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Additional Navbar · **Released**: 05-15-2004

Dispite what category this is in it works with vBulletin 3.5. Just read the directions.

What this does is create another navbar with drop down menu?s by typing $navbar2 in any of your templates. It is just like the one that comes with vBulletin 3.

After seeing a lot of replies about users wanting another navbar besides the basic one that comes with vBulletin. I waited for someone else to write one. But no one stepped forward and wrote one. I wanted this for my site and got tired of waiting for someone else to write it. So I played around and created this one for myself. I though I would share it with everyone.

Note: If you do not want to add a separate navbar template you can also substitute the steps in 5A through 5D and insert the navbar2.txt after you have edited it the way you want and into the same places as I mentioned for the $navbar2 in your default navbar and you will not have to do any of these other steps.

I put a lot of description tags in the HTML file to help explain what everything does. Once you understand what is going on here you can removed these. With very little modifications you can add to, remove or move items around in this navbar.

1. To install this hack you will have to create a template in you ADMINCP and call it ?navbar2? and insert the contents of the attached file "navbar2.txt" into this template file. Right now it is set up for my site. So you will have to modify it to what you want in this navbar for your site.

2. Put the following command in your phpinclude_start template:

PHP Code:


			
eval('$navbar2 = "' . fetch_template('navbar2') . '";');

2A. This is for users that have vB 3.5 and up. Step 2 will not work because the phpinclude_start template no longer exist in versions 3.5 and higher. So for 3.5 users ignore step 2 and use 2A.

Plugin System
Add new Plugin

Hook Location: global_start
Title: navbar2
Plugin PHP Code:

PHP Code:


			
eval('$navbar2 = "' . fetch_template('navbar2') . '";');

3. Now put the following command in you header or what ever template where your want the new navbar to be displayed (samples of where to put them are in the attached photos and directions are in 5A, B, C, D.):

PHP Code:


			
$navbar2

4. Since the template is uncached you will have an extra query on each page. To fix, open global.php
Find:

PHP Code:


			
// misc useful

Add below:

PHP Code:


			
'navbar2',

5A. Under current Navigation / Breadcrumb Templaters - navbar:
Find:

Code:

<!-- / nav buttons bar -->

Below that place:

Code:

$navbar2

5B. On top of forums tables:
Find:

Code:

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if>

Below that place:

Code:

$navbar2

5C. Under your header:
Find:

Code:

<br />
<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

Above that add:

Code:

$navbar2

5D. Top of current navbar:
Find:

Code:

<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

Under that add:

Code:

$navbar2

vBadvance CMPS using vB 3.5 or higher. To get this working with the homepage you will have to do the following.

Go into your ADMINCP-->vBa CPMS-->Default Setting-->Portal Output Global Variables and add navbar2 in the block there and save it.

Arcaded hack. You will need to go into your darcaded hack and edit a line. Here are the directions:
Go to you arcade/functions/functions.php
open it with a text editor:
Find:

Code:

global $header, $vbphrase, $vboptions, $stylevar, $headinclude, $bbuserinfo, $session, $show, $pmbox;
global $forumjump, $timezone, $logincode, $_USEROPTIONS, $scriptpath, $admincpdir, $modcpdir, $quickchooserbits;

Replace with:

Code:

global $header, $vbphrase, $vboptions, $stylevar, $headinclude, $bbuserinfo, $session, $show, $pmbox;
global $forumjump, $timezone, $logincode, $_USEROPTIONS, $scriptpath, $admincpdir, $modcpdir, $quickchooserbits, $navbar2;

attroll · #**122** 05-02-2005, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mholtum

I really appreciate the effort you are taking to help me figure this out.. I found an easy fix, since I was banging my head against my keyboard for something like 5 hours..

I just uninstalled the second navbar completely and just added a table to my navbar template where I wanted it.. The odd thing is that it works perfectly on another site I designed http://www.theflyfishingforum.com

Just a complete mystery... But again, thanks for the effort.

Ok. No problem. If it works on one site and not another then there is something missing in your templates somewhere.

DavidN · #**123** 05-29-2005, 11:54 PM

Nice, thanks

TruthElixirX · #**124** 06-21-2005, 06:55 PM

I tried doing this, followed all of the instructions but the nav bar just doesn't show up...

Where do I need to put that phrase in the phpinclude_start template exactly as I think this would have something to do with it.

attroll · #**125** 06-22-2005, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TruthElixirX

I tried doing this, followed all of the instructions but the nav bar just doesn't show up...

Where do I need to put that phrase in the phpinclude_start template exactly as I think this would have something to do with it.

Go to your phpinclude_start template and your stock version of the template should look like the one below with the exception of the line that needs to be added at the end/bottom.

// Example of how to include a seperate file:
// ob_start();
// require("yourheader.html");
// $header = ob_get_contents();
// ob_end_clean();
eval('$navbar2 = "' . fetch_template('navbar2') . '";');

mikexxx · #**126** 06-28-2005, 05:22 AM

Any support for 3.5 ? The is no phpinclude_start template.

quachvu · #**127** 06-28-2005, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mholtum

This worked perfectly for me awhile ago.. Now that I want to install it again. When I add:

Code:

eval('$navbar2 = "' . fetch_template('navbar2') . '";');

to the phpinclude_start template, if makes my entire site center justified. I am at a loss for how this could happen

i have the same problem

attroll · #**128** 06-28-2005, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikexxx

Any support for 3.5 ? The is no phpinclude_start template.

Sorry I can not help you yet. I am not going to install 3.5 until it is all done the Beta testing. I have gone through this to many times before. It is hard to keep up with hacks while the Beta testing is being done. But if someone can ask on VB what happened to the phpinclude_start template and let me know I might be able to shed some light on this.

quachvu · #**129** 06-28-2005, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quachvu

i have the same problem

OK, i have found out the problem ... when we edit the navbar2, we have delete

PHP Code:


			
    </tr>

    </table>

</div>

we just add these again so things is ok then ...

attroll · #**130** 06-28-2005, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quachvu

OK, i have found out the problem ... when we edit the navbar2, we have delete

PHP Code:


			
    </tr>

    </table>

</div>

we just add these again so things is ok then ...

You still have me wondering now because there is no phpinclude_start template anymore. I went to VB and found a thread that said this. So now I need to research what this Hook thing is they are talking about.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...start+template

Found these two here on this site:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=82703
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=82625

.

theoperative · #**131** 06-30-2005, 10:48 AM

Just installed. Looks and works fine in IE, but it's completely messed up in firefox..anyone have that issue?

Also I'd like to know how you added that google search box in there? Also great navbar hack.

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