Twin columns on forum home and forum display

Twin columns on forum home and forum display

Mod Version: 1.2.0, by Seven Skins

vB Version: 4.0.x	Rating: (3 votes - 5.00 average)	Installs: 58
Released: 16 Dec 2009	Last Update: 19 Jan 2010	Downloads: 438
Not Supported Uses Plugins Template Edits

Twin columns on forum home and forum display

As the title says this mod simply puts a column on both sides forumhome and forumdisplay pages.

Great mod for google skyscrapper ads.

Installation:
Download the attached XML file.
Import the product.
Edit navbar and footer templates. (See below)

Find in navbar template:

HTML Code:

<div class="body_wrapper">

Add below:

HTML Code:

{vb:raw ss_twincolumns_start}

Add the code below to the first line of footer template:

HTML Code:

{vb:raw ss_twincolumns_end}

Footer template after adding the code:

Code:

{vb:raw ss_twincolumns_end}
<vb:if condition="!empty($ad_location['ad_footer_start']) or !empty($ad_location['global_above_footer'])">
<div style="clear: {vb:stylevar left}">
  {vb:raw ad_location.ad_footer_start}
  {vb:raw ad_location.global_above_footer}
</div>
</vb:if>
......

It is recommended that you should edit doc_minwidth to 950 and doc_margin to Top=0 Right=10 Bottom=0 Left=10 .. so that you have more space for forums and contents won't get squashed.

Once you have installed the modification edit "SevenSkins - Templates > ss_twincolumns_left_contents and ss_twincolumns_right_contents to put your advert or contents in the side columns.

Finally don't forget to click install.

Thanks to Lynne for additional css plugin code which I used in this modification.

PS. Do not use my side column mods together use only one.

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Code:

If you want to enable or disable this hack on different pages of the forum .. 
Edit the ss_twincolumns_start and ss_twincolumns_end templates:
Find:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay'">
Edit it to ... for home page:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'">
Edit it to ... for homepage, forumdisplay and showthread:
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">

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Updates:
19 Jan 10: Updated
- Save the code from "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template. (Code for ads, etc)
- Revert template belonging to this product.
- Then import the product over writting the existing installation.
- Put your ad code in the "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template.

15 Jan 10: Updated for vBulletin 4.0.1
2 templates has been changed.
- Save the code from "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template. (Code for ads, etc)
- Revert template belonging to this product.
- Then import the product over writting the existing installation.
- Put your ad code in the "ss_twincolumn_left_contents" and "ss_twincolumn_right_contents" template.

22 Dec 09: Working with vBulletin 4.0.0 (Gold)

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Download

product-sevenskins_twin_column_1.2.0.xml (7.7 KB, 330 downloads)

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