Forum Display Enhancements - Tabs Add System for vBulletin 4 (sstab advanced)

Review:
This mod allows you to easily add and remove tabs on the navigation bar using the adminCP. Tabs can appear as "selected" after being clicked, automatically deselecting the other tabs.
You also have the option of indicating which groups are allowed and not allowed to see the tabs via usergroup id.
Tabs may operate as normal select tabs, as drop-down menus. or as links to external sites.

The Hack only use 1 SQL sentence to create All the Menu, no Template edition

This Hack allows you to create tabs at the bar of vBulletin 4.0

Installation:
- Upload all files in the UPLOAD folder to the root of the forum
- Import the product 'product-evbs_sstab_advanced.xml'
- Configure and manage your tabs in the "Tabs vbSoporte" menu in AdminCP
- Do not forget to "Allow Overwrite" if you are Updating to 2.0

20-01-10: ver 1.0

• Create Tabs in vBulletin 4

23-01-10: ver 2.0

• Create/Manager Tabs Drop Down
• Create/Manager Sublinks for Tabs
• Option to Disable FORUM, HOME, BLOG, WHAT'S NEW Defaults vBulletin Tabs and not delete their sublinks menu
• Phrases in native English and all phrases are in variables
• Code with new algorithm for better performance
• Spanish Language (sstab_advanced_spanish.xml)

23-01-10: ver 2.0.1

• Fix some bugs
• Work with vBadvanced CMPS Menu

23-01-10: ver 2.0.2

• Fix menu Tab mix problem
• Define some Rules:
  1. If TABS is a menu -> No process Sublink
  2. If MENU TAB no have Item -> No Process

27-01-10: ver 2.0.3

• Change Title Size from 20 to 50 characters
• Fix Error when not have Tabs
• Add 2 phrases that I forgot to include in the last version
• Fix Groups Permission when is a TAB MENU or TAB with SUBLINK
• Add MultiScript
• Option to TABMODE (THIS_SCRIPT, URL,URL_PARAMETER) Please, READ POST #2
• membergroup with a list and checkbox (option to SET Colums in Config)

12-May-10: ver 2.0.4 (Compatible with vB 4.0.3)

• Fix What's News
• Add Option to ser Imagen to tabs
• Credits in footer can be disable from Option Panel
• Fix Calendar problem
• Fix Option to URL_PARAMETER

19-Jan-11: ver 2.0.5 (Compatible with vB 4.1.1)

• Fix All Hide Options
• Allow to use Phrase as Titles (RULES)
  • If the "Phrase Variable Name" don't exist, them use the TITLE

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About URL_PARAMETER
To use this Option only Write the Part that Always repeat, por example for this URLs:

1. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo (Main thread)
2. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo&p=13#post13 (Post in thread)
3. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo/page2 (One page of thread)

You Only Set:

1. Tab Label = Any Name
2. URL = http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo (or only http://x.com/showthread.php?1- that have the ID of thread)
3. Tab mode: URL_PARAMETER

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About Phrases as TITLES
When you create a New Element (Tab, menu, etc) You see a box to put only the variable Phrase name


To create New Phrase go to
Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase
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Special Thank to
vB Style Taught me about new the CSS system and help me using CSS standards
dieKetzer Betatester and Translator to native English Language

Observation:

• This Hack is FULL AUTO-TEMPLATE but need the default NAVBAR template to work
• This Hack have copyright ad at the bottom of the page (if you use this)

Spanish Version, (Version en Espa?ol, mi lenguaje Primario ) -> Tabs Add System for vBulletin 4 (sstab advanced)

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How to Add Variables Like userid:
if you need to use vBulletin variables to make URL like http://myurl.com/?u={userid} see this Post
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1031

[dieKetzer]

you uploaded the files through ftp?

Originally Posted by S.McAvoy

Not sure what happened during my install. I thought I followed directions to a T but obviously not as I am missing the Tabs vbSoporte menu drop down from my ACP however, when I go to Options it is listed and I can enable. Once I do that, I am left with default tabs and nowhere to edit.

Anyone have any ideas of what I missed along the way?

And it is a fresh install.

[dieKetzer]

if the tab is properly configured it will have no default sublinks. if it isnt set up properly it will use the forum defaults.

Originally Posted by Unborn

What is meant to happen to the sub menu for new tabs when you don't make any sub links?
Does it use the "Forum" tab's sub menu, or is it meant to be blank?

[Cadellin]

@ozpinkpanther: It is possible to use this mod with a custom header template but the navbar part must be unmodified.

Thanks Jhonnyf for removing the copyright from the next version - I've remove it from my installation using the instructions in another reply - if this causes you a problem please let me/us know.

[dieKetzer]

this is indeed a reproduced issue.
thanks.

Originally Posted by zeroality

There's a bug, whenever you click on a link in the tab, such as memberlist.php, it loads the page fine but adds the Forum tab back to the menu even if you have it disabled. Then if you go back to the index.php, it disappears again.

Edit: I realized that the bug was only occuring with your pre-made tabs so I deleted them and made new ones. Doesn't happen now. Might wanna look into that.

[dieKetzer]

i dont understand...

Originally Posted by Mind11

Please notice that in new page are viewing forum navigation buttons, screens attached. Is it possible to change that?



Is it possible to change that?

[dieKetzer]

demo16, yes there are problems with url_parameter. it seems it depends upon which page you click the link from and whatnot. this is something jhonnyf is working on. ib seems to have really gone out of their way to make this functionality difficult.
i had considered rewrite workarounds myself, and if my forum depended upon those content tabs i would definitely do that until this issue get worked out.

[Dio Bach]

Though this was a nice mod, but don't like the fact it adds unrelated URLs to your footer (bad for my SEO, bad for your SEO...) so uninstalled it. Now though, the box in the AdminCP left hand nav is still there but reads [evbs_sstab_advanced_menu]* + - any idea how I remove this from the nav too?

[Demo16]

Originally Posted by dieKetzer

demo16, yes there are problems with url_parameter. it seems it depends upon which page you click the link from and whatnot. this is something jhonnyf is working on. ib seems to have really gone out of their way to make this functionality difficult.
i had considered rewrite workarounds myself, and if my forum depended upon those content tabs i would definitely do that until this issue get worked out.

Yep same thing I was thinking, but I couldn't find where the tab links are. Just to add the new one directly there.

can you tell me where?

[cbiweb]

Hay muchas frases españolas en la versión inglesa.
There are many Spanish phrases in the English version.

[khuhner]

I have 2 calendars on my site, one is public for everyone, and one is for specfic groups. I would like to have two seperate tabs each with equivilant items as sub links, i.e. Add Event, View Week, View Month, View Year. I entered both sets of sub links, however when I click on the second calendar tab, this mod shades the Main Calendar.

Any ideas on configuring these to make it work? What do I set for THIS_SCRIPT for the second calendar? Should I choose a different value such as URL or URL_PARAMETER?

Essentially I'd like 2 distinct tabs both pointing to one calendar and all sub links work for the respective calendar.

Kurt