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.

[peterska2]

sure, it's in my profile. Just make sure you get the one for the right vB version

[mugz]

Originally Posted by peterska2

sure, it's in my profile. Just make sure you get the one for the right vB version

whats the name of the mod i am looking for?

[peterska2]

[vB 3.5.4] Side column on forumhome only

[Staxed]

how can i get this aligned with the left side of the forum?...there is a gap between the actual edge of forumhome and the column...i would like to remove it

boxed in green is the gap i'm talking about

[edit...nevermind...i was being dumb and editing header change instead of new template]

[blankoboy]

Amykhar, great modification! One question, how can I add more than one block (with block title) to this column? Thanks!

Update: I was able to add a new block by opening a new <td>. See below example:

<br />
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="90%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><b>&raquo; Block #1</b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td color="#FFFFFF" width="100%" bgcolor="BLOCK#1 BG COLOR HERE">

<!-- Block #1 Begin custom code -->
<!-- Block #1 End custom code -->

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><b>&raquo; BLOCK#2</b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td color="#FFFFFF" width="100%" bgcolor="#BLOCK#2 BG COLOR HERE">

<!-- Block #2 Begin custom code -->
<!-- Block #2 End custom code -->

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

Hope this is of use to some people...





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[Bonee70]

I don't get this to work for the treadview, calendar, memberlist ....

As I just use the collums to do a better layout (the l/r colums don't get any contain) I didn't use the .xml file (I don't know what to do here anyway).

So the colums work fine expect on Threadview, Calendar and Memeberlist (maybe there are even more pages not working properly with the colums).

What do I have to do to make the collums appear on those pages?

I use 3.0.3

Thx

PS: I have tried this https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....2&postcount=44 but it didn't work.

[peterska2]

This modification is for 3.5.x not 3.0.x

[Bonee70]

Originally Posted by peterska2

This modification is for 3.5.x not 3.0.x

OK, so you say, when I update to 3.5.x I wont have these probs in the threadview or calendar etc.?

It works properly all over except the pages I have mentioned, you may have an idea what is different on those pages where it won't work and give me a hint what to edit so that everything shows up properly on 3.0.3?

I have also searched this forum for 3.0.x releases but could not find anything... :cross-eyed:

http://www.the-efl.co.uk/forum/index.php
http://www.the-efl.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3372

Thx in advance!

[aveon]

hey man i have an error i intalled this hack and i put some stuf to the sid bar an then in post bit its still the same it big ass before like you can see in snap...

[soletrader]

I love this hack but.....

How do I add links to the column? Where do I need to go to edit this?