Forum Home Enhancements - Right side column on forum home and forum display

Right side column on forum home and forum display

As the title says this mod simply puts a column on forumhome and forumdisplay pages.

Installation:
Download the attached XML file.
Import the product.
Edit navbar and footer templates. (See below)



Add this to the very end of navbar template:

{vb:raw ss_rightcolumn_start}

PS. After edit the code above must be the last line in the navbar template.



Add the code below to the first line of footer template:

{vb:raw ss_rightcolumn_end}

Footer template after adding the code:

{vb:raw ss_rightcolumn_end}

<vb:if condition="!empty($ad_location['ad_footer_start']) or !empty($ad_location['global_above_footer'])">
<div style="clear: {vb:stylevar left}">
  {vb:raw ad_location.ad_footer_start}
  {vb:raw ad_location.global_above_footer}
</div>
</vb:if>

......

Once you have installed the modification edit "SevenSkins - Templates > ss_rightcolumn_contents to put your advert or contents in the side column.


Finally don't forget to click install.


Thanks to Lynne for additional css plugin code which I used in this modification.


PS. Do not use my side column mods together use only one.


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If you want to enable or disable this hack on different pages of the forum .. 
Edit the ss_rightcolumn_start and ss_rightcolumn_end templates:
 
Find:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay'">
 
Edit it to ... for home page:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'">
 
 
Edit it to ... for homepage, forumdisplay and showthread:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">

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Updates:
19 Jan 10: Upadted so the column tables can be seen on showtherad, etc pages ..
- Save the code from "ss_rightcolumn_contents" template. (Code for ads, etc)
- Revert template belonging to this product.
- Then import the product over writting the existing installation.
- Put your ad code in the "ss_rightcolumn_contents" template.


15 Jan 10: Updated for vBulletin 4.0.1
2 templates has been changed.
- Save the code from "ss_rightcolumn_contents" template. (Code for ads, etc)
- Revert template belonging to this product.
- Then import the product over writting the existing installation.
- Put your ad code in the "ss_rightcolumn_contents" template.


22 Dec 09: Working with vBulletin 4.0.0 (Gold)

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[namthanhtran]

Can I use it for the showthread page?

[neetusn]

how can i enable right and left side column ads on showthread page also, currently it is showing on forum home and forum display only.

[namthanhtran]

Can I make it wider (about 220 px)? How can I do it?

[neetusn]

Originally Posted by neetusn

how can i enable right and left side column ads on showthread page also, currently it is showing on forum home and forum display only.

yes i got it by adding the condition THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'

[Drago13]

Love this mod... is there any way to make one of the columns a tag cloud ?...

[neetusn]

Originally Posted by neetusn

but it is giving me alignment problem in ie

i got the solution by giving border to style var lightweightbox_border.

[ywwz]

<font size="3">Hi 7skins, I recently created a new theme with another color than blue, now I need the color of the head of the right column to have another color, what should I do?

I did some work but failed, this is what I had tried:
Go to stylevar, go to blockhead_background, modify.

Nothing changed.PLS HELP.</font>

[meissenation]

Originally Posted by coloradomoms

is there code to have ads rotate or show randomly?

Yes - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=188328

Works in vb4 even though it's for vb3.8



Thanks for this mod! Works great - I have my margin-top set to 55px and my column width at 150. Fits perfectly. THANK YOU!

[Seven Skins]

Originally Posted by ywwz

Hi 7skins, I recently created a new theme with another color than blue, now I need the color of the head of the right column to have another color, what should I do?

I did some work but failed, this is what I had tried:
Go to stylevar, go to blockhead_background, modify.

Nothing changed.PLS HELP.

You need to edit .. forumhead_border

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[kiddo1cnc]

Installation:
Download the attached XML file.
Import the product. <-- how do I import?

I am in my admin and styles/templates
then Download/Upload Styles.
I tried to import but keeps giving me an error saying it is an invalid file specified.
Am I installing correctly?

I also tried to paste the part at the top of the footer but it's also giving me an error when I try and save.

Please help, would love to get this working asap! thanks so much!!