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Here's a pretty simple method for creating a new tab in the navbar, along with a submenu to go along with it. All you need is a unique condition for when your tab will be shown. What you will be making is a plugin to create the Nav Link along with a submenu which Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, and Drop Down which then drops down and has SubLink 1, SubLink 2, and SubLink 3. This is shown below.

NOTE: This is for 4.0.x and 4.1.x. In 4.2.x, you should be using the Navigation Manager.




This article is NOT to be used just to add another link to a submenu. It is for creating the Nav Link tab along with all the submenus. Again, if all you want is to add submenus to an existing tab, then this article is NOT for you!!!

This article is also for use by users who understand the basics of conditions and can write them. The navbar is not really an easy thing to play with if you don't know what you are doing - I think even Wayne said it had issues - so don't try this if you don't understand how to write a condition.

OK, with that out of the way....

Here's the basic template for making your new tab:

Create a plugin (Plugins & Products) > Add New Plugin:
hook location - process_templates_complete *
Title - New Tab for Navbar
Execution Order - 5
(* I used to have this listed as global_state_check but then noticed vb themselves use the process_templates_complete hook location, so I changed it.)

PHP Code:
$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'yourpage')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='unique_name';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';
    $tablinks = '                <ul class="floatcontainer">
                        <li><a href="link1.php">Link 1</a></li>
                            <li class="popupmenu">
                                <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">Drop Down</a>
                                <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
                                        <li><a href="sublink1.php">SubLink 1</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="sublink2.php">SubLink 2</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="sublink3.php">SubLink 3</a></li>
                                </ul>
                            </li>
                        <li><a href="link2.php">Link 2</a></li>
                        <li><a href="link3.php">Link 3</a></li>
                </ul> ';

} 
$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="link.php">Nav Link</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ; 
Things to take note of:

PHP Code:
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'yourpage') 
Your condition MUST be unique! If you use a condition that is also going to evaluate to true for another tab, then they will both be highlighted and the wrong submenu may show up underneath.

PHP Code:
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='unique_name'; 
The 'seletednavtab' must also be a unique name. Again, if you have two tabs with the same 'selectednavtab' name, then both tabs will be highlighted.

PHP Code:
$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="link.php">Nav Link</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ; 
You may use a different template_hook here - it just depends on where you want your tab to be - navtab_start and navtab_middle are also available.


ragtek also posted an article to do the same thing only using a template with the plugin - [HOW TO - vB4] Create a New Tab in the navbar (with template)



Originally posted on vb.org 2009-10-27.

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I'd like to make a blog category into a tab while at the same time not activating the Blogs tab. Would this be the proper format?

PHP Code:
if ((THIS_SCRIPT == 'blog') && ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'list' && 'blogcategoryid=1')) 
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I'd like to make a blog category into a tab while at the same time not activating the Blogs tab. Would this be the proper format?

PHP Code:
if ((THIS_SCRIPT == 'blog') && ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'list' && 'blogcategoryid=1')) 
You'll have to just try it and see. If you have the regular blog tab disabled, then I don't think it is going to interfere with that one, so I would guess it should work.
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Hi Lynne,

Been trying to figure this one out.

All I want to do is add a new tab that displays the following....

...search.php?do=getdaily&contenttype=vBForum_Post &include=27,35,59,76,84,85

That gives me todays posts from a select group of forums that I have as sales forums. By clicking on the tab, my members can view "Todays Ads".

The tab works, in so far as it throws up the right results, but it doesnt stay selected. I believe this is because THIS_SCRIPT is "search" which is not unique. Do you know of any way to resolve this? I dont want submenus or anything else, I just want to put this link in the tabs at the top of my forum.

I've tried the different tabs mods, I've tried tabs with templates and your mod and the same problem occurs with all of them. At this point, I'm thinking how bad is a piece of software that wont allow a simple link to be added to the menu system? I'm generally liking vB4, but the navbar is truly awful. I'm starting to think this is not actually possible.
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Hi Lynne,

Been trying to figure this one out.

All I want to do is add a new tab that displays the following....

...search.php?do=getdaily&contenttype=vBForum_Post &include=27,35,59,76,84,85

That gives me todays posts from a select group of forums that I have as sales forums. By clicking on the tab, my members can view "Todays Ads".

The tab works, in so far as it throws up the right results, but it doesnt stay selected. I believe this is because THIS_SCRIPT is "search" which is not unique. Do you know of any way to resolve this? I dont want submenus or anything else, I just want to put this link in the tabs at the top of my forum.

