Miscellaneous Hacks - vBH-Add new tabs

vBH-Add new tabs 1.2 with no querys
Mark as installed, if you use it


If you like this modification please suport it in the mod of the moth poll

What does this plugin?
This plugin allows you to add new tabs in the navigation bar to link to any site you want.

Installation:
Import the xml file from the product manager..
Upload the files in the upload folder to your forums via ftp.

To add new tabs, go to:
vBulletin Options> VBH New Tabs Option


Configuration example:

AdminCP|/admincp/=>self;6
google|http://www.google.com=>self;1 2
vbulletin|http://www.vbulletin.com=>self;1 2
yahoo|http://www.yahoo.com=>self;1 2
vbulletin.org|http://www.vbulletin.org=>self;1 2

See screenshots.

To make tab selected:
This option only works if your tab links to internal files. You need to enter the THIS_SCRIPT value under the option Tabs Selected.

Also note that some areas of vBulletin already use the THIS_SCRIPT value in their code and because of this some tabs may not work correctly. A example of this would be the usercp.php file. If you make a tab linking to this file and then you enter the value 'usercp' to make it selected, the tab will be selected but also will be the forum tab. This is because vBulletin used this value in the navbar template.

You won't have problems when linking to custome pages.

en espa?ol
vBHispano - Agregar Pesta?as en Espa?ol


History:
11-23-09: First release 1.0

• Ability to add tabs with option to disable the modification.

11-23-09: Update 1.1

• Some bug fixes
• New option to align the tabs on the left, right or center.
• Now you can choose which usergroup can view each tab.
• Links can now be set to open in a new window or the same window.

12-24-09

• Updated to work on vB4 Gold

02-08-10: Update 1.2

• Added option to make the tab selected, please read the product options.
• Added option to disable the default tabs Home, Blogs and What's New. At this time tab forum can't be removed.

This product does not add sublinks even if tabs are selected.

[RogerStout]

Its says importing product... sets there forever with this message below

Please upload the file bitfield_vbhtabs.xml to /includes/xml/ before installing or upgrading!

never installs. file uploaded to /includes/xnml/ as it says..

[BoostedK20]

^ Roger, what did you do to get to that point? From downloading from this site to where you are now (each step)

[RogerStout]

downloaded the file, unzip, copy bitfield_vbhtabs.xml to /includes/xml/

go to Admincp - plugin and products - manage products - add/import product - import product-vbh_newtabs10.xml

thats as far as I get..

[BoostedK20]

I did the same, I used the xml file in the vbh add new tabs 1.1 folder, not the one inside the upload folder. Can't get it to work though

[BoostedK20]

I got it to work, you need to click Settings then Options in admincp, then scroll to the bottom and find it. Then follow the directions and it works.

[BoostedK20]

Now it doesn't change selected tab off of Forum when on Home. What do I do?

[johnscanlan2]

YES this is what I need...Thanks!

[Old-Git]

I've just installed this on 4.1.2, worked a treat and setting up a new tab was a breeze. However the tab I set up was as follows

Archives|forum.php?f=xx=>self

It works fine and takes me to exactly where I want to go. My only problem is that the highlight (showing which tab is active) stays on the forum tab and not on my new Archive tab. Is there a way around this?

[Old-Git]

OK, so I think I figured out how to deal with this highlighting issue, i.e. making a 2nd copy of forum.php and renaming it to archives.php and then edit THIS_SCRIPT entry at the top of archives.php and change 'index' to 'archives'. In AdminCP/SETTINGS/OPTIONS/vBH New Tabs Options I Configured my new tab with

Archives|archives.php?f=xx=>self

(I'm just trying to show some extra archive forums, which are not set as active, on a separate page)

I Then added 'archives' to the 'Tabs Selected' section (again in AdminCP/SETTINGS/OPTIONS/vBH New Tabs Options)

The only problem is I can't test this to make sure it works OK. I uninstalled the product so I could edit the XML to take out the copyright statement (as per the posts on pg 39). However, when I re-installed it it screws up the entire layout of my forums. In fact I think it promotes the new mobile style to be the default style on my site. Disbaling the product stops this from happening. So now I've got to figure out how to prevent this from happening. Alternatively, I think I saw a post a few pages back that recommended a new Tab inserter product that is actually still a supported product.

[Old-Git]

Well I added the copyright stuff back into the xml file and guess what it worked again. It would appear the either the chap who posted the snip for removing the copyright info was wrong or there's been an update since to prevent the copyright info from beign removed.

So I edited it instead...

//copyright start here
if(!defined('VBH_CPR')) {
$key = strpos($vbphrase['powered_by_vbulletin'], "Elmer");
if($key === false){
$vbhcpr = '<br />Extra Tabs by Elmer';
define('VBH_CPR', $vbhcpr);
$vbphrase['powered_by_vbulletin'] .= VBH_CPR;
}

I took out the links to the Spanish site and just added Elmer's name in their place. It leaves the Copyright intact but it removes the troublesome links and allows the tabs to work and be highlighted! Happy at last!

PS The issue with the display may actually be related to this issue (which is also a footer issue)..

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...ghlight=mobile