[HOW TO - vB4] Remove the vB Default Navtabs

[Lynne]

[HOW TO - vB4] Remove the vB Default Navtabs

Here is a quick article on how to remove some of the default vbulletin navtabs from the navbar template.

Removing the What's New navtab:

Find (near the top of the template):
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'search'">Change to:
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab']">Find and Remove (about 2/3 down):
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
...
a bunch more stuff inbetween to remove
...
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
</vb:if>
SAVE

In a default navbar template, after removing the chunk of code above, you should end up with this in the template where the code used to be:
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_middle}

{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}Removing the Home navtab:
Go to Plugins & Products > Plugin Manager > Product: vBulletin CMS > Navbar: Insert CMS Navbar Entry
Plugin is Active: NO
SAVE


Removing the Blogs navtab:
Go to Plugins & Products > Plugin Manager > Product: vBulletin Blog > Navbar: Eval Blog Link Template and Validate Styleid
Find and Remove (or comment out):

if (defined('VBBLOG_CACHED_TEMPLATES'))
{
if (defined('VBBLOG_SCRIPT'))
{
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'vbblog';
}
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_link')->render();
$template_hook['navbar_getnew_menu'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_whatsnew_link')->render();
if ($show['blog_search'])
{
$template_hook['navbar_search_menu'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_search')->render();
}
}
SAVE

Removing the Forum navtab:

Find and remove (starts near the very top):

<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'search'">
...
a bunch more stuff inbetween to remove
...
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="{vb:link forumhome}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a></li>
</vb:if>

SAVE

Other related articles of possible interest:
[HOW TO - vB4] Create a New Tab in the navbar (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=226914)
[HOW TO - vB4] Create your own vBulletin page (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228112)

[3DUInc]

Outstanding Lynne!!! Thanks a lot :)

[moonray]

Thanks!

[ukwoman]

Thanks Lynne. Can you tell me how to add Groups and Albums on the main nav bar?
:confused:

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Help - it is not clear to me - which template I should be looking in to get rid of the What's new button.

As to my previous question - I got information from another article. Thanks.

[Lynne]

Help - it is not clear to me - which template I should be looking in to get rid of the What's new button.
Sorry, I didn't realize I had not put that in there! It is the navbar template you need to edit.

[Gigio755]

it works but this is an error in template:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

how to remove this?

[Spikeman]

Is it possible to only show certain Navtabs to certain usergroups? for example I have Downloads Tab but only want UG 8 to be able to see the tab, by default right now my navbar is getting cluttered but not all groups need to be seeing all options.

Thanks in advance.

[Lynne]

it works but this is an error in template:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/5125/arrowerror.jpg

how to remove this?
That is not present int he default style. So, you've changed some stylevar somewhere. You should use firebug to figure out what. It's not really the scope of this article though.

Is it possible to only show certain Navtabs to certain usergroups? for example I have Downloads Tab but only want UG 8 to be able to see the tab, by default right now my navbar is getting cluttered but not all groups need to be seeing all options.

Thanks in advance.
Sure you can put conditions around the tabs. There are articles here on how to write conditions for only certain usergroups and then you can apply that condition to your tab.

[boatswife]

Thank you~

[badawidollah]

Removing the Home navtab:
Go to Plugins & Products > Plugin Manager > Product: vBulletin CMS > Navbar: Insert CMS Navbar Entry
Plugin is Active: NO
SAVE

not found in my vb402

[Lynne]

not found in my vb402
That's still exactly what the plugin is called in my 4.0.2 suite.

[choitz]

Hi Lynn,
That all worked perfectly, thank you very much!
:)

[MacHack]

not found in my vb402

That's still exactly what the plugin is called in my 4.0.2 suite.

I don't see any product called "vBulletin CMS" either. I am not using Suite, just the Forum version if that makes any difference.

[Lynne]

I don't see any product called "vBulletin CMS" either. I am not using Suite, just the Forum version if that makes any difference.
I'm sorry, but if you aren't using the Suite, you won't have a Home tab and therefore you don't need to remove it. So I don't understand why you guys are wondering about how to remove a tab that doesn't exist for you?

The Home and Blog tabs are only going to show if you have the Suite.

[cmmorris1]

How do you remove the forums link from the CMS nav bar?

[ltlfoote]

Another Thank You - worked like a charm.

[Sgroove]

Guys I would like to know how can I use only the CMS without Blog and Forum.
Is there a way I can deactivate the Forum?
Thanks...

