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This mod will add a left side bar or divide the forumhome into two columns. One table with main foruminfo and ones for whatever info you want to add. The Default side table will contain guest messages, forum stats, user birthdays, upcoming events and 1 custom cell.

If you know HTML then you will beable to customize this to your needs.

Left Side Instructions:
In The 'Forumhome' Template Find:

HTML Code:

</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar

Below Add:

HTML Code:

<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" class="page" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="20%" valign="top">

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
        <if condition="$show['guest']">
        <!-- guest welcome message -->
        <tr>
                <td class="tcat"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
                <td class="alt1">
                        <phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
                </td>
        </tr>
        <!-- / guest welcome message -->
        </if>
        <tr>
                <td class="thead">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        <img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0"  width="20" height="20" align="center" />&nbsp;<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">Forum Stats</phrase></td>
        </tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
        <tr>
                <td class="alt1" width="100%">
                <div class="smallfont">
                        <div>$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads<br />                                 $vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts<br />
                        $vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers</div>
                        <div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
                </div>
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="thead">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        <a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" width="20" height="20" align="center" /></a>&nbsp;$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
        <tr>
                <td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="thead">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        <if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" width="20" height="20" align="center" /></a>&nbsp;$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
        <tr>
                <td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="thead">
                        Your custom cell.
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">Some text for your custom cell go here!</div></td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
<td>

In the same Template Find and Delete:

HTML Code:

 <if condition="$show['guest']">
        <!-- guest welcome message -->
        <tr>
                <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
                <td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
                        <phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
                </td>
        </tr>
        <!-- / guest welcome message -->
        </if>

In the same Template find and Delete:

HTML Code:

<tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="thead" colspan="2">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        <phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
        <tr>
                <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
                <td class="alt1" width="100%">
                <div class="smallfont">
                        <div>$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads, $vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts, $vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers</div>
                        <div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
                </div>
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="thead" colspan="2">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        $vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
        <tr>
                <td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
                <td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="thead" colspan="2">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        <if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
        <tr>
                <td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
                <td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
        </tr>
</tbody>
</if>