vBulletin Mods

Thanks - that was nice and easy! Fantastic mod!

I want to remove the display of the sidebar for these user groups:
1,3,4 (unregistered, awaiting email & awaiting moderation)

but it's not working :mad:
for unregisterd users - it is displayed always...

although if i try to exclude admin group (id:6) it's working immediately...
(of course when i'm logged in as admin)

any ideas?
i'm still using VB4.1.0PL2... and sidebar 1.4.1_pl1...

Not sure if the usage of the file allows you to remove it or not.. The link itself is located in the 'sidebar_global' settings file viewable / Editable under Admin CP > Plugins and Products > Plugin Manager

it looks a bit strange in my forum, dont know what to do. any help?

If I already have a sidebar on my site with the proper forums "filtered/blocked" do I have to set them again or this mod will just put it everywhere if I'm already set?

i have it excluded from showing on my mobile style but it still shows up

So... I just upgraded from 1.1.4 to 1.4.1 PL1 on my test site, and I am noticing that none of my forum blocks show up in the sidebar anymore. All I get is a small chunk that says Everywhere sidebar. I have included a picture so you can see what I mean:

I would like to know if this mod allows me to create a block of ads that is different for each usergroup?

Has anyone noticed that the sidebar is very slow to load- it holds up our entire site, and loads block-by-block. i'm wondering if there is any caching features built into it that we haven't addressed, or if we could globally enable it and not have it check user permissions.

I don't know why I upgrade vbulletin to 4.1.1
I don't see "Forum Block Manager" in "Forums & Moderators". I don't know how to add or edit block
Could everybody help me ? Thank you

I have a problem installing this product.
When I install on VB 4.0.7, I get a Fatal Error:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare find_in_array() (previously declared in *****/httpdocs/forums/global.php(29) : eval()'d code:43) in ******/httpdocs/forums/global.php(409) : eval()'d code on line 55

Am I to assume that there is no hope for a new version to fix the various problems, or support? I'm still waiting to figure out why the sidebar is doing what it is in the picture in my post above.

where can I change the width of the sidebar?

I'd like to know this too.
I searched this thread, but can't find an answer.

Thanks

also where is the setting to move the sidebar to the right so i can save a little space that isnt being used?

to make it smaller its in the

style manager ---> your style --> CSS templates ---> sidebar.css --> #sidebar_container (Its the 4th from the bottom of the template )

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I made mine 90% and it worked. Not sure if there is another way and I would like to know how to move it to the right as well.

I just tried this on the latest version and I got:

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Unsupported POS now?

Is anyone able to use the latest version of this with the latest vBulletin? I have it running fine on 4.1.1PL2, and I'm hesitant to upgrade vBulletin now because of this hack potentially breaking. I depend on this for a major part of my revenue so it going away would be bad. Can't believe that this isn't part of vBulletin.

Can we use conditionals in this mod? If the author is still available, I'd be willing to pay to get this working.

I tried this, but had no luck.

<vb:if condition="in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], array(500,501))">
stuff here
</vb:if>

Siedebar doesn't work on:
misc.php?do=showrules
member.php?u=1
search.php?search_type=1

Have anyone a plan for this problem?
Regards

Does this work with 4.1.2?

I just installed it on 4.1.2 and it works great, really happy with the mod and couldn't believe how simple you made it to install, great work. Thanks :)

Hi

Thanks for this mod, sadly i cannot see it anywhere? any ideas please?

Hi

Does anyone know how to change the width please?

Yes just go to Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Choose Your Skin Style -> All Style Options Dropdown Arrow -> Stylevars -> Search Stylevar: forum_sidebar_width

Thanks shane, i appreciate the help... :)

It works great on forum.php and threaddisplay.php but not showthread.php. See screen shots.

Topsidebar shows that the copyright has been moved to the top were the side bar should showup.

Bottomsidebar shows were the side bar is, at the bottom of the thread.

added** I am using 4.1.2

Hi, I really like the idea of this mod - something I've been looking for since I installed Vbulletin! However, it doesn't seem to be working on my forum. I followed the instructions from stage 1-8 and went to my homepage - the site was down (tried 3 different browsers). If I disabled the mod within it's options (first option just set to No) the forum worked fine again. As soon as I enabled it, the site went down again. I worked out that during the instructions, I had set the option to enable it on Custom pages, turned off this option and enabled the mod, homepage loaded fine. However, now when I go to any of my sub-forums etc, the page is rendered very strangely - the header is halfway down the page etc. Again, when I disable it within the Mod Options, the site is back to normal. Can you give any help?

