[Forum] How to remove and/or edit the "Forum" 'sub-tabs' ...?

[vilhiem]

How can I remove and/or edit the Forum 'Tabs' or are these 'Sub-Tabs' or 'Sub-Menus' ...?

I am referring to the tabs that only show up under the FORUMS section, such as:
"New Posts ... Private Messages ... FAQ ... Calendar ... Community ... Forum Actions ... Quick Links"

I can adjust all of these quite simply in the CMS sections ... but not in the Forum section.
That's one of my beef's with vBulletin ... the apparent "disconnect" between the CMS and the Forums ... it's like two different systems "mashed" together.

Anyway, I digressed. Any help would be appreciated!!!

Thanks!!!

[vilhiem]

... does this need to be done in the NAVBAR template ... or is there a setting (or other controls) to do this?

Again, Thnx!

[Lynne]

Yes, that is all in the navbar template.

[vilhiem]

Thanks Lynne!

Question: When I edit a template, how do I keep an original copy so I can revert back to it in case I code something incorrectly ...?

[Lynne]

You actually don't really have to. You can always hit the Show Default link to show the default template. And, if you've edited it, you can hit the View History and then Compare it to the default template and see what you changed.

[vilhiem]

wow ... didn't know that (saw the button but never knew what it did).

So, if I made a change I did not like and wanted to go back to the "default" code for a particular template, just hit the "Show Default" link ... and what? copy/paste into the Template [code area] ...?

And if I do that ... with the goal being to return to the original ... I've notice that the list of templates will display a modified template with red font. How do I get that back so it doesn't show modified?

Thanks!!!

[Lynne]

If you want the template to go back to default, then go to the list of templates that you get when you select Edit Templates, select the template name from the list, and click on Revert. That will revert it to default and it will no longer show up as modified.

[vilhiem]

Cool ... Thnx Lynne!

Sorry for the noob questions ... but I'm coming along (especially with help from the moderators and members here).

Regards!

[vilhiem]

But back to my original question ...

Which template do I edit to remove ALL of the "sub menus" like:
"New Posts ... Private Messages ... FAQ ... Calendar ... Community ... Forum Actions ... Quick Links"

I looked in the navbar template ... but can't make heads-or-tails of which code I need to remove to eliminate these items from showing up on my Forum pages.

Thanks!

[Lynne]

My original answer is still the same - in a default style, the sub-forums are in the navbar template. Most of them will be listed after an if condition and then a list of class=selected, like this:

        <vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'search'">
            <li class="selected">
a bunch of links
            </li>
        </vb:if>

I would suggest copying the contents of the template into a php/html editor to help you edit it correctly. If you need further help, you may want to post over on vbulletin.org, the modification site.

[vilhiem]

I appreciate you're attempts to try and help me ... but the way vBulletin was designed in this latest release ... it's much easier to modify these "submenu" items for the CMS sections ... without having to modify code ... but when you get to the Forums ... it's back to "old school" code.

That said, here's the default code. Could you, or someone, amend it to eliminate these "submenus" when the "Forums" are displayed?
Again, the submenus I want to remove are:
"New Posts ... Private Messages ... FAQ ... Calendar ... Community ... Forum Actions ... Quick Links"

