybolton.co.uk/forum/index.php?styleid=9

[peterska2]

Glad to hear that Gary :)

[MRGTB]

Yeah good work, I had some other code I put together that was valid W3C and CSS for the Side Block Code itself. It must have been the <div> code in it that was messing up the side column though on the header and navbar on a "fixed" template width. Were as your updated code solved the problem. So I finshed up using your Left Side Block code to control it all and add the Left Side Block itself, then added my own custom blocks to your code that have that uses collasible blocks etc.

I was messing around for days trying to figure that problem out. Your code fixed it now, thanks! ;)

[DrJot]

Great thanks! :D

[vwturbo]

How come the sidebar box and the top of the forums not line up? The sidebar is a line or two higher. Is there any way to fix this?

[peterska2]

Thats linked with your style. In your forumhome template find<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_leftand add<br />above it. You may need to add two or three to get it aligned correctly.

[0xid0]

Do you know how I can do in order that the last posts go out in the block?

[peterska2]

It depends on which approach you want to take, but I have written a couple of mods that do this.

[0xid0]

It depends on which approach you want to take, but I have written a couple of mods that do this.

Might you put some example, please?

[peterska2]

Unfortunately not as they have not been released here. That doesn't mean that they won't be in the future, but at the moment they aren't.

[Zia]

can u make it for quick register bar on forum home..
that support image verification/automatic wellcome thread ?

[peterska2]

Sorry Zia, I don't quite get you. :(

Do you mean that you want to have the quick register in the column?

Or are you making a request for a different quick register modification?

[WoodiE]

This is due to the fact that those variables only work in the actual forumhome template. I have wrote a fix for this, but have not yet performed enough tests on it to deem it to be stable for release.

Feel free to contact me if you wish to volunteer for testing this for me.

Is there an ETA for this fix to be released?


I also be willing to help test if need be.

[peterska2]

It already has been released. Notification was sent to those who had clicked install.

[edit] ooops, I was thinking of the wrong update.

This modification for the whats going on in the side column has been written a few weeks but it has not been released here and there are no current plans to do so.

[WoodiE]

Why not release it?

[Brandon Sheley]

I have a question..

I'm thinking of making an "affiliates" block that will show the little 88 x 130 banners,, is there a way to make a block with a scrolling column of banners ?

I think I know how to do it, but I want it to be a fixed height..

any idea ? thanks

[peterska2]

Why not release it?

You can actually use the plugin from this modification (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=95493&highlight=header) to get the desired effect.

The version I had created is not too easy to install, which is one of the reasons why.

Please also note that there are, and always will be, modifications that I don't release here for one reason or another and that this is my personal choice. The reasons for this are my own, and no further discussion of this will take place.

[WoodiE]

Please also note that there are, and always will be, modifications that I don't release here for one reason or another and that this is my personal choice. The reasons for this are my own, and no further discussion of this will take place.

No worries, thus the reason I decided to stop looking around here and asking for a plugin/mod when it one already exists with no questions asked on vbHackers.com :cool:

[Dilldogs]

Ok, I am new at this, Call me dumby but, How do you edit this. I have it installed and It is thier but how do you add cat. to it? I seen in an earlier thread it was answered but I think the way it was answered you would have to be a coder or been doing this a while to figure it out.

[WritersBeat]

For some reason I cannot add the following code, it doesn't work.

Stuff to display the following:


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Threads: 5,727
Posts: 56,658
Members: 987
Users Online: 26

When I put the code in the postbit for it, it just doesn't display it. However if I try it on the forum home, it does display it. Is there something wrong with the plugin not using variables or such?

Is there another way I can do this? Thanks.

[peterska2]

See post #112 for a solution for this.

As previously mentioned I have written an extensive template modification for the whats going on box to display in the column but I have not released it here.

[peterska2]

Ok, I am new at this, Call me dumby but, How do you edit this. I have it installed and It is thier but how do you add cat. to it? I seen in an earlier thread it was answered but I think the way it was answered you would have to be a coder or been doing this a while to figure it out.

See this post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1041020&postcount=44) for the answer

[Dilldogs]

See this post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1041020&postcount=44) for the answer


Thanks peterska2..

I got it and I like it to,lol.

[exilera]

Does anyone have a template for the code so those of us who are not coders can reference to setup the side bar? Something more extensive than that described in this post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1041020&postcount=44), such as a template that'll detail how to add adsense code, links, etc?

Thanks so much! Sorry for being a noob at this :)
David

[peterska2]

You will need a basic knowledge of html to add your links and content to the side bar. The code provided in the template is a sample and can be modified in that format to add as many items as required.

[IAWBody]

I'm having some really bad alignment issues, my main forum is stretching to the right.....and it's not lined up with the top of the main forum......

have a looksy:

www.IAWBody.com/forum

[peterska2]

can you post your forumhome template in tags please.

