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5:06 pm
15 Apr 2007
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Jen
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I added the forum and it's great, however, we want it to fit the entire page. I created a secondary page.php but how do I make that into a template that my forum page can recognize?
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OK - let's assume your new page template file is called 'forumpage.php'. First you have to add the name into the very top (no blank lines) of the php file:
<?php
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Template Name: forumpage.php
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?>
Then you go to 'Manage > Pages' and select the page the forum displays in for edit. On the right there is a dropdown called 'page template'. Select your new template and save the page. The page will now display in your new template file.
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1:49 pm
16 Apr 2007
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Jen
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That worked! Thanks so much! However, now that it is the only thing on the page, it still does not cover the entire page. I am a PHP noob so I am sure it is something I overlooked. I appreciate your help and quick response. The forum is so easy to use! 
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It will probably be because your theme CSS is dictating the size of a column instead of giving it a percentage or leaving it flexible. If you want to give me a link to your forum page I will see if I can determine the cause.
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4:20 pm
16 Apr 2007
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Jen
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Your problem is caused by the CSS directives in the #contentmiddle id. It is defining the width of the column as 50% - which is what you are seeing. basically I'd try the following:
- Open up your theme stylesheet and find the #contentmiddle section that includes the width: 50%; directive.
- Create a new line entry underneath which is exactly the same only give it a unique name like, for example, #contentforum
- Change the width from 50% to something higher although remember that 100% maynot work.
- The edit your new page template and where it says <div id="contentmiddle"> change it to <div id="contentforum"> (or whatever you called it).
- See what happens when you run the forum page!
Just remember that there are other directives in your stylesheet for #contentmiddle that you may also have to duplicate for the new id that set other attributes - you can see them firther down the stylesheet.
Hope it works out…
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9:40 pm
16 Apr 2007
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Jen
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Thank you! That makes so much sense and it worked beautifully and took me two seconds to complete. Thanks again for your help and quick response!
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Happy to help. It's nice when they are this straightforward!
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10:37 pm
11 Nov 2007
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Sylvain
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Hi,
I have the exact same problem as the prior user. I successfully managed toremove the sidebar but I fail to get the forum to expand across the whole page.
The website address is http://www.romainlevy.net/?page_id=35
Oh, and there’s this other trouble : when I log to a specific group or forum, it messes the tabs on the main header (but I think I can live with that)
Your help would be much appreciated. Best regards. Sylvain.
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Go to my sidebar - click on ‘Articles’. There is a guide. Take special note of the CSS portion becsuae that’s what you need to change.
Your other problem is probaby caused by the WP bug in it’s page tag. Go to forum options and turn off the option t show the forum/topic title at the top of the page.
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7:18 pm
12 Nov 2007
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sylvain
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Thank you very much indeed for replying so quickly. It is immensely comforting for beginners like me to know there are guys like you out there to provide advice and assistance.
I’ll keep you posted when I’m done.
Sylvain.
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5:17 pm
2 Feb 2008
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jfv
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Hello Mr Papa,
Andy is not here, and I was looking for the "Articles" as Andy says : "Go to my sidebar. Click on Articles. There is a guide."
The sidebar is gone. What about the articles, and this guide ? I’m sure you’ll have the answer 
Thanks in advance.
Merde, Mr Papa is not here anymore. Is somebody having the answer ?
Edit : the sidebar is not appearing in the results of a search, but it’s here when we enter by the normal way.
I found the articles. I apologize.
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The sidebar is gone because I created a special template!
Use the ‘Home’ link on the menubar at the top and then you’ll see the sidebar!
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6:57 pm
2 Feb 2008
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Mr Papa
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never fear, Mr Papa is here too… 
We are just hard at work getting 3.0 ready to go out the door…
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10:28 pm
2 Feb 2008
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jfv
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Good luck for the version3.0 !
If you need a newbie to test something (the froggies are the worst newbies, and I’m a froggy), just ask me. It will be a pleasure.
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10:45 pm
2 Feb 2008
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Mr Papa
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we will keep you in mind… should get a beta 1 up on this site any day now, followed a few weeks later by a beta version on a few select sites… hope to release by months end depending on how the testing goes…
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8:31 pm
3 Feb 2008
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jfv
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I like this v3beta ! Looking nice.
It's very late to a request, but i'll try : I often have problems with too long topics, and I wonder if it's possible to include a fonction that can cut a long topic by creating a new one. For exemple, as an administrator, I can move a topic to another forum, but I can't move a post (and its children) of the middle of a topic to a new topic.
Is it a dream ?
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Sorry. I would have liked to get ths into V3 but it missed it. Somewhere along the line you just have to say - that's it! And things fall off the V3 list onto the next version list. This was one of them…
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