XF 1.2 Inserting User Avatar in the Header does not work

[maman]

What I need to achieve:
When the user is logged in, I want his/her avatar + summary info shown in the side bar to appear in the top right corner of the header.

What I did:
I pasted this in the header template:

<xen:sidebar>

</xen:sidebar>

What I got:
Nothing. There was no change to the header. However, I tried adding the same couple of lines to other templates and it worked as expected, i.e. the user avatar+summary appear wherever the code is pasted.

I would appreciate it if someone can help me understand why is that, and if there is a better way to do what I am trying to do.

Thank you in advance

P.S. I am new to this thing. Please feel free to state the obvious!

 

[Paul B]

The data probably isn't exposed for that template.

Which code are you adding to which template?

 

[maman]

Added only the code above to the "header" template, as shown in the snapshot:



Please tell me I did something silly and it is easy to fix

Many thanks for your response!

 

[Paul B]

Perhaps it might be easier if you explain what it is you are trying to do.

Why are you trying to add a sidebar to the header?

 

[Lukas W.]

He wants to move or copy the first block of the sidebar, containing avatar, post count, likes and tropy points to the header.

 

[maman]

Exactly...
Why do you think it is not working?

 

[Paul B]

The data probably isn't exposed for that template.

 

[maman]

Thanks for the support!