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.)
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.
so how do you remove the "forum" tab if you dont own the CMS forum suite version?
I managed to remove the "whats new" just cant manage to find where to remove the "forum" tab
This really is not the thread for that. This question has actually been asked a few times - have you tried a search? You'll have to edit the navbar template.
Thanks Lynne! I gave this a try, my first attempt at creating a plugin for a tab to go with this mod cause the navbar tab it comes with never looked right or worked right for me. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=237931
Reading the 20+ pages of replies got me through it and I think I will give it a try on some other pages now!
I must be truly dumb, as I can't get this to work. I don't know what to use as a "link.php". Also, should the drop down appear if the link.php doesn't exist?
I must be truly dumb, as I can't get this to work. I don't know what to use as a "link.php". Also, should the drop down appear if the link.php doesn't exist?
Stupid I'm sure.
link.php is whatever page you want to link the navtab to. And a dropdown where? The only dropdowns in this are ones you create yourself in the submenu if you choose to do that.
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