VB Advanced Modules to display on forum sides

[dropbass]

How does one get the VBAdvanced modules to stay up when a user visits the forums. I would like the side modules to be visible when a user visits the forums as well. Is this possible?

[Spikeman]

Try this thread http://www.vbadvanced.com/membersarea.php?do=viewusermanual&productid=4&pageid=6

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[clandcsb]

I couldnt get that to work. I tried what it said in the manual and found it didnt work, all I get is a CMS page without any content. Have done it a couple of times and not had any luck. My index.php is in the root folder, and then everything else in a /board/ folder. Due to this I tried moving the showgroups.php file into the root folder (the file I was testing it on) and it still didnt work. Im using vBulletin 3.6.1 and CMPS 2.2.0. Any idea's?

Also once I do get it working, how reliable is this for putting just your left column onto the whole forum board? Im not going to end up with the navbar and logo's and stuff there twice am I?

[Gri]

This doesn't work under vB 3.6.1.

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[artcop]

While I'm pretty happy with VB and VBadv in general, I find it considerably annoying that one can't do this- and it should be possible through the Admin interface, not by hacking code as a workaround to paste something together. Moreover, the fact that the (above linked) hack doesn't work in this LATEST VERSION is even more... irresponsible on the part of the coders at VBa, I'm sorry to say.

P.S.

"6. Now you will want to open the vBulletin file that you would like to integrate. In the file, right after the opening <?php tag, you will want to add this code: blah blah blah"

WTF does that mean? If we all want to include the left hand column in the forums, why not name the file in which to paste the code?

[Brian]

For those who are having problems with 3.6.1, what exactly happens when you try to integrate things? I've just double checked and it's working fine for me.

artcop - Something like that isn't quite as easy as you'd think. There's really no need for the attitude on something you admit you know nothing about.
WTF does that mean? If we all want to include the left hand column in the forums, why not name the file in which to paste the code?

That means that if you want to integrate your main forum's homepage, you open index.php and add the code in there. If you want to integrate your fourmdisplay page, open forumdisplay.php. Most people won't want to integrate every page of their site. If you do, then you should be able to add that code at the top of your global.php file to integrate every vBulletin page.

[clandcsb]

Brian. I am doing as the steps have said and left it all as 'include'. All I get is a page with my left column but no content. Yes 'custom content' module is still ticked, double checked that.

On yours that works how is your file system set out? Mine is:
CMPS index file: public_html/index.php
Forum index file: public_html/board/index.php

I figure if I move everything into the root folder and rename the vb index.php to forum.php (making all the appropriate changes in admincp) it would probably work?

Edit #2: nvm, fixed problem, cookies based.

[artcop]

There's really no need for the attitude on something you admit you know nothing about.

Thanks for the response, Brian. I'm sorry to sound so frustrated here, but I have tried all of the above and continue to get a blank page. Specifically, I would like to display a homepage as it does now, with the top nav as it is but containing a link to a main forum index (containing child forums). Once there, each forum would appear as it does but with the left side column only included. Every forum software I've looked at does this- though they don't seem nearly as stable or customizeable as VB, which is why we're here.

Thanks again=

[Brian]

Just to be sure... Is the page completely white/blank, or does it show a few things like the header/footer with no content between?

[artcop]

Just to be sure... Is the page completely white/blank, or does it show a few things like the header/footer with no content between?

Completely blank.. no error, no text at all.

You're about to embarrass me, aren't you.

[Brian]

Nope, though I wish I was since that would mean it was an easy fix. :p

There's nothing I know of that would cause a completely white page like that, other than the possibility of an error in the coding and having error reporting turned off on your server. I would suggest following those steps and making the changes one more time (assuming you haven't already) just to make sure it wasn't a simple mistake somewhere in the copying/pasting. If that doesn't work and you'd like to just submit a support ticket via the Members' Area here I'll be glad to try and apply the changes myself and see if I get the same result, and if so, why.

[artcop]

k- I figured it out. There are two similar lines of code in the forums.php file which use:

if ($vbulletin->options['addtemplatename'])

look for the one around line 4800.

As a note, I am using v3.6.1 cmps v2.2.0

[easyskillz]

Ok, i integrated it to global.php...

works like a charm on all page but now the problem is on the CMPS pages where it only displays the right side module i added.

Please help :)

While i wait for ur answer, i tried editing all the other pages manually but i have a problem with the "showimage.php". Won't show the right column.

[byalik]

I still need help with this. I did all the steps but nothing has worked. My site is revenueforums.com

[Spikeman]

I still need help with this. I did all the steps but nothing has worked. My site is revenueforums.com

Add this to your forums/index.php just below <?php
define('VBA_PORTAL', true);
define('VBA_PAGE', 'include');

this is assuming that the page that you want to show on your forum homepage is "include"

[easyskillz]

Guys ? why do you think it is not working for the showimage.php ?

[Spikeman]

Guys ? why do you think it is not working for the showimage.php ?

Where does showimage.php come from? It is not part of vBulletin?

[byalik]

I have all that stuff added and nothing is showing up. The pages load normally but no vbadvanced

[byalik]

BTW, I will pay small fee if you can help me get this working. My AIM is airnike764
Thanks

[easyskillz]

showimage.php is part of vbphotopost...

i got my right side column showing on most of it's php files but the most important one .... showimpage.php won't work :(

[TheRain]

Works fine on 3.6.2. Thanx!

[DementedMindz]

I cant seem to get it to work whats up with step 7 it says upload the file?? what file is there to upload?

[Brian]

Any files that you just modified.

[DomP]

this works for me like a charm... but only almost :)

I added my left side column as discribed but it shows up under the main content between " « Previous Thread | Next Thread » " and the vB copyright notice. Any idea what i'm doing wrong ?

latest vBa here and vB 3.6.4

[Brian]

Do you have the 'Custom Page Content' module active on that page?
Or, does it work ok with any other pages you've integrated? If so, then you most likely have some invalid code in your 'SHOWTHREAD' template.

[DaiNasty]

this works for me like a charm... but only almost :)

I added my left side column as discribed but it shows up under the main content between " « Previous Thread | Next Thread » " and the vB copyright notice. Any idea what i'm doing wrong ?

latest vBa here and vB 3.6.4
We used to come across that when adding/modifying modules/blocks. We found it was a block not closing a table/cell correctly, and sometimes when a theme messed with the 'forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost' template (check to see if there is, at the top of that template '<if condition="$forum[forumid] == 1">, if you have then change the '1' to whatever ID your FIRST forum category is)

[DomP]

thx, switched to another theme and its working okay ;)

[SenatorS]

i am having problem to
can some plz help me. I tryed every thing

i am trying to take my index.php and add the as a modules to my vBadvanced CMPS

[Brian]

i am having problem to
can some plz help me. I tryed every thing

i am trying to take my index.php and add the as a modules to my vBadvanced CMPS

Please start a new thread describing exactly what you're trying to do, and what the problem you're having is.

[GabMax]

I’ve been dealing with exactly this issue for several days. It looks like when you try to access the new added page (http://www.yoursite.com/cmps_index.php?page=include), you get a page with all the modules specified, except the custom content module. However if you access the original forum page (http://www.yoursite.com/forum/index.php) you get the desired effect. Is that the way it’s supposed to work?

[forumrunt]

CMPS v3.0 RC2

I cant get this to show up :(

[Brian]

You should be posting in the vBa CMPS v3.0 forum then considering this thread is nearly a year old. ;)

Integration can now be done via the Admin CP.
http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22586