Put a Column on the Left Side of Every Forum Page

This little PRODUCT will provide you with a template to put content in a column going down the left side of every forum page.

What you put there is limited only by your imagination.

This can easily be combined with the right column product to have a column on both sides.

To use this with the right column product , change the footer code to:

<!-- Right Column Code  -->
</td>
<td width="160" valign="top" align="left">$rightcolumn</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<!-- End Right Column Code -->

Changes in 1.1
Some very important changes were made to the header and footer template changes. Please modify your header and footer code to use the new version.

This is now a PRODUCT and not a plugin. Use the product manager to import it. If you are upgrading, copy the contents of your left_column template to notepad BEFORE you install the product. Then, replace the template contents with your backup.

This version now includes sample html in the left_column template. Thanks to iguanairs for that code.

[dilbert]

Originally Posted by dilbert

I want to keep that data I will diplay for the left column in a separate file. That way I can use the same code in other pages on the site and make fewer updates.

I can't get it to display. Here is what I am trying.

I created a plug-in for global_start with this $includedhtml = implode('', file('
D:\inetpub\bloodbanktalk\calls\test.html'));.
Then in my left_clumn template I added $includedhtml where I want it to display. Nothing happens.

Any advice on where I went wrong?

Thanks

Any advice on how to include a file?

[fabianv]

Amy ive got the column on my site with google ads and everything but I saw in your screenshot you're using your vbadvanced modules.. how do you do that? Id love to use that column for my Photopost and latest threads.

Hope to hear from you :bunny:

[amykhar]

I did a bunch of custom coding that didn't use plugins. I'm no longer using it because some of my members hate sidebars.

[fabianv]

Originally Posted by amykhar

I did a bunch of custom coding that didn't use plugins. I'm no longer using it because some of my members hate sidebars.

Well photopost you're supposed to add $photopostfeature or something cant remember now but I have it somewhere and all it needs done is to be added the template. I tried it with the sidebar but it didnt show up. And do you perhaps still have the code or maybe some sort of method to put latest / hot threads there?

Sorry to hear your members dont like it : /

[fabianv]

Originally Posted by fabianv

Well photopost you're supposed to add $photopostfeature or something cant remember now but I have it somewhere and all it needs done is to be added the template. I tried it with the sidebar but it didnt show up. And do you perhaps still have the code or maybe some sort of method to put latest / hot threads there?

Sorry to hear your members dont like it : /

if only I could atleast get photopost working on it

[amykhar]

I don't have photopost and will be of no help in this area.

[fabianv]

Originally Posted by amykhar

I don't have photopost and will be of no help in this area.

Alright I understand but could you give me a reason why some code would simply just not respond in your template ?

I added

<div align="center">
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><b>&raquo; Database</b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td color="#101010" width="100%" bgcolor="#222222">


$reviewpostfeature
$reviewpostcats

<br />

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

And it simply doesnt show up... is it because its a variable and not direct HTML?

[amykhar]

It has to be in scope. If it is not declared early in the process, it won't work. The column templates have to be set up before the header template is called. The hook that gets that done is really too early in the file. There needs to be one closer to the display of the header and after some stuff has been calculated in global.php.

Amy

[Rahuldhanpat]

I have Just installed it. I got a box but the problem is that i don't know HTML Plz help me to code the html....what i wanna do is exactly..is Get all the nav bar option of the side bar...give me a code and tell me where to put it in the tempalet/

[Mastar]

Originally Posted by Rahuldhanpat

I have Just installed it. I got a box but the problem is that i don't know HTML Plz help me to code the html....what i wanna do is exactly..is Get all the nav bar option of the side bar...give me a code and tell me where to put it in the tempalet/

Credit to peterska2

In the left_column or right_column depending on which you want to put the navigation, replace the entire contents with:

<br />
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="90%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><b><a href="$vboptions[bburl]">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>


<!-- Begin custom code -->
<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->
  <if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">

    <td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
    <div class="smallfont">
      <strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong>
    </div>
    </td>

  <else />

    <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">

    <!-- login form -->
    <form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
    <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
    <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[username]</td>
      <td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td>

    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[password]</td>
      <td><input type="password" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="102" /></td>
    </tr>
<td class="smallfont" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar">$vbphrase[remember_me]<input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" /></label></td>
</tr>
<tr>      <td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td>
</tr>
    </table>
    <input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
    <input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
    <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
    <input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
    </form>
    <!-- / login form -->

    </td>
</tr><tr>      <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a></td>

  </if>

</tr>

<!-- / breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

<!-- nav buttons bar -->




<tr>    <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a></td>
  </tr>
<tr>  <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[members_list]</a></td>
  </tr>
<tr>  <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>
</tr>

<tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="arcade.php?$session[sessionurl]">Arcade</a></td>
</tr>



        <tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td></tr>

<tr>        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td><tr>

<tr>        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[search]</a></td>
  </tr>


<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_profile]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr>
<tr>
      <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a></td></tr>

</if>

<!-- End custom code -->


</tr>
</table>
<br />

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