Thanks

Jason

I have the same problem on forumdisplay.php pages

Please help.

Thanks

I am using vb 4.1.1 version. The mode version is 4.1.1PL2

I am using VB 4.1.2 (Latest) and this mod is NOT working for me.
If i Enable the mod, then SideBar is Completely disappear from all positions.

First sorry everyone for the late reply. I'v been very busy after that to much trouble happened in my country for the last couple of months.
I can't answer all your inquiries but I would answer these

Not this version.

vBulletin Options=>Forum Sidebar and Block Options
choose right and save

90% of this error is due to using non standard forum style. Check it on the default style first to make sure.


Regards for eveybody

This sidebar dont work ok. When i am on forum home is ok, nut if I am on some thread or post etc... then last posts are not ok. It is show, but text is belov the avatar not on the left. Horizontal line between posts missing too.

I think this been answered 1000 times

but here it is again for 1001 :D

Try it on the default forum style and see if it works or not

I have just default forum style.

this is what I did

I just add </div> before <vb:if condition="$announcebits"> and solve the problem.

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Not for me :(

This didn't help me, either. I still have a problem with getting the sidebar to show correctly on forumdisplay. Would love some help.

Have you tried to disable other plugins to see if it is effecting the sidebar?

What is your vb version?

when was the "Everywhere sidebar 1.4.1" text added to the base of the sidebar?

Why is visible? Why is it not an option to disable this advertisment?

@almannai, I have 4.1.1 version. I dont have other plugin, except Multiple Account Detection & Prevention, wich I doubt to have dependencias on sidebar.

:)

What is you vb version?

@almannai

any chance of updating this mod with auto template feature so that non-techy users can install this with much less hassle/work?


thanks for your time

can we put a twitter feed in this and display it on the sidebar ?

We are also having problems with web server load when using the sidebar (DB load is the same). However I don't know if that is the same on the forum index page with the original sidebar, or whether it is just the addition of ESB. It's a busy evening for us tonight and turning the sidebar off on thread pages was essential to keep the site running. One of our servers was on a load of over 30.

Any tips on optimization would be appreciated, or just a steer about whether it might be the sidebar, or just the standard VB blocks themselves that it uses which are to blame. A great mod but I don't think we can justify another server to run it :)

This has nothing to do with the mod itself.

It is related to what you have in your sidebar. Enabling all sort of blocks everywhere in your pages is not a wise thing. You can enable light blocks everywhere, other blocks (that is calling db alot) enable them in some pages. ESB allows you to do, so use its options.

Hello,

it may have been discussed. But is it possible to display the sidebar on CMS pages?

Thanks

See the section in the instructions above "Instructions for custom pages:"

Hi, thanks for the reply. It's actually not the DB that is suffering but the web server. I'll look in to it more and post if I have something useful.

I love this mod, it should be stock in vb.

Is there a way to register a variable to be used on all pages?

I am trying to use this, but it won't work.

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Thanks!

I wasn't sure if that would work with the CMS.. but for sure it will?

Hello :) I am running VB 4.0.3 and I am going to upgrade to 4.1.3

I have EveryWhere Sidebar 1.3.4.

How should I proceed with updating EveryWhere Sidebar 1.3.4 to EveryWhere Sidebar 1.4.1_pl1? Will my settings be still there or I will have to re-configure it?

Thank you

Looking for this info too. Any help appreciated. Would following the instructions for custom pages work (at least part 3 - although need to know which php file to edit)?

Found out the answer - just replace $foruminfo['forumid'] with $GLOBALS['foruminfo']['forumid']

This was recommended at vb.com too.
I tried this, and regardless of the forum I view, it displays.

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Can someone help me understand what is going wrong with our implementation, I presume it is something to do with our templates however its not my strong point.

We have had Everywhere Sidebar installed and working for a while now however I am seeing a 404 for the following;

/clientscript/vbulletin_css/style00010l/sidebar-ie.css
and
/clientscript/vbulletin_css/style00010l/forumbits-ie.css

exist, however it looks like the http request is coming though in a weird fashion where both files are in the same request, I presume this is not normal ?

error.log
[error] [client x.x.x.] File does not exist: /x/x/forum/clientscript/vbulletin_css/style00010l/forumbits-ie.css,sidebar-ie.css, referer: http://www.perthstreetbikes.com/forum/f89/

Any pointers where to start looking ?

This does not work with the CMS. Has anyone found any alternative solutions?

I am using Version 4.1.2
After installing Everywhere side bar plugin as per instructions my logo and header image becomes invisble
Please help me out

A little confused as to which file above is the current release, which is it?

almannai,

Any chance you could help with this? I'd be willing to make a small contribution if it's something you'd need to modify.