[wtrk]

ive got the left and the right side, works great! thanks!

[IAWBody]

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">

<!-- / peterska2 side column -->



<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
</strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

<br />
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<em>Legend:</em><strong style="color:green">[Administrators]</strong> <strong style="color:red">[Super Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:Purple">[Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:black">[Sponsoring Vendors]</strong>

<br />
<br />


<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<if condition="!$show['guest']">
<!-- member logout -->
<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
<!-- end member logout -->
</if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->



<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
$footer
</body>
</html>


I put the top side column code underneath the $header instead of $navbar, and it fixed the stretching problem, but I still can't get it aligned with the top....did I put a typo in there or something? I copied it exactly how it's suppose to. Would any of my other hacks have anything to do with it? Like my header scrolling marquee? Or my statistics I have up top?

Any help would be appreciated, BTW you can stop by the site and see it for yourself...maybe that would help I don't know...

[Ohiosweetheart]

Kerry-Anne... is there a newer side column hack that puts the column on every page? Can this one be placed on every page?

Or is the one by Amykhar the latest and only one?

[peterska2]

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">

<!-- / peterska2 side column -->



<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
</strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

<br />
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<em>Legend:</em><strong style="color:green">[Administrators]</strong> <strong style="color:red">[Super Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:Purple">[Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:black">[Sponsoring Vendors]</strong>

<br />
<br />


<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<if condition="!$show['guest']">
<!-- member logout -->
<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
<!-- end member logout -->
</if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->



<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
$footer
</body>
</html>

I put the top side column code underneath the $header instead of $navbar, and it fixed the stretching problem, but I still can't get it aligned with the top....did I put a typo in there or something? I copied it exactly how it's suppose to. Would any of my other hacks have anything to do with it? Like my header scrolling marquee? Or my statistics I have up top?

Any help would be appreciated, BTW you can stop by the site and see it for yourself...maybe that would help I don't know...

That code is spot on. The only thing I can think of is that it is another modification affacting it. I've just been over to your site and it appears that you have removed it, so I am unable to see for myself what is happening.

[peterska2]

Kerry-Anne... is there a newer side column hack that puts the column on every page? Can this one be placed on every page?

Or is the one by Amykhar the latest and only one?

The one by Amy works on 3.5.x and 3.6.x

I have no plans to release anything else that will do that.

[wtrk]

i figured out my problem. nevermind. thakns.

[IAWBody]

Thanks anyways, I got it figured out.

But one thing...How do I get the content in the column to align to the left?

[0xid0]

Do you know how I can do in order that the last posts go out in the block?
Does nobody any more know how to do it?

[ChavMagnet]

Very nice easy to install and works great thank you.

[chriszep]

hello
it's worlks fine but when the name of my photo is long , the collumn stretch larger
see
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6765/sidegy1.jpg



how to make it not to stretch ?


this is my code

<!-- peterska2 side column -->

<table border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
$sidecolumn
</table>
</td>
<td>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<!-- / peterska2 side column -->




<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<a href="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/ajoutrss.html"><img src="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/galerie_rss.jpg" alt="ajouter les dernieres photos sur votre site !" width="85" height="15" border="0" /></a>

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Fgalerie%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=a" type="text/javascript"></script>

<noscript>
<a href="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Fgalerie%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=y">View RSS feed</a>
</noscript>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="alt1">

<a href="http://xxx.com/rss/ajoutrss.html#reviewkit"><img src="http://xxx.com/rss/reviewkit_rss.jpg" alt="ajouter les dernieres reviews sur votre site !" width="85" height="15" border="0" /></a>

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://xxx.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Freviewkit%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=a" type="text/javascript"></script>

<noscript>
<a href="http://xxx.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Freviewkit%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=y">View RSS feed</a>
</noscript>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-4388736907268564";
google_ad_width = 120;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "120x90_0ads_al";
google_ad_channel ="";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "FFFFFF";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</td>
</tr>


THANKS

[dieselpowered]

Could someone be kind enough to tell me why this is happening?

http://www.dieselpowered.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1

I have it on FORUMHOME and FORUMDISPLAY working fine...just does not want to work on SHOWTHREAD.

Thanks in advance!

[peterska2]

@ chriszep - this is working as designed as it will not wrap single words.

[peterska2]

@ xtreme - this is not designed to work on all pages. try the one by amykhar.

[farooqaaa]

How to add the MOD to all pages ?

[johnstires]

Can someone help me understand how to get this to work in the showthread display?

I have a fixed width of 900px and the posts get pushed outside the table.

It works great on all my other pages. Nice Mod!

[dieselpowered]

Can someone help me understand how to get this to work in the showthread display?

I have a fixed width of 900px and the posts get pushed outside the table.

It works great on all my other pages. Nice Mod!
It does not work in the showthread....Sorry.

