Forum Display Enhancements - Tabs Add System for vBulletin 4 (sstab advanced)

Review:
This mod allows you to easily add and remove tabs on the navigation bar using the adminCP. Tabs can appear as "selected" after being clicked, automatically deselecting the other tabs.
You also have the option of indicating which groups are allowed and not allowed to see the tabs via usergroup id.
Tabs may operate as normal select tabs, as drop-down menus. or as links to external sites.

The Hack only use 1 SQL sentence to create All the Menu, no Template edition

This Hack allows you to create tabs at the bar of vBulletin 4.0

Installation:
- Upload all files in the UPLOAD folder to the root of the forum
- Import the product 'product-evbs_sstab_advanced.xml'
- Configure and manage your tabs in the "Tabs vbSoporte" menu in AdminCP
- Do not forget to "Allow Overwrite" if you are Updating to 2.0

20-01-10: ver 1.0

• Create Tabs in vBulletin 4

23-01-10: ver 2.0

• Create/Manager Tabs Drop Down
• Create/Manager Sublinks for Tabs
• Option to Disable FORUM, HOME, BLOG, WHAT'S NEW Defaults vBulletin Tabs and not delete their sublinks menu
• Phrases in native English and all phrases are in variables
• Code with new algorithm for better performance
• Spanish Language (sstab_advanced_spanish.xml)

23-01-10: ver 2.0.1

• Fix some bugs
• Work with vBadvanced CMPS Menu

23-01-10: ver 2.0.2

• Fix menu Tab mix problem
• Define some Rules:
  1. If TABS is a menu -> No process Sublink
  2. If MENU TAB no have Item -> No Process

27-01-10: ver 2.0.3

• Change Title Size from 20 to 50 characters
• Fix Error when not have Tabs
• Add 2 phrases that I forgot to include in the last version
• Fix Groups Permission when is a TAB MENU or TAB with SUBLINK
• Add MultiScript
• Option to TABMODE (THIS_SCRIPT, URL,URL_PARAMETER) Please, READ POST #2
• membergroup with a list and checkbox (option to SET Colums in Config)

12-May-10: ver 2.0.4 (Compatible with vB 4.0.3)

• Fix What's News
• Add Option to ser Imagen to tabs
• Credits in footer can be disable from Option Panel
• Fix Calendar problem
• Fix Option to URL_PARAMETER

19-Jan-11: ver 2.0.5 (Compatible with vB 4.1.1)

• Fix All Hide Options
• Allow to use Phrase as Titles (RULES)
  • If the "Phrase Variable Name" don't exist, them use the TITLE

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About URL_PARAMETER
To use this Option only Write the Part that Always repeat, por example for this URLs:

1. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo (Main thread)
2. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo&p=13#post13 (Post in thread)
3. http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo/page2 (One page of thread)

You Only Set:

1. Tab Label = Any Name
2. URL = http://x.com/showthread.php?1-Nuevo (or only http://x.com/showthread.php?1- that have the ID of thread)
3. Tab mode: URL_PARAMETER

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About Phrases as TITLES
When you create a New Element (Tab, menu, etc) You see a box to put only the variable Phrase name


To create New Phrase go to
Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager -> Add New Phrase
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Special Thank to
vB Style Taught me about new the CSS system and help me using CSS standards
dieKetzer Betatester and Translator to native English Language

Observation:

• This Hack is FULL AUTO-TEMPLATE but need the default NAVBAR template to work
• This Hack have copyright ad at the bottom of the page (if you use this)

Spanish Version, (Version en Espa?ol, mi lenguaje Primario ) -> Tabs Add System for vBulletin 4 (sstab advanced)

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How to Add Variables Like userid:
if you need to use vBulletin variables to make URL like http://myurl.com/?u={userid} see this Post
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1031

[Demo16]

I don't care about the copyright as long as the highlighting problems are solved!

[Jhonnyf]

"Hacks" in Spanish is like "Modification"

For the Next Version I goint to remove the copyrigth in base64 and change this "vBsoporte Modification" plain Text

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In this Days I not have time, please, write the bug or any problem (or suggest) that you have and when I have time I going to do that

[Demo16]

Originally Posted by Jhonnyf

"Hacks" in Spanish is like "Modification"

For the Next Version I goint to remove the copyrigth in base64 and change this "vBsoporte Modification" plain Text

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In this Days I not have time, please, write the bug or any problem (or suggest) that you have and when I have time I going to do that

Tnx Jhonnyf.
It all works well except the highlighting of the tabs, it doesn't work at all if you're linking to internal sections. All tab are highlighted.

[trilOByte]

Originally Posted by Demo16

It all works well except the highlighting of the tabs, it doesn't work at all if you're linking to internal sections. All tab are highlighted.

You know I think this is a fundamental issue with vB4's tab navigation code. It doesnt matter what mod you use, or even if you use Lynne's superb manual instructions, THIS_SCRIPT must be unique for each tab and if you are linking to an internal part of vB which is already part of the navbar in some way, it cant be unique and you end up with multiple tabs highlighted, or the wrong tab highlighted. vBulletin really need to include a navbar/menu manager as standard. As it is, the tabs system is stupidly difficult to get to grips with and in fact, doesnt really allow you to add any non-default tabs.

Jhonnyf, glad to see you intend to remove the copyright text in the next update.

[Demo16]

Originally Posted by trilOByte

You know I think this is a fundamental issue with vB4's tab navigation code. It doesnt matter what mod you use, or even if you use Lynne's superb manual instructions, THIS_SCRIPT must be unique for each tab and if you are linking to an internal part of vB which is already part of the navbar in some way, it cant be unique and you end up with multiple tabs highlighted, or the wrong tab highlighted. vBulletin really need to include a navbar/menu manager as standard. As it is, the tabs system is stupidly difficult to get to grips with and in fact, doesnt really allow you to add any non-default tabs.

Glad to see you intend to remove the copyright text in the next update.

mmm I was just thinkin, what about creating a page for example called reviews.php and link the tab there. Maybe there's a way to place the section content in there?

Or using mod rewrite we can do something like "convert content.php?5 to reviews.php
And then use the link for the tabs.

Thoughts?

[trilOByte]

You mean create a wrapper for it with a unique script id? It seems like an awful lot of hassle just to get a tab working in the navbar.

[Demo16]

Originally Posted by trilOByte

You mean create a wrapper for it with a unique script id? It seems like an awful lot of hassle just to get a tab working in the navbar.

Yep you're right but is the only thing we can do at the moment to solve this issue.

[trilOByte]

Good luck bud. I'm having issues enough at the moment with simple things to go that convoluted.

[Demo16]

Originally Posted by trilOByte

Good luck bud. I'm having issues enough at the moment with simple things to go that convoluted.

I'm slowing fixing everything and making a new layout. Hope to finish in 2 weeks the complete conversion.

[dieKetzer]

this mod requires the default navbar template.

Originally Posted by ozpinkpanther

Not sure what I am doing wrong, but it only works on my default VB4 style, it doesn't show at all on any other style, am I missing something ??