Thanks!

If I wanted to make it thinner and move it more to the right so it gave the forum more space , where would I change that and how?

(Thank you for the great mod by the way)

I have an issue where my forum body loads 100% width, then the sidebar appears. It is very distracting and I'm not sure why it's doing it. Anyone ever seen this? Every time the page is refeshed it jumps around because of this. Thanks!

Can you pls post a screenshoot?

Here is a screenshot of the code.



The reason is because the "sidebar_container" div is loading after the "content_container" div. So content_container loads 100% at 100% width, then the sidebar_container div loads and forces itself to the left of content_container causing it to resize to allow itself in.

I believe sidebar_container should load itself before content_container to fix this issue.

I see a similar problem on my forum. When the sidebar is hidden (by clicking the arrows beside it), if you go to another page or refresh, the sidebar appears, then disappears. It should not appear at all if it's hidden.

I'm not sure how to screenshoot it.. basically imagine the forum loading as normal, then the sidebar appear after that. I disabled the mod and checked my sidebar and it worked properly, no issue with refresh. I enable mod and sidebar reloads everytime after forum loads. Maybe it is a 4.1.3 bug?

How do I put the "what's going on" from the forumhome template in a sidebar block?

/me gives the post a gentle bump ...

hi
the sidebars appear in the bottom of the page on all pages except the home page
here is the link
http://www.2knowmyself.com/personal_development_forum
can you please help with this?

No that will not do it. remember sidebar can be on left or right side. see below..

This how it is made by vbulletin. see below
No it is not a bug in 4.1.3 this behavear in all versions. The *problem* (if you see it a problem) is that sidebar setting is loaded from css settings then it is closed by javascript. I can fix that but this may cost a bit.

Off topic search vulleting.org

check my website if you are intersted
http://vbfixer.com

No that will not do it. remember sidebar can be on left or right side. see below..

This how it is made by vbulletin. see below
No it is not a bug in 4.1.3 this behavior in all versions. The *problem* (if you see it a problem) is that sidebar setting is loaded from css settings then it is closed by javascript. I can fix that but it may cost a bit.

Off topic search vulleting.org

check my website if you are intersted
http://vbfixer.com

I see what you are saying but it does not make sense to me that by default the vbulletin sidebar does not load after forum loads, yet when the everywhere sidebar mod is enabled it then takes on this behavior. How can this be a vbulletin 'as designed' issue when it appears only after the mod is enabled? The mod is actually overkill for me anyways, all I really wanted was sidebar to show on forum display and showthread. There doesn't seem to be a mod for this though.

Search this thread it has been answered before

last version 1.4.1pl1

weird!!
why you don't upgrade vb to 4.1.3 and see if fix it

What is the last thing you made? have you installed any other mods or did you changed any of the plugins manually

Search this thread it has been answered before.

If you want a direct help check my site. http://vbfixer.com/

When i have this enabled, my forum pages are totally messed up (see attached screenshot). I know its this plugin causing it because when i disable it, it goes away. It does even does this in the default style.

How do i fix it?

here is my issue. I've looked for it but not sure where its been posted. i'll check again

Try the default vb style. If it doesnt do it, then its your style that's breaking it in some way (contact the designer to fix it).

adjust the padding in your style

the default style has the same exact issue. If any one can help I would really appreciate it.

Can you please point me in the direction of where?

Did anyone manage to get this working in vbadvanced cmps? I tried via the instructions on the other site but nothing appears.

Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers.

I don't have vbadvanced cmps, but in the code posted by qG ThaLiX use the following code instead

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Thanks, but as I said, I followed the instructions to the letter. Doesn't work, something appears to be missing somewhere. Or maybe the person over at the other site did a few more things than he/she remembered. *shrugs* Perhaps vba requires some additional items on its list, will look into it more over the weekend.

EDIT: Oh and if I figure it out I'll let yas know incase anyone else is having issues, :)

Btw, is it at all possible to set the sidebar so its minimized/hidden by default instead?

I know you followed the instructions.

The above code is different than qG ThaLiX code

Try it and let me know how it goes

Soz, didn't check it, lawl.

But have tried, still no go am afraid. Its possible it could be due to that they only used center columns on their vba. Am going to load up a test system on my home machine and see if it works that way and if so it'll give a rough idea on where to check the code and whatnot I hope.

This isn't the first mod I've had that was a bit iffy at first with vba, thankfully from that experience I was able to learn how to fix em, so hopefully this won't be too much of a problem, :)

Good luck

Get back to us with good news so that others benefit from your test

BTW: use my code i posted to you above and not the code posted by qG ThaLiX .