<div id="navbar" class="navbar">
 <ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
  {vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
  <vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'search'">
   <li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
    <ul class="floatcontainer">
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_start}
     <vb:if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
      <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
      <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
      <vb:else />
      <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
      </vb:if>
     </vb:if>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_getnew}
     <vb:if condition="$show['pmmainlink']">
      <li><a href="private.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase private_messages}</a></li>
     </vb:if>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_pm}
     <li><a rel="help" href="faq.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="5">{vb:rawphrase faq}</a></li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_faq}
     <li><a href="calendar.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase calendar}</a></li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_calendar}
     <vb:if condition="$show['communitylink']">
     <li class="popupmenu">
      <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="6">{vb:rawphrase community}</a>
      <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_start}
       <vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
        <li><a href="group.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase social_groups}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       <vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
        <li><a href="album.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase pictures_and_albums}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
        <li><a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist"><vb:if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">{vb:rawphrase contacts_and_friends}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase contacts}</vb:if></a></li>
       </vb:if>
       <vb:if condition="$show['memberslist']">
        <li><a href="memberlist.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase members_list}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_end}
      </ul>
     </li>
     </vb:if>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_community}
     <li class="popupmenu">
      <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase forum_actions}</a>
      <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
       <li>
        <a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a>
       </li>
                                                        <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
       <li>
        <a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editoptions">{vb:rawphrase edit_options}</a>
       </li>
       <li>
        <a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editprofile">{vb:rawphrase edit_your_details}</a>
       </li>
       </vb:if>
      </ul>
     </li>
     <li class="popupmenu">
      <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" accesskey="3">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
      <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
       <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
       <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
        <li><a href="subscription.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       <li>
        <a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a>
       </li>
       </vb:if>
       <vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
       <li><a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
  <vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
   {vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
  <vb:else />
   {vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
  </vb:if>
 </a></li>
       </vb:if>
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}
       <vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
        <li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
      </ul>
     </li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_end}
    </ul>
   </li>
  <vb:elseif condition="$vboptions['selectednavtab']=='usercp'" />
   <li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
    <ul class="floatcontainer">
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_start}
     <vb:if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
      <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
      <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
      <vb:else />
      <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
      </vb:if>
     </vb:if>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_getnew}
     <vb:if condition="$show['pmmainlink']">
      <li><a href="private.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase private_messages}</a></li>
     </vb:if>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_pm}
     <li><a rel="help" href="faq.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="5">{vb:rawphrase faq}</a></li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_faq}
     <li><a href="calendar.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase calendar}</a></li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_calendar}
     <li class="popupmenu">
      <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase community}</a>
      <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_start}
       <vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_groups']">
        <li><a href="group.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase social_groups}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       <vb:if condition="$show['quick_links_albums']">
        <li><a href="album.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase pictures_and_albums}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
        <li><a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist"><vb:if condition="$show['friends_and_contacts']">{vb:rawphrase contacts_and_friends}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase contacts}</vb:if></a></li>
       </vb:if>
       <vb:if condition="$show['memberslist']">
        <li><a href="memberlist.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase members_list}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_community_menu_end}
      </ul>
     </li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_community}
     <li class="popupmenu">
      <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase forum_actions}</a>
      <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
       <li>
        <a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a>
       </li>
                                                        <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
       <li>
        <a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editoptions">{vb:rawphrase edit_options}</a>
       </li>
       <li>
        <a href="profile.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=editprofile">{vb:rawphrase edit_your_details}</a>
       </li>
       </vb:if>
      </ul>
     </li>
     <li class="popupmenu">
      <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase quick_links}</a>
      <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
       <li><a href="subscription.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribed_threads}</a></li>
       <li>
        <a href="javascript://" onclick="window.open(getBaseUrl() + 'misc.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">{vb:rawphrase open_contacts}</a>
       </li>
       <vb:if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
       <li>
        <a href="showgroups.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" rel="nofollow">
  <vb:if condition="$vb_suite_installed">
   {vb:rawphrase view_site_leaders}
  <vb:else />
   {vb:rawphrase view_forum_leaders}
  </vb:if>
 </a>
       </li>
       </vb:if>
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos1}
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos2}
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos3}
       <vb:if condition="$show['wollink']">
        <li><a href="online.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase whos_online}</a></li>
       </vb:if>
       {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_quick_links_menu_pos4}
      </ul>
     </li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_end}
    </ul>
   </li>
  <vb:else />
   <li><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a></li>
  </vb:if>
  {vb:raw template_hook.navtab_middle}
  <vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
   <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
   <li  class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
    <ul class="floatcontainer">
     <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
     <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase new_group_messages_nav}</a></li>
     <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Event">{vb:rawphrase new_events_nav}</a></li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getnew_menu}
     <li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
    </ul>
   </li>
   <vb:else />
   <li  class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
    <ul class="floatcontainer">
     <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
     <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase daily_group_message}</a></li>
     <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Event">{vb:rawphrase daily_events}</a></li>
     {vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getdaily_menu}
     <li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&amp;markreadhash={vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
    </ul>
   </li>
   </vb:if>
  <vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
   <li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
  <vb:else />
   <li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
  </vb:if>
  {vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
 </ul>
 <vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
 <div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
  <form action="search.php?do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
   <input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
   <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
   <input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
   <span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
   <span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
  </form>
  <ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
   <li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
  </ul>
 </div>
 </vb:if>
</div>
</div><!-- closing div for above_body -->
<div class="body_wrapper">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
 <ul class="floatcontainer">
  <li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>
  {vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
  {vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
 </ul>
 <hr />
</div>
{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}
<vb:if condition="$show['notices']">
 <form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
  <input type="hidden" name="do" value="dismissnotice" />
  <input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
  <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
  <input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
  <input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
  <ol>
   {vb:raw notices}
  </ol>
 </form>
</vb:if>

