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

Left 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)


Find in navbar template:

<div class="body_wrapper">

Add below:

{vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_start}

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

{vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_end}

Footer template after adding the code:

{vb:raw ss_leftcolumn_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_leftcolumn_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_leftcolumn_start and ss_leftcolumn_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:
15 Jan 10: Updated
- Save the code from "ss_leftcolumn_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_leftcolumn_contents" template.


15 Jan 10: Updated for vBulletin 4.0.1
2 templates has been changed.
- Save the code from "ss_leftcolumn_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_leftcolumn_contents" template.


22 Dec 09: Working with vBulletin 4.0.0 (Gold)


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[Alecsmith]

I am finding

PHP Code:

<div class="body_wrapper"> 


Code in VB4 5 Beta and both side column are not align check home page link.

http://www.earningpalace.com/forum

[badawidollah]

i dont see install button

[saviola8x]

how to show Left side column on showthread ?

[Seven Skins]

Originally Posted by Alecsmith

I am finding

PHP Code:

<div class="body_wrapper"> 


Code in VB4 5 Beta and both side column are not align check home page link.

http://www.earningpalace.com/forum

1 - This is not for Beta 5 it is for RC2.

2 - you cannot use both side coulmns togather (I am working on column on both sides.)

3 - you may edit the css template for rightcolumn and move the column up/down.

[Seven Skins]

Originally Posted by saviola8x

how to show Left side column on showthread ?

edit ss_leftcolumn_end and ss_leftcolumn_start templates

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">

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[hendri]

i like it ! thanks !

[thangbinh]

thanks, very cool

[suryoyena]

Good thing - thanks. I think I will use it.

Is it possible to use the widgets in the column?

Like recent forum comments, blog comments, etc..

Would be nice.

merry xmas,
chris

[jnrdavo]

great product, but how do I move the column first head down so it is level with the first forum (ie, mine is called 'forum rules')...

At the moment, the left column head is level with teh forum text, not the forum headers.

[jnrdavo]

one more question.

My ads (in swf format) and coming out squashed...

They are 160px x 620px (approx), what tempate(?) would I adjust to get them to display correctly? Can the border also be removed?

Many thanks.