How to put side nav, tag cloud, etc. in left column inherited?

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Hello,

I'm an extreme newbie to Vbulletin and have seen sites that have a left/right column that shows on every page (not just the front forum) - in the left column are

Site Nav
Tag Clouds
Popular Searches
etc.

Is there a plugin that does this or does it require a template mod?

Thanks in advance,

BarbT