adding printable thread button in the sidebar
 

Hi all,

I want to remove the popup menu above the threads and planning to put them on the sidebar on the same thread page where a user can push the printable version button as it is easy to see aside.

I took this code from Showthread template and tried to set it up on the sidebar, but it doesn't pick the thread number!!

what is the right way to do that?

Thanks

How are you doing that exactly? If you're using a template, you would need to register the threadid and pagenumber values to the template before rendering it (and remove the $ from vboptions the first time it appears).

I'm not really sure how, but I know for sure it is possible to do so...

how do I register the threadid and pagenumber values? do I have to use a plugin or write a php code?
any clue on that??

by the way, the printable version button is going to be on the same page where it is used to be except that I will move it to the sidebar that appears on the same page as showthread

Thanks

So when you say you're moving it to the sidebar, do you mean you're creating a forum block? Then you'd need a php type forum block that renders a template.

Well, OK, you could just code the html into your php wihout a template, and it might be a little easier to code. The convention is to use templates for html, but you don't have to follow that.

ok, good to know. However, I still don't know how to start this. I mean I don't know any php code that replaces the one I posted in the first post. also, I have no idea what template for html to use??

can you give some example please!

Thanks

Hmm...Well, the sidebar only shows up on the forum home page, so I don't understand how it's going to let you print a thread.

not really, it is a customized sidebar I made by dividing the showthread page. you can see it here:

http://www.forexmegacashback.com/sho...0440#post30440

I want to show the print thread on the left side where you can see the sidebar under the menu