[voteforbird]

Why is that? I'm not sure what's causing it as the same code on forumhome and forumdisplay has no issues.

http://www.volconvo.com/images/problem.gif

[voteforbird]

So, I solved the SHOWTHREAD problem. I'm just amazing like that. It took me a couple hours to track down all the right variables and templates, too.


Create a new template called 'spacer_open_showthread' with the following content:<!-- open content container -->
<if condition="$show['old_explorer']">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="540" align="center"><tr><td class="page" style="padding:0px $stylevar[spacersize]px 0px $stylevar[spacersize]px">
<else />
<div align="center">
<div class="page" style="width:540px; text-align:$stylevar[left]">
<div style="padding:0px $stylevar[spacersize]px 0px $stylevar[spacersize]px">
</if>…replacing both instances of 540 with your desired width of the postbits

Add the following line in showthread.php: 'spacer_open_showthread',below 'editor_jsoptions_size',
Change all instances of $spacer_open to $spacer_open_showthread in templates postbit_wrapper, SHOWTHREAD and showthread_list

Add the appropriate column code to SHOWTHREAD
Tada! For a live example, please see http://www.volconvo.com/forums/

Enjoy :)

[geevest.com]

how to make right column?

[Johnnnie]

Works perfect!

is it possible to use them both, so left and right?

[zooki]

I have installed this, unfortunately my forum does not display properly when i click to see some of my links.

I only get the main Head Title..... the Threads Do not Appear underneath. This is to do with showthreads ..... my forum is not fixed width.

[peterska2]

how to make right column?

There is a modification exactly the same as this but for a right column.

[peterska2]

Works perfect!

is it possible to use them both, so left and right?
I haven't wrote any instructions to do this, but yes it is possible.

I will write some instructions for it next week when I am back at my home with all my files.

[peterska2]

I have installed this, unfortunately my forum does not display properly when i click to see some of my links.

I only get the main Head Title..... the Threads Do not Appear underneath. This is to do with showthreads ..... my forum is not fixed width.
This modification is only for the forumhome. It is not for any other pages. Any attempts to use it on other pages are completely unsupported.

[rareclownfish]

Anyone has any good mods for this?

[peterska2]

Anyone has any good mods for this?
What do you mean?

[ChevyThunder]

I made the mods to the forumhome
where is this install button to click, I looked all over
am I missing something

[peterska2]

I made the mods to the forumhome
where is this install button to click, I looked all over
am I missing something
Just above the download link there are three links

Install this modification
Report this modification
Nominate for Mod of the Month

It is the install link here. (I wouldn't complain about it being nominated for mod of the month either but that is entirely your choice if you think it is good enough)

[Mavikent42]

how can we make sidebar in our website?:surprised: :surprised:

[peterska2]

put the first chunk of the code above $header instead of where directed in the instructions.

[Mavikent42]

thank your for helping me
it really worked out

[redstaing.net]

how ican edit or add in the Column Content 2

[GoNZo_]

How can i put login form into this column and when user login it will show hes avatar?

[WoodiE]

peterska2,

Very nicely done!

-WoodiE

[firefox100]

My forum overflowed of the screen when I put the hack:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/11/2.jpg (http://img37.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=20294_number_one_123_338lo.jpg)

How do I fix?

[peterska2]

it's probably because of the amount of things in your navbar. Try removing some or adding another row to it and that should help solve the problem.

[firefox100]

Thank you Peterska2, the problem was that.

Great hack, it solves my life. ;)

[Skyline_GT]

I don't know why there is a big gap on the right side of the page.

here is my forumhome code


$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">
<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
</thead>
$forumbits
$forumhome_markread_script
</table>
<!-- /main -->

<br />
<br />

<!-- top category table setup -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="24" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level1_left.gif" alt="" width="24" height="13"/></td>
<td width="100%" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level1_bg.gif)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level1_bg.gif" alt="" width="1" height="13"/></td>
<td width="214" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level1_right.gif" alt="" width="214" height="13"/></td>
</tr>
</table>

<table width="100%" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level2_bg.gif)" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="140" height="27" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level2_left.gif" alt="" width="24" height="34"/></td>
<td width="100%" class="tcat" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level2_bg.gif)" valign="middle">
$vbphrase[whats_going_on]

</td>
<td width="140" height="27" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_level2_right.gif" alt="" width="214" height="34"/></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- End top category table setup -->

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>

<!-- bottom table setup -->
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="70" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/botleft.gif" alt="" height="17"/></td>
<td width="100%" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/botcenter.gif)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/botcenter.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="17" border="0"/></td>
<td width="70" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/botright.gif" alt="" height="17"/></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- End bottom table setup -->

<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table width="50%" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#212A31" style="border: 1px solid #1A2025;" align="center">
<tr class="alt1">
<td class="alt2" align="center" valign="middle">

<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" align="left">&nbsp; New Posts</td>

<td class="alt2" align="center"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" align="left">&nbsp;No New Posts</td>

<td class="alt2"align="center"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" align="left">&nbsp; Closed Forum

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<if condition="!$show['guest']">
<!-- member logout -->
<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
<!-- end member logout -->
</if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
$footer
</body>
</html>

[peterska2]

looks to me to be that you have too many </table> tags in there especially when there is a memeber logged in. It is displaying fine in FF1.5.x as a guest.

