Miscellaneous Hacks - Sidebar Anywhere (Formerly Sidebar for Activity Stream) by BOP5

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Version 2.2.0

The new Activity Stream for VB 4.2.0 is very nice but it feels like it is missing something- and what it is missing is a sidebar. Ideally at some point VB will release a custom sidebar built just for the Activity Stream but until then this quick mod will let you use the built in forum sidebar on the Activity Stream.

As of version 2.0 besides just working on the Activity Stream the mod can now add a sidebar to ANY vBulletin page including forums, threads, groups, albums, who's online, forum leaders, and more. In fact you can easily add the sidebar even to custom pages from custom mods.

New Features

• Now works on ANY vBulletin Page (except blogs which have their own sidebar)
• Option to align sidebar with page content or top of page
• Option to Disable Sidebar Collapse Option (By Usergroup in 2.1.0)
• Collapsed sidebar state now "remembered" on different pages
• Option to enable Sidebar by Usergroup
• Option to disable Sidebar by Forum (if enabled for forums/threads)
• Option to disable Sidebar in specific styles
• Options to disable sidebars if mobile devices detected*

NOTE: To enable mobile device detection options you must install the Mobile Browser Detector mod.

Live Demo: Qapla.com Activity Stream

You can enable or disable the Sidebar Anywhere independently of the forum sidebar but they will both display the same content (blocks.)

NEW - If you need to have different blocks on different pages check out this add-on.

You must have at least 1 block setup and active for the sidebar to show.

Unlike most of my other mods this mod is enabled by default upon installation. Be default it is setup to show only on the Activity Stream and register.php pages.

I am aware there is already a mod out there "Everywhere Sidebar" by another coder. This is completely different code and I made this because my "Staff Online Sideblock" mod did not work on Sidebar Everywhere but it does work on this mod.

This mod requires at least VB 4.2.0 to work on the Activity Stream but should work on older VB 4.x.x versions on other pages.

Full view of admin cp options: http://www.qapla.com/mods/ss/sidebar...tings_full.jpg.

The old version Zip file Sidebar for Activity Stream by BOP5 v11.zip works only on the Activity Stream.

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH THIS MOD- THEY ANSWER MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO USE IT.

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[MediaSVI]

Ok I did a search for (x_replied_to_a_thread_y_in_z) in the the product and All Products/Global and I get no results?

The product I have installed is Sidebar Anywhere by BOP5

[squidsk]

That phrase is a vbulletin phrase not one for this product.

[MediaSVI]

You said in your post"

"In the phrase manager search for the phrase you want to change: x_replied_to_a_thread_y_in_z, would be the first one,"

What phrase am I to search for?

[squidsk]

That is the phrase, but do not limit your search to phrases within this product. Those phrases belong to core vbulletin not sidebar anywhere. I just verified on a site, enter x_replied_to_a_thread_y_in_z in the search text box, and for search in select variable name only and the phrase, actually two of them, will appear. In my version of vbulletin, 4.2.2PL4, at least for this phrase, the correction has already been made.

[Palidino76]

Running on 4.2.4 beta 2 and the sidebar itself won't appear on any additional pages using this mod, still just the forum home.

EDIT: Uninstalled and reinstalled and it's now working.

[MediaSVI]

Originally Posted by Palidino76

Running on 4.2.4 beta 2 and the sidebar itself won't appear on any additional pages using this mod, still just the forum home.

EDIT: Uninstalled and reinstalled and it's now working.

So you just uninstalled the plugin and than reinstalled it and now it shows on all pages correctly?

[flox80]

it works on 4.2.4 with a small exception - in Groups, it breaks the page. when I add the sidebar, it creates a new column for the Groups - Create Group, so the last 2 columns overlay.

has anyone else encountered this?

Thanks.

[flox80]

How can you add the sidebar to custom pages from custom mods?

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by flox80

How can you add the sidebar to custom pages from custom mods?

Locate the setting labeled "Custom Scripts & Templates" and there you can enter the script and template names on which you want the sidebar to appear.

[flox80]

Hi Mark,

I am listing all groups. For ex:
http://********.com/group.php?do=grouplist
or
http://********.com/group.php?cat=1

I added all these to Custom Scripts & Templates

group|socialgroups_categorylist
group|socialgroups_categorylist_bit
group|socialgroups_category_cloud_bit
group|socialgroups_group
group|socialgroups_grouplist_bit
group|socialgroups_groupmodlist_bit
group|socialgroups_groupsub_bit
group|socialgroups_overview
group|socialgroups_updatedgroups_bit

but no luck. We're running 4.2.4.

What can be the issue?
Thanks.