I've tried the different tabs mods, I've tried tabs with templates and your mod and the same problem occurs with all of them. At this point, I'm thinking how bad is a piece of software that wont allow a simple link to be added to the menu system? I'm generally liking vB4, but the navbar is truly awful. I'm starting to think this is not actually possible.
You could include an "AND $_REQUEST['do'] == 'getdaily'" in the condition. You may have to modify the condition for What's New in the navbar also so that yours may become active (AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'getdaily').
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Hi there, Lynne.

I had a question related to tabs. I actually created a separate thread for it, but somehow it hasn't got answered yet.

Actually, in the tabs, I wanted to add icons / images along with the link as well. e.g. add a home icon in the Home tab (on the left of "Home" text). The only thing I couldn't figure out was where exactly would I need to add the image source for the desired icon?

I messed around a bit, and in "blog_navbar_link" found the following code:

Code:
<li><a class="navtab" href="blog.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase blogs}</a></li>
Then, I changed it to this:

Code:
<li><a class="navtab" href="blog.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}"><img class="inlineimg" src="http://forums.pakfellows.com/images/icons/Homepage/blog.png" border="0" />{vb:rawphrase blogs}</a></li>
This inserted the image in the correct place (see screenshot), but I would like to have it so that the word "Blogs" remains in the center of the tab, i.e. both image and text are inline instead of Blogs being pushed down.

Could you help me with this please?
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Hi,

How do set permissions on just e.g. The line with Misc in it.

I only want that to show to certain Groups.

PHP Code:
$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'osc_Shop')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='oscShop';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';

 
    $tablinks .= '                <ul class="floatcontainer">

                        <li><a href="account.php">My Account</a></li>
                        <li><a href="shopping_cart.php">Cart Contents</a></li>
                        <li><a href="misc.php">Misc</a></li>
                        <li><a href="checkout_shipping.php">Checkout</a></li>
                        </ul> ';
} 
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Hi,

How do set permissions on just e.g. The line with Misc in it.

I only want that to show to certain Groups.

PHP Code:
$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'osc_Shop')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='oscShop';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';

 
    $tablinks .= '                <ul class="floatcontainer">

                        <li><a href="account.php">My Account</a></li>
                        <li><a href="shopping_cart.php">Cart Contents</a></li>
                        <li><a href="misc.php">Misc</a></li>
                        <li><a href="checkout_shipping.php">Checkout</a></li>
                        </ul> ';
} 
Look around page 2 or 3 or so of this article and you will see this question already answered.
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Hi there, Lynne.

I had a question related to tabs. I actually created a separate thread for it, but somehow it hasn't got answered yet.

Actually, in the tabs, I wanted to add icons / images along with the link as well. e.g. add a home icon in the Home tab (on the left of "Home" text). The only thing I couldn't figure out was where exactly would I need to add the image source for the desired icon?

I messed around a bit, and in "blog_navbar_link" found the following code:

Code:
<li><a class="navtab" href="blog.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase blogs}</a></li>
Then, I changed it to this:

Code:
<li><a class="navtab" href="blog.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}"><img class="inlineimg" src="http://forums.pakfellows.com/images/icons/Homepage/blog.png" border="0" />{vb:rawphrase blogs}</a></li>
This inserted the image in the correct place (see screenshot), but I would like to have it so that the word "Blogs" remains in the center of the tab, i.e. both image and text are inline instead of Blogs being pushed down.

Could you help me with this please?
That really doesn't have anything to do with this article. It is a CSS issue. You can use firebug to play with the css and get it right.
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I got as far as this:

PHP Code:
$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'osc_shop')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='oscShop';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';
if (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 6))  
{
$tablinks = '<ul class="floatcontainer">
                        <li><a href="misc.php">Misc</a></li>

                         </ul>';
}
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])
{
      $tablinks .= '<ul class="floatcontainer">
                        <li><a href="account.php">My Account</a></li>
                        <li><a href="shopping_cart.php">Cart Contents</a></li>
                        <li><a href="checkout_shipping.php">Checkout</a></li>
 
                        </ul> ';

}
} 

$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="shop.php">Shop</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ; 
But My Account is on top of Misc.

Can anyone help with this, please.
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Take a look at the code in the first post again. You are closing the <ul> tag before you are supposed to. It should be open for all submenu items.
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I have looked the first post again, but still can't get it working.

Any chance you could fix it please.
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