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

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by Rover416

Nice hack.

The only thing is my members keep getting logged out if the forum when clicking any of the links,any idea why.

I'm sorry, I don't know.

[TeaTree]

Originally Posted by NeighHorse09

Hey,

Have been using your navbar hack and I have to say it's really good

How would I go about changing the drop down menu's name from Extra's to SamsterTeenz Other
???

Many Thanks,

Sam

How do I go about changing this please?

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by NeighHorse09

How do I go about changing this please?

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".

[GoTTi]

um...where do i use this tool in admincp???

[GoTTi]

neverind

[wes.wilhour@sbc]

I'm new to vbullitine but I did read this entire post.
I do not have an Extra on my toolbar, just the drop down button.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.

[kizzmet]

This is awesome! Thanks for the great hack.

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by wes.wilhour@sbc

I'm new to vbullitine but I did read this entire post.
I do not have an Extra on my toolbar, just the drop down button.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.

Did you upload product-custom_links.xml into your Product Manager?

[wes.wilhour@sbc]

Sorry I missed that line in the install.txt.
Thank you for the help.

[TheHeartSmasher]

This link works pretty well now what do I put in the links mmm.