Hello Everyone,
Is there a way for adding a fixed Ad banner on the right sidebar or HTML code box?
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A user, Alaa, inquired about adding a fixed Ad banner or HTML code box to the right sidebar. awesomerobot replied that this is not a current feature and might require additional plugin work. However, it’s possible to add content above the timeline using the above-timeline plugin outlet in a custom theme, as demonstrated in the Car Talk community. For adding content below the timeline, a custom solution in a theme or plugin is necessary, as it’s not planned to be included in the ad plugin by default.
This isn’t currently a feature and would require some additional work in the plugin… that said, is the idea that the ad would replace or cover the topic timeline? we consider that a critical part of the topic, so it’s not likely to be something we’d support.
Understood @awesomerobot, would it be possible to place it underneath the timeline or above it?
It’s possible to put some content above the timeline, for example, Car Talk has some suggestions above their timeline here: Battery finally dead - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community (but note that it’s not fixed on scroll)
That was done in their theme by adding content to the above-timeline plugin outlet in Discourse. We don’t plan on adding ad space above/below the timeline to the ad plugin by default, so it needs to be done in a custom plugin or theme.
Using plugin outlets in themes is covered a little here: Developing Discourse Themes & Theme Components