[vilhiem]

Can anyone help me on this one ...?

[Lynne]

Here is is for the navbar template. But, the Blogs and Home are separate and you will have to ask for help over on vbulletin.org, the modification site for help with those if you can't figure it out.

<div id="navbar" class="navbar">

    <ul id="navtabs" class="navtabs floatcontainer<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $notifications_total"> notify</vb:if>">
        {vb:raw template_hook.navtab_start}
        <vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'search'">
            <li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
            </li>
        <vb:elseif condition="$vboptions['selectednavtab']=='usercp'" />
            <li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a>
            </li>
        <vb:else />
            <li><a class="navtab" href="{vb:raw vboptions.forumhome}.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}">{vb:rawphrase forum}</a></li>
        </vb:if>
        {vb:raw template_hook.navtab_middle}
        <vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
            <vb:if condition="$show['member']">
            <li  class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
            </li>
            <vb:else />
            <li  class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
            </li>
            </vb:if>
        <vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
            <li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
        <vb:else />
            <li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
        </vb:if>
        {vb:raw template_hook.navtab_end}
    </ul>

    <vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']">
    <div id="globalsearch" class="globalsearch">
        <form action="search.php?do=process" method="post" id="navbar_search" class="navbar_search">
            <input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
            <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
            <input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
            <span class="textboxcontainer"><span><input type="text" value="" name="query" class="textbox" tabindex="99"/></span></span>
            <span class="buttoncontainer"><span><input type="image" class="searchbutton" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/search.png" name="submit" onclick="document.getElementById('navbar_search').submit;" tabindex="100"/></span></span>
        </form>
        <ul class="navbar_advanced_search">
            <li><a href="search.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="4">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
    </vb:if>
</div>
</div><!-- closing div for above_body -->

<div class="body_wrapper">
<div id="breadcrumb" class="breadcrumb">
    <ul class="floatcontainer">
        <li class="navbithome"><a href="index.php{vb:raw session.sessionurl_q}" accesskey="1"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/navbit-home.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase home}" /></a></li>

        {vb:raw navbits.breadcrumb}
        {vb:raw navbits.lastelement}
    </ul>
    <hr />
</div>

{vb:raw ad_location.ad_navbar_below}
{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}

<vb:if condition="$show['notices']">
    <form action="profile.php?do=dismissnotice" method="post" id="notices" class="notices">
        <input type="hidden" name="do" value="dismissnotice" />
        <input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionurl}" />
        <input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
        <input type="hidden" id="dismiss_notice_hidden" name="dismiss_noticeid" value="" />
        <input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw return_link}" />
        <ol>
            {vb:raw notices}
        </ol>
    </form>
</vb:if>

If you edit the template in an html editor like I suggested, it all shows up nice and neat like above and it's easy to see what to remove.

[vilhiem]

Thanks Lynne!

Can I just copy/paste what you have here to replace the existing code in the navbar template ...?

[Lynne]

If your navbar template was a default 4.0.3 template, then you can do that. If you had edited your template, then you will have to compare them. I used the default template from my site to edit, not the one you posted, because it had all the correct indentation so I could easily see what was going on.