Forum Display Enhancements - Admin and Mod Toolbar in Navbar

Description
(Please Note that Version 2.5 has been released!)
(Arabic Translation added! (Credits to Daniel_HBK!)

This is a template modification that will add an "Admin Toolbar" to the navbar if you are an administrator, and a "Mod Toolbar" to the navbar if you are a Mod/Super Mod.

Other usergroups Can Not! see these toolbars!

New! Administrators/Moderators only see links to tools they have permission to use!

Each Toolbar is a dropdown menu with shortcuts to the Admin/Mod panel, and frequently used tools within the Admin/Mod Panel.



By Default, these are the shortcut in each Toolbar:

Administrators

• Admin Panel Home
• Vbulletin Options
• Style Manager
• Usergroup Manager
• Forum Manager
• Infraction Manager
• Search for User
• Ban User
• New Announcement

Moderators

• Mod Panel Home
• Search for User
• Search for IP
• Ban User
• New Announcement

*Links can be customized [easily]! Please check the download for instructions.



Screenshots:





*Please note: In the screenshots above, the Administrator sees both the Admin and Moderator Panel. This glitch was fixed in v2.5, but I am unable to update the screenshots until I reopen my forum.

Tested and working perfetly in vBulletin 3.8.1, althought it should work in all versions of vBulletin newer than 3.5.

Please Click "Installed" if you have used this hack!

For Installation Instructions, Please Download and see the .txt

I welcome comments and feedback!

[nNJ]

Originally Posted by princeedward

great idea...just dunno can't make it work without that dropdown arrow....also the mod not working also to my site....

any idea? thanks a lot...

Would you mind PM'ing me with some more information?
Please include:

• Your navbar Template
• a link to the style you are using
• a link to your forum where you are having trouble
• your vbulletin version

[nNJ]

I'm almost done with V3!

I've added a few more links, fixed a typo or two, added permission checks, and now I just need to test it.


Testers are needed!
I would very much appreciate if someone would help me test this hack. It makes my work so much easier if I don't have to test it myself.

These hack is completely safe and reversible in under 2 minutes for anyone that may want to test but is worried about "messing up" their forums.

Thanks,
nNJ

P.S. If you would like to help test, please PM me. If you are volunteering, you should know how to edit templates and know your way around the vBulletin Admin Panel, but you do not need to know PHP or any other programming language.

[nNJ]

V3 is finished, but untested. I will release a v3 beta in 24 hours if no one volunteers to test.

If someone volunteers to test, I will release v3 (non beta) with any bugs fixed during the testing process.

Either way, this tim tomorow there will be an update

[nomoreturn]

very good work. thanks

[Daniel_HBK]

Never mind

God bless you

[nizzie]

Sorry but how do I add another group to view the admin toolbar? because I have an owners group and a admin group (owners is 6 and admins is 13)??

Thanks!

[skwestle]

Where do I find the NAVBAR template in my Admin CP?
Sorry if its a stupid question but I like the Mod and never had to deal with code yet

[odln018]

Click on Style Manager, find the style you want to file, click on the drop down to select edit templates, find Navigation/breadcrumb templates, and choose "navbar".

[troybtj]

Is there a way to go directly to a specific setting in vBulletin Options?

e.g. vB Options | addon-name | addon settings page

Instead of going to the list of all vB options to find the add on that the setting is to be changed for?

[nNJ]

yes, just go to that addon in the admin panel, copy down the link, and follow the instructions for adding a new link on the dropdown menu included with the install instructions .

If you need help just let me know ^^.

nNJ

P.S. - If you need help, just let me know and I'll be glad to give ya a hand!