Administrative Tools Dropdown

Administrative Tools Dropdown Menu

What it does: Adds a dropdown menu visible only to the Administrator group for Admin tools and related links.

Time to install: 5 Minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Templates: 1
Phrases: 1

Step 1:

AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase
Phrase Type: Global
Product: vBulletin
Varname: navadmin
Text: Admin Tools

Step 2:

Style & Templates -> Style Manager -> (Your Style) -> Edit Templates -> Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates -> navbar

Find:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

Add AFTER:


<!-- Admin Menu -->
<if condition="$show['admincplink']">
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<!-- start vBMenu control element -->
<td class="vbmenu_control" id="AdminMenu">
<a STYLE="text-decoration:none" href="#">$vbphrase[navadmin]</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
vbmenu_register("AdminMenu");
//-->
</script>
</td>
<!-- end vBMenu control element -->
</if>
</if>
<!-- /Admin Menu -->

Find:

<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

Add ABOVE:


<!-- Admin Tools Menu Element -->
<if condition="$show['admincplink']">
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="AdminMenu_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr><td class="thead">Admin Tools</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://option1">First Option</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://option2">Second Option</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://option3">Third Option</a></td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</if>
<!-- /Admin Tools Menu Element -->

Change http://option1/2/3 to the full URL of the option you'd like to link. For example, if you wanted to put a link to the AdminCP in the dropdown, the code would be:


<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.yourdomain.tld/forum/admincp/index.php">Admin CP</a></td></tr>

"First/Second/Third Option" is simply the text displayed in the dropdown, edit it to suit whatever it is you're linking to. I personally don't use this for the AdminCP, but I find it useful for linking to PSIStats, Moderator Statistics and my VPS Server's Control Panel.

Screenshot attached.

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[Allan]

Nice idea ;)

[Lizard King]

Just a quick question what is different then regular dynamic pop-up menus ?

Nothing

[Guest210212002]

Just a quick question what is different then regular dynamic pop-up menus ?

Nothing

Well if you want to nitpick, the difference is the conditional, and the fact that I didn't see anything like this posted on here.

Not every hack has to be revolutionary dude. I find this handy, so I took the time to post it up and share it with the community. If this makes one single person's life easier, my time spent putting it together was well spent.

[Tony G]

Thanks for sharing your mod. Could you also attach your instructions in a .txt file? Thanks.

[TTG]

Simple but useful, thanks Chris-777
Clicked install

[Guest210212002]

Thanks for sharing your mod. Could you also attach your instructions in a .txt file? Thanks.

Whoops! Pardon that, edited. :)

[Trana]

This is a great mini hack for those of us that can't do any of our own code.

I am using this as an option in my existing drop downs in order to get to my Administration forum:

<!-- Admin Menu -->
<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(7))">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option">
<a href="/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3">Administration</a>
</td></tr>
</if>
<!-- /Admin Menu -->

However, it only works for members who are ONLY in the Moderator group (#7). It doesn't seem to work for the accounts that are both Admins and Moderators (6+7). Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks!

[Guest210212002]

Yep, change:


<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(7))">


To:


<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(6, 7))">


:)

[Guest210212002]

You can do it this way as well. I only use the array because of personal preference.

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6 OR $bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 7">

or
<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 6, 7)">

[Trana]

The last one looks the cleanest.

Thanks again!

[Guest210212002]

Anytime. :)

* Guest210212002 eyes the install button

[Snake]

Oh lovely!

[GatorV]

<!-- Admin Tools Menu Element -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="AdminMenu_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr><td class="thead">Admin Tools</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://option1">First Option</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://option2">Second Option</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://option3">Third Option</a></td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- /Admin Tools Menu Element -->

Won't this enable too see the links if they view source code, no matter what usergroup are no?

I ask this because I installed this to put a dropdown to some special search tools, and if anyone does right click and view source can get the links...

[Guest210212002]

That's a great point, and wrapping the bottome code in a conditional is something I overlooked, thank you! This is a better way to do it.

Original post is updated with the new code.

To fix your existing navbar template:

Find:
<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(7))">

Replace with:
<if condition="$show['admincplink']">

Find:
<!-- Admin Tools Menu Element -->

Add Below:

<if condition="$show['admincplink']">

Find:
<!-- /Admin Tools Menu Element -->

Add above:
</if>

[Luggruff]

hmm, now that the <if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(7))"> and such is gone, and I suck at coding.. how can I set more than the admin usergroup?
Like if I want it to show for moderators too.. (6 and 7)?
Or if I want a seperate menu for mods and one for admins?

Edit: Fixed.

Just replaced the <if condition="$show['admincplink']"> with <if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(7))"> again. No one can see the code anyways now. Just the <!-- Admin content menu --> but nothing in between.

[Omranic]

nice