Links added to the nav bar....

[New Joe]

I've just installed the vBadvanced Home Page and it works fine, but as soon as I leave the Home Page to go into my Forum I am unable to link back as I don't have a link installed on my nav bar.

How do I insert a link for the Home Page into the nav bar.:confused:
Easy steps please guys as I am new to all of this.

Thanks.
:cool:

[josh2007]

Go to Admin CP->Style and Templates->Style Manager->%YOUR STYLE&->Edit Templates (in dropdown box)->then down to Navigation/Breadcrum Templates->Expand/Collapse-> then navbar

Click Customize

Look for:
<!-- nav buttons bar -->
<div class="tborder" style="padding:$stylevar[cellspacing]px; border-top-width:0px">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr align="center">

Add underneath:
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="YOUR FORUM URL">Portal</a></td>

Change YOUR FORUM URL to the path of your forum index

[New Joe]

Thanks, where you said Change "YOUR FORUM URL to the path of your forum index" where would I find this path to add?

[josh2007]

lol easy you go to your forum homepage where it shows all the forums and subforums and the currently active users. That is your forum url

should end like /forums/index.php
(depending what directory your forum is in)
If you have more trouble post your site link here

[Biker_GA]

In your navbar template find:

<!-- nav buttons bar -->
<div class="tborder" style="padding:$stylevar[cellspacing]px; border-top-width:0px">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr align="center">

After that put in:


<!-----Link to Portal (Home)----->
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="http://www.yourforumname.com$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[portal]</a></td>
<!-----End Link to Portal (Home)----->


Save the template.

Then create a phrase called Portal. The text for the phrase can be anything you wish. I use Home. :)

[josh2007]

either way works lol

[New Joe]

Go to Admin CP->Style and Templates->Style Manager->%YOUR STYLE&->Edit Templates (in dropdown box)->then down to Navigation/Breadcrum Templates->Expand/Collapse-> then navbar

Click Customize

Look for:


Add underneath:


Change YOUR FORUM URL to the path of your forum index

All done, that worked great, :up::D
next thing for my nav bar is to insert a Forum link, this link is where I want it to direct me to my main Forum, same code as above with a different path?
If so where would I find the main forum path within my Admin Panel?

Thanks.:cool:

[josh2007]

yes and your admin panel path should be yourdomain.com/forums/admincp

[New Joe]

Sorry, I didn't mean an Admin Panel path , I meant a path to my main forum.
Where you I find that path to insert to replace, <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="YOUR FORUM URL">Portal</a></td>
(Your Forum)
Thanks again.

[josh2007]

should be http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/forums/index.php

replace YOURDOMAIN with whats between the www. and the .com lol

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also if you dont like the word portal you can change Portal in the code and change it to whatever you want to appear in the navbar

[Biker_GA]

In the example I gave, Portal is just the name of the phrase. The actual text I use for the phrase is Home.

[josh2007]

true :)

[New Joe]

All worked great.
Big up and thanks to all.

Now I just need to be able to install/Up load a Theme/Style to my Forum.
I have another Thread around here somewhere.

[New Joe]

New question is, when a poster clicks on one of the links on the nav bar how do I make it so it automatically opens up a new Tab instead of opening the new page in the same Tab?

[Dismounted]

After the <a, add target="_blank".

[New Joe]

Thanks that worked.