Check your forum icons and member logout section against a default style as this section does appear to be wrong but I'm not logged into my ACP at the moment to check it out for the exact code change that is required.

[Freak0204]

First, thank you for this hack. I love it! :)

Second, is there a way I can make more space within the cells in the tables that follow the first one (did that make sense)? Click on the link and you'll see what I mean. The first table looks fine but the others' cells don't look right. I'd like all of them to look like the first table.

http://www.babblebuzz.com/forum/index.php

[peterska2]

First, thank you for this hack. I love it! :)

Second, is there a way I can make more space within the cells in the tables that follow the first one (did that make sense)? Click on the link and you'll see what I mean. The first table looks fine but the others' cells don't look right. I'd like all of them to look like the first table.

http://www.babblebuzz.com/forum/index.php

yes you just need to use the code you have added to put another row in the box.

to add a break between to areas, use

</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">ensure that your template starts with <tr> and ends with </tr> otherwise it will not work.

;) :)

[Freak0204]

I've done that already though, and it still looks like this.

[peterska2]

* peterska2 shoots self in foot

Now why did I miss some code out of that?

It should be<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]">

Sorry about that.

[Freak0204]

That did it! Thank you so much!! :D

[IAWBody]

Well, I'm back for another go at it.

I want it to look like this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/12/3.jpg


But it looks like this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/12/4.jpg

And goes completely off the right side of the forum. How can I change the template code to make it fit the screen like on the screenshot above for 3800pro.com?

Here's my whole entire template:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<br />
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">

<!-- / peterska2 side column -->


<if condition="$latestbits != ''">
<!-- start vBPicGallery plugin -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="5"><span class="smallfont"><b>$vbphrase[vbpicgallery_latest_uploads]<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]"> - <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/vbpgedit.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editgallery&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[vbpicgallery_add_edit]</a></if></b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
$latestbits
</tr>
</table>
<!-- end vBPicGallery plugin -->
</if>
<br />

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="3" align="center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('tribox')"><img id="collapseimg_tribox" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_tribox].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vboptions[tribox_title]
</td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_tribox" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_tribox]">
<tr align="center">
<td width="28%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col1_title]</td>
<td width="44%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col2_title]</td>
<td width="28%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col3_title]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" class="alt1">$vboptions[tribox_col1_content]</td>
<td width="44%" class="alt2">$vboptions[tribox_col2_content]</td>
<td width="28%" class="alt1">$vboptions[tribox_col3_content]</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />




<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
</strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

<br />
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<em>Legend:</em><strong style="color:green">[Administrators]</strong><strong style="color:brown">[Global Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:red">[Super Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:Purple">[Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:black">[Sponsoring Vendors]</strong>

<br />
<br />


<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<if condition="!$show['guest']">
<!-- member logout -->
<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>

<!-- end member logout -->
</if>
</tr>
</table>

<!-- / icons and login code -->
<center><script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1994579834238975";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
google_ad_channel = "";
google_color_border = "D1D1E0";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "0000FF";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "008000";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></center>
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->

$footer

</body>
</html>

[julia27]

Ok, I could do it, thanks ! My first modification ever done, i tried it on my test vb .

[xKillswitchx]

@IAWBody, I can't tell through the template, its your css and stylevars you need to adjust.

[maxicep]

peterska2, can you make this hack for right side ?plz

[Akagi]

installed it..

now the customization part. Anyone knows how can i include the latest posts from a particular forum on the sidebar?

Also, i've got gallery installed. Any idea whether i can have the random images on the sidebar too?

[peterska2]

peterska2, can you make this hack for right side ?plz
A right sided version is available. Check my profile for the link.

[peterska2]

Well, I'm back for another go at it.

I want it to look like this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/12/3.jpg


But it looks like this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/12/4.jpg

And goes completely off the right side of the forum. How can I change the template code to make it fit the screen like on the screenshot above for 3800pro.com?