You might want to make a note in the 'about' text to inform people that using this will cause the forum body to load before the sidebar loads, thus causing their sites to jump around the page as it loads up. Could have saved me a lot of troubles. Will happily use once the sidebar loads first and my site doesn't jerk around the page, just too distracting for my members so uninstalling for now.

why you are using 1.4.1 while 1.4.3 is released?

Hi Almannai,

I am on 1.4.3 here is a video of the sidebar refreshing. I did two page refreshes on the video. Happens in ff4 and chrome. Are you not seeing this on other forums? If not do you have an example forum I could see? Anyway here is the video: http://min.us/mvpib98

Thanks

This normal way of strting sidebar you don't have to worry that much about. I made it to start after 2 seconds after page loads. If you need more help visit my website.

hmm is it not best to emulate what the default vbulletin sidebar does? If I turn the mod off, the standard sidebar does not seem to refresh or jump the page about, it just stays there. Can I change your 2 second setting to 0 seconds? Can you PM me a quote on a fix for this? thanks

Well, I managed to find the info I was after in ref to force-setting the sidebar to collapsed mode by default over at vbulletin.com forums.

However, there is a problem in that with ESB enabled it ignores the script. Mind you I've only just installed the script (which works great incase anyone else was after something like this), and am about to head out so can't debug it til I get home later tonight. But when I get time I'll have a look into it and see about adding the code to work with ESB, and unless someone beats me to it I'll post the mod here incase anyone wants it, :)

1 problem solved, an another bug pops up, lawl. Typical, hehehe.

EDIT: K, quickly had time to fiddle an figured it instantly out. In order to have the sidebar defaulted to collapsed using ESB you have to either edit the product xml file and import that, or you have to edit the sidebarext_temp template. Either way its the same code to add above both lines that are ref'd via "sidebar.js".

Okay to default it to collapsed simply search for the TWO lines (both are identical so just repeat the find):

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And above both add:

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And of course upload the attached javascript file to the clientscript directory.

Thats it. Course we can go further and make it a full option easy enough I guess.
Oh and to make it easier I've quickly modded the 1.4.3 ESB with the above code for anyone who doesn't wanna fiddle with the templates, hehe. Hope it helps, :)

However I have found a bug in ESB, not sure why it happens and haven't fully tested/checked how many other areas it effects. But on some styles, when ESB is enabled, and you go to the forum home (forum.php) area. Some images get blanked or something. As I said though I've only just noticed this and haven't got the time to debug atm. But thought it best to bring it to attention.

EDIT: Quickly added a before/after image so you can see what I mean about the transparency or hiding bug. ESB_Disabled is of course what it looks like when the product isn't running. And as you'll see when its enabled for some reason the background image for those areas vanishes. Anyways, better rush else will be late, lawl. Will look further into the code when I get home later. :)

I'm getting this showing up in my footer, any ideas?

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That should not happen maybe you change the code manually. pls cosider uninstalling the product and installing it again.

This happened to me too - you at some point probably manually modified your sidebar template to remove the expand/unexpand button. You can either revert your sidebar template or set the "Don't hide ESB switch" to off in the ESB config.

Sorry you are right

I've fix it in the new update 1.4.3.1

Regards

Thanks for the update but are the issues quoted above fixed? :confused:

see my website in this thread
http://vbfixer.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=749&p=733#p733

look for "How To Add Adsense To Sidebar:"

It describes how to add adsense code in sidebar but am sure you will get the idea.

Thanks but my issue isn't adding adsense. I don't care about adsense.

I am more concerned about using php includes and vb conditionals in sidebar.

Regards

:)
Did you try to follow the instructions there. If you did in one of the steps you select html instead you can select php and add your php code

Almannai - would it be possible to modify the pop-out time of the sidebar as was discussed a few pages back in this thread? My users aren't very happy about the two second delay and I can't seem to find an obvious way of changing this behaviour.

Thanks.

I just downloaded and installed this mod. Thanks for makingthis possible. Anyway, ist therer an option to make the sidebar visible just at the CMS ? I do not want to use the sidebar in the forum or somewhere else, I just want to show in the CMS ?

The reason for this is a plugin Calles "Budesliga-Tippspiel" I am using, where I can show the ranking of the teams in the forum-sidebar as a block but not in a cms-widget. That is why I want to use the Forum-sidebar but not for the forum :-)

As I found multiple options to show the sidebar but not valid for the CMS I still hope to get help here. Many thanks in advance.