vBAdvanced Cleaner Site Navigation Module - CSS Driven Rollovers

vBAdvanced Cleaner Site Navigation Module - CSS Driven Rollovers

What's new: Releasing the 3.5 version of this for 3.6.x.

What it does: Replace your default vBAdvanced navigation pane with a cross-browser, CSS driven rollover menu.

Time to install: 10 Minutes
Tested: IE, Firefox, Maxthon, Opera
Difficulty: Easy
Templates: 2
CSS Edit: 1
Demo: http://www.sevenstring.org

I wasn't happy with the stock look of the vBAdvanced portal navigation. It's very plain, and I personally like rollovers (if done properly) for adding a little bit of organic movement to static pages.

Here's the default CMPS on the left, and my module on the right. The screenshots don't really do it justice, for the full effect check out my website linked above. I am using it both for navigation and for the "Artist Reviews & Interviews" portal templates.

Default: This Mod:


Step 1: Create the New Module

AdminCP -> vBA CMPS -> Add Module -> Template

Module Title: Site Navigation
Column: Left Column
Display Order: 1
Active: Yes
Update All Pages: Yes
Template to Include: (adv_portal)clean_nav
Style: (Your style)

Template content is as follows:

<tr><td class="alt1"><table border="0" width="165" class="portalnav">
<tr><td bgcolor="#444444" width="100%" onclick="window.location='http://www.youdomain.tld/forum/link.php'" style="cursor:pointer; background-color:#444444" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#555555';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#444444';"><span class="portalnav">Link Description</span></td></tr>
</table></td></tr>

This is the WHOLE template. For each link you want to add, you will need to add the following line BEFORE the closing </table></td>, and edit it to the URL and description of the option that you are linking:

<tr><td bgcolor="#444444" width="100%" onclick="window.location='http://www.youdomain.tld/forum/link.php'" style="cursor:pointer; background-color:#444444" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#555555';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#444444';"><span class="portalnav">Link Description</span></td></tr>

Use Module Shell Template: Yes
Usergroups: All set to yes


Other template edits:

In my example, #444444 is my ON color, and "#555555" is my OFF color. Change these to whatever you like. I also have a fixed table width in the initial table call, here:

width="165"

Edit that accordingly to match your layout.

Step two: CSS Definitions

ACP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> (Your Style) -> Main CSS

Scroll down to Additional CSS Definitions

At the bottom, Add:

.portalnav
{
color:#FFCC00;
font: bold 10px verdana;
Text-Decoration: none;
}

.portalnav a, .portalnav a:link, .portalnav a:visited, .portalnav a:hover, .portalnav a:active {
 
text-decoration:none;
 
color: #FFCC00;
 
font: bold 10px verdana;
 }

This is for the same font and color in my demo. Change the #FFCC00 to your desired color, and edit your font CSS as desired.

Step 3: Disable your old navigation block.

ACP -> vBA CMPS -> Edit Modules -> Site Navigation

Set "Active" to No. Keep in mind that you'll have two modules named Site Navigation now, so make sure you disable the non-template driven, default module and not the one you just created.

[ShawneyJ]

unreal m8 great job i love it. installed and mod of the month.

[ShawneyJ]

Originally Posted by rlpartida

Quick question,

In what template should I change the font size to make it smaller (or larger)???

Thanks

which ever style you put the the code in the CSS in this step, i highlighted red what to change.

ACP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> (Your Style) -> Main CSS

Scroll down to Additional CSS Definitions

At the bottom, Add:

-----------------------------------------------------------------
.portalnav
{
color:#FFCC00;
font: bold 10px verdana;
Text-Decoration: none;
}

.portalnav a, .portalnav a:link, .portalnav a:visited, .portalnav a:hover, .portalnav a:active {

text-decoration:none;

color: #FFCC00;

font: bold 10px verdana;
}

[rlpartida]

Hello Jaycob,

Thank you very much for your response. It worked like a charm!

Regards,

[Andyucs]

so what code goes into the template your calling up called

adv_portal_clean_nav

[wolf32]

Originally Posted by Andyucs

so what code goes into the template your calling up called

adv_portal_clean_nav

This is the initial code to create the first link and the template.

<tr><td class="alt1"><table border="0" width="165" class="portalnav">
<tr><td bgcolor="#444444" width="100%" onclick="window.location='http://www.youdomain.tld/forum/link.php'" style="cursor:pointer; background-color:#444444" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#555555';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#444444';"><span class="portalnav">Link Description</span></td></tr>
</table></td></tr>

If you want to add more links, then you would use

<tr><td bgcolor="#444444" width="100%" onclick="window.location='http://www.youdomain.tld/forum/link.php'" style="cursor:pointer; background-color:#444444" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#555555';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#444444';"><span class="portalnav">Link Description</span></td></tr>

HTH

Nice Mod Chris

[ahmednadir]

worked like a charm
thanks alot mate....installed

[ahmednadir]

just 1 thing though..

Is it possible to change the font colour.
at the moment its the same colour as the titles and thread colour, the normal navigation I had (the 1 that came with the portal) was a different colour (orange). Is it possible to change it so I can have it in orange so it stands out?

-EDITED-

Sorry mate, did'nt read the second step (was in a rush to install...lol)
great add to my site
thanks alot

[wolf32]

Superb hack. Much Thanks!

I'm having some customization issues though. I'm trying to add a couple of icons to the left of the text, and just can't get it to work.

Any suggestions?

Edit: Anyone???

[inteller2k7]

the one problem i am having is that it dont c all this settings
Column: Left Column
Display Order: 1
Active: Yes
Update All Pages: Yes
Template to Include: (adv_portal)clean_nav
Style: (Your style)

Template content is as follows:

[wolf32]

Originally Posted by inteller2k7

the one problem i am having is that it dont c all this settings
Column: Left Column
Display Order: 1
Active: Yes
Update All Pages: Yes
Template to Include: (adv_portal)clean_nav
Style: (Your style)

Template content is as follows:

These settings appear when you go to ACP > vBa CMPS > Add Module.