Forum Home Enhancements - Left side column on forum home only

This is the 3.6.0 port of the release for 3.5.x found here.

Changes since the last version
Alignment issues fixed.
Template renamed to group in the forumhome templates.

Installation Instructions
Download the attached zip file.
Import the product.
Perform the template modifications.
Click install

Screen shot attached for those who like to see them.


29 August 2006
Upgraded to version 1.0.2

Changes:

• Now valid XHTML Trans
• Fixed to work correctly with vBShout when located below navbar.
• Added vB.org version checking.

[high]Please Note:[/high] This modification is only for the forumhome. I do not support any attempts to use it on any other pages. Alternative modifications exist that are for all pages - please use one of them if that is what you want to do.


If you require support, please ensure that provide a link to your site and that the column is enabled. Thanks.

[ChavMagnet]

Very nice easy to install and works great thank you.

[chriszep]

hello
it's worlks fine but when the name of my photo is long , the collumn stretch larger
see




how to make it not to stretch ?


this is my code

<!-- peterska2 side column -->

<table border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
$sidecolumn
</table>
</td>
<td>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<!-- / peterska2 side column -->

<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<a href="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/ajoutrss.html"><img src="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/galerie_rss.jpg" alt="ajouter les dernieres photos sur votre site !" width="85" height="15" border="0" /></a>

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Fgalerie%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=a" type="text/javascript"></script>

<noscript>
<a href="http://www.colleurs-de-plastique.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Fgalerie%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=y">View RSS feed</a>
</noscript>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="alt1">

<a href="http://xxx.com/rss/ajoutrss.html#reviewkit"><img src="http://xxx.com/rss/reviewkit_rss.jpg" alt="ajouter les dernieres reviews sur votre site !" width="85" height="15" border="0" /></a>

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://xxx.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Freviewkit%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=a" type="text/javascript"></script>

<noscript>
<a href="http://xxx.com/rss/feed2js/feed2js.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colleurs-de-plastique.com%2Freviewkit%2Frss.php%3Ftype%3Drss2&num=5&html=y">View RSS feed</a>
</noscript>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-4388736907268564";
google_ad_width = 120;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "120x90_0ads_al";
google_ad_channel ="";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "FFFFFF";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</td>
</tr>

THANKS

[dieselpowered]

Could someone be kind enough to tell me why this is happening?

http://www.dieselpowered.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1

I have it on FORUMHOME and FORUMDISPLAY working fine...just does not want to work on SHOWTHREAD.

Thanks in advance!

[peterska2]

@ chriszep - this is working as designed as it will not wrap single words.

[peterska2]

@ xtreme - this is not designed to work on all pages. try the one by amykhar.

[farooqaaa]

How to add the MOD to all pages ?

[johnstires]

Can someone help me understand how to get this to work in the showthread display?

I have a fixed width of 900px and the posts get pushed outside the table.

It works great on all my other pages. Nice Mod!

[dieselpowered]

Originally Posted by johnstires

Can someone help me understand how to get this to work in the showthread display?

I have a fixed width of 900px and the posts get pushed outside the table.

It works great on all my other pages. Nice Mod!

It does not work in the showthread....Sorry.

[voteforbird]

Why is that? I'm not sure what's causing it as the same code on forumhome and forumdisplay has no issues.

[voteforbird]

So, I solved the SHOWTHREAD problem. I'm just amazing like that. It took me a couple hours to track down all the right variables and templates, too.

• Create a new template called 'spacer_open_showthread' with the following content:

  <!-- open content container -->
  <if condition="$show['old_explorer']">
  <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="540" align="center"><tr><td class="page" style="padding:0px $stylevar[spacersize]px 0px $stylevar[spacersize]px">
  <else />
  <div align="center">
  <div class="page" style="width:540px; text-align:$stylevar[left]">
  <div style="padding:0px $stylevar[spacersize]px 0px $stylevar[spacersize]px">
  </if>

  …replacing both instances of 540 with your desired width of the postbits
  
• Add the following line in showthread.php:

  'spacer_open_showthread',

  below

  'editor_jsoptions_size',

• Change all instances of $spacer_open to $spacer_open_showthread in templates postbit_wrapper, SHOWTHREAD and showthread_list
  
• Add the appropriate column code to SHOWTHREAD

Tada! For a live example, please see http://www.volconvo.com/forums/

Enjoy