Hi. I know I'm asking for a lot of help. Sorry. :)
I am having problems getting the links on the panel to open. They are opening like this:

http://myvanillasite/vanilla.php/Http://thesiteiamtryingtolinkto.com

I don't care if they open in a new window (I know that annoys some people) or in the parent window. I just want themto open. :) You all have helped me so much already!! Thanks in advance and for the previous help too!!

$Header1 = $Context->GetDefinition("Our Links");
$Panel->AddList($Header1, 210);
$Panel->AddListItem($Header1, $Context->GetDefinition("urlname"), GetUrl($Configuration, "http://url.com", "", "", "", "", ""), "", "", 10);
$Panel->AddListItem($Header1, $Context->GetDefinition("urlname"), GetUrl($Configuration, "http://url.com", "", "", "", "", ""), "", "", 20);
$Panel->AddListItem($Header1, $Context->GetDefinition("urlname"), GetUrl($Configuration, "http://url.com", "", "", "", "", ""), "", "", 30);
$Panel->AddListItem($Header1, $Context->GetDefinition("urlname"), GetUrl($Configuration, "http://url.com", "", "", "", "", ""), "", "", 40);
$Panel->AddListItem($Header1, $Context->GetDefinition("urlname"), GetUrl($Configuration, "http://url.com", "", "", "", "", ""), "", "", 50);
}


Is there somthing I can add to this to make them open in a new or parent? Thanks!

I don't know about the "Improved Side Panel add-on" but you could do that and more on the fly with Nuggets

After enabling the extension, simply create a new nugget, place it where you want it to be displayed and then in the "Nugget HTML" box just put in your link(s):

<li><a href="http://url.com" target="_blank">Your external link</a></li>