Forum Display Enhancements - Tabs Add System for vBulletin 4 (sstab advanced)

Review:
This mod allows you to easily add and remove tabs on the navigation bar using the adminCP. Tabs can appear as "selected" after being clicked, automatically deselecting the other tabs.
You also have the option of indicating which groups are allowed and not allowed to see the tabs via usergroup id.
Tabs may operate as normal select tabs, as drop-down menus. or as links to external sites.

The Hack only use 1 SQL sentence to create All the Menu, no Template edition

This Hack allows you to create tabs at the bar of vBulletin 4.0

Installation:
- Upload all files in the UPLOAD folder to the root of the forum
- Import the product 'product-evbs_sstab_advanced.xml'
- Configure and manage your tabs in the "Tabs vbSoporte" menu in AdminCP
- Do not forget to "Allow Overwrite" if you are Updating to 2.0

20-01-10: ver 1.0

• Create Tabs in vBulletin 4

23-01-10: ver 2.0

• Create/Manager Tabs Drop Down
• Create/Manager Sublinks for Tabs
• Option to Disable FORUM, HOME, BLOG, WHAT'S NEW Defaults vBulletin Tabs and not delete their sublinks menu
• Phrases in native English and all phrases are in variables
• Code with new algorithm for better performance
• Spanish Language (sstab_advanced_spanish.xml)

23-01-10: ver 2.0.1

• Fix some bugs
• Work with vBadvanced CMPS Menu

23-01-10: ver 2.0.2

• Fix menu Tab mix problem
• Define some Rules:
  1. If TABS is a menu -> No process Sublink
  2. If MENU TAB no have Item -> No Process

27-01-10: ver 2.0.3

• Change Title Size from 20 to 50 characters
• Fix Error when not have Tabs
• Add 2 phrases that I forgot to include in the last version
• Fix Groups Permission when is a TAB MENU or TAB with SUBLINK
• Add MultiScript
• Option to TABMODE (THIS_SCRIPT, URL,URL_PARAMETER) Please, READ POST #2
• membergroup with a list and checkbox (option to SET Colums in Config)

12-May-10: ver 2.0.4 (Compatible with vB 4.0.3)

• Fix What's News
• Add Option to ser Imagen to tabs
• Credits in footer can be disable from Option Panel
• Fix Calendar problem
• Fix Option to URL_PARAMETER

19-Jan-11: ver 2.0.5 (Compatible with vB 4.1.1)

• Fix All Hide Options
• Allow to use Phrase as Titles (RULES)
  • If the "Phrase Variable Name" don't exist, them use the TITLE

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About URL_PARAMETER
To use this Option only Write the Part that Always repeat, por example for this URLs:

1. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo (Main thread)
2. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo&p=13#post13 (Post in thread)
3. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo/page2 (One page of thread)

You Only Set:

1. Tab Label = Any Name
2. URL = http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo (or only http://x.com/showthread.php?1- that have the ID of thread)
3. Tab mode: URL_PARAMETER

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About Phrases as TITLES
When you create a New Element (Tab, menu, etc) You see a box to put only the variable Phrase name


To create New Phrase go to
Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase
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Special Thank to
vB Style Taught me about new the CSS system and help me using CSS standards
dieKetzer Betatester and Translator to native English Language

Observation:

• This Hack is FULL AUTO-TEMPLATE but need the default NAVBAR template to work
• This Hack have copyright ad at the bottom of the page (if you use this)

Spanish Version, (Version en Espa?ol, mi lenguaje Primario ) -> Tabs Add System for vBulletin 4 (sstab advanced)

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How to Add Variables Like userid:
if you need to use vBulletin variables to make URL like http://myurl.com/?u={userid} see this Post
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1031

[addamroy]

This mod isn't removing the blogs or what's new tabs when I select the 'hide blogs tab' and 'hide whats new tab' options....

Anyone else having this problem?

[insidegames]

How can i create a dropdown list with "insidegames" and then diffrent links?

