Menu Control

Hey all,

What is Menu Control?
This modification, installs a second navagation bar below the original one, and best of all, it's admin controllable! Menu Control is a very easy to use modification, and it takes less than a minute to install!

What can I do using Menu Control?
The features of Menu Control include:
* Forum Directory - Ability to change your forum directory
* Nine Customizable Menu Links - Gives the ability to add, modify or remove nine customizeable
Menu Links!
* HTML Ready - Gives the ability to use HTML in the menu links! Add colour or style to your
links!
** On / Off Capability - The ability to turn your menu online and off.
*** Format Techniques - The ability to change the colour of your menu links.
*** External Links - The ability to link to external links from the links in your menu.
**** Window Features - The ability to change how your links open.
**** Colour Switch - The ability to turn the colour of your links on and off.
**** Menu Images - The ability to put an image next to each of your menu items.
**** Menu Image Switch - The ability to turn all images off and on.


* = Features in 1.0
** = Features in 1.1
*** = Features in 1.2
**** = Features in 1.3 Final

How long will it take me to install Menu Control?
Menu Control is a very easy modification to install. It should take no more than 1 minute to install! It comes with a product file, so all you have to do is import the included product file, edit one template and the modification is installed!

Support
For support on this mod, you can go to either:
MgArcade.com

Or

Post in this topic!

Suggestions
Got a suggestion? Post it here, PM me, or email me, I will try my best to include it in a future version.

Credits
Menu Control was Created By: Marky

Other
You must not allow this file for download anywhere but vbulletin.org without the consent of Mark Spiers (Marky)

If you install this modification, please click 'Install' to show your support!

Would you like to donate to me? I'd be extremely grateful, no matter the amount!


Current Version: 1.3

Features in Version 1.3
**** Window Features - The ability to change how your links open.
**** Colour Switch - The ability to turn the colour of your links on and off.
**** Menu Images - The ability to put an image next to each of your menu items.
**** Menu Image Switch - The ability to turn all images off and on.

Features in Version 1.2
*** Format Techniques - The ability to change the colour of your menu links.
*** External Links - The ability to link to external links from the links in your menu.

Features in Version 1.1
** On / Off Capability - The ability to turn your menu on and off.

Thanks,

Marky

[Marky]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Any add this to the top of the navbar instead of under the other one?

Instructions for this are included in the zip file

Originally Posted by patsalko

hello! great hack
however where do you put the images in order for them to show on the menu???
the documentation does not say

TIA

Do you mean where you choose what images are on what links? Because each link gets a different image URL link, it is in the admincp options

[ncangler]

Marky, Thank you for this addon. It has really helped me develop more options for my forums. I have noticed one small problem that I am hoping you can help me with. When you select "New Posts" from the vBulletin navbar and there are no new posts then the additional navbar does not appear. Do you know how I can adjust the code to have the second navbar show up in every instance? Thanks.
Randy

[bashy]

Hi peeps
Dont matter, sorted it

[mkdevo]

Originally Posted by mkdevo

marky - quick question...

when you position the new menu at the top of the navbar, it 'doubles up' the border between the menu and the navbar, making that border thicker than the one between the bottom of the navbar and the bottom menu.

any idea how to fix? thanks..

marky - any idea about this? still happens with the newest version. see pic below..

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

I have installed this hack on my other site but it wont display. I am using a different skin then the original VB one. here is my navbar. Where and what code do I place to make this show up. Yes its enabled in admin cp


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
ht[0].style.filter = "progidXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(gray scale=1)";
if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
{
return true;
}
else
{
ht[0].style.filter = "";
return false;
}
}
//-->
</script>
<br />
<div class="breadcrumb" nowrap="nowrap"><a href="#" onclick="history.back(1); return false;" style="float: $stylevar[left]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_back]" border="0" /></a><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_finallink.gif" alt="" style="float: $stylevar[right]" /><div class="breadcrumbtext" style="float: $stylevar[right]"><span class="navbar"><span class="smallfont">

<if condition="$show['member']">

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread'] AND $show['pmstats']"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/pmnew.gif" alt="$vbphrase[private_messages]" border="0" /></a></if>
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#memberinfo" title="<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase>" id="memberinfo">$bbuserinfo[username]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("memberinfo"); </script>
<else />
<a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]" title="$vbphrase[user_control_panel]">$bbuserinfo[username]</a></if>

<else />
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#login" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" id="login"><if condition="$show['registerbutton']">$vbphrase[register] / </if>$vbphrase[log_in]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("login"); </script>
<else />
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a></if>
</if>

</if>


</span></span>
</div>

<if condition="is_array($navbits)">
<div class="breadcrumbtext"><span class="navbar" ><strong><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="1">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></strong> $navbits[breadcrumb]
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' or THIS_SCRIPT == 'newreply' or THIS_SCRIPT == 'editpost' or THIS_SCRIPT == 'private'"><else />
$navbits[lastelement]</if></span></div>
<else />
<div class="breadcrumbtext" nowrap="nowrap"><span class="navbar"><strong>$vboptions[bbtitle]</strong></span></div>
</if>