[Lynne]

Guys I would like to know how can I use only the CMS without Blog and Forum.
Is there a way I can deactivate the Forum?
Thanks...
Um, I have no idea. Remove the tab? Remove the pages? Create no forums? Experiment with it on your test site.

[Head Roller]

How would I remove the "Projects" tab from the Navbar? I want that only available through the User CP and on in the main navigation.

[Lynne]

How would I remove the "Projects" tab from the Navbar? I want that only available through the User CP and on in the main navigation.
I believe that was already asked and answered in the forum specifically for questions regarding Open Source product.

[Head Roller]

OH.. I assure you I did do a search before posting the question.... just did another and nothing came up.. I will add some tags when I find it.

[Lynne]

OH.. I assure you I did do a search before posting the question.... just did another and nothing came up.. I will add some tags when I find it.
It's going to be hard to tag since there is no tagging in 3.6. :)

how to disable the link on the navbar? (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=241460)

[Fuhrmann]

Nice article, thanks.

[merk_aus]

Thanks for taking the time in doing this however it is just over my expertese i can't get rid of the whats new stuff! oh well thanks for taking the time.

[theque]

How can i remove this in 4.0.4 What's New tab?

i followed the first part of your instructions but i can't find this part of code

(about 2/3 down):
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
...
a bunch more stuff
...
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
</vb:if>
SAVE

[Marvin Hlavac]

This may be beyond the scope of this topic, but I'm searching for a way to completely remove the new "navtap" bar that contains the "Forum" and What's New" tabs and also the Search box.

I wish to completely eliminate the entire bar including its content. What would be a simple way to achieve it? Any ideas? Any links?

[COL NIL SATIS]

Fantastic ...the whats new tab wasnt needed and this has helped so so much ....thanks a lot Lynne !!!!! cheers

[pilotxx]

This may be beyond the scope of this topic, but I'm searching for a way to completely remove the new "navtap" bar that contains the "Forum" and What's New" tabs and also the Search box.

I wish to completely eliminate the entire bar including its content. What would be a simple way to achieve it? Any ideas? Any links?

you will need to delete all section of what's new code. it works for me.

[Scan Cape Cod]

How do you remove the forums link from the CMS nav bar?

I'd like to remove my Forum tab and instead place a link to it in a drop down Forums tab. But...without a hand hold I don't know how to do so.

[James Cole]

Hi, Lynne:

Great info! I hope you can help me take the programming changes to the navbar template one step further, by eliminating the entire second row of the navbar altogether.

That is, I want to turn this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

into this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

We already have an extensive website that the forum needs to fit into, so the second row just adds confusion to the site given the site's existing headers, search features, and so on.

Many thanks,
James

[Lynne]

Hi, Lynne:

Great info! I hope you can help me take the programming changes to the navbar template one step further, by eliminating the entire second row of the navbar altogether.
I would post this question in the main forums. You'll need to figure out what to do about the search box also which isn't showing in your mockup.

[CFodder]

Tried this in 4.03, didn't like the replacement vb:if statement, some error about it being malformed :o.

I just did the second part with commenting out the large block of code, that did the trick, so now it's outta sight, outta mind ;).

Thanks for the tips Lynne :)

[GamerPerfection]

Trying this in vB 4.0.5 and I get this message at the end when trying to save.

adding child to non-existent node!

And it doesn't save. I did everything to the key but got that message.

[Lynne]

Trying this in vB 4.0.5 and I get this message at the end when trying to save.

adding child to non-existent node!

And it doesn't save. I did everything to the key but got that message.
If you got that message, then that means you removed the beginning <if> and not the ending </if> or vice versa.

[GamerPerfection]

Lynne, I get this message:

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:
Could not find phrase 'else_not_child_of_if'.
This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.

As i said I followed your instructions to the key. I am making no mistakes here.

[KevinL]

Search for that at .com I think it is a bug. I came across it also. Just can't remember what I did to fix it. I think I had to stop saving css as files.

[Lynne]

Lynne, I get this message:



As i said I followed your instructions to the key. I am making no mistakes here.
I just tested this again on my totally default vB4.0.5 navbar template and it was just fine for me.

FYI, on my test site, I have Store CSS Stylesheets as Files set to No.

[GamerPerfection]

Ok i see my error, when i saw this: "a bunch more stuff" I was thinking you meant to skip that stuff and move to the next bit.

