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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.

ryansmith · #**422** 01-23-2007, 07:22 PM

There's already a <br /> there so I tried adding a second one, and nothing happened. On IE7 the second table isn't even under the first table, it's to the right of it... and it's overlapped by the other sections of the forum, such as the categories.

Ryan

KipLarson · #**423** 01-24-2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryansmith

There's already a <br /> there so I tried adding a second one, and nothing happened. On IE7 the second table isn't even under the first table, it's to the right of it... and it's overlapped by the other sections of the forum, such as the categories.

Ryan

Hmm, I don't know then, Hopefully Kerry-Anne will come back and help your question and mine too

KipLarson · #**424** 01-29-2007, 03:03 PM

Is it possible to make it not show up on certain pages? i.e. showthread? usercp?

Would just some simple if conditionals work?

(I asked this a week ago or so, but figured you might not have seen it, so I posted again. If anyone else knows the answer to the above question, let me know.)

peterska2 · #**425** 01-29-2007, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryansmith

How do I add a gap between the two different tables? You can see here that they are stacked on top of each other, but I'd like there to be a space in the middle. In the left_column template there is a <br /> after the last </table> statement. Underneath that I copied the new <table> code. I tried adding a second <br /> between the two and it didn't change anything. What am I missing? As you can see in the screen shot, I'd like there to be a gap between the boxes like the gap between the categories. Here's a screen shot and the code.

Code:

<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="95%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><b>&raquo; Navigation</b></span></td>
</tr>
<!-- Begin custom code -->
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="/library/index.shtml">Library</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="/gallery/index.php">Media Gallery</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="/auctions/index.php">Auctions</a></td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="/links.html">Links</a></td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="misc.php?do=flashchat">Chat Room</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="/rules/index.html">Forum Rules</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="billspaypal.php?">$vbphrase[billspp_donate]</a></td>
</tr>
<!-- End custom code -->

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="95%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><b>&raquo; What's New</b></span></td>
</tr>
<!-- Begin custom code -->
<tr>
<td class="alt1">Our new <a href="forumdisplay.php?f=106">Product and Livestock Reviews</a> section is now open!</td>
</tr>
<!-- End custom code -->

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryansmith

There's already a <br /> there so I tried adding a second one, and nothing happened. On IE7 the second table isn't even under the first table, it's to the right of it... and it's overlapped by the other sections of the forum, such as the categories.

Ryan

Ryan,

Double check your code. You have a malformed section here

Code:

 <tr>
<td class="alt1"><a href="billspaypal.php?">$vbphrase[billspp_donate]</a></td>
</tr>
<!-- End custom code -->

</td>
</tr>
</table>

get rid of the </td></tr> above the </table> and you should be right as rain then.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KipLarson

Also, Kerry:

Is it possible to make it not show up on certain pages? i.e. showthread? usercp?

Would just some simple if conditionals work?

(and thanks for answering my previous question

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by KipLarson

Hmm, I don't know then, Hopefully Kerry-Anne will come back and help your question and mine too

Kip,

Yes you can use conditionals such as

Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != showthread">

to stop if from appearing on other pages. You need to find the names for the scripts which are defined inside each file near the top. This conditional will need to be placed around the header and footer template edits.

KipLarson · #**426** 01-29-2007, 09:04 PM

Thanks Kerry-Anne. I think the only spot I won't have it on is my user cp and perhaps threads. What do you recommend? Or do you think it should be done on every page of the site?

I suppose it depends, but just trying to get an idea.

Thanks again.

twells22 · #**427** 01-30-2007, 04:49 PM

Ok, maybe I'm an idiot but I can't find where to edit the information in the new column? It works with 3.6.4 right?

wolf32 · #**428** 02-05-2007, 12:30 AM

I'm sure somebody has already asked this, but I just can't find it. I tried to make is show up only on the forumhome but came up empty-handed, so where do you go to alter the coding for it to show up only on the forumhome and no other pages? Thanks in advance.

Staxed · #**429** 02-05-2007, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf32

I'm sure somebody has already asked this, but I just can't find it. I tried to make is show up only on the forumhome but came up empty-handed, so where do you go to alter the coding for it to show up only on the forumhome and no other pages? Thanks in advance.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=112704 use this mod instead

jeffcoll · #**430** 02-06-2007, 05:04 PM

Just downloaded it and will try it tomorrow. It must be great to be a guru on this stuff.

peterska2 · #**431** 02-06-2007, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KipLarson

Thanks Kerry-Anne. I think the only spot I won't have it on is my user cp and perhaps threads. What do you recommend? Or do you think it should be done on every page of the site?

I suppose it depends, but just trying to get an idea.

Thanks again.

You can stop it from showing in the usercp and threads by using this conditional around your header and footer template edits.

Code:

<if condition="(THIS_SCRIPT != 'showthread') AND (THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile') AND (THIS_SCRIPT != 'usercp')">
Template edit for this modification here
</if>

Quote:

Originally Posted by twells22

Ok, maybe I'm an idiot but I can't find where to edit the information in the new column? It works with 3.6.4 right?

There is a new template called left_column in your style manager.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffcoll

Just downloaded it and will try it tomorrow. It must be great to be a guru on this stuff.

Guru? Where? Point them out to me if you see one

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