Adding Variables to Template

[tylercruz]

Hi,

I'm trying to add the side blocks such as "Site Navigation", "Online Users", etc. to the left of my site's template, and want them to display sitewide.

I tried adding the $home[leftblocks] code to my template, but it only appears on vBadanced pages and not sitewide. For example, it displays in the left area here: http://www.starcraft2.net/cmps_index.php but not on the main page here: http://www.starcraft2.net/index.php

My goal/hope is to have vBadvanced's side panels sitewide. Is this possible?

Thanks!

[tylercruz]

Ugh.. spent 2 mind-numbing hours on this... frustrating..

It would be 100x easier if $home[leftblocks] just worked.. I wonder why it works in the vBadvanced templates but can't be called anywhere else..

[tylercruz]

Well, after 3 hours of searching through countless forums, I couldn't find an answer, so I played around with the code myself, and voila, I've done it

[Brian]

Uhhh... Click the "Integration" link in the Admin CP. That's exactly what that link is for.

[tylercruz]

Brian, I did click that and followed several step-by-step guides and so forth...

I'm trying to move the left blocks anywhere I want to, not just within the scope of the vBadvanced template but within my own template... is there something simple I'm missing?

[Brian]

You cannot place the modules outside of the adv_portal template...

[tylercruz]

Ah, that's what I thought. It's okay though, as I found a loophole around that, as you can see

[RaZor Edge]

Originally Posted by Brian

You cannot place the modules outside of the adv_portal template...

Hi,

I have a module that I don't want on the left, right or center column. I want to put it somewhere else in adv_portal.

Is it possible to call a specific module (id 82 in my case) and make it appear where I want in adv_portal?

[Brian]

Admin CP => vBa CMPS => Default Settings => Main Options => Location List

Your best bet would be to add a new location to that setting, and then update your 'adv_portal' template to add the code for your new location. That location can be placed anywhere in your 'adv_portal' template, and thus, so can a module.

[RaZor Edge]

Originally Posted by Brian

Admin CP => vBa CMPS => Default Settings => Main Options => Location List

Your best bet would be to add a new location to that setting, and then update your 'adv_portal' template to add the code for your new location. That location can be placed anywhere in your 'adv_portal' template, and thus, so can a module.

Great! I never saw that feature before! Thanks Brian!