[BlessedFWI]

Originally Posted by addamroy

This mod isn't removing the blogs or what's new tabs when I select the 'hide blogs tab' and 'hide whats new tab' options....

Anyone else having this problem?

Are you using vB4.2? If so, then you can go to your adminCP and click on "Settings" and then "Navigation Manager" and then uncheck the active boxes of what you do not want to show. If you aren't using vB4.2 then you will need to edit the templates, I believe. But I wouldn't know how to tell how to do that. Sorry. I hope you get it figured out.

Originally Posted by insidegames

How can i create a dropdown list with "insidegames" and then diffrent links?

Step 1:

Click on "Menu Tabs" > "Add New Tab" > Then fill out the info:

Tab Label: Inside Games (Or whatever you want the tab to say)
Please enter the varname of the phrase. If it doesn't exists, then the title will be used: Leave blank
This Tab is a Menu? Yes

Then leave everything else as is unless you want it changed and then save.

Then you will see it like this:



Step 2:

To make the links you click on "Drop Down Items" on the left > Then fill out the info:

Parent Tab: This will be "Inside Games" or whatever you want to make the drop down menu
Please enter the varname of the phrase. If it doesn't exists, then the title will be used: Leave blank
Menu Text: The name you want to link to be

Then leave everything else as is unless you want it changed and then save. You will do this second step every time you want to add a link to the drop down menu.

I hope that is what you were looking for.

[nrms?]

First of all, I want to congratulate the author of this mod.

Then I have two questions.

1. I downloaded the attachment "sstab_advanced_205.zip", which was supposed to be version 2.0.5, but the code that we have in the sixth line are <version>2.0.3</version> is normal ...?
2. I'm trying to use the phrases of vbulletin, which apparently would be supported, but I am not able to function. For example, in Sub-Tab Links put $vbphrase[forum_rules] in the field provided for the phrase, leaving Menu Text blank, the result is a link without any text. What is it ...?

[NiTRoN]

Ive used this mod but since 4.2 has Menu TAB Manager build in this mod isn't really a necessity. 4.2 seemed to brake certain functionality of this mod, hopefully author will update it..

[d34fdumbbl1nd]

it seems to me that never somebody mententioned that urls bigger then 200 characters will be cropped.

since 2007 internet explorer allowes 2083 characters (GET or POST) in the URL
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/208427/de
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2...type-for-a-url

this is like I fixed this problem using phpmyadmin:
ALTER TABLE `evbs_sstabs` CHANGE `url` `url` VARCHAR( 2083 ) CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NOT NULL
ALTER TABLE `evbs_sstabs_childs` CHANGE `url` `url` VARCHAR( 2083 ) CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NOT NULL

beside this small bug its a great addon...

Jhonnyf, maybe you could implement it in any further updated version of your addon?

[DoDe]

Originally Posted by NiTRoN

Ive used this mod but since 4.2 has Menu TAB Manager build in this mod isn't really a necessity. 4.2 seemed to brake certain functionality of this mod, hopefully author will update it..

What kind of functionality? I tested it locally and it seams to be ok. Nevertheless I'd be grateful if you share the breaking points. I still want to use this mod due to its drop down tabs.

Regards!

[sivaganeshk]

how to perfectly uninstall this mod?
I currently have Navigation manager.

[MarceloS]

Hello Johnny, thanks for this product.

I upgraded to vb4.2 and reverted my navbar. I also uninstalled your product and deleted the files.

But one of my tabs is still there. I mean, it is doubled, and there is only one at the new navigation manager.

Do you know what can I do?

Thanks!

[sivaganeshk]

Originally Posted by MarceloS

Hello Johnny, thanks for this product.

I upgraded to vb4.2 and reverted my navbar. I also uninstalled your product and deleted the files.

But one of my tabs is still there. I mean, it is doubled, and there is only one at the new navigation manager.

Do you know what can I do?

Thanks!

Hey, Go to Styles ---> Edit Template --> navbar

/* copy the current code(for backup purpose) */

Now Revert the navbar template.

Then add new tabs via Navigation Manager