Forum Home Enhancements - Left side column on forum home and forum display

Left side column on forum home and forum display

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

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_leftcolumn_start}

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

{vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_end}

Footer template after adding the code:

{vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_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>

......

Once you have installed the modification edit "SevenSkins - Templates > ss_leftcolumn_contents to put your advert or contents in the side column.


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_leftcolumn_start and ss_leftcolumn_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:
15 Jan 10: Updated
- Save the code from "ss_leftcolumn_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_leftcolumn_contents" template.


15 Jan 10: Updated for vBulletin 4.0.1
2 templates has been changed.
- Save the code from "ss_leftcolumn_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_leftcolumn_contents" template.


22 Dec 09: Working with vBulletin 4.0.0 (Gold)


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[volkis]

2014 Still Amazing (: Many Thanks

[satriamuda99]

This does not work in vb 4.2.2 please help

[Seven Skins]

Yes it does work with 4.2.2 live demo .. http://www.sevenskins.com/forum/forum.php?styleid=43

You need to edit templates and add {vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_start} and {vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_end} at the correct place.

[Calahan]

Works good with vB420

Is it possible to show this column just to unregistered users?

[Seven Skins]

you can do this to header and footer code edits.

<vb:if condition="$show['guest']">
	{vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_start}
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$show['guest']">
	{vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_end}
</vb:if>

[Calahan]

First off all thanks for your help and your Mod
It works fine but I found a small problem
If I visit my forum in Chrome with AdblockPlus activated I can't login to the board
I can enter my username and the password but the password is shown an I can't push the Log in Button
Any idea?

[Seven Skins]

This hack does not use any JavaScript, therefore this hack is not causing any issue with any other scripts.

Adblockplus may be causing the problem.

[mangmel]

marked as installed!