Customizable sidebars

[Forumzster]

I’ve been digging into the demo site, and I can’t find how to add sidebars. Is it possible to assign sidebars to specific pages, and customize each sidebar. The post pages look too wide. I checked the showcase boards, and nobody has sidebars on any pages other than the forum homepage, and the media pages.

Every time I get ready to buy XenForo I think of something else I want to make sure it has options for.

 

[Brad Padgett]

Sidebars are widgets. You can find them in appearance > widgets

There is a position for just about every default page. If your looking to create new pages or place a widget somewhere other then the provided positions then you can even add them to that page by using a widget key. What you do is create the sidebar with no position and then copy the widget key which is a unique identifier you give it when creating one. You then would add this to the page/template, replacing the key with the one you chose:

<xf:widget key="example_widget_key" />

However, that's just a techie example of another way. There's a position for just about every single page provided already and all you have to do is check the selection box or multiple selections for the page/pages.

To edit the width of the sidebar you go to appearance > style properties > page setup and from there you can change the width. Styling the sidebar just requires a small amount of CSS knowledge.

 

[Forumzster]

Thanks for your help, you got me straight to it. And I now see it has tons of options. Great, now it’s time to play with it and figure it all out! Once again, thanks for your help!

 

[Brad Padgett]

Thanks for your help, you got me straight to it. And I now see it has tons of options. Great, now it’s time to play with it and figure it all out! Once again, thanks for your help!

No problem. Glad to help you

 

[Forumzster]

Working great so far, now I just need to figure out how to make a homepage and add widgets to it.

 

[sbj]

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/page-as-portal-homepage.5663/

 

[Forumzster]

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/page-as-portal-homepage.5663/

Thanks I just purchased XF, waiting on the installation service to be complete. As soon as it is I'll give that portal page a shot.
Thanks for your guidance.

 

[oneobgyn]

Did you work out how to add the side bar to pages behind the forum home page? I see the positions, but how to make it appear on certain category pages?