Here's my whole entire template:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<br />
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">

<!-- / peterska2 side column -->


<if condition="$latestbits != ''">
<!-- start vBPicGallery plugin -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="5"><span class="smallfont"><b>$vbphrase[vbpicgallery_latest_uploads]<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]"> - <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/vbpgedit.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editgallery&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[vbpicgallery_add_edit]</a></if></b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
$latestbits
</tr>
</table>
<!-- end vBPicGallery plugin -->
</if>
<br />

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="3" align="center">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('tribox')"><img id="collapseimg_tribox" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_tribox].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vboptions[tribox_title]
</td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_tribox" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_tribox]">
<tr align="center">
<td width="28%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col1_title]</td>
<td width="44%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col2_title]</td>
<td width="28%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col3_title]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="28%" class="alt1">$vboptions[tribox_col1_content]</td>
<td width="44%" class="alt2">$vboptions[tribox_col2_content]</td>
<td width="28%" class="alt1">$vboptions[tribox_col3_content]</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />




<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
</strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

<br />
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<em>Legend:</em><strong style="color:green">[Administrators]</strong><strong style="color:brown">[Global Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:red">[Super Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:Purple">[Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:black">[Sponsoring Vendors]</strong>

<br />
<br />


<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<if condition="!$show['guest']">
<!-- member logout -->
<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>

<!-- end member logout -->
</if>
</tr>
</table>

<!-- / icons and login code -->
<center><script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1994579834238975";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
google_ad_channel = "";
google_color_border = "D1D1E0";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "0000FF";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "008000";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></center>
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->

$footer

</body>
</html>
It's more than likely to do with your random images from your gallery. Try adjusting the settings for that and it should fix it.

[OSBB]

Ok, I just installed this, but for the purposes I need and without reading over 10+ pages... please give me the break down.

Is there a way to take the Column Header box off of that left side altogether. I run a forum for college football discussion and want to just use this space for the 11 different banners of the major conferences. No more no less, thats the only thing I want this space for.

Also, I have a shoutbox that extends all the way to the left, BUT, the "Whats Going On" Category at the bottom does not. Is there a way to stretch this so it kinda cloes the top and bottom of that left side gap.

[BuyHostCheap]

Nice and Thanks!

[peterska2]

Ok, I just installed this, but for the purposes I need and without reading over 10+ pages... please give me the break down.

Is there a way to take the Column Header box off of that left side altogether. I run a forum for college football discussion and want to just use this space for the 11 different banners of the major conferences. No more no less, thats the only thing I want this space for.

Also, I have a shoutbox that extends all the way to the left, BUT, the "Whats Going On" Category at the bottom does not. Is there a way to stretch this so it kinda cloes the top and bottom of that left side gap.

Removing the header from the column is done in the forumhome_sidebar_left template. Just remove the row labelled heading.

To get the whats going on box to be full width, use the other set of instructions for the template edits.

[peterska2]

Nice and Thanks!
Don't forget to click install ;)

[Adam21]

I'm having the same problem as IAWBody.The sidecolumn seems to 'stick' to the main forums body.How do i leave a gap betwen them.I'm using vb's default style by the way.

[peterska2]

can you provide a link please? It helps to find the problem when I can actually see it in front of me.

[Mecho]

Nice hack ... i just wondering to know how can fix left side to finish at the end of the main catagory and other section havent that left site ?

p.s i didnt install it but i would appreciate it if u can help about that. Thanks

[peterska2]

I don't get you at all there.

[Mecho]

I don't get you at all there.

Sorry that i explained unclear ...

i use Default VB style And i want to have a left Side Column . i saw in the screenshot that u posted that the left side column which u created had made a space ( as big as the left side column ) in the whole page ( all sections ) ,

But What i Want is that : the column comes just next to first section ( Main Category ) and does not disturb the other sections , i hope i'm clear now .

Thanks in Advance

[peterska2]

There are instructions in the zip for how to have the whats going on box at full width.

[Mecho]

Thanks . what about having another category between Main category and what's going on ? how can i have those in full width ?

[peterska2]

you can't.

[mac27]

How do you widen the side column? I have tried different things with no luck.

[mac27]

Another question. I have my columns setup. The top 4 are different widths than the bottom one. Before I upgraded they all stayed the same width no matter what. The thing is it only does this in IE FF shows them correct.

[SolPal]

How can I add the latest topics on this column ?

Thanks

[peterska2]

How do you widen the side column? I have tried different things with no luck.
Edit the first edit in the forumhome template to change the 160px to anything that you want.

Another question. I have my columns setup. The top 4 are different widths than the bottom one. Before I upgraded they all stayed the same width no matter what. The thing is it only does this in IE FF shows them correct.
This will happen if the content is too wide. Try shortening the content of this box or increasing the width of the column

How can I add the latest topics on this column ?

Thanks
Depends on what method you want to use. You could integrate a stats mod which includes this into your column, or you could use RSS Feeds display, or any of a number of different methods. I suggest posting a modification request.

[oNeg]

Ok first off I just want to say I read every post here and the support you provide is not to be over looked. I really am impressed the patience you have. ;)

Ok awesome MOD however I am have two problems:

One being the column does not have a very distinct green bar that the rest of the forum shares.

Second even using the <br /> tag I ended up with the column and fourms offset. It helped, however did not fully fix the issue.

Paleeez lend me your wisdom to correct these problems and I will be your forever friend:p

oNeg

*pic included shows both problems and is displayed with the <br /> tag included, w/o it, it resembles the previous pic discussing this problem.

