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

[Jhonnyf]

Delete the Files:
/includes/xml/cpnav_evbs_sstab.xml

after that (if still showing) rebuild the bitfield

PHP Code:

..../admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields 


[Scan Cape Cod]

Originally Posted by Jhonnyf

Yeah, the vb 4.2 have their own TAB MANAGER.

And as I play with it on my test platform, to put it nicely, IT ROYALLY SUCKS.

That said, will this mod continue to work in 4.2 or should I take the above tab disappearance as reported as a no?

In any event, thanks for the work on this mod, I have enjoyed using it; it's far superior to what vBulletin is offering.

[Scan Cape Cod]

For giggles I tried installing this on my 4.2 test platform. It appears to install properly, the basic settings show under options, but the Tabs VbSoporte menu for editing tabs doesn't show up. I double checked to ensure I uploaded files in correct folders and I did. Ugh.

EDIT: I should have triple checked. I had one file in the wrong place (/includes vs /includes/xml). Menu IS now showing up. I'll report back with findings.

[Scan Cape Cod]

And finally, it seems to be working just fine in 4.2. Provided that some further testing is successful I'll definitely be continuing to use this mod going forward.

[Jhonnyf]

Maybe it's because your header templete still in vb 4.1.12 version, I don't see 4.2 header template but I', sure that now have many conditional or diferent code for their own tab manager

[Doctor Death]

Still works fine for me in 4.2

[Realystic]

Updated my site with it works like a charm

[Dave234]

Excellent, HOWEVER can I make the tab that has a dropdown menu clickable so that it goes to a URL? Not the dropdown menu items, but the actual TAB?

[Dave234]

Anyone know?

[BlessedFWI]

No, the tab cannot be made a link if it has dropdown menu items. I just tried it to make sure and it wouldn't let me.