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Put a Column on the Left Side of Every Forum Page · **Released**: 07-08-2005

This little PRODUCT will provide you with a template to put content in a column going down the left side of every forum page.

What you put there is limited only by your imagination.

This can easily be combined with the right column product to have a column on both sides.

To use this with the right column product , change the footer code to:

Code:

<!-- Right Column Code  -->
</td>
<td width="160" valign="top" align="left">$rightcolumn</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<!-- End Right Column Code -->

Changes in 1.1
Some very important changes were made to the header and footer template changes. Please modify your header and footer code to use the new version.

This is now a PRODUCT and not a plugin. Use the product manager to import it. If you are upgrading, copy the contents of your left_column template to notepad BEFORE you install the product. Then, replace the template contents with your backup.

This version now includes sample html in the left_column template. Thanks to iguanairs for that code.

ssanders · #**242** 02-14-2006, 05:07 AM

where do i go to put code/stuff in the column?

Smiry Kin's · #**243** 02-14-2006, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssanders

where do i go to put code/stuff in the column?

templates

right_column and left_column

ssanders · #**244** 02-14-2006, 05:43 AM

ahhh i get it now. thx

Taylor123 · #**245** 02-24-2006, 08:39 AM

is there a place that would tell me how to put it down the right column? i saw you say just edit the html, but i wouldn't know what to edit exactly

and is there also a chance that I could make the column only viewable on the index.php page and not ALL the forum pages?

ubblite · #**246** 02-25-2006, 07:41 AM

I wish Amy could come up with a product update for this. A Forumhome option only would be nice, as well as compatibility with both Firefox & IE with placement options. There are some good code updates by users in this thread which do work, but in the end I still can't get Firefox to display correctly. I think this product has some potential left.

funinthesun · #**247** 02-26-2006, 05:55 PM

I've got this installed and working but how do I change the code so that it's only displayed on the forum home page and also so that it is beneath my navbar rather than beside it? Thanks in advance

ubblite · #**248** 02-26-2006, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funinthesun

I've got this installed and working but how do I change the code so that it's only displayed on the forum home page and also so that it is beneath my navbar rather than beside it? Thanks in advance

Here's the solution for both of your questions:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=108664

Just make sure you remove your previous left side column code changes before applying the new one (obviously)

Scratz · #**249** 02-26-2006, 07:26 PM

I have what you desire on my sites forumhome and forum display but threadview I chose to leave alone. Viewable here:
http://www.cyberanswers.org/forum/

I accomplished it by editing the forum home and threadview templates only and no others.

Hope that helps.

RDX1 · #**250** 03-02-2006, 09:18 PM

There is one problem with this hack. It seems you can not call another template or phase that is in the hack.

How can I get it so when I call another template through $templatename or a phrase, to get it to show up?

Stokerockscene · #**251** 03-03-2006, 09:43 AM

I have got the left hand column working on FORUMHOME, but what i want is to display the vbshoutbox on the left hand side of every forumpage..

how do i achieve this?

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