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.

[theo]

I just get this when I try to import the product

XML Error: syntax error at Line 2

anybody help

[theo]

Actually after trying again I'm now getting the following:

XML Error: xml declaration not at start of external entity at Line 1

Please can somebody try and help asap.
I need this implementing asap and had been hoping to get it done today

[theo]

my you get quick help around here

[silurius]

Originally Posted by theo

my you get quick help around here

Sometimes you get what you pay for.

[maister]

I can't think of anything i did except for upgrading to 3.5.4

it just isn't picking up "rightcolumn"
the footer and header are correct . .but the templeate right_column doesn't seem to be picked up.

any thoughts?

www.gethighered.com
if you wanna take a look.

Thanks

[peterska2]

is the plugin showing as active? It appears to be adjusting the templates correctly, but just not calling the template for the column, which is why I think it is probably the plugin has been deactivated or unintentionally uninstalled. Try reinstalling the plugin ensuring you set it to 'allow overwrite' = yes. Make sure you use the right plugin too as they are different for the two columns.

[maister]

Do you mean product as opposed to plugin?

Yes, I reinstalled the right plugin with "overwrite" checked, but nothing.
Other templates get pulled in correctly..

other thoughts?

I'll try to recreate the template with a new name.

[peterska2]

Sorry, yes the product for overwriting, but installing the product will have produced a couple of plugins in the plugin manager.

Creating a replacement template won't work without going through the plugins and changing all the references to the new template name.

[maister]

found it.. . another product messed up the right col.

Thanks for your help

[peterska2]

not a problem, just glad you got it sorted.