I'm looking to add a sidebar to my phpbb forum (similar to the one here, but on the left side). I want to put things like links or advertisements (adsense) on it. I'm pretty sure you start the sidebar code in the overall_header file and finish the code in the overall_footer file because it needs to be seen on all pages.

I'm just having a hard time finding any hacks/mods that do this for me. Or where can I find the code to add a sidebar?

I need one that is easily customizable. because the sidebar will have to match to forum skin.

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Well, I found this

http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/4319

Do you think I can easily ad adsense to it?

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I would say backup, install, and try it out - the first step is important when you're trying out mods you are unfamiliar with

As far as adding adsense code, I'm not quite sure...the demo shown there doesnt show your traditional sidebar in block format...It might can be modified to do so, but I'm not sure it would look great

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any idea where I can find a traditional block side bar similar to yours? and perhaps an installation guide along with it?

And how exactly do you back things up? like on a cd-r or something?

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I don't exactly know of any sidebar hacks for phpBB - It's been years since I've used it, but I would continue to search around at www.phpbbhacks.com and www.phpbb.com/phpbb/ I will say that I took a few minutes and played around with a copy of phpBB I have and achieved this

http://www.adminfusion.com/test/phpbb2018

I don't have time to work with it more to set up actual blocks, but I'm sure I could do it once I have time to sit down and do so...it could take me 3-4 days before I get that time though, I'm going to be busy over the next few days.

As far as backing up - I am referring to your php files and your MySQL database. Before you modify any phpBB files, it is a good idea to save a copy of the untouched version first - bad things can happen if you do not.

If you want to play around with this bit of code I have, open your overall_header.tpl file in your templates folder and add the following to the very bottom of it

Save and upload it

Now open overall_footer.tpl and add the following to the very top of it

Again, this is as far as I can get right now...but feel free to play around with it yourself

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yeah this is just about it. I had made one a long time ago that a few sites that me and my friens ran used, and the above looks about right. One change that I would suggest:

change this line
to
Then what you want to do is look at the style classes used on the main forum tables and then mimic them for the look on the side table.

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I looked around a bit on phpbb.com and it looks like you just need to modify your overall header and footer.tpl files on your own to insert the sidebar.

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