Forum Home Enhancements - Cel Forum Sidebar: enable sidebar for IE 6, disable collapsing

You may not even have noticed, but the forum sidebar does not work for IE6 at all in vB4.0.x. This, obviously, is bad for ad revenue, or if you offer important or convenient information there. Second, if you show ads on a per view basis, you may get problems if you allow collapsing: The ad is actually fully loaded, but then hidden from the view of the user.

What does this mod do?

• Lets you choose to disable the collapse feature of the Forum Sidebar.
• Can enable Forum Sidebar for IE 6

How to install it (2 easy steps)?

• Step 1: Do the template edits given below (if you're using TMS, skip this step!)
• Step 2: upload product file

Template edits:

Template FORUMHOME, search for
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    <vb:if condition="$show['sidebar']">
    <script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar  yuipath}/animation/animation-min.js?v={vb:raw  vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
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replace with
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    <vb:if condition="$show['sidebar'] AND $show['cel_sidebar']">
    <script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar  yuipath}/animation/animation-min.js?v={vb:raw  vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
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Template FORUMHOME, search for
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        <a id="sidebar_button_link" href="#">
            <vb:if condition="$show['sidebarposition'] == 'left'">
            <img id="sidebar_button" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/tab-collapsed-left.png" alt="" />
            <vb:else />
            <img id="sidebar_button" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/tab-collapsed.png" alt="" />
            </vb:if>
        </a>
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replace with
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<vb:if condition="$show['cel_sidebar']">
        <a id="sidebar_button_link" href="#">
            <vb:if condition="$show['sidebarposition'] == 'left'">
            <img id="sidebar_button" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/tab-collapsed-left.png" alt="" />
            <vb:else />
            <img id="sidebar_button" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/tab-collapsed.png" alt="" />
            </vb:if>
        </a>
</vb:if>
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Configuration
The two settings for this mod can be found at:
AdminCP->Settings->Options->Forum Sidebar and Block Options
Enable for IE6: yes/no
Allow collapsing: yes/no


Please note:
I do not support any styling or functionality issues the sidebar may have or cause in IE6.

### Don't forget to click install! ###
(No support if you don't)

[cellarius]

Reserved.

[Floris]

Good job

[slinky]

Originally Posted by Floris

Good job

I should have known you'd be the first here to bow down in praise. LOL. Just kidding. Nice work and much appreciated.

[cellarius]

Originally Posted by Floris

Good job

Thanks, Floris

[Sal Collaziano]

All we need now is the ability to display the sidebar across all forum pages instead of just forumhome...

[Front Range]

Very nice, thank you!

One thing I noticed is that there's no config for cndgarage otherwise very useful.

Installed - Rated - Nominated

[Sal Collaziano]

In regards to disabling collapsing, I find it only works on the forum homepage. When you have the "Everywhere Sidebar" mod installed, this one doesn't cover the collapse button on those pages.. Does anyone have an idea on how to get that working?

[cellarius]

But enabling for IE6 works? I should be quite surprised, since my mod only is executed on forumhome. Sorry, I have not looked at that other mod, so I don't know how it works and whether it could be made to collaborate with mine.

[TheLastSuperman]

Simple and effective, thanks