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Shack Networks · #15 06-18-2004, 01:25 PM

This is an easy template edit to allow you to display the contents of 2 different hacks using different php files into one block displaying the content of both. I take no credit whatsoever for the hacks as they were not made by me, I just did some template changes to suit my forum and wish to share them with others.

Ok first of all you need to install both the following hacks into your vbuletin install. Please backup your Vbull templates.

Hack : [v3Articles & vbAdvanced CMPS] Featured Article Front Page Module (Basic)
Link : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=66237
Author : wcbryant

Hack : v3Articles - vBa CMPS module
Link : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=66265
Author : maximux1

Once these are installed you need to make 2 modules we will call one Article Block A and one Article Block B details of which are as follows.

Block Name : Article Block A
Identifier : articleblocka
PHP File : articleblock.php
Active : Yes
Column : Center
Templates : adv_portal_blog,article_cmps

Block Name : Article Block B
Identifier : articleblockb
PHP File : articleblock.php
Active : Yes
Column : Center
Templates : adv_portal_article_module

Set both blocks so that B is underneath A when displaid on the forum

Now for your template edits...Replace the contents of both templates bellow with the text bellow the template name.

//------------------------------------------------------------

adv_portal_blog

//------------------------------------------------------------

PHP Code:


			
<!-- Navigation Block -->
 <style type="text/css">
 <!--
 td.row1    {background:#D5D8E5;border:0px solid; border-color:#ffffff #1b1b1b #1b1b1b #ffffff}
 .style1 {color: #D5D8E5}
 -->
 </style>
 <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="100%">
     <tr>
         <td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><strong>$vba_options[portal_blockbullet] 
         Block Title Here</strong></span></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td class="$getbgrow">
         <!-- Section 1 -->
         <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=2 WIDTH="100%"><tr class="tcat"><TD class="info1"><b><center>Latest News Articles From [Your Site Here]</center></b></td></tr></table>
 
 
 <body> 
 
 
                     <fieldset class="fieldset">
                     <legend><b>Featured Article</b></legend>
                     <table>
                         $articlecontent
                     </table>
                     </fieldset>

//------------------------------------------------------------

adv_portal_article_module

//------------------------------------------------------------

PHP Code:


			
                    <fieldset class="fieldset">
                     <legend><b>The Top 5 Latest Articles</b></legend>
                     <table>
                         $string
                     </table>
                     </fieldset>
 
 </body>
 </html>
 
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 <br />
 <!-- End Article Block -->

//------------------------------------------------------------

Dont forget to change the line The 'Top 5 Latest Articles' to show how many articles you are displaying, this can be configured in cmps-articles.php

Thats it, go add some Articles and ensure you set at least one of them as a featured article.

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