I'm not posting anything original.
The main strategy comes from Floris Xenfans here
http://xenfans.com/threads/article-extending-on-the-xenforo-sidebar.1241/
This is beautifully written so even I understood! But my post here puts together the simplest steps for managing a sidebar for novice admins as the system works at present.
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To add the standard XF sidebar
add the following code at the bottom of page templates.
For example add it to the bottom of sidebar_online_users
Code:
<xen:sidebar> </xen:sidebar>
under that - who's online (staff, your follows, members)
under that Forum Statistics
under that Share this page.
To access the template to add the code
Admincp/ Appearances/ Templates
Copy the template name in the little box top of the bar.
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Templates list to add the snippet.
sidebar_online_users --- only <xen:include template="nodemenu" />
forum_list ---- only <xen:include template="nodemenu" /> but add near top before stats
forum_view --- (selected forum page)
category_view --- (selected category page)
thread_view
thread_create
pagenode_container
search_form
search_form_post
conversation_view
conversation_add
help_index
help_wrapper
account_wrapper
account_preferences
account_alerts
news_feed
news_feed_page_global
account_likes / likes_summary –--- did not work on Likes Received but wrapper did it
watched_threads
account_personal details
pagenode_container
find_new_threads ---- only add <xen:include template="nodemenu" /> above the </sidebar>
If you can add any template names for standard pages to this list please do.
I'll update here from your post if I can. [No new updates yet]
Q!uick method - but limited:
Add the snippet to PAGE_CONTAINER
This means some of the above get it so you don't need to add to all.
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To find the name of a templates to add the snippet of code
open the page in your XF forum
on your browser - View/ Page Source (Ctrl+ U)
In the html page that opens separately go down past
Code:
<body>
- use Ctrl+F or Edit/ Find to locate it.
Then look for
Code:
<div id="content" class="NAME">
(Thanks to Brogan for this powerful basic help.)
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BUT I haven't found how to add the sidebar snippet to the What's New page
because View Source gives me
Code:
<div id="content" class="">
Anyone?
If you can help I'll add it in above with thanks.
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To add your own block to the sidebar
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- so you only have one place to edit/ update it for all the pages where you add your sidebar:
First create your own template. Not as scary as it sounds!
Admincp/ Appearances/ Templates
Top right click button Create New Template
It needs a name you can remember connected to the block you'll add.
My custom block is a menu list of pages and forums - the basic top level node tree. So I called my template "nodemenu."
The name must be like a password: one word/or a sequence of letters and numbers. It can also use underscore_ or hyphen- but must have NO spaces.
Here is an idea of what I put in the content box.
Code:
<div class="section" align="center"> <div class="secondaryContent"> TABLE CONTAINING LIST OF LINKS </div> </div>
In between you can put the stuff you want - your Content.
To make separate lines of plain text add
Code:
<br />
Use html - make a table - or link to a graphic.
Save your template.
Now instead of putting the code above for the standard XF sidebar in all the types of pages ...
add a line of code in the middle.
Code:
<xen:sidebar> <xen:include template="NAME" /> </xen:sidebar>
For example my template to insert a list of links to the node tree is called "nodemenu."
So my code for adding to pages is
Code:
<xen:sidebar> <xen:include template="nodemenu" /> </xen:sidebar>
Once you've done it, all you have to do to change your menu block on all the pages, is edit the new template you made. So for example I need to edit my "nodemenu" template.
I know this is very simple and nothing original to me. I think it's useful for novice admins to have a collection of bits like this in one place with all the steps spelled out thoroughly.
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