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

Brought to you by BirdOPrey5
www.Qapla.com

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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Please "Mark as Installed" if you use this.
Donations always appreciated. :up:
Nominate MOTM if you LOVE it!

[Hippy]

No rush.. it still good / perfect as you made it..

Your mod and efforts are much appreciated.

[BirdOPrey5]

It's already released.

[Hippy]

thanks I noticed after I posted
had to see it all on a cell

thanks for the update
( wonder why I did not get a email about the update)
weird

thanks BOP5

[BirdOPrey5]

I didn't send an email for such a small update- didn't want to "spam" people.

[gremrock]

Thanks for the update Bird

[CoZmicShReddeR]

BirdOPrey5, why you keep making awesome stuff??

[RSNF]

Not sure if this was already asked but is this a live feed update or more of a refresh and see what's new?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by CoZmicShReddeR

BirdOPrey5, why you keep making awesome stuff??

I'm over-compensating for other things lacking in my personal life.

Originally Posted by RSNF

Not sure if this was already asked but is this a live feed update or more of a refresh and see what's new?

The Activity Stream is built into 4.2.0, this only adds a sidebar to it. The Activity Stream as designed doesn't "live stream" - it will tell you there are X # of new items but you have to click on that notice to load them into view.

[rafiul]

Getting this Error.

Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, string given in [path]/includes/block/blogentries.php on line 129

Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, string given in [path]/includes/block/blogentries.php on line 131

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/block/blogentries.php on line 139

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by rafiul

Getting this Error.

Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, string given in [path]/includes/block/blogentries.php on line 129

Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, string given in [path]/includes/block/blogentries.php on line 131

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/block/blogentries.php on line 139

I don't believe it is caused by this mod.

I get it even on your forums page: http://www.amazingadda.com/forum.php

And my mod isn't ever active on the forums page...

If you disable my mod can you see if the error goes away on the forum page?


Also, please "Mark as Installed" if you are going to use it.