Miscellaneous Hacks - [USML] Navbar Networks

The [USML] Navbar Networks Version 2.0.0 allows you to add Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, YouTube, Skype, RSS and/or Google+ networking links to your navbar or header. This is mainly for the default navbar and header. If you install this on a custom navbar or header, you may need to tweak the stylevars for your custom style to get it working correctly.

Version 2.0.0 has been almost completely rewritten! So, be sure to make a backup of your changes, if you made any, as you will probably need to re-do those changes.

Demo: U.S. Military Life

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Features
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• Global enable/disable
• Show only the networks you want to show
• Show only to certain usergroups
• Automatic template changes
• Exclude from showing in certain styles
• Editable in each style via stylevars

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Installation
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• Instructions in readme.html

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Upgrade
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• Instructions in readme.html

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Uninstallation
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• Instructions in readme.html

Please remember to click Mark as Installed if you use this modification.

Also, feel free to nominate this modification for the MOTM, and/or use the Donate link to show your appreciation in the time and effort put into this modification.

[HMBeaty]

Originally Posted by simonhind

yep

i was just commenting on Header, it works in Navbar

as i originally quaoted above

I know what you were commenting on, which is why I asked if you had the Facebook platform enabled. As per the 1st post:

* To show your networks in the header, the Facebook platform must be enabled!

Do you have a custom header? (I will test on 4.1.9 and 4.1.10 later this week)

[TheSupportForum]

thx for some reason i had it disabled, but dont understand why it wouldnt work in header
and work in navbar is facebook feature was disabled via the settings

[HMBeaty]

Originally Posted by simonhind

thx for some reason i had it disabled, but dont understand why it wouldnt work in header
and work in navbar is facebook feature was disabled via the settings

Because for the header, it uses:

PHP Code:

{vb:raw facebook_header} 


To display the icons where they're currently placed, and it doesn't display unless the Facebook platform is enabled because vBulletin basically doesn't see that code until it's enabled

[OldSchoolDSL]

The main reason why I have Facebook and most social networks not used on my site is social networks slow down the page load.

Using Firebug, you can see 5 - 8 calls to facebook, 5 going out to twitter, ect... ect.... So while my page loads fine by its self... Users are stuck waiting for all the social networks to load.

Question: Does this call back to those networks or just provides a photo & link option?

[HMBeaty]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

The main reason why I have Facebook and most social networks not used on my site is social networks slow down the page load.

Using Firebug, you can see 5 - 8 calls to facebook, 5 going out to twitter, ect... ect.... So while my page loads fine by its self... Users are stuck waiting for all the social networks to load.

Question: Does this call back to those networks or just provides a photo & link option?

Just the image and link

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by HMBeaty

Just the image and link

The system will not let me keep liking your post. LOL

Thanks again for this modification.

Installed and working 4.1.10 Alpha 2 ...... A word of caution though.

I had to install this with "overwrite" turned on, upon the 2nd install. It seems as though it didn't install completely the 1st time and didn't add USMLNavbarNetworks the 1st time.

This was on my test site, with no other modifications installed.... Of course I am using an Alpha copy and this may not affect the final version. But it maybe something to keep an eye on in the future.

Thank again

[HMBeaty]

I'm aware of that issue, however, I haven't got a clue to what could be causing it. The iInstallation process worked just fine on all of the previous versions

[thecore762]

I'd like to put a request to have google+ added to this!

Amazing mod!

been using it for few weeks now!
www.47r-squad.com

[thecore762]

Bump

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by thecore762

I'd like to put a request to have google+ added to this!

Amazing mod!

been using it for few weeks now!
www.47r-squad.com

I would like to 2nd this request (please). If it is something you can do and if you have the time.