Put a Column on the RIGHT side of every forum page

Rather than clutter up the left column thread with this second product and confuse the issue further, I have made a separate product for those of you who want a column on the right side instead.

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

To use this with the left column product, change the header code to:

<!-- 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 -->

[Spencer F.]

How do we make this just appear on the index page?

[GamerJunk.net]

I got it installed but my theme expands to fit any screen, yet this one stretches it so you have to scroll over to view the right column.

www.gsnforce.com/forum

This only happens on the forum home.

[HawKe]

Originally Posted by yinyang

yup.

just follow the instructions, but instead of inserting after header, insert after (or before depending on your style) $header on forumhome template. and instead of inserting into $footer, insert right before $footer on forumhome template.

hope that helps!

Hmmm. I've tried both methods now, and neither seems to eliminate the additional indention found within the actual thread views.

Home page, forums pages are all good - but there must be extra code added in the final thread views. If anyone nails this down (what to eliminate), please let me know. Thanks!

Here is my forum, with a thread example:

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums...ad.php?t=16122

[criscokid]

In the install instructions it says "Import the product XML file".

I've got the XML file but I don't see any option to import XML files (other than style files) in vB3.5.1. I assume this file should be uploaded to /forum/includes/xml - if this is the case is the filename right being right_column.xml?

I've then created a template called right_column and put the code that for the graphic I want to display in this area. The code is fine.

A blank column / space appears on the right hand side of my forums but that's all. No block is displayed (title or graophic contents). What have I done wrong?

[Qwest]

I just want my sidebar to look like www.dholaholics.com/forums

Can anyone PLEASE point me to something that helps me do that? The owner of the site was kind enough to share his forumhome code with me but I just get a bunch of errors and it crashes vbulletin

[maroceve]

Originally Posted by delds

I like the right column hack

My quetsion is I want to have the forums formatted in such a way that there is NO horizontal scroll bar appear at 800 x 600 screen resolution or above.

www.selfhelpforums.com

that is the site I am refering to, how do I further narrow . float the tables on the forums to allow the existing right column to appear without a horizontal scroll bar ?

It's d be nice if anyone has a fix for that matter ...
:disappointed:
THank you

[dre]

How do you edit what actually inside the box?

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by maroceve

It's d be nice if anyone has a fix for that matter ...
:disappointed:
THank you

Try changing

<td width="160" valign="top" align="right">$rightcolumn</td>

to

<td width="120" valign="top" align="right">$rightcolumn</td>

Originally Posted by dre

How do you edit what actually inside the box?

Edit the template rightcolumn to your specifications. The samplae code in there can be used as a template.

[LoOnEyToOnZ]

Hi any idea why my show threads page the content width is abit shrunk? Example here:
http://www.dota.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=45

Thanks

[In$ane]

Hi great idea i am very new to this i would like right and left columns could you please post code for both please