Sidebar for homepage using article layout

[Andy.N]

So I use an articles forum as the index as seen here
My question is how do I add a right sidebar like on the forum home.
Thanks

 

[Paul B]

Edit the forum_view template.

Add the following code:

<xf:if is="$forum.node_id == 1">
    <xf:sidebar key="homePage">
        Content ...
    </xf:sidebar>
</xf:if>

Like so:


Change the node ID as required.

Add the sidebar content.

Enjoy.

 

[Andy.N]

This is great @Brogan
Can I add widgets and advertising position to this location?

 

[Paul B]

Yes, by manually adding the widget key and ad code.

 

[Andy.N]

Awesome. I have been able to achieve the original objection.
Now, I just need to find a way to use the article forum as index and have the home/index page not showing that long domain.std/forum/home/ url.

 

[Paul B]

Why is XF installed in /forum if there is nothing in the root?

 

[Andy.N]

Why is XF installed in /forum if there is nothing in the root?

It was installed before XF started so it was put in the /forum/ folder and we had some other CMS on the roof.
Thinking about moving XF to roof and need to investigate any potential issues taking down the huge site.

 

[MattRock]

Similarly, is there a way to display a sidebar with widgets on the actual Article itself, without impacting all other threads?