[peterska2]

The green bar can be fixed by changing the thead to tcat in the top row of the forumhome_sidecolumn_left template.

I'll need to see your actual forums to see why it's not aligning correctly for you, so please can you post the URL.

Thanks.

[oNeg]

K that took care of the header image, ty. However alignment is still off here ya go,

http://www.gamerzpit.com

[peterska2]

It requires being logged in, can you PM a test login please

[oNeg]

np give me a sec...

[peterska2]

Thanks :)

And now for the answer :D

In your forumhome template, you have <div class="spacer"></div>right after the edit that you applied to start your column. Remove it, and instead locate it immediately before the template edit instead. You will then align perfectly again. You may need to remove the <br /> from the side column template.

[oNeg]

Ah your a smart cookie kid! I had to remove the <br /> that thew me for a sec heh :p

Your the bestest!

and ty :)

[peterska2]

No prob :)

[StuntFactoryX]

i need some help.. my code in my side bar works and looks correct but i cant add more images to it and im sure its not correct html

<tr>
<td class= "alt1" align= "center">
<script src=http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/src/js/xxxxxxx/CODExx/125x2400/xx.gif></script> </td>
</tr>
<br/>

i have no table tags? but i would like to be able to keep adding images in the same alt1 box w/o adding borders between... i tried this...


<tr>
<td class= "alt1" align= "center">
<script src=http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/src/js/xxxxxxx/CODExx/125x2400/xx.gif></script> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class= "alt1" align= "center">
<script src=http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/src/js/xxxxxxx/CODExx/125x2400/xx.gif></script> </td>
</tr>
<br/>

and that gives me a border between images. i just want all my images in the same box w/ the alt1 background w/o a header like a tcat or thead

im sorry i know this isnt a html learning thread and i tried other resources. i cant figure it out.

[Kadi]

Hi,

How do I add a link to another page in the column? This isnt working:

<tr>
<td class= "alt1" align= "center">
<a href="http://www.ms-saudi.com/forum/misc.php?do=page&template=google">$vbphrase[google]</a>
</td>
</tr>

Thanks

[peterska2]

i need some help.. my code in my side bar works and looks correct but i cant add more images to it and im sure its not correct html

<tr>
<td class= "alt1" align= "center">
<script src=http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/src/js/xxxxxxx/CODExx/125x2400/xx.gif></script> </td>
</tr>
<br/>i have no table tags? but i would like to be able to keep adding images in the same alt1 box w/o adding borders between... i tried this...


<tr>
<td class= "alt1" align= "center">
<script src=http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/src/js/xxxxxxx/CODExx/125x2400/xx.gif></script> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class= "alt1" align= "center">
<script src=http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/src/js/xxxxxxx/CODExx/125x2400/xx.gif></script> </td>
</tr>
<br/>and that gives me a border between images. i just want all my images in the same box w/ the alt1 background w/o a header like a tcat or thead

im sorry i know this isnt a html learning thread and i tried other resources. i cant figure it out.Instead of closing off the td and tr between each item and open new ones, stick a <br /> or two in there instead.

The table tags are in the forumhome template.

[peterska2]

Hi,

How do I add a link to another page in the column? This isnt working:



Thanks

Don't use $vbphrase[google] as this isn't in the phrases used by vBulletin, but instead just use Google

[Kadi]

Thanks.

I was told to use it to translate words/phrases in a post in vb.com. (Then I add it to global phrases to translate)

Is there a different way now? How would I translate? Or should I ask in vb.com?

[peterska2]

If you have created a global phrase for it, then thats fine, but otherwise just use the text.

[Kadi]

When I use the previously posted code the box is empty. It doesnt appear.

[peterska2]

If you have added the phrase to vBulletin, then it will appear.

[Kadi]

Oh! I forgot to add it to glabal phrases. :o :o :o

Thank you for being so patient with me. :)

[Glynn58]

Another question. I have my columns setup. The top 4 are different widths than the bottom one. Before I upgraded they all stayed the same width no matter what. The thing is it only does this in IE FF shows them correct.




This will happen if the content is too wide. Try shortening the content of this box or increasing the width of the column


I'm having a similar problem.
I have 3 boxes and one is wider than the others in IE. They are all the same as each other in FF.

Is there any way to make all 3 boxes the same width regardless of content?

It looks great in FF but a mess in IE.
Thanks

[lawpal]

installed

http://www.lawforum.com

[Glynn58]

paul my admin has configered this mod to our taste and i think it looks pretty good so i would like to say thanks as this has gave the forum a much needed face lift

[Soliloquy]

I would love to be able to display images from my Coppermine gallery in the sidebar, but couldn't get this (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1173005) to work in the sidebar. Any ideas?

[Ohiosweetheart]

I'm sure it's been asked in here but I can't find it.

