Miscellaneous Hacks - Multiple Navbars

There is always a demand for increased navigation from your vB Board. This modification has been tested on 3.6.x, 3.7.x and 3.8.x

Hardcoding a menu is the best way to add the increased functionaility, without adding server load and queries. This template modificiation explains how to add additional simple navbars to your website. By utilising exisitng vB code from within the Navbar template, the menu will appear on all pages, including in add-ons such as vBa and Photoplog and Photopost.


A working expample can be found at Midlands Weather Forum

The basis of the navigation bar (refered to as the 'Main Code') is as follows:

<!-- nav2 buttons bar by Optrex-->
 
<div align="center">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top-width:0px">
<tr align="center">
 
 
<!--compile your links within this space, using the section types below -->
 
 
</tr>
</table>
</div>
 
<!-- / nav2 buttons bar by Optrex-->

To create a link visible to all usergroups add this code to replace the green section of the main code (above):

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="http://www.yoururlhere.com" >Title of your link</a></td>

To create a link visible only to members add this code to replace the green section of the main code (above):

<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="http://www.yoururlhere.com" >Title of your link</a></td>
</if>

Placement is recommended above your existing navbar, due to the "drop down" lists.

Find the following line in your navbar template and place your compiled code above it.

<!-- nav buttons bar -->
<div align="center">

[MJMoore]

Just what I was looking for.. many thanks!

[morrow]

Thanks for the tip; it came in pretty handy!

[smoknz28]

Installed and definitely has saved me from my users getting frustrated of having to scroll to the right and back to the left.

Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us.

[dupont24]

Thanks......

[morrow]

Something I'll add to this which I think is pretty useful... <at least it's been useful for me. >

The following will ad an 'ADMIN" link to your Navbar. Only admins will be able to see it.

under:

<!--compile your links within this space, using the section types below -->

add:

<if condition="$GLOBALS[show][admincplink]">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="http://www.yoursite.com/forumdir/admincp/index.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[admin]</a></td></if>

Hope you'll find it as useful as I do.

[DPSR]

Thanks Optrex, very usefull

[optrex]

Originally Posted by morrow

Something I'll add to this which I think is pretty useful... <at least it's been useful for me. >

Thanks morrow, I'll add it to the hints and tips.

Of course its easy to see how this can be changed to "moderator" only too.

[KevNJ]

*uninstalls marky's multi menu due to not working with some mods/hacks*

*installs optrex mutple menu's*

works great thanks !

[Reece^B]

Originally Posted by KevNJ

*uninstalls marky's multi menu due to not working with some mods/hacks*

*installs optrex mutple menu's*

works great thanks !

Same

[newbe_haselina]

Originally Posted by KevNJ

*uninstalls marky's multi menu due to not working with some mods/hacks*

*installs optrex mutple menu's*

works great thanks !

and "SAME" again

Just installed this hack on my test enviroment, because I'm perparing an upgrade to 3.6.2 and it works teriffic. thanks a lot for this hack.

because I'm no hero with this stuff, how can I change the color of the link? and is it possible to chose even the link opens in a new window or staying in the parent window? that's the point I would need some help