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

[bitsculpt]

I'm new to vbulletin. All i want to do is create a new general content web page, will this Mod be able to do this? I can't see anywhere where it says i can do this? or can anyone point me in the right direction. Many thanks.

[Gorgias]

Originally Posted by Ronseal

Yours isn't working either mate. I agree you have successfully added the Gallery tab, however when you click on the gallery tab and view the gallery index page your tab bar has the 'forum' tab highlighted with the associated forum submenus below.

With this Mod I can keep the Gallery tab highlighted for the Photopost Gallery index page by use of the unique Photopost 'ppindex' THIS_SCRIPT indentifier, however as stated before because of the requirement of THIS_SCRIPT in both this Mod and the template hardcoding you've link to, I can't see a way to keep the Photopost Gallery tab highlighted (and all submenus present) when viewing all Photopost Gallery pages because both the Photopost Gallery and vB forum have many files of exactly the same name such as:

/forum/search.php
/gallery/search.php

/forum/members.php
/gallery/members.php

Using this MOD or your template suggestion if I code my Photopost Gallery tab submenus THIS_SCRIPT with 'search' or 'members' (or view those gallery pages) the Gallery tab fails to highlight and instead the Forum tab highlights. Can I get around this by hardcoding the Navbar template with URL's, if so how?

It's more easy :up:

I had the same problem, and I didn't find any solve. I was trying, as you, with THIS_SCRIPT option. But then, I tried my last attempt...

If you configure the Gallery tab as "URL_PARAMETER" and in "URL" you write the full path to your gallery, but without php file at the end (something as "http://www.yourdomain.com/gallery/"), you will have the Gallery tab always highlighted, in every gallery sections.

I have test visiting both examples in my test forum, "galeria/search.php" Vs. "foro/search.php" and "galeria/member.php" Vs. "foro/member.php", and in the first cases, Galer?a tab is highlighted, and in the seconds, Foro tab. Problem solved!!!

Originally Posted by imiviortal

any update for 4.0.8 ???

I have tested in vB4.0.8 and is working perfectly.

Originally Posted by bitsculpt

I'm new to vbulletin. All i want to do is create a new general content web page, will this Mod be able to do this? I can't see anywhere where it says i can do this? or can anyone point me in the right direction. Many thanks.

No, this only add new tabs in the vB menu. If you want create a new page, external to vB, you need something like this: [HOW TO - vB4] Create your own vBulletin page. And with this mod (Tabs Add System), you can add a new tab for your new page.

Regards, Gorgias!

[emath]

i get this :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in ***/includes/class_bootstrap.php(394) : eval()'d code on line 244

using 4.0.8

[Ronseal]

Originally Posted by Gorgias

If you configure the Gallery tab as "URL_PARAMETER" and in "URL" you write the full path to your gallery, but without php file at the end (something as "http://www.yourdomain.com/gallery/"), you will have the Gallery tab always highlighted, in every gallery sections.

Huge thanks for the advice Gorgias but my site is simply having none of it, even if I follow your excellent direction.

[inshooter]

How do you get the tabs to open an outside url in a new tab instead of directing away from VB?

[bposner]

Trying to trace down whether VB issue, or this product. I have when access the BLOG tab, the sub menu for blogs doesn't show up. Is there any reason this product would control the VB submenu? I'm not talking about the products ability to add dropdowns, but the standard vb sub menu.
Thanks!

[eXenZ]

Hi pbosner: I don't think the issue is made from this plugin...

My question:

Is there a way to disable some tabs or the whole addon in a different active style or page?
In example: when I click the gallery, I want to have some other tabs as when I'm on the Forum.
How can I do this?

thx 4 help

[HungryMonkey]

v4.0.8 - working like a dream.

However, doesn't inherit the default site "roll over" activity for links. Any idea how to get it to behave like the rest of the nav bar?

[bposner]

Originally Posted by eXenZ

Hi pbosner: I don't think the issue is made from this plugin...

My question:

Is there a way to disable some tabs or the whole addon in a different active style or page?
In example: when I click the gallery, I want to have some other tabs as when I'm on the Forum.
How can I do this?

thx 4 help

Yes, I disabled the tabs application and the sub menu showed up as it should. there is either something the app is doing, or something I mis configured in the app. I'll try to load up some scree shots and yes, I set up a different style and it didn't help.

[bposner]

OK SOLVED
This was my mistake I had the options set wrong. After reading more of the posts, I tried a couple of things and it's all working now.
thanks for your patience.
Bill

Disregard this.

Ok here are screen shots
1. is the product with the NFX-BLOG tab which is just a link to the blogs.php file, notice no sub menu
2. If I click on an actual blog, it shows the sub menu
3. I disable the app
4. Default menu shows up, showing the sub menu

So something in the app is disabling the submenu, no? btw this is 4.08