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

[nine45]

Originally Posted by aflax045

Another problem:
The "Open link in new window" option doesn't seem to work. Whatever I select, it always opens in a new window. Thoughts?

Same problem here

[aflax045]

Aside from the minor bugs. This is a great add-on. It makes adding links to the navbar idiot-proof.

[harmor19]

About the links opening in new window.
I have fixed the problem

Redownload the zip and re-upload the xml product.

@aflax045:
Make sure you upload "product-custom_links(front-end_error_messages.xml"

[eNforce]

I get this error when uploading the product xml

MySQL Error  : You have an error in your SQL syntax.  Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'Messages = 'a:4:{s:17:\"custom_link_added\";s:44:\"The custom l
Error Number : 1064
Date         : Sunday, October 23rd 2005 @ 08:36:36 PM
Script       : http://www.***.com/admincp/plugin.php
Referrer     : http://www.***.com/admincp/plugin.php?do=productadd
IP Address   : 137.186.156.***
Username     : Brad
Classname    : vB_Database

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by eNforce

I get this error when uploading the product xml

MySQL Error  : You have an error in your SQL syntax.  Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'Messages = 'a:4:{s:17:\"custom_link_added\";s:44:\"The custom l
Error Number : 1064
Date         : Sunday, October 23rd 2005 @ 08:36:36 PM
Script       : http://www.***.com/admincp/plugin.php
Referrer     : http://www.***.com/admincp/plugin.php?do=productadd
IP Address   : 137.186.156.***
Username     : Brad
Classname    : vB_Database

Try the solution on post# 37.

[aflax045]

Both problems fixed. Great

[eNforce]

That worked, sorry for not reading.. I'm impatient and I was really really looking forward to a mod like this

Good work, this is awesome!

[harmor19]

@eNforce & aflax045
I'm glad to hear it.

I'll wait a couple more days and if no one reports any errors I'll take it out of beta.

[eNforce]

A nice feature would be to be able to sort the order of the links in the drop down menu, like you would your forums and categories.

Edit: When adding a link with too much text the drop down menu does not expand in width.

Edit 2: How about an option to add categories in the drop down menu? lol I have too many ideas i'll shutup now.

[harmor19]

Originally Posted by eNforce

A nice feature would be to be able to sort the order of the links in the drop down menu, like you would your forums and categories.

Edit: When adding a link with too much text the drop down menu does not expand in width.

Edit 2: How about an option to add categories in the drop down menu? lol I have too many ideas i'll shutup now.

1. I'll add the ability to sort the links in the drop down menu

2. it exapands for me (check the screen shot below)

3. I'll see how to make categories then I'll implement into my script.
Don't shut up, the more ideas the better.