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

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Breakthecycle2

So, the actual tab needs to link somewhere first? Even if I just want the tab with a submenu with links?

Yes. There is another article on making the navtab an actual dropdown. Perhaps that would be better for you. (it's an article in this same forum, I'm sure you can find it.)

[smimosmile]

Thank you Lynne, it really helped me, i created an "ibproarcade" tab using (THIS_SCRIPT == 'arcade') as it's mensioned in arcade.php file, and i created 2 other tabs with no "if" for non VB pages

[Empire Gaming]

Originally Posted by AlokSharma

Just in case, if someone only wants to add a tab, here is the modified code:

PHP Code:

$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'chat')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='chat';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';
} 
$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="chat.php">Chat</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ; 


Replace:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'chat') 


and

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='chat'; 


With some unique name.

Here is what I have:

PHP Code:

$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'home')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='home';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';
} 
$template_hook['navtab_start'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="http://www.egcglobal.com">Home</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ; 


The tab itself shows up on all my pages, even my vBa main page, but I still cannot for the life of me figure out how to have the "Home" button be highlighted when it is selected.



If I click on it, it takes me to my main vBa portal page (www.egcglobal.com) but it is the "Forum" button that stays highlighted.

Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?


[SOLUTION BELOW]

Ok, so for anyone else who may be having the same issue as I was, if you are running vBa and want a "home" button, your plugin should look like below. Just remember to change the URL to your main page.

PHP Code:

$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='Home';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';

} 
$template_hook['navtab_start'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="http://www.egcglobal.com">Home</a>'.$tablinks.'</li>' ; 


Thanks again to both Hippy & PankajKumar for helping me out and to Lynn for starting me on this quest : )

[Hippy]

loook in the file and search for THIS_SCRIPT
and see what it says then add it to the admincp option where you added the new tab

if it's vbadvanced it should look like this
THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index'

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'adv_index');

[Empire Gaming]

Originally Posted by PankajKumar

Thanks Lynne,

I did that and it worked smooth. And I figured it out why it was happening. Just in case someone else is facing this problem, its defined in the vbadvanced php file, similar things can happen if used with other php files. Just a Tip.

Thanks again.

You Rock. Thanks. This fixed my problem with the "Forum" button staying highlighted.

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Originally Posted by Hippy

loook in the file and search for THIS_SCRIPT
and see what it says then add it to the admincp option where you added the new tab


if it's vbadvanced it should look like this
THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index'

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'adv_index');

Thanks. I just did that before I saw your suggestion

[rootsxrocks]

How would I go about doing this for the Calender and the Groups in vb4.1.7 and will there be any problems going to 4.1.8 . I am not sure what sub menues I would need I just want it to be out front and not hidden.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by rootsxrocks

How would I go about doing this for the Calender and the Groups in vb4.1.7 and will there be any problems going to 4.1.8 . I am not sure what sub menues I would need I just want it to be out front and not hidden.

Just something like:

PHP Code:

$tabselected = '';
$tablinks = '';
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'calendar')
{
    $vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='calendar';
    $tabselected = ' class="selected"';

} 
$template_hook['navtab_start'] .= '<li'.$tabselected.'><a class="navtab" href="calendar.php">Calendar</a></li>' ; 


and do similar for any other tab you want.

[rootsxrocks]

Thank you Lynne I will give it a try

[rokslide]

Please help. This worked very well and I got the new tab set up but for some reason it will only let me have six links. When I add the seventh link the page goes haywire! Any ideas?

Thanks

[Lynne]

Sure, don't have more than six tabs! There is just not that much room to have a ton of tabs there. Consider a dropdown tab instead (different article).