[Lynne]

Ok i see my error, when i saw this: "a bunch more stuff" I was thinking you meant to skip that stuff and move to the next bit.
Sorry about that. Glad you figured it out and got it working now.

[AF_staff]

Thank You Lynne! :)

[Tariq Waheed]

How CAN I ADD A Twitter button to my Site on my nav bar?

[Lynne]

How CAN I ADD A Twitter button to my Site on my nav bar?
I have no idea and this really isn't the thread to post that question in.

[XiTCLUB]

Done ! Thanks

[OurCouponHome]

Thanks!!

[paulnicholson]

How can I remove 'Forum' tab?

The code for removing 'What's New?'tab seems irrelevant in 4.0.8. Do you have the new code to remove?

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I think this is the code for vb 4.0.8:

<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_S ocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase new_group_messages_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_E vent">{vb:rawphrase new_events_nav}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getnew_menu}
<li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<vb:else />
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase daily_group_message}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Event">{vb:rawphrase daily_events}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getdaily_menu}
<li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
</vb:if>

[theque]

Thank you! removed whats new in my forum

[kfyonur]

Thank you.

[mclarens]

ok have abit of trouble getting this to work properly.

I get to manage to remove the whats new tab. but then the line under disapear compleetly.¨
And i want the home button to stay + the line under the navbar

Anyone who can post theyr text to make this correct or point me to the right direction where i failed?

[your24hourstore]

I want to get rid of the navtab to forum, i don't want to disable forum, just remove the navbar forum tab, i did it by breaking the script but it leaves a blank tab , I then redirected that blank tab to CMS . it does what i need but is their a cleaner way to do it?,

I still want to use forums to post the stuff that will show up in promoted articles and Cms widgets, but no user access to forums, only admin can post, I dont care if they find the forum through the web or even if they goto forum.php, they can have read access but cant post anyway

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ok have abit of trouble getting this to work properly.

I get to manage to remove the whats new tab. but then the line under disapear compleetly.?
And i want the home button to stay + the line under the navbar

Anyone who can post theyr text to make this correct or point me to the right direction where i failed?
go in and replace your template with a default version then use this mod https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=238187

[kfyonur]

my cms is not active how can i remove the home for vb4.1

[Lynne]

my cms is not active how can i remove the home for vb4.1
If you have disabled your CMS, then the Home tab is not from the cms but from a modification. You will have to figure out which one and then remove it.

[asuccar]

Hey dude,

I followed the instructions to remove 'what's new' to the nth detail but when i try to save it i get an error:

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '.' in /home/afourso1/public_html/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(5170) : eval()'d code on line 169

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.

What is this?

[Lynne]

I just tried the instructions on my 4.1.1 board and didn't get any errors.

[asuccar]

I'm on 4.1.1 but I still get the error nonetheless...what can i do? I'm following ur instructions to the letter!

What could it possibly be?

[Lynne]

I'm on 4.1.1 but I still get the error nonetheless...what can i do? I'm following ur instructions to the letter!

What could it possibly be?
Is this a totally default template you are editing? You should end up with something like this in there:
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_middle}

{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
Is that what the template looks like right around where the What's New code was taken out?

[asuccar]

I completely revert the navbar template, and after you instructions this is the code i end up with:

<div id="navbar" class="navbar">

<ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab']">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:link forumhome}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_getnew}
<vb:if condition="$show['pmmainlink']">
<li><a href="private.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase private_messages}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_pm}
<li><a rel="help" href="faq.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="5">{vb:rawphrase faq}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_faq}
<li><a href="calendar.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase calendar}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_calendar}

<vb:if condition="$show['communitylink']">
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="6">{vb:rawphrase community}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_start}
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
<li><a href="{vb:link grouphome}">{vb:rawphrase social_groups}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
<li><a href="album.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase pictures_and_albums}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<li><a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist"><vb:if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">{vb:rawphrase contacts_and_friends}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase contacts}</vb:if></a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['memberslist']">
<li><a href="memberlist.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase members_list}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_end}
</ul>
</li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_community}
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase forum_actions}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li>
<a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editoptions">{vb:rawphrase edit_options}</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editprofile">{vb:rawphrase edit_your_details}</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="popupmenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="3">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li><a href="{vb:link subscription}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
<li><a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylis t','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars= yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
<li><a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
<vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
{vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
</vb:if>
</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}
<vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
<li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
</ul>
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_end}
</ul>