How does one go about getting the side column to go all the way down the forum, alongsiide the what's going on box? I've installed this, as you can see by my forumhome code below, but the What's Going On box is stretched all the way across. How can I fix this?

Here's my code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<br />
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">

<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>
$forumbits
<tbody>




</tbody>
</table>
<!-- /main -->
<br />
<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<if condition="!$show['guest']">
<!-- member logout -->
<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
<!-- end member logout -->
</if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
<br />
$footer
</body>
</html>

thanks in advance!

[Ohiosweetheart]

Please?



EDIT: n/m I fixed it myself :rolleyes:

[ubblite]

This is only designed for showing on forumhome, however, if you make the first template edit in the bottom of the header template, and the second one at the start of the footer template then it will show on all pages.

To stop it showing on vbadvanced, put<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT!='cmps_index'">before the template edits and</if>after them. You will need to do this to both template edits.
Hi, thanks for your mod - good work.

I tried the above edits, but the left column still appears on my CMPS home page. I haven't renamed 'cmps_index' or anything, so I'm not sure why it's not working. Is there anything else I can do or change to fix this? Thanks.

[John1uk]

*Installed* :D awesome mod...just what i was looking for......my question is what do i add to my left and right forum columns code, so that i can have my yellow bar just like on my forum homepage Here (http://www.motormeet.co.uk/forum/index.php) cheers, john

[John1uk]

Could abyone help with the above plz :D

[John1uk]

Its ok, i have managed to find the coding i need from my forumhome.

:D

[jetski217]

Question: my forum is here - www.phonecritic.net. I'm trying to install this but it keeps giving me a strange spacing error. Check it out, I left it up on that page to show you. Can you help? thanks

[josh_B]

I added some google adsense under the code for the various links in the side column. However, the ad's above over the column instead of under it.


<tr>
<br>
<td class="thead">
Things You can do!
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<a href="arcade.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Arcade</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2">
<a href="downloads.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Downloads</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt3">
<a href="vbay.php$session[sessionurl_q]">M-Bay</a>
</td>
</tr>


<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-4892656300009353";
google_ad_width = 120;
google_ad_height = 600;
google_ad_format = "120x600_as";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
google_ad_channel = "";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>

[KipLarson]

Is there a way to make it so that the "what's going on" box still spans the whole width of the forum though?

Because as it is right now, I believe this will push that box over, wether or not the column extends all the way down or not.

[ravencr]

Are folks using this for advertisers? Has anyone modded this to include it on every page?

Chris

[josh_B]

You can use it to advertise with google adsense etc.. I am having issues with it though.
I have installed a nice new navigation menu with pretty icons etc.. However when I add the google adsense code (Similar to the code above) It puts it above the nav menu..
I cant see why its doing it either. Damn thing!


Worked the above issue out now!

Just to add if anyone had/has the same issue. If you put around the adsense code, it moves it to the bottom of the navigation part. I dont know how to code, I just looked at other codes and worked it out :)


May I say , fantastic little install Kerry-Anne.

[ravencr]

Nice! I look forward to it.

Chris

[Ohiosweetheart]

Is anyone else's left column not working after upgrading to 3.6.6? :(

[kylek]

Is anyone else's left column not working after upgrading to 3.6.6? :(

Yes, if you revert the FORUMHOME template it looses the left column, I am trying to figure it out now.

[joeychgo]

as am I..... :(

[joeychgo]

I got it...

Before <!-- main --> add


<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">


Above $footer add


</td>
</tr>
</table>

[tipoboy]

hopefully someone can help me here, i have this code as my left hand side column

<tr>
<td width="143"><div align="center"><a href="index.php" target="new"><img src="buttons/home.gif" alt="SWN home!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://mysite.co.uk/home.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/website.gif" alt="SWN webstite!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mysite.co.uk/gallery.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/gallery.gif" alt="SWN gallery!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"<a href="http://mysite.co.uk/events.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/events.gif" alt="SWN events!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://mysite.co.uk/links.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/links.gif" alt="SWN links/affiliates!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="rules.php" target="new"><img src="buttons/rules.gif" alt="SWN rules!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://mysite.co.uk/contactus.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/contactus.gif" alt="SWN contact us page!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>


what i'd like to do is use the main css panel to control the background colour or image, right now thebackground colour seems to be black no matter what style i choose and it doesnt look to good on my blue style!!

any help is appreciated
thanks

[tipoboy]

anyone help with this please

[Ohiosweetheart]

aaaaaccckkkk... this keeps pushing my footer over :mad:

[tipoboy]

got a screenshot? it doesnt seem to be pushing my footer over. what versiion are you using??

[Ohiosweetheart]

sure here's the screenshot of my footer

[tipoboy]

could you post your orumhome template assuming its on your forum home lol

[Ohiosweetheart]

Where else would it be, that is the WGO box in the screenshot, lol.

