How to add 4 random images to my sidebar?

[AdyumS]

I am using this sidebar hack and was wondering how I could implement 4 random thumbnails from my gallery to this sidebar. Any insite?

[Morgan]

Untested, but perhaps use this: remove the last eval line from the PHP file and place the remaining PHP atop the Right Column plugin using the global_start hook, and then add the following variable to the right_column template:

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[arowana]

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hi.i'm using template edits for a right column on my forumhome.how do insert vertical thumbs in my templates?i do not have the side column hack installed,no global_start hook to edit your above instructions.

[Morgan]

Again untested, but try this: remove the last eval line from the PHP file and place the remaining PHP in a plugin using the global_start hook, and then add the following variable to the template containing the right column you made:

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To add a plugin, go to the vB ACP -> Plugins & Products -> Add New Plugin.
For further details on how to add a plugin, check here.

[AnabolicResourc]

Works for me !

[mrjangles]

This is not working for me. I'm not trying to incorperate it to another plugin, just include it on the site in my custom nav. I follow the same process to create a plugin.

I've removed the line and get the following error:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '>' in /sitehere.com/includes/functions.php(5166) : eval()'d code on line 48

Any ideas? =\

[Morgan]

Whatever you used for the plugin is incorrect:

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Look at the plugin's PHP code and try removing the > character.

[mrjangles]

This is the code i'm using. I can't find anything wrong with it.

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I was using the global_complete hook. Not sure if it makes a difference, but now it's under global_start. I'm not getting an error, but when I call $photoplog_thumbs_vert in a template, no images are displayed. This isnt the only plugin doing this. The 1337 thumbs hack for photoplog is doing the same thing. I install it correctly, but when I make the call, nothing is displayed. Very strange. I'm using the latest VB with patch2.

Thanks again for the help.

[Morgan]

Remove those strange newlines from the PHP code, or do another copy-paste. You cannot have things like the following in code:

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[mrjangles]

I'll give that a try. For example:

$vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl']
$vbulletin['sessionurl']

Like that?

FYI: The code is directly from the link in this thread, unedited.