How To Add Drop Down Menus To Your Navbar

[unenergizer]

How can I remove menu_open.gif from my nav bar? I haven't been able to figure this out.

[Itworx4me]

Originally Posted by John Diver

Thanks great, thanks very much!

You don't know how to make it show when a user hovers over it instead of clicking? Just because most users wouldn't know there is a drop down with more options until they click on it.

Thanks again for sharing it, really appreciate it

I would also be interested in how to get the drop down menu to activate when you mouse over the link.

Thanks,
Itworx4me

[unenergizer]

Well I was going to add the drop down menu to my dark_vb_v2 style, but the menu_open.gif throws off the look. I noticed that its a javascript thats stored in the clientscript folder. Does this mean I can't edit out the menu_open.gif file? I have come to that conclusion, though I may be wrong.

[Ophelia]

Question, what is different with the code for Quick Links and this code that would render the new code non-working in Safari? I have everything entered correct, works perfectly in Firefox and IE, but if you use Safari, all the new links are unclickable. They are able to clickable links if they use the code that is there for Quick Links or Search.. so there is something in that code that I need to duplicate to get to work.

[rickyreter]

I have installed this and want to add another menu can u do this..

And what i do the same??

Peter

[SherryG]

Hi Kerry Ann,

I was wondering if I might have some assistance with adding a drop down menu to my navigation bar. I have been struggling with this and just cannot get it to work. I think part of my problem is because I am using a custom template in which all links to my navigation bar are added to the "header" template and not the navbar template. Argh, I'm ready to pull my hair out.

My navigation bar is getting too cluttered so I want to add a drop down menu called "Fun & Games" in which a link to my Chatroom, Arcade and MP3 player will appear.

Here is a copy of my Header template. Can you assist me and show me where and how I would add a drop down menu? I will gladly pay you for your time. The content below outlined in green is the content which should appear in the new pull down menu.

<a name="top"></a>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wrapper">
<tr>
<td class="headerbg"><table width="654" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td class="headerlogo"><a href="http://stamp-shack.com"><img src="images/girltalk/girlTalk_01.gif" style="border:none;" width="199" height="119" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></td>
<td class="headerlogo2">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="nav"><div class="navpad">
<!-- nav buttons bar -->


<div align="center">
<table id="navstyle" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top-width:0px">
<tr align="center">
<td><a href="http://stamp-shack.com">Home</a></td>
<td><a href="http://stamp-shack.com/cmps_index.php?page=membership">Membership</a></td>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>
</if>
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<td><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a></td>
</if>
<td><a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[members_list]</a></td>
<td><a href="http://stamp-shack.com/forum/index.php">Forums</a></td>
<td><a href="/photopost">Gallery</a></td>
<td><a href="http://stamp-shack.com/swap">Swaps</a></td>
<td><a href="/forum/chat/flashchat.php">Chat</a></td>
<td><a href="http://stamp-shack.com/forum/local_links.php">Templates</a></td>
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="arcade.php?$session[sessionurl_q]">Arcade</a></td>

I WANT TO ADD MY PULL DOWN MENU HERE


<!—Mp3 Player Launch -->
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="javascript:NewWindow=window.open('http://stamp-shack.com/forum/mp3playerindex.php?do=viewmp3playerpopup','newWin' ,'width=500,height=500,left=0,top=0, toolbar=No,location=No,scrollbars=1,status=No,resi zable=No,fullscreen=No');
NewWindow.focus(); void(0);">MP3 Player</a></td>
</if>
<!—End Mp3 Player Launch -->

<td><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
<else />
<td><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
</if>
<td id="navbar_search"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></td>
</if>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td id="usercptools"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></td>
</if>
<else />
<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<td><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a></td>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td><else />
<td><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
</if>
</if>
<td><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=n o,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=y es,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td>
</if>
</if>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a></td>
</if></tr>
</table>

</div>
<!-- / nav buttons bar -->
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="contentbg">
<!-- /logo -->

<!-- content table -->


$spacer_open
$_phpinclude_output

[rickyreter]

All sorted now..just on my 3rd menu..lol..

Took awhile but sussed it out


Peter

[David Lama]

i dont understand the part about adding more than 1. its not working for me. i did add more than 1 but all it did was add two new sections to my nav bar instead of just 1 with 2 links

[Bruxa]

Hi,

I have integrated a popmenu like this in my navbar. But it does not show when users are not logged in. I was wondering if you could tell me why this might be the case?
It works fine for logged in users.
I have not surrounded any part of the menu with a conditional show['members'] so not show why it isn't working...

okay, I have just taken another look. The problem is it works in Firefox but not it Internet Explorer. the problem is: it does not drop down on the site homepage. once in the forum section it works okay, it does not matter if you are logged in or not.

[jeremyalyea]

Originally Posted by SherryG

Hi Kerry Ann,
I think part of my problem is because I am using a custom template in which all links to my navigation bar are added to the "header" template and not the navbar template.

I have the same problem with my links being in the header template instead of the navbar. Does anyone know how I could create a drop-down menu that wouldn't mess up all of the formatting?