Put a Column on the Left Side of Every Forum Page

This little PRODUCT will provide you with a template to put content in a column going down the left side of every forum page.

What you put there is limited only by your imagination.

This can easily be combined with the right column product to have a column on both sides.

To use this with the right column product , change the footer code to:

<!-- Right Column Code  -->
</td>
<td width="160" valign="top" align="left">$rightcolumn</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<!-- End Right Column Code -->

Changes in 1.1
Some very important changes were made to the header and footer template changes. Please modify your header and footer code to use the new version.

This is now a PRODUCT and not a plugin. Use the product manager to import it. If you are upgrading, copy the contents of your left_column template to notepad BEFORE you install the product. Then, replace the template contents with your backup.

This version now includes sample html in the left_column template. Thanks to iguanairs for that code.

[NewOrder]

ok i just added this, few qiestions though#

http://www.computertektalk.com/

why is there a random "<"??

how can i make the column only apear on the forum index, and how can i make it wider without having it touch te actual forum area??

thanks

[The Realist]

Check the code because there is an extra < in there somewhere thats causing it to appear in your forum.

Originally Posted by NewOrder

ok i just added this, few qiestions though#

http://www.computertektalk.com/

why is there a random "<"??

how can i make the column only apear on the forum index, and how can i make it wider without having it touch te actual forum area??

thanks

Just installed this and checked the code and there is an extra > in there at:

<!-- Left Column Code -->
<<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>

See the beginning of the code, it says: <<table border="0" blah, blah. Remove one of the < and all is 100%.

Laters

[socalsoccer]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Check the code because there is an extra < in there somewhere thats causing it to appear in your forum.

Yes I found that extra < also

[NewOrder]

Originally Posted by socalsoccer

I noticed my header is built into my Forum box unlike the computertektalk site, and his left box is where I want mine to start.

Here is a site that has the leftcolumn under the header/banner? How do I do that? Mine runs all the way to the top of the page.

http://www.alliancemodding.com/

funny that as i want mine like yours

how do i change how wide the box is?

[socalsoccer]

Originally Posted by NewOrder

funny that as i want mine like yours

how do i change how wide the box is?

I followed the instructions and mine went to the top. Now I have just edited the Forum Home template and placed the code after the header to almost get what I want. There Is just a 1/4 inch space with my main and left column that I want flush. Reason I edited Forum Home was because I did not want the left column on every page. Here is my code in my Forum Home:

><!-- Left Column Code -->
<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr><td width="160" valign="top" align="left">$leftcolumn</td>
<td valign="top">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<!-- End Left Column Code -->
<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]"

How can I make it flush with my Main?

Thanks socalsoccer.com

[socalsoccer]

Another problem I encountered was when I added another gif picture, it placed it to the right side of the previous one. This pushed my forum way to the right. How can I line up small gifs that are linked on top of eachother. Here is one gif link

<!-- Begin custom code -->
<a href="http://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,109644,00.html" target="'_self'"><img src="http://www.socalsoccer.com/bu17.gif"alt="" border="0"></a><!-- End custom code -->

Thanks

[socalsoccer]

This sites column with multiple JPG's is what I would like to replicate. But how do I stack the gifs like this without pushing the forum over everytime I add a gif?

http://www.refrigeration-engineer.co...ead.php?t=2674

[socalsoccer]

I almost got it I just need to get rid of that white line below my gif. Does anyone know what that line may be caused by? After that I need a way to stack a bunch of Gif/links , does anyone know the code? If I add another , it will align to the right of the next gif, therby pushing my forum farther to the right.

Thanks www.socalsoccer.com

[gc1]

I can get everything to work except my Googleads ..... for some reason they don't show up at all, anybody have any suggestions?

[Emil]

Can I show something in the column depending on what skin you are using?

For example: If you're using skin 1 you'll see a red google ad in the column. And if you're using skin 2 you'll see a white google ad.

Is there any way to do this? Thanks