Search Social Groups Link On Navbar Search
 

Hack Support

This hack is now discontinued - this means that while it will remain available for download and use, there will be no further updates, nor will support be provided as the thread is no longer monitored. You can now check out the 3.8.x version of this hack, as it also works with v3.7.5 (and maybe even earlier versions).

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.


vBulletin Version Compatibility

This hack can only be used with vBulletin v3.7.x.

This hack is not compatible with v3.6.x and earlier versions of vBulletin, due to fact that social groups were not introduced until v3.7.0.


What Does This Hack Do?

This is an hack adds an extra option to the Search drop down list on the nav bar to allow quick access to the Social Groups Search page.

There are no file or template changes at all, and is phrased.


Installation Instructions

1. Import ms_social_link_nav.xml into vB using the AdminCP Product Manager. If upgrading then set Allow Overwrite to Yes.
2. In the AdminCP, select vBulletin Options > Search Social Groups Link On Navbar Search, enter the usergroups that you want to see the extra link.

Uninstall Instructions

1. Uninstall the product in vB using the AdminCP Product Manager.

Version History

v3.7.006 - Friday 29th August 2008
-- Final Release
-- Changed: Check boxes now for usergroup selection, instead of needing comma separated numbers
-- Removed: AdminCP Options input validation (no longer needed)
-- Added: New plugin, for processing usergroup permissions

v3.7.005 - Wednesday 25th June 2008
-- Added: AdminCP option to display to all usergroups

v3.7.004 - Sunday 11th May 2008
-- Changed: Version numbering
-- Added: AdminCP Options input validation
-- Added: vBAdvanced support

v2.0.0 - Friday 8th February 2008
-- Changed: Partial code rewrite
-- Removed: 1 plugin
-- Removed: 1 template

v1.1.0 - Thursday 7th February 2008
-- Changed: Product name
-- Changed: Install code

v1.0.0 - Friday 21th December 2007
-- Initial Release


Thanks

Thanks go out to Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his install code.


Show Your Appreciation

Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

Thanks, have you thought about releasing one product which has this and your other tag search one? and then with options to enable or disable them. and then as time goes on, just building on from the one product, would be easier for me to install one product ^^ I like them both,

Thanks.

Not bad at all. Thanks!

Maybe add 'search members' and 'search titles only' tickbox as well.

thanks for this :)

May well do at some point :)

Anything is possible, but with my v3.7.x releases I am releasing stuff at the moment that is unique to v3.7.x and not available in v3.6.x (a lot of v3.6.x hacks work fine in v3.7.x, so have not bothered to re-issue the hacks), so I may well get around to doing this at some point.

ok I loaded it and did the install but I don't see the search function being added to my search link.

Is there something that needs to be done for different templates?

Thanks
Will

Are you installing this on a fresh install or an upgraded forum?

If it is a fresh install, it should just work once you have entered the usergroups that you want to see the link.

If you have upgraded your forum to v3.7.0 Beta 2 or 3, have you reverted your templates and then re-applied your template changes? As it is looking for a template hook specific to v3.7.0 and not reverting your templates could be the cause of the issue.

Update: v3.7.004

• Version numbering changed
• AdminCP Options input validation
• Works with vBAdvanced

It would be great if there was a way to automatically allow all usergroups to use the search. I have a ton of usergroups and constantly make new ones and delete old ones. This is just a hassle.

Good idea :)

I will add that into the next version, and I will probably add it into quite a few of my other hacks as well.

Update: v3.7.005

• Added option to show to all usergroups

Mosh sorry, i don't understand this hack, cause it does the same thing that does the quick links redirect ... or maybe i'm missing something?

The screenshots show what it is. It is just a link to social groups on the Navbar Search drop down list (not shown as a default option in vBulletin), nothing more, nothing less.

Update: v3.7.006
-- Changed: Check boxes now for usergroup selection, instead of needing comma separated numbers
-- Removed: AdminCP Options input validation (no longer needed)
-- Added: New plugin, for processing usergroup permissions