Put a Column on the Left Side of Every Forum Page

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:

<!-- 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.

[Mastar]

I can't a space between the actual forum and the side columns

http://www.conejowellnesscenter.com/forums/index.php?

[Mastar]

K I think I found 1 prob. the instructions says to add the code in the header at the end of the template but I move the '$spacer_open' above the column code and it added the spaces. There is still one more problem, on the right side of the actual forum there is an extra block running down.

Any Ideas?? http://www.conejowellnesscenter.com/forums/index.php?

[Chad F.]

Originally Posted by Allan

Thanks


edit: i'm problem, look the scren please

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=151 ^

I'm having the same problem, can anyone help please?

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by Chad F.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showp...&postcount=151 ^

I'm having the same problem, can anyone help please?

you will need to reduce the width of the column in the header and footer template edits. This only happens when the site is using a fixed width style.

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by Mastar

K I think I found 1 prob. the instructions says to add the code in the header at the end of the template but I move the '$spacer_open' above the column code and it added the spaces. There is still one more problem, on the right side of the actual forum there is an extra block running down.

Any Ideas?? http://www.conejowellnesscenter.com/forums/index.php?

I don't see how this mod can cause that, as that is in the forumhome template which this mod doesn't touch.

[Mastar]

Thank you I realized that.

How Can I add a mini calendar to the left column, I tried but it doesn't show.

Better yet is there an easy way to add content??

[mattyk72]

Is there a way to make the column not show up on a vbadvanced home page?? I'm really interested in using this on my forum pages only. If this has already been answered I apologize, could someone point me in the right direction? thanks

[Yukino_AE]

i LOVE this addition! i was wondering if there was a way to have not only the column on the left but also a column above the forum as well.

[Mark Raven]

I don't suppose anyone knows how to put Users Online in the sidebar?

I did a search of the thread, but the only real answer anyone gave was to copy the code from the forumhome template, which didn't work. (None of the actual information showed up).

[dilbert]

I want to keep that data I will diplay for the left column in a separate file. That way I can use the same code in other pages on the site and make fewer updates.

I can't get it to display. Here is what I am trying.

I created a plug-in for global_start with this $includedhtml = implode('', file('
D:\inetpub\bloodbanktalk\calls\test.html'));.
Then in my left_clumn template I added $includedhtml where I want it to display. Nothing happens.

Any advice on where I went wrong?

Thanks