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Remove Primary Content Widget · **Released**: 08-16-2011

This is for removing the primary content widget from the CMS homepage/index and keeping it only on the pages you desire.

Only Admins will be able to see it on the CMS homepage/index for page setting purposes. Just put your mouse where the primary content box would be and you will see the edit pencil image come up.

Many thanks to Lynne for the help.

You MUST change the variables to the names of your pages.

Examples:

MY SITE URL/content.php?1-home
1-home is my CMS index so I would change 1-name_here to 1-home and the first line would look like:

Code:

<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] == '1-home' OR !$_GET['r']">

MY SITE URL/content.php?2-docs
2-docs is one of my CMS pages so I would change x-name_here to 2-docs and the line would look like:

Code:

<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] == '2-docs'">

If you have multiple pages then the line above will look something like this:

Code:

<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] == '2-docs' OR '3-pagename' OR '4-pagename'">

1) Find the vbcms_content_section_page template

2) Replace contents with this. (You MUST change the variables to the names of your pages as shown in the examples above)

Code:

<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] == '1-name_here' OR !$_GET['r']">
<vb:if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 6)">


{vb:raw css}

	<div class="title" align="right">
	
		<vb:if condition="$can_publish">
				<a href="{vb:raw edit_url}" class="edit"><img class="editimage" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/edit_small.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit}" /></a>
			</vb:if>
                      </div>


</vb:if>
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] == 'x-name_here'">

{vb:raw css}

	<div class="title">
	<!-- section page title div -->
		<h1 class="header">
			<span>{vb:raw title}</span>
			<vb:if condition="$can_publish">
				<a href="{vb:raw edit_url}" class="edit"><img class="editimage" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/edit_small.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit}" /></a>
			</vb:if>
			<vb:if condition="$vboptions['externalrss']">
				<a href="external.php?do=rss&amp;type=newcontent&amp;sectionid={vb:raw nodeid}&amp;days=120&amp;count=10"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/rss_40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase rss_feed}" /></a>
			</vb:if>
		</h1>
		<vb:if condition="!$published OR !$setpublish">
			<span style="color:red">
				<vb:if condition="$publishdate AND $setpublish">
					{vb:rawphrase page_will_be_published_x {vb:raw publishdatelocal}} {vb:raw publishtimelocal}
				<vb:else />
					{vb:rawphrase page_not_published}
				</vb:if>
			</span>
		<vb:else if condition="$publishdate" />
			<vb:comment>
				{vb:rawphrase published_on_x {vb:raw publishdatelocal}}  {vb:raw publishtimelocal}
			</vb:comment>
		</vb:if>

	</div>
	<!-- closes section page title div -->
	<vb:if condition="$filter_unpublished_url">
		<a href="{vb:raw filter_unpublished_url}">{vb:rawphrase filter_phrase}</a>
	</vb:if>

	<div id="section_content">
		{vb:raw content}
<vb:comment Removed>
	<vb:if condition="!$no_results_phrase AND $showall">
		<div class="fullwidth">
			<a class="viewall" href="{vb:raw section_list_url}">{vb:rawphrase view_all}</a>
		</div>
	</vb:if>
</vb:comment>
	<hr class="none" />
	</div>

	<vb:if condition="$show['lightbox']">
		<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_lightbox.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
		<script type="text/javascript">
		<!--
		vBulletin.register_control("vB_Lightbox_Container", "section_content", {vb:raw vboptions.lightboxenabled});
		//-->
		</script>
	</vb:if>

	<vb:if condition="$no_results_phrase">
	<div class="fullwidth">
		<p class="cms_article_txt_content">
			{vb:raw no_results_phrase}
		</p>
	</div>
	</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$pagenav">
	<div id="below_contentlist" class="fullwidth">
		{vb:raw pagenav}
	</div>
</vb:if>

</vb:if>

UPDATED CONDITIONAL STATEMENT TO SHOW THE EDIT PENCIL AGAIN TO ADMINS Tested and working in 4.2.1.

Was:

Code:

<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)">

Updated to:

Code:

<vb:if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 6)">

Please mark 'Installed' if you are using this template edit. I will be happy to help if you are having problems getting it working.

BattleBunker · #22 08-15-2013, 01:27 AM

Slightly old topic now, but its the best thing (and most recent) I've found in hours of searching on how to remove the primary content from specific pages.

I had listed some questions a short time ago, but have managed to answer them both myself. Here are the questions I asked:

1 - can this be done in the reverse - ie: list the pages you do NOT want to show the PC on, rather then list the pages you want to KEEP the PC on ....
2 - is this "removing" the PC from the page, or 'cloaking' it ...
3 - this does not work when listing multiple pages using OR as per the original post (also posted by Jokorey and GamersChallenge, though they seemed to find another solution that suited their needs)

Here are my solutions to issue 1 and 3 - not being a programmer I am unsure if they are 'best practice' but the edits seem to work fine:

Issue 1
Reversing the method - list the pages you want to HIDE the content on, instead of listing the pages your want to SHOW the content on:

Simply change the 'connector' (or what ever it is called) to "not equal too", ie:

PHP Code:


			
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] == '1-Home' OR !$_GET['r']">

to:

PHP Code:


			
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '1-Home' OR !$_GET['r']">

Issue 3

Listing additional pages using OR as per the original topic does not work, you need to list additional 'if' statements:

I have done the following (keeping in mind I am listing pages I DO NOT want the primary content displayed on):

PHP Code:


			
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '5-News' OR !$_GET['r']">
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '11-food' OR !$_GET['r']">

As I have added an additional IF statement, I need to close/end that statement, so added an additional </vb:if> ... here is the full code for the first part:

PHP Code:


			
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '5-News' OR !$_GET['r']">
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '11-food' OR !$_GET['r']">
<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)">


{vb:raw css}

    <div class="title" align="right">
    
        <vb:if condition="$can_publish">
                <a href="{vb:raw edit_url}" class="edit"><img class="editimage" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/edit_small.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit}" /></a>
            </vb:if>
                      </div>


</vb:if>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>

Note my additional IF statement on the second line, and my additional </vb:if> on the last line

Given that I have now included multiple pages using IF statements, I need to include those pages further on too, the next section immediately after the 3 closing IF 'statements'. So now I have:

PHP Code:


			
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '5-News'">
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '3-video-games'">

Again, given that I have include an additional IF statement here, I need to close it somewhere ... I simple closed it at the very end by adding an additional </vb:if> as the very last line in the entire code.

Long post, sorry - trying to be as descriptive as possible

Here is my entire code, that now hides the Primary Content on the pages I list, and allows me to hide that content on (in this case) 2 pages ... News and Food:

PHP Code:


			
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '5-News' OR !$_GET['r']">
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '11-food' OR !$_GET['r']">
<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6)">


{vb:raw css}

    <div class="title" align="right">
    
        <vb:if condition="$can_publish">
                <a href="{vb:raw edit_url}" class="edit"><img class="editimage" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/edit_small.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit}" /></a>
            </vb:if>
                      </div>


</vb:if>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '5-News'">
<vb:if condition="$_GET['r'] !== '11-food'">

{vb:raw css}

    <div class="title">
    <!-- section page title div -->
        <h1 class="header">
            <span>{vb:raw title}</span>
            <vb:if condition="$can_publish">
                <a href="{vb:raw edit_url}" class="edit"><img class="editimage" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/edit_small.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit}" /></a>
            </vb:if>
            <vb:if condition="$vboptions['externalrss']">
                <a href="external.php?do=rss&amp;type=newcontent&amp;sectionid={vb:raw nodeid}&amp;days=120&amp;count=10"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/rss_40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase rss_feed}" /></a>
            </vb:if>
        </h1>
        <vb:if condition="!$published OR !$setpublish">
            <span style="color:red">
                <vb:if condition="$publishdate AND $setpublish">
                    {vb:rawphrase page_will_be_published_x {vb:raw publishdatelocal}} {vb:raw publishtimelocal}
                <vb:else />
                    {vb:rawphrase page_not_published}
                </vb:if>
            </span>
        <vb:else if condition="$publishdate" />
            <vb:comment>
                {vb:rawphrase published_on_x {vb:raw publishdatelocal}}  {vb:raw publishtimelocal}
            </vb:comment>
        </vb:if>

    </div>
    <!-- closes section page title div -->
    <vb:if condition="$filter_unpublished_url">
        <a href="{vb:raw filter_unpublished_url}">{vb:rawphrase filter_phrase}</a>
    </vb:if>

    <div id="section_content">
        {vb:raw content}
<vb:comment Removed>
    <vb:if condition="!$no_results_phrase AND $showall">
        <div class="fullwidth">
            <a class="viewall" href="{vb:raw section_list_url}">{vb:rawphrase view_all}</a>
        </div>
    </vb:if>
</vb:comment>
    <hr class="none" />
    </div>

    <vb:if condition="$show['lightbox']">
        <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_lightbox.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript">
        <!--
        vBulletin.register_control("vB_Lightbox_Container", "section_content", {vb:raw vboptions.lightboxenabled});
        //-->
        </script>
    </vb:if>

    <vb:if condition="$no_results_phrase">
    <div class="fullwidth">
        <p class="cms_article_txt_content">
            {vb:raw no_results_phrase}
        </p>
    </div>
    </vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$pagenav">
    <div id="below_contentlist" class="fullwidth">
        {vb:raw pagenav}
    </div>
</vb:if>

</vb:if>
</vb:if>

What still remains though, is the Issue 2 - does this 'remove' the content, or 'cloak' it ...? I guess the question is, am I going to be dinged by search engines for cloaking content?

BattleBunker · #23 08-15-2013, 10:33 PM

Okay, after stumbling around for most of yesterday I have not been able to get this to work, either as suggested by the OP or by my edits above.

- Using OR does not work
- By including several IF statements that do NOT include the PC on various pages, I cannot turn it off on the main content.php page
- adding additional IF statements to only show it on specific pages does not work either

Off to find a different solution.

Cheers

tommyxv · #24 08-30-2013, 03:09 AM

Hi, I still have this working on one of my sites. What version vb are you running? I would not consider this cloaking. Using css to hide I feel is cloaking.

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