</li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="{vb:link forumhome}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_middle}
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_S ocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase new_group_messages_nav}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_E vent">{vb:rawphrase new_events_nav}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getnew_menu}
<li><a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<vb:else />
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase daily_group_message}</a></li>
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Event">{vb:rawphrase daily_events}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getdaily_menu}
<li><a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:ra w bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
</ul>

{vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
</ul>

<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
<div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
<form action="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
<vb:comment><input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" /></vb:comment>
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
<span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.<vb:if condition="(is_browser('ie') AND !is_browser('ie', 7) AND !is_browser('ie', 8))">gif<vb:else />png</vb:if>" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
</form>
<ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
<li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div><!-- closing div for above_body -->

<div class="body_wrapper">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
<ul class="floatcontainer">
<li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>

{vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
{vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
</ul>
<hr />
</div>

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}

<vb:if condition="$show['notices'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'register'">
<form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="dismissnotice" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
<ol>
{vb:raw notices}
</ol>
</form>
</vb:if>

[Lynne]

I completely revert the navbar template, and after you instructions this is the code i end up with:
You need to delete everying between these areas:
<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
<vb:if condition="$show['member']">
<li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
...
a bunch more stuff
...
</li>
</vb:if>
<vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_P ost">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
<vb:else />
<li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum _Post">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
</vb:if>

The "a bunch more stuff" means all the code inbetween those areas.

[asuccar]

Mea culpa:)

It worked perfectly...cheers!

[andrew_m]

I read the article suggested above but it did not describe how to remove the forum tab, I would actually like to remove the Forum tab (i have already remove the other tabs) and the background it is on. Any help would be appreciated.

i have vB 4.1.2

thanks

[Lynne]

I read the article suggested above but it did not describe how to remove the forum tab, I would actually like to remove the Forum tab (i have already remove the other tabs) and the background it is on. Any help would be appreciated.

i have vB 4.1.2

thanks
I believe that has been covered in the forums before - try a search.

[Laurent42]

Hello,

I want to move the Forum tab at the middle and then a custom tab at the left.
I have hooked my custom tab with $template_hook['navtab_left'].

I do not find $template_hook['navtab_left'] for the Forum tab. I do not know where to put
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] for this default tab.

Help! :D

--
Laurent

[Lynne]

The Forum tab doesn't use a template_hook since it is entered right into the navbar template.

[Laurent42]

You mean left?
Well, an idea how to put it in the middle? :)

[Lynne]

What do you want in the middle? You would change the template_hook in the plugin to use the one you want. If you want to see exactly where they are located, then look in the navbar template.

[Laurent42]

I just want the forum tab at the middle (it's left by default).
But I do not know how to do it :)

[Lynne]

You will have to add any navtab you want to add to the navtab_left template_hook if you want it to the left of the forum navtab.

[Laurent42]

Well, that's not the case.

I hook on the middle for my custom tab and it works.
When I hook on the left (what i want), the custom tab disappear... because of the forum tab which is located to the left by default... I suppose. ;)

Sad to see a such basic feature does not exist on vBulletin :(

[Lynne]

It works just fine on my test site, so maybe your code is incorrect? Or perhaps you didn't try changing the Execution Order of the plugin?

[Laurent42]

First of all thanks for your answers Lynne,

I have just changed the following line in the plugin (MediaLibrary):
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= $templater->render();
to
$template_hook['navtab_left'] .= $templater->render();

then after your post I have changed the order from 5 to 1. (but I do not well if it's correct)
The Media Library tab still does not appear. :'(

[Lynne]

First of all thanks for your answers Lynne,

I have just changed the following line in the plugin (MediaLibrary):
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= $templater->render();
to
$template_hook['navtab_left'] .= $templater->render();

then after your post I have changed the order from 5 to 1. (but I do not well if it's correct)
The Media Library tab still does not appear. :'(
So the MediaLibrary tab shows up if you have it set to navtab_middle but not if you have it set to navtab_left? Have you looked in your navbar template to verify you have that template_hook there?

[Laurent42]

So the MediaLibrary tab shows up if you have it set to navtab_middle but not if you have it set to navtab_left?

Exactly!

Have you looked in your navbar template to verify you have that template_hook there?

There is no navtab_left hook called in the navbar template? It should? In the default template there is one??

I do not have modified my default template and by doing a search, I do not find navtab_left hook in the default navbar!

