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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[hugh_]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

The main template name for that mod is: ag_shell not attachmentgallery.

So try:

attachmentgallery|ag_shell

I tried that before I posted here, it didnt work.

[BirdOPrey5]

Every vBulletin page has a template, otherwise nothing would work.

For tags.php the template it: tag_cloud_page

SO add this to the custom box-

tags|tag_cloud_page

Please "Mark as Installed" if you use this.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by hugh_

I tried that before I posted here, it didnt work.

Weird.... I guess it's not compatible then. Sorry.

[Greenwoodi]

Hi, everybody! Prompt, please, as it is possible to move sidebar to a template a header? Thanks for the answer.

[BirdOPrey5]

I don't understand what you want- a sidebar in the header? Not going to happen with this mod- don't see how it would work like that.

[PHP FAN]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

In Admin CP -> Settings -> Options -> Forum Sidebar and Block Options you can choose Left or Right. Note this only works for the newer version of this mod- "Sidebar Anywhere" not Sidebar for Activity Stream.

The width should obey the stylevar forum_sidebar_width.

Hi

In Right to Left style:

If the HomePage sidebar show in the left, the "Sidebar Anywhere" will show in the right.
And if the HomePage sidebar show in the right, the "Sidebar Anywhere" will show in the left.

[simon661]

it is very nice mod, work good in my forum, thanks!

Check my forum to see how it works:
http://www.railtransit-cbtc.com/CBTCcommunity/forum.php

[ps2wiz]

Does this mod give the option to enable both left and right sidebars at the same time?

[tazping2000]

Weird .... this mod has been working with me for a few years. The other day I disabled and today when I enabled it it no longer works!! No sidebars. I didn't change anything!!

I tried uninstalling, etc..

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by tazping2000

Weird .... this mod has been working with me for a few years. The other day I disabled and today when I enabled it it no longer works!! No sidebars. I didn't change anything!!

I tried uninstalling, etc..

years ???????
this mod was only released May 22 2012

reinstall it..