Miscellaneous Hacks - Sidebar Column

Description:
This MOD automatically create a sidebar column on the left or right in your forum.

Features:

• Show only Index or All Pages.
• Choose StyleID, which you want to use for the sidebar.
• User Infomation with Avatar
• Latest Threads
• Poll
• Advertisement
• Partner Links

Info:
Plugins: 3
Phrases: 57
Templates: 17
Settings: 20

Install:

1. Import Product via Manage Products
ACP >> Plugins & Products >> Manage Products >> [Add/Import Product]

Settings:
ACP >> vBulletin Options >> Sidebar Column Settings

History:
v3.8.001 : First Release
v3.8.002 : Add Option for StyleID

PS: Work fine with 3.7.x (Tested)

Thanks to:

• bmckinley
• Alisa Lindsay

Similar Mods:
Sidebar Lastest Threads
Sidebar Poll

[shibby2]

Anyone? I really need this fixed..

[shibby2]

DOes anyone know how to make this align at the top? Pleassseeeeeee

[Scyther]

Tagged.

Will install later.

[Scyther]

Good addition

Marked installed.

[shibby2]

Anyone know how to make this so it's displayed on the forum_display page too?

[Sean James]

We have installed a new skin and the sidebar is not showing on the new skin, only the old ones.

Do we need to edit the forumhome template or reinstall the plugin for it to show?

[paintball52]

Originally Posted by shibby2

Anyone know how to make this so it's displayed on the forum_display page too?

I am sure there are easier methods, but this is what I did. Backup up your templates before any edits. This worked for me, and may not work for everyone.

Anyway, I had the same issue. I only wanted the sidebar displayed on Forumhome and Forumdisplay.
The only options available in the settings were "Index and "All Pages." However, I didn't want a sidebar on Showthread.

Here is how I am displaying the sidebar on Forumdisplay too with only "Index' checked in the Sidebar Column settings.

Open Forumdisplay and paste the following code directly BELOW $navbar.

<!-- Side Bar Top -->
<br />
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
<tr valign="top">
	<td>

<!-- / Side Bar Top -->

Next, Paste the following code directly ABOVE $footer in Forumdisplay.

<!-- Side Bar Bottom -->

<td width="10">&nbsp;</td>
	<td width="$vboptions[sc_width]">
$sc_user
$sc_ads
$sc_stats
$sc_latest_threads
$sc_poll
$sc_links
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<!-- / Side Bar Bottom -->

Save and check and see if it is fetching the side column templates. If not you will need to manually add each sc template that you want to display.

Open the template sc_user found under Sidebar Column Templates and copy the code inside the template. Replace $sc_user in Forumdisplay with the actual template code. You will need to do this for each template you want to show up on ForumDisplay.

For example.

<!-- Side Bar Bottom -->

<td width="10">&nbsp;</td>
	<td width="$vboptions[sc_width]">
<!-- sc_user template code here-->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
		<td class="tcat"><strong>$vbphrase[sc_user]</strong></td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
	<td class="alt1">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px 0px 10px 0px;" align="center">
$templates_hook[sc_avatar]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<if condition="$show['member']">
	<div class="smallfont">
		<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]" 2="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[welcome_x_link_y]</phrase></strong><br />
		<phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
		<if condition="$show['notifications']">
			<div><span id="notifications"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[your_notifications]:</a> <strong>$notifications_total</strong></span></div>
			<if condition="$show['popups']">
				<script type="text/javascript"> vBmenu.register("notifications"); </script>
			<else />
				<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_notifications_nopopups.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
				<script type="text/javascript"> vBulletin.register_control("vB_Notifications_NoPopups", "notifications");  </script>
			</if>
		<else /><if condition="$show['pmstats']">
			<div><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></div>
		</if></if>

		<if condition="$show['pmwarning']"><div><strong><phrase 1="$vbphrase[pmpercent_nav_compiled]">$vbphrase[your_pm_box_is_x_full]</phrase></strong></div></if>
	</div>
<else />
		<!-- login form -->
		<form action="login.php?do=login" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
		<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td class="smallfont" style="white-space: nowrap;"><label for="navbar_username">$vbphrase[username]</label></td>
			<td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="smallfont"><label for="navbar_password">$vbphrase[password]</label></td>
			<td><input type="password" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_password" id="navbar_password" size="10" tabindex="102" /></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
<td class="smallfont" nowrap="nowrap"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" />$vbphrase[remember_me]</label></td>
			<td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
		<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
		<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
		</form>
		<!-- / login form -->



</if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
	</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<!-- / sc_user template code here-->
<!-- sc_ads template code here-->

<!-- sc_ads template code here-->
$sc_stats
$sc_latest_threads
$sc_poll
$sc_links
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<!-- / Side Bar Bottom -->

[shibby2]

The first method didn't work for me, I'll try the second in a lil bit. Thanks so much for your help though!

You wouldn't happen to know how to make the column align to the top, would ya? It's always centered in the middle of my forum list since I have a lot of forums.

Thanks!

[CUBS]

I added the side bar column to my board 3.8.7 to the default skin. I purchased a blue pearl skin and the side column will not show up on the new skin why is that. It does show up on the default skin though. I did try to reinstall it and it didnt help. Any ideas

[JerichoLFG]

Does anyone have a box for latest posts? That would be amaazing :]