Mini Mods - Advanced Navbar Links

Author: Andrew Harmor
Version: 2.0.2
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 2
Difficulty: Easy


Description:
You can add links or multiple menus to the navbar quickly through a form. Specify which usergroups can see each link via the permissions system.


F.A.Q.
Q: Why aren't the links showing?
A: Edit the link in your Admin CP and check the usergroup permissions

Q: All the links I made from the last version are gone
A: Go into phpmyadmin and select your vbulletin database.
Browse the table named "custom_droplinks". Change all the "catid's" with 0 to 1.
Go into your ACP --> Advanced Navbar Links --> Modify/Delete The links should show up under the first category. You can edit the links from here and select a different category to place it in.

Q: How do I get the links to appear on vBAdvanced?
A: Go into your ACP --> vBa CMPS --> Default Settings
Look for "Portal Output Global Variables". Add the following into the text area.

custom_singlelinks
custom_droplinks
custom_droplinks_cat

If you install this mod please press the "Install" button.

--Change Log--
1.0.0 - Initial Release

1.0.1 - took out the code that automatically added HTML to the navbar. I thought having it do it automatically was cool but can be annoying because you can't easily customize the class or placement

2.0.0 - Added the functionality to add multiple drop down menus

2.0.1 - Added missing table prefixes

[valdet]

Can anyone please confirm that this great hack works on 3.6.5. The idea behind this is great.

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by valdet

Can anyone please confirm that this great hack works on 3.6.5. The idea behind this is great.

I don't see why it shouldn't work. 3.6.5 only had minor changes.

[Gsmdenis]

only can not add the new link in admincp, will be show database error

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by Gsmdenis

only can not add the new link in admincp, will be show database error

What error do you get?

[Boidy]

Fantastic, worked a treat!

Thanks.

Great Mod.

Originally Posted by PimvanJ

try this:

open /arcade/functions/functions.php
search for

        global $header, $vbphrase, $vboptions, $stylevar, $headinclude, $bbuserinfo, $session, $show, $pmbox;

and replace it with

        global $header, $vbphrase, $vboptions, $stylevar, $headinclude, $bbuserinfo, $session, $show, $pmbox, $custom_droplinks;

(thanks to MrZeropage)

[dragonlove]

I'll take it, this is such the next step for vbb to become Automatically!
Thanks

[JamieLee2k]

What templates do you edit if your navbar settings is in the header?

I tried to do it in the navbar but doesn't show up

[Travlur]

I have 3.6.5
I installed as per your install txt file.
I get the extras on my forum navigation bar.
But there is nowhere I can find in admin to define / add those extra links.
I have read the entire thread.
I have seen other people say they can not find where to do this.
You just seem to say "Make sure you vave uploaded the cpnav_custom_links.xml file"
I have done this.
I can not find a single easy to understand reply to say how I now add / edit extra links.
How do I add the links?????
RSVP

[harmor19]

When you uploaded "cpnav_custom_links.xml" to your "admincp" directory you should see "Custom Links" above "Forums & Moderators". in your Admin CP.

[Travlur]

Thanks, you are right, it is there and thank you.
But unless you know to look there, it may sound sill but....
I followed every piece of information on this thread but may I say if you just added this little line / perl of wisdom in your install notes, it would have saved me 3 hours and 20 Hail Mary's.