[Paul M]

Originally Posted by odln018

I added forum.php to a Special Access tab, but it still highlights the forum tab.

You will need to turn on the append tabid option for that tab.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Paul M

You will need to turn on the append tabid option for that tab.

Or add to Tab Script(s) setting. That was all I have to do to get the tab to highlight.

[vbresults]

I wonder if I won't need http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=271740 anymore :O

[Boofo]

Nope, with Andreas' add-on you can now do drop-down links with tabs.

[AusPhotography]

Originally Posted by Boofo

What hooks do we use then if we want to add our own sublinb menu? I have one that uses the vb:each to get the post days for searching and I can't use the navigation manager to add that sub-menu.

Please see:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=283146
and
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/show...t-Tab-in-4-2-0

The way I'm ding it is via a <navigation> section of my product files and only setting $show variables to control their display.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by snoopytas

Please see:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=283146
and
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/show...t-Tab-in-4-2-0

The way I'm doing it is via a <navigation> section of my product files and only setting $show variables to control their display.

The Navigation Manager won't accept variables, though, and that is the issue I am having. I have a Search Posts sub-link menu that uses a setting to get the days.

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etc...

I then use vb:each in the template to have it build the menu with the days links:

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etc...

You can't do that in the Navigation Manager so I need to be able to add that sub-link where the New Posts link (below the navtabs) is now. Without the template hooks, I'm screwed.

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by Boofo

The Navigation Manager won't accept variables, though, and that is the issue I am having. I have a Search Posts sub-link menu that uses a setting to get the days.

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etc...

I then use vb:each in the template to have it build the menu with the days links:

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etc...

You can't do that in the Navigation Manager so I need to be able to add that sub-link where the New Posts link (below the navtabs) is now. Without the template hooks, I'm screwed.

Like this?



1) Add a menu to the forum tab.
2) Add links to the menu.

In the example shown I didn't disable the original New Posts link.. you might want to do that too.

You can do this manually, in the install file for your mod, in a php file, in a plugin using the database, or I'm pretty sure dynamically in a plugin.

I'm using the database method for items that don't change frequently. The best place I've found for something that comes from a settings page is to use the admin_options_processing hook and add/modify the navigation items in the database.

[Boofo]

Yes, it is looks that but I use vb:each to get each link from the settings. I don't add them one by one. This is what I use in the template (wrapped in a vb:each) to get it to make the menu:

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[nhawk]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Yes, it is looks that but I use vb:each to get each link from the settings. I don't add them one by one. This is what I use in the template (wrapped in a vb:each) to get it to make the menu:

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Since the settings are where the number of days are contained, get the template out of your head. It's not needed anymore.

Put the links in the navigation table and the phrases for those links in the phrase table via the admin_options_processing hook once and you're done.

The only time they would need to be updated is if the settings change and then you just update them via the same hook.

[Badshah93]

Originally Posted by Boofo

The Navigation Manager won't accept variables, though, and that is the issue I am having. I have a Search Posts sub-link menu that uses a setting to get the days.

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etc...

I then use vb:each in the template to have it build the menu with the days links:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

etc...

You can't do that in the Navigation Manager so I need to be able to add that sub-link where the New Posts link (below the navtabs) is now. Without the template hooks, I'm screwed.

Try This Method

Hook: navigation_tab_complete

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[Boofo]

Yes, that worked., although it throws it as the end of the links instead of at the beginning where it needs to be. Plus I has more items in the menu too, but this is close.

[nhawk]

I'm really curious why people are so resistant to putting their navigation items in the database. It's easy to do and it only needs to be done once (or any time there's a change in the settings). And then the menu is handled by vB without the use of a plugin.

[Badshah93]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Yes, that worked., although it throws it as the end of the links instead of at the beginning where it needs to be. Plus I has more items in the menu too, but this is close.

use array_slice, array_merge to adjust position

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by nhawk

I'm really curious why people are so resistant to putting their navigation items in the database. It's easy to do and it only needs to be done once (or any time there's a change in the settings). And then the menu is handled by vB without the use of a plugin.

Because why make unnecessary queries when you don't have to?

[nhawk]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Because why make unnecessary queries when you don't have to?

The only query you're making is when you add to the database when you save settings. The rest is already done by vB.