Miscellaneous Hacks - Additional side navbar

I am using this post for a test writeup for a modification I am creating on another site.

Despite what category this is in it works with vBulletin 3.0 up to the most recent version of 3.7.
What this does is create another navbar bar as a left column ny inserting $navbar3 in your navbar template.
With very little modifications you can add to, remove or move items around in this additional navbar.

To install the this
1. Download the zipped file.
2. Unzip the file.
3. Import the product-navbar3.xml into your Plugins & Products Manage Plugins.
4. In the footer template find:

PHP Code:

$spacer_close
<!-- /content area table --> 


Below that add;

PHP Code:

<!-- leftside column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / leftside column --> 


5. In the navbar template find:

PHP Code:

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if> 


Below that add:

PHP Code:

$navbar3 


6. Upload the following file into your forum/images/misc/ directory
navbits_dash.gif
7. go into you Admincp and edit the template navbar3 to include the link you want to include in it.

Using this with CMPS
This xml file will work only on CMPS 3.0.0 it will not work on any of the previous RC versions.

If you would like to include this navbar3 on the front page of your CMPS you can import the following file "cmps_navbar3" through your Admincp--> vBa CMPS--> Download/Upload Module.

In adminCP - vBA CMPS Settings - Main Settings - Portal Output Global Variables type navbar3

You'll need to disable the original Navigation mudule or you're gonna have two of them on the page.

Thanks go out to Leo Brazil for creating the CMPS module.

[Tigratrus]

Any suggestion on how to move it to the right side instead of the left? We're looking at using it for some ad space, but don't want to have them all on the left side where they would cripple the site for PDA/Phone users .

Thanks for a quick/clean solution for a sidebar, we were really glad to be able to get rid of CMPS in the next generation of our site, and this helps quite a bit :: thumbs up ::

[s810car]

Well I would say post the sidebar stuff after the $forumhome_markread_script but before the "whats going on" area in a page.

The people mentioning they want a collapsible bar, its not difficult to set up a collapsible div for it, if you need the info I could PM it. I have a collapsible banner box on my forumhome page

here

needs an update but heres a SS


That can added easily but enough spamming, nice product :up: wish I saw it before I made my own sidebar lol

[glass fanatic]

Is this what I need so that I can side ad banners and a chat room to the left side of the forum?
Thanks
Irene

[Gavinmorrison]

Hi There
I might be a little lost how do I find the footer template? thanks G

[attroll]

Originally Posted by Gavinmorrison

Hi There
I might be a little lost how do I find the footer template? thanks G

I don't know why you are lloking for the footer template but if is in the ADMINCP uner Styles & Templates.

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by attroll

I don't know why you are lloking for the footer template but if is in the ADMINCP uner Styles & Templates.

Because you say in the instructions:

4. In the footer template find:
$spacer_close
<!-- /content area table -->
Below that add;
<!-- leftside column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / leftside column -->

[attroll]

Originally Posted by Fungsten

Because you say in the instructions:

O, OK, sorry about that. I have another navbar hack I created and that one does not require anything in the footer. That is the one I that I was talking about. Sorry.

[Kaycee123]

I have this installed and its lined up correctly on my forumhome (beside our chatbox)



but the User CP layout is all changed



What can I do to line this up correctly?

[attroll]

It is hard to say but it appears that you have a hack installed for the USERCP. that is probably what is doing this.

[Kaycee123]

Yes, I'm sure that's what the problem is, but is there some way to fix it?? Any suggestions would be appreciated!!