Collapse Sidebars of vBA CMS

Version: 1.0.1
vB Version: 3.5.2
Assuming that you have vBAdvanced Version: 2.1.0 with this integration installed.

Description: Give your users an option to collapse the sidebars of your integrated vBulletin Forum & vBAdvanced CMS.
Details: 1 Template Change and 1 Product XML (with 1 Plugin, 2 Settings, 4 Phrases and 0 Template).
Difficulty: very easy (plugin product and one template change).

Author: Milad

Upgrading: If you upgrade from 1.0.0, I prefare you uninstall the product (Because the product ID was changed) and revert adv_portal template, then reinstall it as the following instructions.

Installation:

1. Import product-collapse_sidbars_vba.xml into your PRODUCTS by going to
   Plugin System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product
   IF YOU ARE UPGRADING, be sure to set "Allow Overwrite" to "Yes".
   
2. Upload 4 images (left_vbacollapse.gif, left_vbacollapse_collapsed.gif, right_vbacollapse.gif and right_vbacollapse_collapsed.gif) to forum/images/buttons directory.
   
3. In adv_portal template do
   1. Find:
      

      width="$vba_style[portal_leftcolwidth]"

      Replace with:
      

      width="$vba_style[portal_leftcolwidth]" id="collapseobj_left_sidebar" style="{$vbulletin->left_sidebar_style}"

   2. Find:
      

      width="$vba_style[portal_rightcolwidth]"

      Replace with:
      

      width="$vba_style[portal_rightcolwidth]" id="collapseobj_right_sidebar" style="{$vbulletin->right_sidebar_style}"

   3. Find:
      

      $home[centerblocks]

      Add above:
      

      <if condition="$show[left_column] and $vboptions[allow_collapse_left_sidebar]">
      <a href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('left_sidebar')" style="float:$stylevar[left]; margin-bottom:2px"><img alt="" border="0" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/$stylevar[left]_vbacollapse{$vbulletin->left_sidebar_image}.gif" id="collapseimg_left_sidebar" /></a>
      </if>
      <if condition="$show[right_column] and $vboptions[allow_collapse_right_sidebar]">
      <a href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('right_sidebar')" style="float:$stylevar[right]; margin-bottom:2px"><img alt="" border="0" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/$stylevar[right]_vbacollapse{$vbulletin->right_sidebar_image}.gif" id="collapseimg_right_sidebar" /></a>
      </if>

4. Click to receive updates.
5. Done! Thank you for installing.

Changelog:

• Feb, 21st 2006: (1.0.0)
  • Initial release
• Feb, 23rd 2006: (1.0.1)
  • Appearance improved, see this post. (screenshots updated)
  • Add the abbility to collapse both left and right sidebars.
  • Add two options in "Style & Language Settings" to Allow/Disallow Collapsing Left/Right sidebar.
  • Arrows Directions work in both RTL & LTR forums.
  • Hack was renamed "Collapse Left Sidebar of vBA CMS" -> "Collapse Sidebars of vBA CMS".

Support is free-time controlled.

[Milad]

For Future Use.

[Lea Verou]

A screenshot of the option will be asked in the next posts I think

[Milad]

I added two screenshots.

If you have any suggestion (features or appearance), feel free and don't hesitate.

[XanTrax]

I didnt know that vBA CMS Showed through out the entire forums but it works for main page . Thanks for this.

[Floris]

Oh so handy for those who get annoyed with the data over and over again while knowing you only view the middle table

Good stuff. tnx 4 sharing

[Lea Verou]

You could add some hspace to the images so that they don't "stick" to the sidebar. Also try arrows rather than plus - minus symbols

[Darth Gill]

How'd you get your cmps to show up throughout your forum?

[Developer]

well done milad
INSTALLED

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by Darth Gill

How'd you get your cmps to show up throughout your forum?

RTFM over at vbadvanced!