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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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Thanks for the tut. I'm a complete newb and it took a little reading, but, I got it figured out.
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thank you lynee very nice.
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is it correct ?

Code:
$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if ($GLOBALS['forumid'] == 66)
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='audiservis';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';
} 
$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="http://www.audiclubtr.com/f66/">Audi Servis</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ;
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It looks correct. Did you try it?
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It is correct. Works fine with my urls.

@ Lynne

mutch thanks for this great tutorial. helps me a lot. now i only must finde out how i add a dropdown for my main menu tab.
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I am using vbulletin suite 418. I would like to add 3 tabs on the navbar, so I have copied your code 3 times in the plugin.
Each tab points to to the page content.php, followed by different parameters for each page. Links work, so when I click on a tab the correct page is shown, but the tab is not highligheted. Any suggestion?
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I am using vbulletin suite 418. I would like to add 3 tabs on the navbar, so I have copied your code 3 times in the plugin.
Each tab points to to the page content.php, followed by different parameters for each page. Links work, so when I click on a tab the correct page is shown, but the tab is not highligheted. Any suggestion?
You need to create a unique condition for each page. Replace this:
PHP Code:
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'yourpage') 
With a unique condition for the page. It does not have to be a condition based on the variable THIS_SCRIPT. It may be any unique condition.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynne View Post
You need to create a unique condition for each page. Replace this:
PHP Code:
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'yourpage') 
With a unique condition for the page. It does not have to be a condition based on the variable THIS_SCRIPT. It may be any unique condition.
As suggested at post 423 I have modified the script in this way but it does not work yet.

Code:
$tabselected = ''; 
$tablinks = ''; 
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'vbcms' && $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] == '/content.php?3-prossima-trasferta') 
{ 
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='prossima-trasferta'; 
    $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="content.php?3-prossima-trasferta">Prossima trasferta</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ;
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Code:
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'vbcms' && $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] == '/content.php?3-prossima-trasferta')
the line above should only read
Code:
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'vbcms')
I think..
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Code:
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'vbcms' && $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] == '/content.php?3-prossima-trasferta')
the line above should only read
Code:
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'vbcms')
I think..
no, because I call the content.php from different tabs.
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