</div>


<br />
<if condition="!$show['popups']">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr><td valign="top">

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>

</td>
<if condition=" $show['guest']">
<td style="padding: $stylevar[cellpadding];">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top">
<!-- login -->
<div align="$stylevar[right]">
<form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="250">
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<!-- login form -->



<td class="alt1" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<input type="text" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" />
</td>

<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<input type="password" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="102" />
</td>
<td class="alt1" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" style="visibility:vboptions[rememberme]" checked="checked" />
</td>
<!-- / login form -->

</tr>
</table><input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
</form></div><!-- / login -->
</td>
<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" ><tr>
<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<div class="smallfont">

<phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>

</div>
</td></tr></table>


</if>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
</if>



<if condition="$show['forumdesc']">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" width="100%"><div style="float: $stylevar[right]">
<if condition="$vboptions['allowthreadedmode']">
<!-- ************************************************** ** -->

<!-- thread display mode menu -->

<if condition="$show['linearmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[linear_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=linear$highlightwords#post $FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_linear_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['hybridmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[hybrid_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]mode=hybrid&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_hybrid_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['threadedmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[threaded_mode]" /> <else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=threaded$highlightwords#po st$FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_threaded_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>


<!-- / thread display mode menu -->


</if>
</div>
$vbphrase[thread]: $thread[title]
</td>
</tr>
</if>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><strong>$foruminfo[title]</strong> <span class="smallfont">$foruminfo[description]</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<else />
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tr>
<td class="tcat" width="100%">
<div style="float: $stylevar[right]">
<if condition="$vboptions['allowthreadedmode']">
<!-- ************************************************** ** -->

<!-- thread display mode menu -->

<if condition="$show['linearmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[linear_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=linear$highlightwords#post $FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_linear_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['hybridmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[hybrid_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]mode=hybrid&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_hybrid_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['threadedmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[threaded_mode]" /> <else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=threaded$highlightwords#po st$FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_threaded_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>


<!-- / thread display mode menu -->


</if>
</div>
$vbphrase[thread]: $thread[title]
</td>
</tr>

</table><br /></if>
</if>

<if condition="$show['popups']">
<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<!-- header quick search form -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_search_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<form action="search.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="showposts" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="quicksearch" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="20" />&nbsp;$gobutton<br />
</form>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / header quick search form -->
</if>

<if condition="$show['member']">

<!-- memberinfo -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="memberinfo_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">
<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<if condition="is_browser('safari')"><input type="submit" onclick="window.location=\'usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]\'; return false" class="button" value="$vbphrase[user_cp]" /><else />
( <a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a> )</if></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<span class="smallfont"><phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / memberinfo -->
<else />
<!-- login -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="login_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">

<!-- login form -->
<form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[username]</td>
<td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td>
<td class="smallfont" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" style="visibility:vboptions[rememberme]" checked="checked" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[password]</td>
<td><input type="password" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="102" /></td>
<td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
</form>
<!-- / login form -->

</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a>

</td></tr></if>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / login -->
</if>

<if condition="$show['member']">
<!-- user cp tools menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="usercptools_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[quick_links]</td></tr>
<if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><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></tr>

<tr><td class="thead"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['siglink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr></if>
<!--<if condition="$show['avatarlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr></if>-->
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_profile]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[miscellaneous]</td></tr>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / user cp tools menu -->
</if>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

<!-- PAGENAV POPUP -->

<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="pagenav_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[go_to_page]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<form action="$vboptions[forumhome].php" method="get" onsubmit="return this.gotopage()" id="pagenav_form">
<input type="text" class="bginput" id="pagenav_itxt" style="font-size:11px" size="4" />
<input type="button" class="button" id="pagenav_ibtn" value="$vbphrase[go]" />
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

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

anyone before i uninstall

[Marky]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

anyone before i uninstall

PM me your MSN and I will personally take a look for you as soon as I can. Sorry for the delay.

Originally Posted by mkdevo

marky - any idea about this? still happens with the newest version. see pic below..

I'd also like to help you by taking a look at your admincp, so PM me your MSN so we can talk easier

As I've mentioned in my latest post in my Google Banner Manage modification, I have GCSE examinations coming up very fast indeed, and so progress on the next version will continue in about a month, im very sorry for the delay in the update, but Im sure your going to love the new features

Thanks,

Marky

[Dr.Viggy]

this is awesome. makes it easier to control navigation and keeps the main navbar uncluttered. thanks alot for this.

*clicks install

[william5]

Awesome! I've been looking around for something like this.

*clicks install

[Marky]

Glad you like

[Titania]

A quick tip if you are using images and want less than nine links. Create a 1 x 1 pixel transparent gif image and use that for the unwanted links. Make sure there is no text in that link either. Just leave all fields (except for the 1 px image field!) blank.
See attached pic.

Good luck with your exams Marky