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.

[peterska2]

Add the links to the template via your style manager.

The only thing that the XML is for is to install the default template and the plugins required for it to work.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Originally Posted by peterska2

For that particular type of bullet, you would need to use

<ul><li>[high]link/text/whatever here[/high]</li></ul>

Use

<br />

between each item and omit the

</ul>

until the final item so your list would look like

<ul>
<li>Item One</li><br />
<li>Item Two</li><br />
<li>Item Three</li>
</ul>

You can put as many items as you wish within the list using this format.

I just wanted to give you credit Kerry-Anne... you explain things so well, so clearly... I know it is appreciated by more than just myself.

Thank you!

[StuntFactoryX]

very nice.. is there a way i can incorportate my photopost and classifieds pics in there.

i use varibles under under navbar like $photopostfeature and $classifiedfeature and they display 2 separate blocks under my navbar. i can edit the photopost files to make them vertical boxes. but is there a way i can put there varibles in this side colum stacked?

thank you

[peterska2]

As I don't use either of them modifications, I can only guess at this, so it might work, or it might not.

Try putting the variables for those in the column template. If they are global variables then they _should_ work.

Let me know what happens, as if not I'll probably need some more information about how these modifications work (the variables and things, not what they actually do) to see what sort of solution I can come up with.

[StuntFactoryX]

http://www.stuntfactoryx.com/forum/ is my site to give you an idea. they are the photoblocks under my shoutbox.

it was a plugin i imported w/ content in in plugin of

PHP Code:

include('../photopost/inc_features.php'); 


hook location is forumhome_complete

im not sure if that what your asking or is enough info.. if this is possible would i delete everything out of your template and just put the variables in there alone?

[peterska2]

Ok, moving the variable to the template and then moving the plugin to global_complete should work. No guarentees though as I can't test first.

[nishv]

I am trying to apply the coloum to the right? Any idea?

[Nitesh]

Hi there, excellent mod, just one problem I'm having with it. I cant get the stats working in the column:

$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads <br />
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts <br />

The phrases working fine but the actual stats dont show up.

[Froggy32701]

Originally Posted by peterska2

This is due to the way that the shoutbox is coded, and cannot be prevented. The only solution to this that I know of is to have the column starting below the shoutbox.

How do you do this ?

[peterska2]

It should start below the shoutbox by design.