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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[gedsta]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

These are all possible now.

Great news, thank you very much for the additional information.

I think there is one more thing I need to know now before we put your mod live and give it a go.

We use Logician's WebTemplates and as per your instructions, I have added the following.

view|Test Webtemplate*30 (a test one)

But I am unsure as to what the second part should be. We normally use the default template default_basic_theme1 or Default Basic Theme but adding that to the box still doesn't work.

ie

view|default_basic_theme1*30

Any pointers at all if possible?

[BirdOPrey5]

1) Did you open (I assume) view.php in a text editor and confirm the "THIS_SCRIPT" name is indeed "view" ?

2) Did you go to Admin CP -> Settings -> Options -> General Settings and enable Template Names in HTML Comments, and then load/view a page on view.php, view the HTML source in your browser, and then copy the template name at the top of the code?

Those are the two pieces of info you need for it to work on a custom mod.

[gedsta]

1) Did you open (I assume) view.php in a text editor and confirm the "THIS_SCRIPT" name is indeed "view" ?

Yes.

2) Did you go to Admin CP -> Settings -> Options -> General Settings and enable Template Names in HTML Comments, and then load/view a page on view.php, view the HTML source in your browser, and then copy the template name at the top of the code?

The template I checked after doing this is Test - adding the text;

view|Test*30

Does not show the sidebar at all.

I know on the alternative mod, the following had to be added to view.php as Logician confirmed in his thread.

Find

PHP Code:

print_output($templater->render()); 


Add above

PHP Code:

$templater->register('sidebarext', $sidebarext);

$templater->register('sidebaropen', $sidebaropen); 


https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=219

[BirdOPrey5]

Can you give me a link to a page on your site that is powered by Web templates and make sure your Template names in HTML comments are still enabled.

[zascok]

Thanks, ones again. Actually I was looking for something to make sidebar to work somehow on vBA , this did it with no hassle. Just a tiny 4-5 px uneven with the rest of vBA lining. Don't mind tho. but if there is a way with no troubles for you , please advise

[Anygma]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I can't think of any other reason it would not show if you were logged in. If you want to PM me a link to your site and Amin CP access I can take a look.

nvm, it only happens on chrome on my desktop..

anyway..
I added a custom code on FORUMHOME, above {vb:raw sidebar}..
But when I go to other pages it is not included on the sidebar..
How can I include my custom code show on other pages too?
My custom codes only include html, vb:raw codes, and vb phrases codes..

Thanks!

[Alecsmith]

Hey BirdOPrey5 everywhere sidebar not working on custom skin it is working on Activity & Forumhome but not at other options like showthread, PM etc.

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by Alecsmith

Hey BirdOPrey5 everywhere sidebar not working on custom skin it is working on Activity & Forumhome but not at other options like showthread, PM etc.

This might be a silly, simple question but have you set it up to show on those pages?

[Alecsmith]

Originally Posted by Gemma

This might be a silly, simple question but have you set it up to show on those pages?

I tried but isn't working i am using Ideal Theme from Themeforest

[BirdOPrey5]

Are you sure you downloaded the right version?

You need to download the second Zip fie: Sidebar Anywhere by BOP5v210.zip

The top one works only on the Acitivty Stream.