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Left side column on forum home only · **Released**: 06-07-2006

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.

peterska2 · #**162** 12-17-2006, 12:33 AM

looks to me to be that you have too many </table> tags in there especially when there is a memeber logged in. It is displaying fine in FF1.5.x as a guest.

Check your forum icons and member logout section against a default style as this section does appear to be wrong but I'm not logged into my ACP at the moment to check it out for the exact code change that is required.

Freak0204 · #**163** 12-22-2006, 09:28 PM

First, thank you for this hack. I love it!

Second, is there a way I can make more space within the cells in the tables that follow the first one (did that make sense)? Click on the link and you'll see what I mean. The first table looks fine but the others' cells don't look right. I'd like all of them to look like the first table.

http://www.babblebuzz.com/forum/index.php

peterska2 · #**164** 12-22-2006, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freak0204

First, thank you for this hack. I love it!

Second, is there a way I can make more space within the cells in the tables that follow the first one (did that make sense)? Click on the link and you'll see what I mean. The first table looks fine but the others' cells don't look right. I'd like all of them to look like the first table.

http://www.babblebuzz.com/forum/index.php

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterska2

yes you just need to use the code you have added to put another row in the box.

to add a break between to areas, use

Code:

</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

ensure that your template starts with <tr> and ends with </tr> otherwise it will not work.

Freak0204 · #**165** 12-22-2006, 09:35 PM

I've done that already though, and it still looks like this.

peterska2 · #**166** 12-22-2006, 09:41 PM

[high]* peterska2 shoots self in foot[/high]

Now why did I miss some code out of that?

It should be

Code:

<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]">

Sorry about that.

Freak0204 · #**167** 12-22-2006, 09:47 PM

That did it! Thank you so much!!

IAWBody · #**168** 12-24-2006, 05:07 PM

Well, I'm back for another go at it.

I want it to look like this:

But it looks like this:

And goes completely off the right side of the forum. How can I change the template code to make it fit the screen like on the screenshot above for 3800pro.com?

Here's my whole entire template:

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
	<!-- no cache headers -->
	<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
	<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
	<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
	<!-- end no cache headers -->
	$headinclude
	<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<br />
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_left
</table>
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top">

<!-- / peterska2 side column -->


<if condition="$latestbits != ''">
	<!-- start vBPicGallery plugin -->
	<table class="tborder" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="5"><span class="smallfont"><b>$vbphrase[vbpicgallery_latest_uploads]<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]"> - <a href="$vboptions[bburl]/vbpgedit.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editgallery&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[vbpicgallery_add_edit]</a></if></b></span></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		$latestbits
	</tr>
	</table>
	<!-- end vBPicGallery plugin -->
</if>
<br />

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="tcat" colspan="3" align="center">
		<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('tribox')"><img id="collapseimg_tribox" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_tribox].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vboptions[tribox_title]
	</td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_tribox" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_tribox]">
  <tr align="center">
    <td width="28%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col1_title]</td>
    <td width="44%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col2_title]</td>
    <td width="28%" class="thead">$vboptions[tribox_col3_title]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="28%" class="alt1">$vboptions[tribox_col1_content]</td>
    <td width="44%" class="alt2">$vboptions[tribox_col2_content]</td>
    <td width="28%" class="alt1">$vboptions[tribox_col3_content]</td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />




<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
		<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
			<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
			<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
		</strong></div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

<br />
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
			<div class="smallfont">
				<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<em>Legend:</em><strong style="color:green">[Administrators]</strong><strong style="color:brown">[Global Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:red">[Super Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:Purple">[Moderators]</strong><strong style="color:black">[Sponsoring Vendors]</strong>

<br />
<br />


				<div>$activeusers</div>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<div>
				$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
				$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
				$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
					<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
				</if>
			</div>
			<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td>
		<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
	</td>
	<if condition="!$show['guest']">
		<!-- member logout -->
		<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]"  onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>

		<!-- end member logout -->
	</if>
</tr>
</table>

<!-- / icons and login code -->
<center><script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1994579834238975";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
google_ad_channel = "";
google_color_border = "D1D1E0";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "0000FF";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "008000";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></center>
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->

$footer

</body>
</html>

julia27 · #**169** 12-26-2006, 06:31 AM

Ok, I could do it, thanks ! My first modification ever done, i tried it on my test vb .

xKillswitchx · #**170** 12-26-2006, 08:34 AM

@IAWBody, I can't tell through the template, its your css and stylevars you need to adjust.

maxicep · #**171** 12-26-2006, 10:53 AM

peterska2, can you make this hack for right side ?plz

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