Blank Sidebox Header

[blue-grape]

I have made a few sidboxes from the blank_sidebox mod without an problems.

This time I only want the header of the sidebox to shown on the site. It that possible?

I uploaded two files;

includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/CUSTOM/box-name_sidebox_defines.php

includes/modules/sideboxes/CUSTOM/box-name_sidebox.php

When I turned the box on it broke the site in as much as the main page wouldn't load. So I turned the new box off and I uploaded the third file to;

includes/templates/CUSTOM/sideboxes/tpl_box-name_sidebox.php

The new sidebox now displays. The tpl_box-name_sidebox.php file doesn't have any content. But it gives me a slight gap under the header where the content should go.

Does anybody know how to remove this gap? I only want the header to show. It's just a bit of information that can fit in the header, so I don't want the rest of the box to show.

Thank you.

[stevesh]

You should be able to turn it off in the stylesheet using something like #blanksideboxContent {display:none;}

[blue-grape]

I worked out how to do it. Problem solved.

[blue-grape]

You should be able to turn it off in the stylesheet using something like #blanksideboxContent {display:none;}

If I do it that way, won't it stop all my other custom sideboxes from displaying their content?

I removed three lines of code from my tpl file. I removed the following;

$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';

and near the end of the code I removed;

$content .= '</div>';

And now I just have the header of the sidebox without a gap.

Thanks anyway!

[stevesh]

If I do it that way, won't it stop all my other custom sideboxes from displaying their content?

No, with multiple blank sideboxes, each should have its own name, so you'd turn off blanksidebox1Content but not blanksidebox2Content.

Your way works, too but I prefer using CSS when I can rather than modifying files.

[lovefury]

Hi, how can I remove the "X" close function in sidebox header?

[stevesh]

lovefury - It's always better to start a new thread rather than adding an unrelated question to an existing thread. You can start a new thread by going to the forum homepage, select a forum area and click on 'New Thread'.

That function is part of your template, or is an add-on. We'd need a link to your site to know for sure.

[lovefury]

My bad :). I've created a new thread "How to disable close function in sidebox". Also included the link. Thanks for the quick response.

[lovefury]

Hi stevesh,
thanks for the clue. already made the changes. ur right! its on the template. I thought all along it was on stylesheet only.

[blue-grape]

No, with multiple blank sideboxes, each should have its own name, so you'd turn off blanksidebox1Content but not blanksidebox2Content.

Now I see what you mean. Being a newbie I though you meant to copy your original CSS code which didn't specify a certain sidebox to turn off, so I would have turned them all off.

Sometime we newbies need the code and the explanation as you placed it above before we understand.

Thank you. I do appreciate you taking the time to explain it to me.