SID-00474: Problem with Personal LeftBar WebLeftBar

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.3.1	Perl version:
Category:	CategoryMissingFunctionality	Server OS:	Linux from Debian Stable 4.0.4	Last update:	16 years ago

I am trying to create a personal sidebar for the TWikiAdminUser. However, creating TWikiAdminUserLeftBar, copying the content from WebLeftBar and altering it, did not work. my Twiki still loads the original WebLeftBar. Same thing happens with other users.

Wo do I do wrong?

-- ChristophSchmitz - 2009-08-11

Discussion and Answer

1. Did you create TWikiAdminUserLeftBar in the Main/Users web?

2. Don't copy WebLeftBar into it: it should only have the user-specific content that is in addtion to the WebLeftBar. The content of the user left bar and web left bar are merged at run time.

E.g., SeanCMorganLeftBar looks like this:

Customise this topic; samples and ideas available at TWiki:TWiki.WebLeftBarCookbook.

%STARTINCLUDE% *My links:*
   * [[%SCRIPTURL{view}%/Support/MyRecentQuestions][My support disc'ns]]
   * [[Support.AnsweredQuestions][Answered Questions]]
   * ...
<a class="twikiSmallish" href="%SCRIPTURLPATH{"edit"}%/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?t=%GMTIME{"$epoch"}%">edit</a> 
%STOPINCLUDE%

Only the content between STARTINCLUDE and STOPINCLUDE appears in the user area of my left bar.

-- SeanCMorgan - 2009-08-11

Good explanation Sean. Some addition:

Initially, click on the "Create personal sidebar" link in the sidebar. This will create a personal sidebar for you based on the TWiki.WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate page.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-08-12

Thanks for the help. I tried all that, but still, the new bar just will not load. I still only see the standard WebLeftBar. See attached screenshot with the 'TWikiAdminUserLeftBar' Topic and the actual leftbar...

-- ChristophSchmitz - 2009-08-12

Problem solved:

The <user>LeftBar was set up with WebLeftBar as the parent topic. Deleted it and set it up again. It now works like a charm.

Thanks for the help, Sean and Peter.

-- ChristophSchmitz - 2009-08-12

-- ChristophSchmitz - 2009-08-12

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