Hide left blocks when viewing Forum or ANY module

Nuke Cadet Joined: Apr 02, 2006 Posts: 1

I read this thread all the way through, downloaded 2 different mod blocks, started to install one and realized the database structure didn't match mine at all. Tried the other with the file to track the blocks. All way more than what I needed. So I did further research and FINALLY found what I think most people here are asking for... a simple solution to making the forum look like a stand-alone.

So I decided to register here and share it because I'm so glad to have come across it myself...

Go into the themes.php, find:

Code:

echo "<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><tr><td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" bgcolor=$bgcolor1>";
blocks(left);
echo "<img src=\"images/pix.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" eight=\"1\"></td><td>  </td><td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\">";

Replace it with:

Code:

echo "<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><tr>";
echo "<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" celpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><tr>";
if ($name=='Forums' || $name=='Private_Messages') {
//Don't display left blocks
}
else {
echo "<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" bgcolor=$bgcolor1>";
blocks(left);
echo "<img src=\"images/pix.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" height=\"1\"></td><td>  </td>";
}
echo "<td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\">";

All this is doing is taking the <td> definition and putting it in the if/else block. And what's more it works.

Captain Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 562

Here is another way:

Put this in the index.php file of a module:

define('HIDELEFT', true);

Replace blocks(left); with this below:

// Modification to hide left blocks in Modules
if (defined('HIDELEFT')){
/* Don't display it. */
} else {
blocks(left);
}

Nuke Cadet Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 4

Ok below is my code for my left modules and I have tried several of the ideas in this thread to get them to go away. Some of them work for me but my images are then all messed up and the theme just looks like (well you know). Any info would be greatly appreciated to get those left blocks to go away only in the forums.

// Left Side Bar and Starts Theme Table
echo "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">"
."<tr valign=\"top\">"
."<td width=\"50\" valign=\"top\" background=\"themes/Reborn/images/l_side.gif\"><img src=\"themes/Reborn/images/l_side.gif\" width=\"50\" height=\"2\" border=\"0\"></td>";

echo "<td width=\"181\" valign=\"top\">";
blocks(left); // displays active left blocks for module.
echo "</td>";
echo "<td width=\"5\" valign=\"top\"><img src=\"themes/Reborn/images/spacer.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\"></td>";
echo "<td width=\"100%\">";
}

Nuke Cadet Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 4

come on, can't someone help me with this..?

Private Joined: Dec 27, 2006 Posts: 35

I modified the theme.php page, but no results:

http://www.purplygrotto.com

any help would be appreciated!

Private Joined: Dec 29, 2005 Posts: 38

ArtificialIntel wrote:

there's another way.

create a variable in theme.php called

Code:

$hideleft;

then edit the line in the previous post to look like:

Code:

if($hideleft == 1){
} else {
blocks(left);
}

any module you wish to hide the blocks in, just do this at the beginning of the module:

Code:

global $hideleft;
$hideleft =1;

ArtificialIntel

successfully used this... before read it here Very Happy

Nuke Cadet Joined: May 24, 2008 Posts: 1

I had the same problem with the left side still was there, but there was nothing in it.

I triede to compare my theme, which was from 3D-fatansy, after checking it all I found out, that I was the one who had made a mistake...

I have change some of the width in the Header.html and etc etc.

after I had change it back, the code which VinDSL had be so nice to provide for us, worked like a charm...

so my advise is to check your themes for errors like I did.

I hope this here gives some understanding...

P.S. Sorry about my english, but i'm better at speaking it, then I am to write it