Miscellaneous Hacks - Tab and Link Manager Lite

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.

What Does This Hack Do?[hr]Silver[/hr]
This hack gives you an easy way to add custom tabs, links and submenu links to the end of the NavBar. This hack has been stable since I wrote it in November 2009 and does exactly what it says on the tin. The first release of the commercial version was actually based on this version with the addition of the impex feature (which has been removed again before being released here as a Lite version).

This hack will not allow you any control over the already existing default tabs, links and submenu links added by vBulletin (Classic or Publishing Suite) nor any other third-party add-on that adds it's own tabs, links and submenu links.

Tab and Link Manager Lite offers you the following functionality:

• Installation type: Co-existence Mode - where the default NavBar tabs/links/submenu links run side-by-side with T&LM engine.
• Add/Edit/Delete a tab.
• Add/Edit/Delete a link.
• Add/Edit/Delete a submenu link.
• Tabs, links and submenu links can be individually controlled by usergroup permissions.
• Tabs, links or submenu links will not be viewable to users not in an authorised usergroup.
• You can change the display order for individual tabs, links and submenu links.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question:

It doesn't work! Help!!!

Answer:

That does not help others help you. Please explain exactly what the issue is, give as much information as possible and that may aid others in helping you.

Question:

I have vBulletin 4.2.0 (or above) installed, will the new Navigation Manager included in vBulletin work with Tab and Link Manager Lite?

Answer:[INDENT]The short answer is no it will not, as the Navigation Manager replicates the functions in Tab and Link Manager Lite in its entirety and you may as well use the Navigation Manager instead of this hack.

Navigation Manger is not included with vBulletin 4.1.12 (and lower), so you are fine using this hack.

Question:

"My tabs do not highlight".... "my links or submenu links do not show up".... "when I click on a link or submenu link my tab does not stay highlighted, but highlights another tab" Help!!!!

Answer:

Information as to why any of the above are probably happening is laid out in the following post here.

Question:

I don't like the copyright branding at the bottom of every page generated by hack, what can I do?

Answer:

The only option if you want to use this hack without copyright branding is to uninstall the hack and not using it at all.

vBulletin Version Compatibility[hr]Silver[/hr]
This hack (Lite version) can be used with vBulletin versions 4.0.0 - 4.1.12.

For vBulletin versions 4.2.0 and above, you should use vBulletin's integrated Navigation Manager instead of this version.

This product will NOT work with 3.8.x and earlier as the new NavBar was not introduced until 4.0.0.


Hack Support[hr]Silver[/hr]
IMPORTANT: This hack is no longer supported.



Branding[hr]Silver[/hr]
There is a small unobtrusive block of copyright branding text at the bottom of each page generated by this hack, which is there to promote my work and allow you to use this hack for free.

You are NOT allowed to remove my copyright branding from this hack.


Install/Upgrade/Uninstall Instructions[hr]Silver[/hr]
The readme_tab_and_link_manager_lite.html instructions file is included in attached .zip file. You will need to open this file in a web browser.


Version History[hr]Silver[/hr]
v4.0.001 - Tuesday 27th July 2010
-- Initial Release


Show Your Appreciation [hr]Silver[/hr]
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[odln018]

Originally Posted by odln018

Exactly, that's what I'm missing as well.

Here's what I'm trying to do:

Create tab called "Admin"
Create sublinks - "AdminCP", "PHPINfo", "PHPAdmin"

Could I get some help? I'd like to get this running before I buy the product.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Carpesimia

Mosh,

This is almost PRECISELY what Im looking for. The piece Im hung up on, though, is having to supply some sort of dummy page for the tab. I mean, here's what I want:

A new tab. When someone clicks the tab, it gives them new menu options across the secondary menu.

Now, do i stick a page in there? If so, how to I make a vbulletin shell page? I had just copied forum.php to links.php, and changed the THIS_SCRIPT, but if i just reload the forum page, people arent going to notice the new scripts.

Anyways, i think this is the piece of the puzzle that people are missing. Im off in search of a way to add a page inside vb thats not really vb.

Originally Posted by odln018

Exactly, that's what I'm missing as well.

This is the only article I can point to :- [HOW TO - vB4] Create your own vBulletin page

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Kahuna900

Is there anyway to get the highlighting working with photopost classifieds?

Quite possibly, but am not 100% sure, as I am pretty sure it is a paid product and I do not own nor use it.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by odln018

Here's what I'm trying to do:

Create tab called "Admin"
Create sublinks - "AdminCP", "PHPINfo", "PHPAdmin"

Could I get some help? I'd like to get this running before I buy the product.

What you want to do is probably not possible, as I am pretty sure that the AdminCP, PHPInfo() or PHPAdmin do not use the vBulletin front-end template system and the tab will not stay highlighted, nor will the pages open in the vBulletin front-end.

[NgocTam]

Link down Tab and Link Manager 4 v4.3.0 ???????????

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by NgocTam

Link down Tab and Link Manager 4 v4.3.0 ???????????

It is a commercial (paid) product and the link to the product is in the first post, this is just the lite version.

[Manoel J?nior]

Very usefful!!!

Thanks!

[ultimategeek]

i have just downloaded this Mod but before i install it:

i can't find /includes/nbtalm_plugins in my ftp client

i find /includes but not the rest, i am using filezilla and vBulletin 4.1.6

the only options are:

api
block
cron
datastore
facebook
paymentapi
xml

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by ultimategeek

i have just downloaded this Mod but before i install it:

i can't find /includes/nbtalm_plugins in my ftp client

i find /includes but not the rest, i am using filezilla and vBulletin 4.1.6

the only options are:

api
block
cron
datastore
facebook
paymentapi
xml

Just upload the /includes/nbtalm_plugins folder and it contents to your forums /includes/ folder

[ultimategeek]

Originally Posted by Mosh

Just upload the /includes/nbtalm_plugins folder and it contents to your forums /includes/ folder

Thank you