Tutorial: Add a new menu button/link

[Shaun]

Here's what I did to add a button named "chat".  I dunno if it's the best way 'cause I don't know PHP.  In the first <replace> step, make sure you replace "http://www.your url.com" with the url to your chat script.  Go to http://www.nextcelica.net/yabbse to see the "chat" button on the top menu.  My button does not link to a chat script because my server doesn't allow them.  Go ahead and save the chat button if you wanna use it.  If any of you guys who really know PHP know how to make it better, please do and I will update this mod.

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<edit file>
Sources/Subs.php
</edit file>

<search for>
$yymenu = "<a href=\"$scripturl\">$img[home]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$helpfile\" target=_blank>$img[help]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$cgi;action=search\">$img[search]</a>
</search for>
 
<replace>
$yymenu = "<a href=\"$scripturl\">$img[home]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$helpfile\" target=_blank>$img[help]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$cgi;action=search\">$img[search]</a>$menusep<a href=\"http://www.your url.com\">$img[chat]</a>";
</replace>

<edit file>
english.lng
</edit file>

<search for>
$txt[749] = "The 'number of posts' box can only contain digits.";
</search for>

<add after>
$txt[chat] = "Chat";
</add after>

<search for>
   $img[website_sm] = "<img src=\"$imagesdir/www_sm.gif\" alt=\"$txt[515]\" border=\"0\">";
</search for>

<add after>
  $img[chat] = "<img src=\"$imagesdir/chat.gif\" alt=\"$txt[chat]\" border=\"0\">";
</add after>



[Allan_R]

where do we put the code???  

[alexrolko]

where do we put the code???  

LOL you can either do it all manually... simply read the tags... Edit file, Search For, Replace...

or you can copy and paste into a file called 'Add_new_buttons.mod' and put it into the pakage directory, and then via the adminCP in the pakage manager... install it that way. (mind you both ways you must edit the code to fit your needs.)

[sR_ReD]

Could this be a diff button?  I am pretty sure it would work but i just making sure.  Like for me could i have it take me to another forum or mabey back to my home page....

sR_ReD it's coming

[curious]

Could this be a diff button?  I am pretty sure it would work but i just making sure.  Like for me could i have it take me to another forum or mabey back to my home page....

Of course. The button can link to everything.
Just insert the correct URL and rename every "Chat", to whatever you want.

[add_effect]

I didn't see any chat button at test board.

[Shaun]

I posted the button in the board.  I haven't applied the "mod" again since I tried another mod from here and it screwed everything up.  I only had the default "Sources" folder saved.  

[tom2002]

i followed your instructions to add the chat button on the top menu .  I modified the Sub.php & eng.lang .
But i don't see the chat button on the top menu .

could you help me.

tia

[Shaun]

Did you download the "chat" button to your YaBBImages folder?

[tom2002]

yes, i did .

[Delinquently insane]

Could You Be So Kind In As To Sharing The Button.. The Site Seems To Be Down And I Have A Blank Image On My Front Page..

Also Thanx For The Tip It Came In Handy  

[myk]

Now that I've successfully added "wootlands home" and "games" to the list of buttons, how do I properly remove "notifications" and "help"? I went through the code and basically did the opposite of adding a button in Subs but it had weird results. In my forums the buttons i removed are gone but when I use the same menu outside of my forums (on my homepage) the buttons are still there. I know it points to SSI.php but I dont know what to change in there (if anything) to make the unwanted buttons not show. Help?

[ShujiYomo]

Okay, I recently added the open directory to my site. So, I followed this tutorial and added a link to the open directory page.

I'm using SSI.php on the open directory page to pull in the menu, so that it's integrated with the site. The only trouble is that I lose the "Web Search" button that I added while on the open directory page. Is there something else I need to do to fix that?

You can see what I mean at http://www.monsterhunt.org/support ... just click on Web Search and then look at the menu

EDIT BELOW

I thought I had it figured out, but now I'm getting lots of SSI.php errors in my open directory section. I'm lost again.

[ShujiYomo]

My fault, I haven't slept. To make the correct changes in SSI.php, do the following:

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<edit file>
SSI.php
</edit file>

<search for>
$yymenu = "<a href=\"$scripturl\">$img[home]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$helpfile\" target=_blank>$img[help]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$cgi;action=search\">$img[search]</a>
</search for>

<replace>
$yymenu = "<a href=\"$scripturl\">$img[home]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$helpfile\" target=_blank>$img[help]</a>$menusep<a href=\"$cgi;action=search\">$img[search]</a>$menusep<a href=\"http://www.your url.com\">$img[chat]</a>";
</replace>

That will make the button also show up on pages using SSI.php to display your menu.

[Yngwiedis]

Is there any way to open the link in to a pop up window ?
Something like javascript:void(0) ?