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

[123LearnToTrade]

I just upgraded from I believe 2.3 to 2.4 and the "Hide What's New" option is not working again on VBAdvanced pages. Any idea how to fix this?

[thunderclap82]

I bumped into an interesting bug. When I hide the "What's New" tab, and then I go into "New Posts" in the subnav, the subnav buttons are all HUGE. Any idea why this is happening and how it can be fixed?

[ndenning]

I stumbled onto this after giving up on it in frustration. I wanted to have one of the main navtabs have both a drop-down menu and sub-nav, horizontal menu that displays. As per the instructions, you cannot add a sub-link to an item that you have made into a menu. However, you have to have something set as a menu tab for it to have a drop-down item assigned to it.

So, I gave up and went back to edit the navtab that I had set as a menu, changed it to not be a menu, and saved it. Then, went to "Tab sub links" and added the horizontal row of sublinks I wanted. While I was trying to figure out how best to make up for the lack of a drop-down menu on my navbar, I refreshed the home page.

To my happy surprise, the menu I had already setup under one of the navtabs was still there!

So basically, to do this:
1. Make the menu tab you want to have both
2. Set it as a menu
3. Add the drop-down items
4. Change the menu tab back to "No" for being a menu
5. Go to "Tab Sub links" and add the links you want on the horizontal sub-nav that you want for that item.

One other thing I've done that may be affecting this:
What I really want is a static sub-nav (horizontal) menu that is the same on every page. (You know... like most Websites have if they have a secondary menu.) So, in the vbcms_navbar_link template, which is where the "Home" button usually comes from, I have added these links there. I have the Home button disabled through this mod though, and added it as part of this mod instead. So I don't know if this template is affecting it. But, if you need to do this same thing:

I've added them after the first </vb:if> and also before the second (and last) </vb:if>.
The list of links must begin with:
<ul class="floatcontainer">

I'll post screenshots once our site is live. That should be soon, now that I've figured this out.

So, if I could just figure out how to get vBulletin to let me have a drop-down that shows on hover or mouseover, instead of only onclick, I'll finally have a normal standard menu for my site!

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by ndenning

I stumbled onto this after giving up on it in frustration. I wanted to have one of the main navtabs have both a drop-down menu and sub-nav, horizontal menu that displays. As per the instructions, you cannot add a sub-link to an item that you have made into a menu. However, you have to have something set as a menu tab for it to have a drop-down item assigned to it.

So, I gave up and went back to edit the navtab that I had set as a menu, changed it to not be a menu, and saved it. Then, went to "Tab sub links" and added the horizontal row of sublinks I wanted. While I was trying to figure out how best to make up for the lack of a drop-down menu on my navbar, I refreshed the home page.

To my happy surprise, the menu I had already setup under one of the navtabs was still there!

So basically, to do this:
1. Make the menu tab you want to have both
2. Set it as a menu
3. Add the drop-down items
4. Change the menu tab back to "No" for being a menu
5. Go to "Tab Sub links" and add the links you want on the horizontal sub-nav that you want for that item.

One other thing I've done that may be affecting this:
What I really want is a static sub-nav (horizontal) menu that is the same on every page. (You know... like most Websites have if they have a secondary menu.) So, in the vbcms_navbar_link template, which is where the "Home" button usually comes from, I have added these links there. I have the Home button disabled through this mod though, and added it as part of this mod instead. So I don't know if this template is affecting it. But, if you need to do this same thing:

I've added them after the first </vb:if> and also before the second (and last) </vb:if>.
The list of links must begin with:
<ul class="floatcontainer">

I'll post screenshots once our site is live. That should be soon, now that I've figured this out.

So, if I could just figure out how to get vBulletin to let me have a drop-down that shows on hover or mouseover, instead of only onclick, I'll finally have a normal standard menu for my site!

Yes screenshots will be great.

[Russ_T]

I'm at my wits end trying to sort a menu system. If you can post screen shots of your finished menu and how you configured it I'd really appreciate it also.

Glad someone is having some success

Thanks

[Kochleffel]

doenst work on Vbulletin CMS 4.0.8..

when try to hide menu only template from forum is broken.

need help.

[keithyboy1]

sorry for sounding noobish,but mine always comes up as spanish,any way to alter to english?

[TheInsaneManiac]

FEATURE REQUESTS:
Dropdowns to have ability to have sublinks.
Sublinks to have ability to have dropdowns.

[Dakoom]

Hello.
Is it possible add different tab in base to each forum where i go?
Example. In child forum 1, i see a list of tabs, in childforum 2 another list of tabs.... and so on.

[neparker]

I have the tabs menu in my control panel but it's not showing up in the forum. We recently moved to a new server, but I can't figure out why tabs wouldn't show up now.