Miscellaneous Hacks - Additional side navbar

I am using this post for a test writeup for a modification I am creating on another site.

Despite what category this is in it works with vBulletin 3.0 up to the most recent version of 3.7.
What this does is create another navbar bar as a left column ny inserting $navbar3 in your navbar template.
With very little modifications you can add to, remove or move items around in this additional navbar.

To install the this
1. Download the zipped file.
2. Unzip the file.
3. Import the product-navbar3.xml into your Plugins & Products Manage Plugins.
4. In the footer template find:

PHP Code:

$spacer_close
<!-- /content area table --> 


Below that add;

PHP Code:

<!-- leftside column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / leftside column --> 


5. In the navbar template find:

PHP Code:

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if> 


Below that add:

PHP Code:

$navbar3 


6. Upload the following file into your forum/images/misc/ directory
navbits_dash.gif
7. go into you Admincp and edit the template navbar3 to include the link you want to include in it.

Using this with CMPS
This xml file will work only on CMPS 3.0.0 it will not work on any of the previous RC versions.

If you would like to include this navbar3 on the front page of your CMPS you can import the following file "cmps_navbar3" through your Admincp--> vBa CMPS--> Download/Upload Module.

In adminCP - vBA CMPS Settings - Main Settings - Portal Output Global Variables type navbar3

You'll need to disable the original Navigation mudule or you're gonna have two of them on the page.

Thanks go out to Leo Brazil for creating the CMPS module.

[attroll]

My guess is that the hack that is interfearing with this is missing one of the following commands or more.
</tr>
</td>

[Fungsten]

Self-Delete.

[Rocc]

Step 4,
Below that add;
Should be: Above that add...

[Vert777]

Originally Posted by edfig

Why in my vBadvanced portal page do I have the menu shown twice... side by side... But in the FORUMS themselves.... it looks just fine?

I have the same problem!! Please help!!!

The right column is a module, and the left one appears, because of: In adminCP - vBA CMPS Settings - Main Settings - Portal Output Global Variables type navbar3

[attroll]

Originally Posted by Vert777

I have the same problem!! Please help!!!

The right column is a module, and the left one appears, because of: In adminCP - vBA CMPS Settings - Main Settings - Portal Output Global Variables type navbar3

Without seeing the module I can not troubleshoot it. If you could contact me through a PM then we can work on this.

[milon4]

Thanks,
installed.

[Loves2Surf]

Nice mod but if resizes the the view of the post in showthread.php. And
I do not have any other modifications to my site as yet so there cannot be conflicts and have confirmed this by disabling the mod.

any help would be welcome

See screenshot

[TC Topps]

Thanks for your prompt return;

Actually the initial install is pretty straight forward. Even for a novice. I am running Vbulletin 3.8 and CMPS 3.1, Dynamics 2.1, Links 3.1. Works great!

Question: In my page layout I have a module selection that I can now choose to use in addition to Nav Site. I could place it on the right column if I prefered. But how do I get rid of the permenant (same appearance as new module) in the template on left side. and still keep the new listed module if I choose. Is the template clean_nav needed? I have tried a number of different things but can't find it or know how to.

I notice that the new module and page auto updates with the changes that I have made to vB template navbar3. That is great. But is there a way that the new module could be just used to associate with the new CMPS pages only! As an index just for a section or page navigation instead.

Because I would like to possibly clone it to use as a section for a specific page link. I noticed that modules could be copied but wonder how this would work.

If I could do a section index or page index. It would shorten the navbar if there is no way to quickly do a drop down or collapse.

Would I clone the new module and name each file navbar4 etc and install new xml files.

In my looking at the cmps_navbar3 xml file I was wondering if it could be edited so that it was just a module? I don't know. If it could be then it would give me more flexibility.

Thanks again,

TC Topps

[attroll]

TC TOPPS

I am not really sure what you are trying to say here.

You can always use the <if> statement to turn the menu on or off on all the CMPS pages or the forum pages. You will have to set it up the way you want.

PHP Code:

<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'adv_index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay' OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'"> 


I have one of my sites set up so it displays on all cmps pages and the forum pages but the portal has a totally different page.
www.appalachianpages.com

[periphrastic]

thank you for this, installed (thanks for the other "additional navbar" mod as well - also installed)

Originally Posted by indie2industry

Found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone with this mod is going to have a SERIOUS PROBLEM!!!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=177778

^ i have this mod installed and the sidebar is working perfectly

thanks again attroll