Mini Mods - Advanced Navbar Links

Author: Andrew Harmor
Version: 2.0.2
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 2
Difficulty: Easy


Description:
You can add links or multiple menus to the navbar quickly through a form. Specify which usergroups can see each link via the permissions system.


F.A.Q.
Q: Why aren't the links showing?
A: Edit the link in your Admin CP and check the usergroup permissions

Q: All the links I made from the last version are gone
A: Go into phpmyadmin and select your vbulletin database.
Browse the table named "custom_droplinks". Change all the "catid's" with 0 to 1.
Go into your ACP --> Advanced Navbar Links --> Modify/Delete The links should show up under the first category. You can edit the links from here and select a different category to place it in.

Q: How do I get the links to appear on vBAdvanced?
A: Go into your ACP --> vBa CMPS --> Default Settings
Look for "Portal Output Global Variables". Add the following into the text area.

custom_singlelinks
custom_droplinks
custom_droplinks_cat

If you install this mod please press the "Install" button.

--Change Log--
1.0.0 - Initial Release

1.0.1 - took out the code that automatically added HTML to the navbar. I thought having it do it automatically was cool but can be annoying because you can't easily customize the class or placement

2.0.0 - Added the functionality to add multiple drop down menus

2.0.1 - Added missing table prefixes

[oatsy]

Originally Posted by ETDC

Working well with 3.6.8. Thanks.

? How do I move the position of my links/dropdowns along the navbar?

In the NAVBAR template find the lines

PHP Code:

$custom_droplinks_cat
$custom_singlelinks 


Cut them from there and paste them into the position you want them relative to the other navbar items. In my case I wanted them at the extreme left of the Navbar before the UserCP link, so I put them right after

PHP Code:

<tr align="center"> 


on line 70, and before

PHP Code:

    <if condition="$show['member']">
        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a></td>
    </if>
    <if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
        <td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a></td> 


[rwoscott]

1 install issue: the .php that goes into the adminCP had different permission attributes, so it wouldn't execute in the ADMINCP when I tried. - Not really a big issue.

Nice to have:
An "All of the above" check box in the usergroup section. Speed things up a little and save me from RSI .

Anyway excellent mod. makes life a lot easier, as I was starting to look at creating my own drop down from scratch.

Save me heaps of time. A BIG Thankyou.

[rwoscott]

I've noticed when I click "new posts" on my site, the new menu option doesn't display.

Is there a reason for this?

[yotsume]

I just wanted to say thank you for this. I have been running version 2.0.2 of this mod on my 3.6.4 board for some time now with zero bugs! Works perfect for me even with vBadvanced. I hope this continues to be developed and stays compatible with 3.6.4 +

[xcesiv]

The Nav Bar menu doesnt load in the ibProArcade v2.6.5+ Mod.

can someone assist please

[newguy]

When I go to my AdminCP then to the Advanced Navbar Links tree I get a Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8 when I click on "add link to menu" & "Modify / Delete"

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM custom_droplinks_cat;

MySQL Error : Table 'my_db.custom_droplinks_cat' doesn't exist

Script : .com/forums/admincp/admin_custom_links.php?do=adddroplink

and

Script : .com/forums/admincp/admin_custom_links.php?do=modify

[redlabour]

Does it still work for 3.7?

[sbarbz]

this is the very good mod, install in my forum !

[k007]

this hack fails, removed..

[Kiint]

Originally Posted by k007

this hack fails, removed..

This hack works totally fine on my board and has saved me a lot of work.

Did the hack fail, or your did your ability to read instructions fail?