Here's the code -

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<br />
</if>
<!-- main -->
$forumbits
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->
<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
</strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->
<br />
<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<br />
<table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid #B2614C; background-color: #DFDCD3;">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="middle" class="smallfont" >
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" align="middle" border="0" /> New posts &nbsp; &nbsp;
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" align="middle" border="0" /> No new posts &nbsp;&nbsp;
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" align="middle" border="0" /> A locked forum &nbsp;&nbsp;
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_link.gif" alt="links" align="middle" border="0" /> Links
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
<br />
$footer
</body>
</html>

[tipoboy]

i registered at your forum and it looks normal. is it on a skin that you are not using as your default skin??

[jauhari]

To install:
Import the product-peterska2_sidecol.xml file via the product manager
Perform the following template edits.

How to doing this step? I am newbie here, I try to upload/download and get this message
Invalid File Specified Please help me.

[Ohiosweetheart]

i registered at your forum and it looks normal. is it on a skin that you are not using as your default skin??
No it's not on the TBD forum, it's on this one www.spapt.com (http://www.spapt.com). It's not open for registration yet.

[jauhari]

After Install my left sidebar just show this text.

Adds a left side column to your forums 1.0.2 cache_templates parse_templates


What's wrong? and what should I do? if I want add latest post, current poll, and user info(login/logout)

Thanks

[Aaron RV]

work on vb 3.6.8?

[tipoboy]

yes!! works with3.6.8

[Ohiosweetheart]

I can't get it to work right on mine - pushes my footer to the right.

[tipoboy]

I can't get it to work right on mine - pushes my footer to the right.
i cant see why from the code you gave. maybe something to do with your footer, try removing the code and disabling the product and see if your footer corrects itself to where it should be. let me know hpw you get on

[Ohiosweetheart]

i cant see why from the code you gave. maybe something to do with your footer, try removing the code and disabling the product and see if your footer corrects itself to where it should be. let me know hpw you get on

I did that several times, and it does. As soon as I remove the code, it goes back into place, and as soon as I put the code back, it moves to the right. I don't think it's this hack tho.

I uninstalled this one and installed another side column hack and it does the same thing. So odd. :erm:

[Aaron RV]

Hi, installed on vb 3.6.8. but I have this problem with allign sidebar with forums, see attach image, thank's.

[tipoboy]

hopefully someone can help me here, i have this code as my left hand side column

<tr>
<td width="143"><div align="center"><a href="index.php" target="new"><img src="buttons/home.gif" alt="SWN home!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://mysite.co.uk/home.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/website.gif" alt="SWN webstite!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mysite.co.uk/gallery.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/gallery.gif" alt="SWN gallery!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"<a href="http://mysite.co.uk/events.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/events.gif" alt="SWN events!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://mysite.co.uk/links.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/links.gif" alt="SWN links/affiliates!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="rules.php" target="new"><img src="buttons/rules.gif" alt="SWN rules!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center"><a href="http://mysite.co.uk/contactus.htm" target="new"><img src="buttons/contactus.gif" alt="SWN contact us page!!" width="125" height="29" border="0"></a></div></td>
</tr>


what i'd like to do is use the main css panel to control the background colour or image, right now thebackground colour seems to be black no matter what style i choose and it doesnt look to good on my blue style!!

any help is appreciated
thanks

can no one help me with this please

[z0diac]

I don't know anything about coding - I've installed this add-on, but don't know how to add actual LINKS into the column. Right now my forumhome_sidecolumn_left looks like this:

<tr>
<td class="thead">
NEW!
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
ONLINE CHAT
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2">
IceDogFANS.com
</td>
</tr>

And I'd like to have the "IceDogFANS.com" go to http://www.icedogfans.com (obviously)
and I'd like to have the "ONLINE CHAT" be linked to: http://forum.icedogfans.com/misc.php?do=flashchat

What lines do I need to edit and what tags need to be wrapped around those links?

Sorry for the very basic question....

[z0diac]

Nevermind! I think I've got it....

<tr>
<td class="thead">
NEW!
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<a href="http://forum.icedogfans.com/misc.php?do=flashchat">ONLINE CHAT!</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2">
<a href="http://www.icedogfans.com">IceDogFANS.com</a>
</td>
</tr>

[yaoren]

**Installed**

And working fine on 3.6.7.
Took me a little while to figure out how to actually get info into the boxes, but all's good now.
Thanks.

[xcingix]

Is there any way for doing this for top posters and or latest posts?
<span class="smallfont"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.ny-dev.com/forums/external.php?type=js"></script>
<script language="" type="text/javascript">
<!--
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.ny-dev.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid="+threads[i].threadid+"\">"+threads[i].title+"</a><br /> <hr />");
}
//-->
</script></span>

[DubaiHost]

Perfect .. !

Is there any way to show that in all the pages .. ?

thank's

[xcingix]

o..........k