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Additional navbar with dropdowns · **Released**: 12-25-2007

After upgrading and supporting my 3.0.0 and 3.5.3 version of this hack, I have decided it was time to step into the plugin world to make this easier for people to use.

Despite what category this is in it works with vBulletin 3.0 up to the most recent version of 3.8.

What this does is create another navbar with drop down menus by typing $navbar2 in any of your templates. It is just like the navbar that comes with VB.

I put a lot of description tags in the navbar2 template that gets installed to help explain what everything does. Once you understand what is going on here you can removed these. With very little modifications you can add to, remove or move items around in this additional navbar.

Upgrade
To upgrade you will want to reimport this XML file and edit your options accordingly.

1.02

Tweak it a bit to get the border on the top of the navbar. There was not boarder on the top of the navbar in the previous version. It was not really noticeable unless you have the navbar directly below the header area.

1.01

removed the plugin with the Hook "parse_templates" because it was not need.
Added plugin with the Hook ?global_start?, this will work with, PhotoPlog, vBAdvanced, Arcade. This will alleviate having to manually add code in the php files as was required in the past.

1.00

Initial release.

To install the this
1. Download the zipped file.

2. Unzip the file.

3. Import the product-navbar2.xml into your Plugins & Products? Manage Plugins.

4. Next you will have to decide where you want the navbar2 to be displayed. I have included a few options below.

5A. Under current (original) Navigation bar:
Find:

Code:

<!-- / breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

Below that place:

Code:

$navbar2

5B. On top of forums tables:
Find:

Code:

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if>

Below that place:

Code:

$navbar2

5C. Top of current navbar:
Find:

Code:

<br />
<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

Above that add:

Code:

$navbar2

5D. Under your header:
Find:

Code:

<br />
<!-- breadcrumb, login, pm info -->

Below that add:

Code:

$navbar2

5E. Under VB navbar:
Find:

Code:

<!-- / nav buttons bar -->

Below that add:

Code:

$navbar2

Note:
This should now work with vBAdvance CMPS, Arcade, PhotoPlog with no other modifications. Many thanks to Mike-D for his help with this.

ExTincTi0N · #**132** 08-21-2008, 12:33 AM

Okay I kinda screwed up the template navbar2 and deleted almost everything can you post what should be there?

attroll · #**133** 08-21-2008, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExTincTi0N

Okay I kinda screwed up the template navbar2 and deleted almost everything can you post what should be there?

I have included what should be in the navbar2 template in a text file here. You will have to do your own editing to it though.

ExTincTi0N · #**134** 08-21-2008, 07:07 PM

TY so much man.

shotkey · #**135** 08-29-2008, 03:58 AM

Are there any plans to add ACP functionality like in these two navbar mods?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ghlight=navbar
or
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=120517

When you want a second navbar I've found many mod's that each do a little with a second navbar, but haven't found one that has your ability to select the navbars placement and administration of the menu/links from the ACP. Just a thought.

attroll · #**136** 08-29-2008, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shotkey

Are there any plans to add ACP functionality like in these two navbar mods?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ghlight=navbar
or
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=120517

When you want a second navbar I've found many mod's that each do a little with a second navbar, but haven't found one that has your ability to select the navbars placement and administration of the menu/links from the ACP. Just a thought.

The first navbar you listed is the same link as this thread so that left me a little confused.

To answer your question. I do not have the time to put it in the admincp as you showed in the second link. It is so easy to modify as it is now as long as you know just a little HTML. I see no reason that it really needs to added to the admincp. It is pretty simple and straight forward now. Sorry, I know that is not the answer you wanted to hear.

shotkey · #**137** 08-30-2008, 12:47 AM

attroll,
Sorry for the confusion - I added the wrong url. There is a another navbar mod that adds links to the second navbar from the ACP but doesn't have the option to adjust the position from the control panel. Understand about the time issue - seems we all have that in common! I agree - it is straight forward and appreciate all of the effort you've put into this just the way it is - great mod!

raviteja542 · #**138** 09-02-2008, 01:20 PM

good one

Daisyboo · #**139** 09-03-2008, 02:10 PM

Great mod!

Not sure if I should ask here on the vBexperience thread but I want to add that link to navbar 2 instead on having it on navbar 1 but I can't find the code in my navbar template. Has anyone else moved it and what code is it I'm looking for?

Thanks

attroll · #**140** 09-03-2008, 03:26 PM

It is not in the navbar template that you want to added code to the navbar2. If you want to add a link to the navbar2 then you need to do it in the navbar2 template.

To edit the navbar2 template go to you templates and look under Navagation / Breadcrumb Templates--> and you navbar2 template should be there.

Daisyboo · #**141** 09-03-2008, 05:42 PM

Ahh yep but I'm not sure of the code I need to add, so I was looking in nav bar 1 where it is currently so I can copy it and add it to nav bar 2 (then delete it from nav bar 1)
But I can't see anything that looks like its referring to vBExperience so wondered if anyone knew what I was looking for

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