--------------- Added 1300401520 at 1300401520 ---------------

Ok, I have fixed the problem.

I just needed to hook navtab_start. =)
But I do not understand the difference of navtab_left/navtab_start.

So good to know => the first element is navtab_start and not navtab_left...

A big thanks to Lynne for his/her time!

[Laurent42]

So now my tabs in the correct order!

My custom tab is the first one.
The forum tab is the second one.

The new problem I have is...
That's the second tab that is selected by default.

What should I hook in order to have my first tab selected by default when I go on the site?

[Laurent42]

Maybe this can help, here is the plugin code:

$perms = media_permissions();

$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'media';

$categories = $vbulletin->db->query_read("
SELECT * FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."media_category
WHERE catOrder != '0'
ORDER BY catOrder
");

$href['playlists'] = construct_href_playlists();
$href['pmine'] = construct_href_playlists_mine();
$href['pcreate'] = construct_href_playlists_create();
$href['favorites'] = construct_href_favorites();
$href['subscriptions'] = construct_href_subscriptions();
$href['submit'] = construct_href_submit();
$href['random'] = construct_href_random();
$href['cats'] = construct_href_admin("cats");
$href['tags'] = construct_href_admin("tags");
$href['host'] = construct_href_admin("host");

while ($category = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($categories))
{
$category['href'] = construct_href_category($category);

$category['align'] = "";
for ($i = 0; $i < $category['catDepth']; $i++) { $category['align'] .= '-- '; }

$templater = vB_Template::create('8WR_media_NAVTAB_cat');
$templater->register('category', $category);
$categorybits .= $templater->render();
}
}

$templater = vB_Template::create('8WR_media_NAVTAB');
$templater->register('perms', $perms);
$templater->register('href', $href);
$templater->register('categorybits', $categorybits);
$template_hook['navtab_start'] .= $templater->render();

[Lynne]

You know this is an article about removing default navtabs, right? I just realized that you are talking about adding a navtab which has nothing to do with this article.

But anyway, if you need someone to try to debug your plugin, you should post your own thread. I do notice you have an extra } just sitting in there without a beginning.

[Laurent42]

Ok, I'm going to start a new thread.

For the '}' it's ok, the beginning of the code has not been pasted.

ps: It's not my plugin, but a well known (Media Library).

[screenmates]

Hi Lynne,

vB 4.1.2

We tried several times to remove the code precisely as you suggested from the navbar template but the What's New button remains intact. Also tried clearing CMS cache but no luck. Has something else changed in 4.1.2 and do we need to do anything special?

Please help...

Thanks!

[Lynne]

Make sure you are editing the correct style. There is no way you could remove all that code and still have the tab. If you are not using a default style, then make sure it isn't in there twice. And, make sure a modification is not adding the tab.

[CardMafia]

Thank you for this article! Very helpful and less involved than the first article I read on the subject.

[sortega]

I made the changes above as best I could and got the following error message when complete (it did remove my "Home" and "Blog" buttons which is what I wanted)

"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /home2/hersheyi/public_html/forum/includes/class_bootstrap.php(537) : eval()'d code on line 9"

but how do I correct that?

I did notice that for your removing the Blog button code your code did not match mine (see both exampled below) so I commented out the section I thought applied.

Yours:
if (defined('VBBLOG_CACHED_TEMPLATES'))
{
if (defined('VBBLOG_SCRIPT'))
{
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'vbblog';
}
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_link')->render();
$template_hook['navbar_getnew_menu'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_whatsnew_link')->render();
if ($show['blog_search'])
{
$template_hook['navbar_search_menu'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_search')->render();
}
}

Mine:
<!-- if (defined('VBBLOG_CACHED_TEMPLATES'))
{
if (defined('VBBLOG_SCRIPT'))
{
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'vbblog';
}
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_link')->render();
$template_hook['navbar_getnew_menu'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_whatsnew_link')->render();
} -->


if (STYLEID != $vbulletin->userinfo['blogstyleid'])
{
$vbulletin->userinfo['blocktext'] = '';
}

HELP!

[Lynne]

That is not how you comment out php. You use /* at the beginning and */ at the end. If you use those for that section that you showed, then it will work. <!-- and --> are used for commenting out html.

[sortega]

THANK YOU, LYNNE! That fixed it, you're wonderful! :)

[Buray Savas ANI]

This on vbulletin 4.1.6 work or not? i vanto setup but i m not sure. Please send message about this.

