This guide will explain how to add either a left, right, or two sidebars to your phpBB forums. It was compiled using phpBB 2.0.19 and the default skin (subSilver). This should be a simple read for anyone with basic html experience and not too hard for anyone without any.

First things first, you will need to locate two of your phpBB template files. These are found in the /templates/subSilver directory. Change "subSilver" if you are using a different skin.

The files you need are:

1. overall_header.tpl
2. overall_footer.tpl

We are using these two specific files so that your sidebar(s) appears on every page in your forums, not just the forum index. Be sure to make backups of these files before you add anything to them.

Enough talking, time to get to coding! Once you have found these two files and have backed them up, go to the next step to set up your sidebar(s).


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