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]

Originally Posted by dancop

Is there any way to make this mod multilanguage capable? In such way that if the user change its language, the labels on the new tabs change accordingly?

Interest Option, maybe for the NEXT, NEXT Update, I'm have new one at 95%

[arose58]

Originally Posted by Trek

No, that's the global setup for the mod itself.

In your adminCP on the lefthand nav, you should have a new option (dropdown) for this mod. Click that, in there is where you configuring the tabs/subtabs, etc.

Thanks I did do the install wrong. I did not copy the "admincp" and "includes" folders to merge with the current "Admincp" and "Merge" Folders. Now I get the menu on the side but when I activate it I get the following error:

"Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/class_bootstrap.php(283) : eval()'d code on line 109"
and my menu looks as per the attachment. I would like to thank all who have helped out.

[tazattitude]

Jhonny,
Hopefully this is in the new updated version.
You mentioned you were going to check it out...
Like to hide those tabs from usergroups

I have a special "Admin" tab with about 10 submenu links. I have both the tab and submenu links set so only "admin usergroup" can see and all other usergroups cannot see. The submenu links hide fine, but the main tab does not.

see orig post on "page 10"

Thanks!

[Jhonnyf]

Originally Posted by tazattitude

Jhonny,
Hopefully this is in the new updated version.
You mentioned you were going to check it out...
Like to hide those tabs from usergroups


see orig post on "page 10"

Thanks!

This is the log for the next version

- 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)
- membergroup with a list and checkbox (no more set 1,2,3 now check it!)

[asuccar]

Hey Jhonny,

Hate to sound clueless, but when I create a new button with drop down, the usual backgound rollover colors dont appear like the other navbar buttons. Also, how can i change the background color for the dropdown buttons?

Cheers.

[Jhonnyf]

Originally Posted by asuccar

Hey Jhonny,

Hate to sound clueless, but when I create a new button with drop down, the usual backgound rollover colors dont appear like the other navbar buttons. Also, how can i change the background color for the dropdown buttons?

Cheers.

I use the default options from the skin...

You have a problem or want something?

(I speak Spanish, and have problem to understand, sorry)

[khuhner]

I located this mod and really liked what it was coded to do. I have added several tabs to my home page (see tabs.bmp). One tab is for the Calendar (see calendar.bmp). See how only the Calendar tabs is colored properly? OK, now take a look at the Membership tab (see membership.bmp). Why is AND the FOrum tab colored and they both have the same sub menus? I figured if it worked for Calendar it should work for Membership.

Any thoughts, suggestions or ideas?

Kurt

[Jhonnyf]

Originally Posted by khuhner

I located this mod and really liked what it was coded to do. I have added several tabs to my home page (see tabs.bmp). One tab is for the Calendar (see calendar.bmp). See how only the Calendar tabs is colored properly? OK, now take a look at the Membership tab (see membership.bmp). Why is AND the FOrum tab colored and they both have the same sub menus? I figured if it worked for Calendar it should work for Membership.

Any thoughts, suggestions or ideas?

Kurt

That are bug fixed in 2.0.3 (relese few minutes ago)

For the Next Version i going to add the option to configure witch FORUM (thread, childs, etc) should be highlight the Tab

[khuhner]

Originally Posted by Jhonnyf

That are bug fixed in 2.0.3 (relese few minutes ago)

For the Next Version i going to add the option to configure witch FORUM (thread, childs, etc) should be highlight the Tab

Jhonnyf:

Thanks for the quick turnaround! I upgraded and it ios now working properly.

This is a gret mod and honestly should be included in standard VB, rather than a mod. It's that good!

Kurt

[skor]

Thank you for the update!

I am still having some issues with sub links:

1) I created a menu tab with url to a cms section then used "URL" for tab mode. Now when I click the tab the correct tab stays highlighted.

Issues:

- All the default sub menu links disappeared for that section. Whether I use "use menu from homepage" or "use the sections I choose below", the links under the tabs do not show up.

- So I figured I would create tab sub links for the tab. But when I do this, it breaks the highlight feature so that if I click the tab, the Home tab highlights and not the selected tab.

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or I upgraded improperly? I uploaded the files from 2.0.3 and overwrote the previous versions. Then I imported the xml file with overwrite set to yes.

Thank you for the time you've spent on this great mod!