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

[GoTTi]

any way you can make this alphabetically list the links inteh right order without having to go into each one and move it around by altering the number on it? or in the admincp, having it "moveable" so we can drag and drop it to where we want the link? or put the Display # field on the Edit Links & Menus page?

[Konstantinos]

this works for me in 3.7.3

[yotsume]

I think the description of this hack needs updated to let people know it works perfect on vb3.7x! Many people are missing this gem! Your hack is nearly perfect and gives people full control of their navbar! No other menu hack comes close to this. This should be added to VB as standard code!

I recently pimped my vbBlogs drop menu using your awesome hack. I see many people searching for a way to make menus and using other hacks. THEY ARE ALL CRAZY! LOL

How can you beat this hack which allows you to make any and all navbar menus, drop or stand alone, include menu images, and has full permission control!

Again, please update you mod description or post it again in the 3.7x forum for other to find this! Can we say nominated for MOD of the YEAR!!!

[BucWiLd]

i can create the the drop down link and it shows in the navbar but when i click on it nothing happens. any ideas, help? is it becouse i didnt fill in the hover text or image paths? im not sure what to put there

[yotsume]

Originally Posted by BuCwIld

i can create the the drop down link and it shows in the navbar but when i click on it nothing happens. any ideas, help? is it becouse i didnt fill in the hover text or image paths? im not sure what to put there

If you make a new menu you need to also add sub links to that menu for it to work. There is a difference between a menu and a stand alone link. You have three options listed below.

• Add Menu (creates drop menu but you have to add sub links for it to work)
• Add Link to Menu (adds sub links to menus you created above)
• Add Stand-Alone Link (makes single links on their own)

You must "Enter the URL of a site" and enter the "Name". You do not haver to enter "Hover Text" or an "Image Path". The hover text is just to add some popup text when a user hovers over the link and the image path is if you want to have an image next to the links. Both of these are not required.

The only bug that I believe there is, at least when using this hack with vb3.7x, is that once you make a link to edit it's settings, you have to delete it and remake it with your corrections for the changes to stick.

[davida500]

I have ran out of room on my NavBar i think......

Whenever i go to add a new link it says its done, but it doesnt shot, and i think its becuase the navbar is full.

Is there any way that i can make it so there is more room by having like another nav bar right underneath the current one or something like that.

If this is possible, or if someone would let me know, please say.

Thanks.

David.

[terminator2k2]

does it work under 3.8?

[gorentals]

Is there a mod that is compatible to 3.7 that works with no issues? This mod seems awesome and should be standard code in vbulletin.

[terminator2k2]

this works fine in 3.7.5 ;P but for vb3.8 i'm not really sure

[Noonster]

Works for 3.8 without problems!