Custom Navbar Links

Author: Andrew Harmor
Version: 1.20
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 1
Difficulty: Easy

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Description:
Adds a drop down menu on your navbar which contains links you add through the ACP.


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FAQ


Q: The link doesn't look right on the navbar
A: While on your forums view the source and search for id="navbar_search"
To the right should be "class" (For the default skin the class is "vbmenu_control")

Edit the navbar template
Find:

PHP Code:

<td id="custom_links" class="vbmenu_control"> 


Replace the "class" so it's the same as the search's class.
Let's say you're class is "nav_element" then it should look like this

PHP Code:

 <td id="custom_links" class="nav_element"> 


Open the product xml in an editor
Find:

PHP Code:

<td class='vbmenu_control'> 


Replace with your class.

PHP Code:

<td class='nav_element'> 


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To get this to work with CMPS (Thanks To: drl2005)

In your CMPS settings under Portal Output Global Variables place:
custom_droplinks
custom_singlelinks

###########Changelog################

1.00
Initial Release

1.02
All Phrases are now in the product xml
The option to have link open in new window

1.03
Option to add new links on navbar as a stand alone link or in the drop down menu.

1.04
Sort the display order of links in the drop down menu.

1.05
16x16 images can be added to both stand-alone and drop down links

1.06
Templates are now cached


1.07
Fixed bug in product.
Changed the maximum characters for "name" from "20" to "100"

1.20
Usergroup permissions per link

[Snake]

Is this going to work on 3.5.3?

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by Aftermath

Is this going to work on 3.5.3?

It should.
It wouldn't hurt to try it.

[TechDawgFan]

Originally Posted by harmor19

When adding the link do not put anything in the text box that's asking for the image.

P.S.
Fix your homepage and put http:// infront of it
i.e. http://www.latechbbb.com

Thanks! I got my link fixed. Thank you for pointing that out.

I see you've updated the hack to fix the problem. I was leaving the field blank and was having the problem you described in your update. I had done a work around and just removed all the image code in the .xml to get around it. But now I've installed the upgrade and it is working fine.

Appreciate the quick response and support!

TDF

[TechDawgFan]

Originally Posted by harmor19

It should.
It wouldn't hurt to try it.

I did the vBulletin upgrade via plugin and it still works fine. Don't know about the full vBulletin upgrade, though.

TDF

[bogene2020]

I installed the hack and it works well . Thanks for that .

Question 1 - How do I rename the Title "EXTRAS" to something else

Question 2 - How do I move the link "EXTRAS" to a different location on the Nav Bar

Question 3 - I want to make another Navbar table under the the default navbar can I still use this hack to populate the new table ?

Question 4 I want to be able to have multiple links with drop downs like
http://www.synergyforums.com/forum/index.php? and http://www.haitiwebs.com/

I thought they were using your hack but in ACP under custom links I just have 2 options Add and Modify / Delete

Thank You ..

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by bogene2020

I installed the hack and it works well . Thanks for that .

Question 1 - How do I rename the Title "EXTRAS" to something else

Question 2 - How do I move the link "EXTRAS" to a different location on the Nav Bar

Question 3 - I want to make another Navbar table under the the default navbar can I still use this hack to populate the new table ?

Question 4 I want to be able to have multiple links with drop downs like
http://www.synergyforums.com/forum/index.php? and http://www.haitiwebs.com/

I thought they were using your hack but in ACP under custom links I just have 2 options Add and Modify / Delete

Thank You ..

Question 1 - How do I rename the Title "EXTRAS" to something else
--Admin CP --> Languages & Phrases --> Phrase Manager click "Search".
In the "Search for Text" box type "Extras" and click "Find".
Click The "Edit" button on the page that comes up.
In the "English (US) Translation" box type the word you would like to use and click "Save".

Question 2 - How do I move the link "EXTRAS" to a different location on the Nav Bar
--Edit the navbar and place the code below in the template where you want it

<td id="custom_links" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#custom_links">$vbphrase[custom_links_link]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("custom_links"); </script></td>
$custom_singlelinks

Question 3 - I want to make another Navbar table under the the default navbar can I still use this hack to populate the new table ?
--Apply the direction under Edit navbar in the readme.txt to the new navbar.

Question 4 I want to be able to have multiple links with drop downs like
http://www.synergyforums.com/forum/index.php? and http://www.haitiwebs.com/
--Custom Links --> Add change the "Add Stand Alone Link" setting to "No".

[bogene2020]

Question 4 I want to be able to have multiple links with drop downs like
http://www.synergyforums.com/forum/index.php? and http://www.haitiwebs.com/
--Custom Links --> Add change the "Add Stand Alone Link" setting to "No".

I can add extra links to the navbar but the only one that lets me have a drop down is "EXTRAS" if I do Custom Links --> Add change the "Add Stand Alone Link" setting to "No" it adds the link under "EXTRAS"

This my Site I added the link "Public Records" . Is it possible to make the Public Records Link a Dropdown Like Extras . Thanks

[harmor19]

If you added the link via my script then you cannot make it into a drop down menu.
I am trying to figure out how to add it.

Here's a tutorial on how to make a drop down menu
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showp...03&postcount=4

[bogene2020]

Thanks for the very prompt reply .. I will look at the tutorial .

[YOimYO]

*Thanks* /me installs .....