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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[NolanChart]

I'm upgrading to VB 4.0.5 from VB 4.0.4, and I'm getting an error in my navbar template. It says that the line: {vb:raw ss_rightcolumn_start} failed to merge properly. "The attempted merge failed due to conflicts" error shows up in my Updated Default Templates.

Anyone else getting this error? Anyone know the solution?

[dzinerfusion]

Hi, I was wondering if you can add php code into the sidebar?

[Seven Skins]

Originally Posted by NolanChart

I'm upgrading to VB 4.0.5 from VB 4.0.4, and I'm getting an error in my navbar template. It says that the line: {vb:raw ss_rightcolumn_start} failed to merge properly. "The attempted merge failed due to conflicts" error shows up in my Updated Default Templates.

Anyone else getting this error? Anyone know the solution?

Revert the template (If using defalut style) and add {vb:raw ss_rightcolumn_start} again.

Originally Posted by dzinerfusion

Hi, I was wondering if you can add php code into the sidebar?

No only html code. However you can make a plugin and spit out the data to the template.

[BenWCF]

Good Afternoon.

I apologise if this has been asked before or is in the wrong place, but is there a version of this hack that would work on a 3.8.5 board?

[Nano_]

Works in 4.0.5.

But i have a question: How i make to align with forum category top?

Before:


After

[Nano_]

dup, nevermind.

[VonDoom]

My Default sidebar broke during the 4.0.3 release and never got it back, this actually looks better although a bit tougher to keep changing up on a regular basis. Does what it says.. Thanks, Installed and rated.

[arlarson]

Originally Posted by Nano_

Works in 4.0.5.

But i have a question: How i make to align with forum category top?

The amount of space varies depending upon the script, and could change again depending upon the style and other mods that may be in place. You can play around with adding some padding above the content for each script type in ss_rightcolumn_contents. For example,

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay'">
<div style="padding-top:66px;">&nbsp;</div>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">
<div style="padding-top:54px;">&nbsp;</div>
</vb:if>

Note also that the spacing for the forumdisplay template changes if it includes subforums - you can tweak the template, or script a more complex conditional....

[jnrdavo]

is there a way to have a transparent background, so that the ads don't have a white background?

Also is there a way to center the ads in the SS box?

[mierzwin]

i love it ! a lot better than everywhere sidebar

thanks man for the modification!