Reorder Sidebar

[ashkir]

Is there a way we can reorder our sidebar? We have RecentStatus in it as well. We'd like to move it higher.

 

[Jake Bunce]

We have RecentStatus in it as well.

That must be from the widget addon? I actually haven't used that addon. I assume it has an option to change the display order of widgets.

For the default sidebar on the index page you can reposition the blocks by editing this template:

Admin CP -> Appearance -> Templates -> forum_list

 

[-Ice-]

Is there a way we can reorder our sidebar? We have RecentStatus in it as well. We'd like to move it higher.

In the forum_list template:

<xen:sidebar>
    <xen:edithint template="sidebar.css" />
 
    <xen:hook name="forum_list_sidebar">
        <xen:include template="sidebar_online_users" />
 
        <!-- block: forum_stats -->
        <div class="section">
            <div class="secondaryContent statsList" id="boardStats">
                <h3>{xen:phrase forum_statistics}</h3>
                <div class="pairsJustified">
                    <dl class="discussionCount"><dt>{xen:phrase discussions}:</dt>
                        <dd>{xen:number $boardTotals.discussions}</dd></dl>
                    <dl class="messageCount"><dt>{xen:phrase messages}:</dt>
                        <dd>{xen:number $boardTotals.messages}</dd></dl>
                    <dl class="memberCount"><dt>{xen:phrase members_count}:</dt>
                        <dd>{xen:number $boardTotals.users}</dd></dl>
                    <dl><dt>{xen:phrase latest_member}:</dt>
                        <dd><xen:username user="$boardTotals.latestUser" /></dd></dl>
                    <!-- slot: forum_stats_extra -->
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <!-- end block: forum_stats -->
 
        <xen:include template="sidebar_share_page">
            <xen:set var="$url">{xen:link canonical:index}</xen:set>
        </xen:include>
 
    </xen:hook>
</xen:sidebar>

We use the RCBD Recent Status add-on in my forums, so if you're using that here's how you do it (if not, its probably very similar). The way it works is it listens for that <xen:hook name="forum_list_sidebar">, and adds in the content before the end of the last </xen:hook>. Here's how I would do it:

Add <xen:hook name="recentStatus" /> wherever in this sidebar code you want. You also need to modify this file: "library/RCBD/RecentStatus/Listener/TemplateHook.php".

Find this:

 if ($name === 'forum_list_sidebar') {

Change to this:

 if ($name === 'recentStatus') {

For example, if you wanted it below the online users and above the forum stats, do this:

<xen:sidebar>
    <xen:edithint template="sidebar.css" />
 
    <xen:hook name="forum_list_sidebar">
        <xen:include template="sidebar_online_users" />
 
        <xen:hook name="recentStatus" />
 
        <!-- block: forum_stats -->
        <div class="section">
            <div class="secondaryContent statsList" id="boardStats">
                <h3>{xen:phrase forum_statistics}</h3>
                <div class="pairsJustified">
                    <dl class="discussionCount"><dt>{xen:phrase discussions}:</dt>
                        <dd>{xen:number $boardTotals.discussions}</dd></dl>
                    <dl class="messageCount"><dt>{xen:phrase messages}:</dt>
                        <dd>{xen:number $boardTotals.messages}</dd></dl>
                    <dl class="memberCount"><dt>{xen:phrase members_count}:</dt>
                        <dd>{xen:number $boardTotals.users}</dd></dl>
                    <dl><dt>{xen:phrase latest_member}:</dt>
                        <dd><xen:username user="$boardTotals.latestUser" /></dd></dl>
                    <!-- slot: forum_stats_extra -->
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <!-- end block: forum_stats -->
 
 
        <xen:include template="sidebar_share_page">
            <xen:set var="$url">{xen:link canonical:index}</xen:set>
        </xen:include>
 
    </xen:hook>
</xen:sidebar>

I highly recommend using the Template Modification System if you have it installed to do this

 

[ashkir]

It has no option sadly. .

Edit: SOmeone posted! Hi there! I'll try this after I reread it a few more times.