[HOW TO - vB4] Create a New Tab in the navbar

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Lynne,

How would I construct the if condition for a link like so:

misc.php?do=rules

Perhaps something like:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'misc' AND $_REQUEST['do'] == 'rules') 


[Mythotical]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Perhaps something like:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'misc' AND $_REQUEST['do'] == 'rules') 


Tried that before and didn't work, did it again then realized I needed to change my template.

Thanks

[Kinneas]

Lynne,

Is there any way to add an extra tab using this method, while retaining the same tablinks as are used on the Forum tab?

For my example, I'm trying to add a "Home" tab for vBa CMPS, but want to keep all the links you find on the Forum one.

[Lynne]

You may just copy all the links for the Forum tab.

[foesracing]

I'm trying to create a forum for Traveling. I've downloaded and installed vBh that allows me to add extra tabs. These tabs only link to another site.

I want to create a Nav menu like this "Forum | Travel | Hotels | Car Rental"

When the user clicks on a tab, it will open the tab in the same window but it would be about the topic the user click on. I've seen on other sites that this is possible. Just wondering how it's done. Please provide some details. I'm on vB 4.0.1, just in case you need to know the version. Thanks.

[Lynne]

I can't tell you how to use the other mod - I have no idea how it works. This article will tell you how to create a navtab, such as Travel, and you link it to your forumdisplay.php page for that forum. If you want the tab highlighted at that point, then do an if condition based on the $forumid.

[saajjj]

Hi Lynne,
This might either be slightly off topic or may perhaps help others if added to your initial post. My search on changing tab order didn't return any useful results. However if whatever I've written is a commonly known solution, please disregard and delete the post

All,
It seems many people have asked about reordering tabs in the nav bar.

As mentioned in many places there are three template hooks which allow you to place your new tab:
- navtab_start
- navtab_middle
- navtab_end

Lynne has used the navtab_end hook which is in the last line of the PHP Code:

$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="link.php">Nav Link</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ;

I'm going to assume the default tabs as:
Forum | Blogs | What's New

If we use the Lynnes way of creating a tab as explained here, but use the navtab_middle hook like:

$template_hook['navtab_middle'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="link.php">Nav Link</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ;

then the new tab comes between Forum and Blogs. But we want to add the tab after Blogs. To move over the new tab after Blogs just change the execution order from 5 to 6. So by using different execution orders in different plugins you can place your tabs in any order you want within the same template hook. You could of course generate all tabs from one plugin and use code execution order to place the tabs.

This is the only reliable solution I have found and am using it on my own forum (img attached). I'm open to other methods as well.

Cheers

[foesracing]

Lynne,

Can you post the link.php code you mention in the very first post of the thread.

$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="link.php">Nav Link</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ;

I would like to see how link.php is written.

Thanks.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by foesracing

Lynne,

Can you post the link.php code you mention in the very first post of the thread.

$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="link.php">Nav Link</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ;

I would like to see how link.php is written.

Thanks.

link.php is a fictitious page. It is whatever page you want to link to.

[foesracing]

Originally Posted by Lynne

link.php is a fictitious page. It is whatever page you want to link to.

I understand that. I just want to see how another page is written, which variable is need to recreate the same page as forum.php but displaying a different information. I know how to code php but don't know the structure of how vbulletin assembles its code.