navbar forumjump dropdown
 

This is beta, and I won't support it.

What does this do?

This will add a dropdown to your navbar that lists the forums below a parent forum.

On my bro's site we have a list of 12 worksheets, and each worksheet is a forum. We needed a list of all 12 worksheets for quick navigation. Instead of me getting emails every time they make a forum change, the dropdown is now auto updated, populated and I don't have to worry those emails anymore.

It uses forumcache (tnx danny) so it won't add a query to each page, unless it needs to.

===== TEMPLATE CHANGES =====
Open the template: navbar, and find this code:
Above this, add the following code:
Then find this code:
And above this, add the following code:
And save the template.

===== PLUGIN =====
Create a new plugin in the global_start hook location, call it navbarforums and give it this code:
Find the if ($forum[parentid] == 7) to point to your forumid
(that means, change the 7 to your PARENT forumid, as it will get all the childforums below this parent)

And you're done.

Q : Does it list the subforums below the forums too?
A : No, only the first level forums below the parentid.

Q : My list is too long!
A : Your parentid has a lot of forums.

wtf no plugin or products? >_>

Why are there no phrases?

Screenshot? Live Demo? Anything? I don't understand

A demo site or a screen shot would be great to see it in action. Thanks.

===== PLUGIN =====
Create a new plugin, call it navbarforums and give it this code:

This is no product, hence why it isn't added as a product. It has no phrases, it is a beta. So there's no need to make this a product. It is a plugin, the instructions say to create a new plugin. So no need to add a plugin.xml as you have to edit the code anyway. Takes away one step during install. ;)

There's no need for a demo, it is a dropdown .. and it has the same forum titles listed as the forums below the parent you've picked, just conv. listed in a dropdown for quick access. ;)


Take a look at any dropdown on any vb powered site in the navbar, that's how it would look, only now with titles from forum names. ;)

exactly ;)

What hook location for the plugin?

I got the code placed correctly but I don't get a list of forums. I changed the parent ID to accomodate one of my forum id's but no dice.

also, would I repeat a portion of the code if I wanted to display multiple "parents"?

I understand you don't support this, but I'd appreciate a little help from anyone that's got it working properly.

global_start, as the navbar is for every page

Nice and thanks, but sad doesn't work on a vba cmps index page. For people who asked for a screenshot, have a look to the attached one. Oh, and I saw it now, attention it's listening hidden forums for all users (guests) too.