Forum Home Enhancements - Twin columns on forum home and forum display

Twin columns on forum home and forum display

As the title says this mod simply puts a column on both sides forumhome and forumdisplay pages.

Great mod for google skyscrapper ads.

Installation:
Download the attached XML file.
Import the product.
Edit navbar and footer templates. (See below)




Find in navbar template:

<div class="body_wrapper">

Add below:

{vb:raw ss_twincolumns_start}

Add the code below to the first line of footer template:

{vb:raw ss_twincolumns_end}

Footer template after adding the code:

{vb:raw ss_twincolumns_end}

<vb:if condition="!empty($ad_location['ad_footer_start']) or !empty($ad_location['global_above_footer'])">
<div style="clear: {vb:stylevar left}">
  {vb:raw ad_location.ad_footer_start}
  {vb:raw ad_location.global_above_footer}
</div>
</vb:if>

......

It is recommended that you should edit doc_minwidth to 950 and doc_margin to Top=0 Right=10 Bottom=0 Left=10 .. so that you have more space for forums and contents won't get squashed.


Once you have installed the modification edit "SevenSkins - Templates > ss_twincolumns_left_contents and ss_twincolumns_right_contents to put your advert or contents in the side columns.


Finally don't forget to click install.


Thanks to Lynne for additional css plugin code which I used in this modification.


PS. Do not use my side column mods together use only one.


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If you want to enable or disable this hack on different pages of the forum .. 
Edit the ss_twincolumns_start and ss_twincolumns_end templates:
 
Find:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay'">
 
 
Edit it to ... for home page:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'">
 
Edit it to ... for homepage, forumdisplay and showthread:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">

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Updates:
19 Jan 10: Updated
- Save the code from "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template. (Code for ads, etc)
- Revert template belonging to this product.
- Then import the product over writting the existing installation.
- Put your ad code in the "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template.



15 Jan 10: Updated for vBulletin 4.0.1
2 templates has been changed.
- Save the code from "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template. (Code for ads, etc)
- Revert template belonging to this product.
- Then import the product over writting the existing installation.
- Put your ad code in the "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template.



22 Dec 09: Working with vBulletin 4.0.0 (Gold)


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[Disco_Stu]

What exactly is it that you are trying to do?

[RichieBoy67]

I'm good now.. wanted to add a left sidebar for a client while keeping the right side the vb built in sideblock system.

[Disco_Stu]

ok...I thought you wanted the CMS widget displayed on other pages because you mentioned CMS. That's what I did on my site.

[RichieBoy67]

Originally Posted by Disco_Stu

ok...I thought you wanted the CMS widget displayed on other pages because you mentioned CMS. That's what I did on my site.

I meant not using the entire Vbadvanced cms..actually not using any of it.. Just the modules to place them on the left side in forum home, etc. works pretty well because there are many widgets, etc also already for vbadvanced modules.. just a little tricky to teach the client how to use it himself especially with the banner rotation...

[Devices]

Hi All.

I was having trouble with this on VB 4.2.2. After viewing the source it showed the footer part of the mod was not being added.

After having a look at the footer template, if you place {vb:raw ss_twincolumns_end} as instructed then it is inside an IF condition. So I moved it above the IF condition which is in fact the first line of the footer template and all is now working well for me.

I am not sure if it will work the same if the IF condition is met but hopefully this will help anyone else having the same problem as me.

[Seven Skins]

^ I have updated the install instructions as they were outdated. Sorry for the inconvenience.