[christian gate]

Hi,
I need a bit of direction to make sure I am deleting the "What's New" & Forum Tab from the right file.

I went to Style Manager - From The templates I selected Navigation / Breadcrumb then navbar

I followed your instruction but it's not saving the changes and error massage ask me to check line 184

I am using vb 4.1.7 and I need to move the 2 tabs please.

Regards

[fraby]

To Remove the BLOG navtab:
Plugins & Products > Plugin Manager > Product: vBulletin Blog > Navbar: Eval Blog Link Template and Validate Styleid

You can just check the box Inactive for it to disappear from the Navtab now.

[FReeSTER]

this is different from vb4.1.7 and my styles. :(:confused::o

[Lynne]

this is different from vb4.1.7 and my styles. :(:confused::o
I just checked all this in my 4.1.8 navbar template and it's pretty much the same. If you have a custom template, you'll have to try to figure it out yourself or ask the developer for help.

[andrew_m]

Hi Lynne,

I went through your artilce and successfully removed most navbar tabs (thanks !)

except i cannot remove the 'Forum' tab, i dont see the code that you specify needs to be removed from 'Navbar: Eval Blog Link Template and Validate Styleid', perhaps i am looking in the wrong place or because my version is new there is different code to removed. I have version. 4.1.9.

This is the code I have for 'Edit Plugin Navbar: Eval Blog Link Template and Validate Styleid'

----------
$show['canpostitems'] = (
$vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['vbblog_general_permissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_vbblog_general_permissions['blog_canviewown']
AND
$vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['vbblog_entry_permissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_vbblog_entry_permissions['blog_canpost']
AND
$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']
);

/*if (defined('VBBLOG_CACHED_TEMPLATES'))
{
if (defined('VBBLOG_SCRIPT'))
{
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'vbblog';
}
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_link')->render();
$template_hook['navbar_getnew_menu'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_whatsnew_link')->render();
}
*/

if (STYLEID != $vbulletin->userinfo['blogstyleid'])
{
$vbulletin->userinfo['blocktext'] = '';
}

----------

Any help would be appreciated from anyone, thanks.

[Lynne]

The Forum tab is in the navbar template, not a plugin. That plugin you are quoting is for the Blog tab. The code has changed a little, but the condition is still there - comment it out.

[New Joe]

The remove Blog Tab info and what to take out is different than the code in the start of this Article.

Which part to remove from here:
$show['canpostitems'] = (
$vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['vbblog_general_permissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_vbblog_general_permissions['blog_canviewown']
AND
$vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['vbblog_entry_permissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_vbblog_entry_permissions['blog_canpost']
AND
$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']
);

if (defined('VBBLOG_CACHED_TEMPLATES'))
{
if (defined('VBBLOG_SCRIPT'))
{
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'vbblog';
}
$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_link')->render();
$template_hook['navbar_getnew_menu'] .= vB_Template::create('blog_navbar_whatsnew_link')->render();
}


if (STYLEID != $vbulletin->userinfo['blogstyleid'])
{
$vbulletin->userinfo['blocktext'] = '';
}

[TombstoneWarrior]

thanks for the info

[djscoop]

Tip on removing Members Tab?

[MacroPhotoPro]

I successfully removed the tabs I wanted to, following your instruction here, so thank you very much for writing it.

I also successfully added new tabs, and navbar links/menus following your instruction on another article (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=226914), so thanks once again.

However, while I have successfully removed tabs I didn't want, and created custom tabs/navbar links, what I can't seem to do is alter the default Tabs (Home/Forum/Blogs) nor can I find a way to customize their navbar links.

So while you're two articles (this one here and the one I linked to) have helped me tremendously, would you mind letting me know how I can alter (not remove) the navbar links in the Blog (Home/Forum) Tabs?

Thank you very much,

Jack

[TradingApples]

Hi, would it be a good idea to comment out these sections of code to preserve the option to use these tabs in the future?

Thanks

[luggz]

I can not get the forums tab to go all the way away i still see it in my pm page and some other pages what did i miss? please help point it out...

****I found it thanks any ways sorry****

[tbworld]

vBulletin modified the Navigation system starting with v4.2.0, and again in v4.2.1. Remember that @Lynne's solution worked in 2010, it might not work on the later versions.

You can now remove the navtabs from the navigation manager directly.
admincp -> settings -> Navigation Manager.