There is no default layout per se. Each plugin chooses the layout it prefers.

You can overwrite the layout views and call the 3 column layout view that you would like to display instead.

I tried placing views/default/page/layout/one_sidebar.php into mytheme and replacing the code with the code from the two_sidebar.php file and that works OK except on any ALL groups, file, pages or blog page, such as www.elggsite.com/groups/all. www.elggsite.com/groups/member/admin and www.elggsite.com/groups/owner/admin are fine. Why is that?

I think you should copy layouts/content.php to your theme and change the bottom line to,

echo elgg_view_layout('two_sidebar', $params);

@gillie... I have tried that too and get the same bad effect as above, just on "all" pages. View here... http://my.teamsgalore.com/groups/all 

It only displays the sidebar (right column) but aligned to the left. Also on Search Results page.

Something else is wrong. Did you remove previous edits and run upgrade.php

@gillie... Just ran upgrade... still same problem.

Try to remove whatever you add to sidebar_alt.

@gillie... Spot on.

Here's my start.php code...

<?php

register_elgg_event_handler('init','system','mytheme_init');

 

function mytheme_init() {

elgg_extend_view('page/elements/sidebar_alt', 'page/elements/profile','700');

}

?>

when I remove the elgg_extend_view code the siteworks OK so what is the correct way to place content into the sidebar_alt area?

How come this line...

elgg_extend_view('page/elements/sidebar_alt', 'page/elements/profile','700');

works fine in all site pages except...

myelggsite.com/groups/all

myelggsite.com/files/all

myelggsite.com/bookmarks/all

Works OK on My or Friends but on All it displays only the sidebar (right colmn) with no css.

An expanation and solution would be much appreciated.

• ? what "Works OK on My or Friends but All - displays only sidebar (right col) with no css" ?
• ? what does show in Groups/all instead that you seem to not want ?

• trying very hard here to guess what code is in that 'page/elements/profile' that extends 'page/elements/sidebar_alt' ;-oO. but - if eg. myelggsite.com/groups/all does not grab your 'page/elements/profile' [ thot i toldya b4 2 post moare code which needs debugging;-P ]
• i'd say it sounds like.. that Groups Plugin does not care about 'page/elements/sidebar_alt' ! ;-) and so does not use it -> and so does not use 'page/elements/profile' 
• you may be assuming that Groups' views/pages use the 'standard' sidebar_alt which you're extending - verify that first. Groups could well be using something totally different

;-oO;X