[Forum] How to get new posts have it's own tab?

[IcEWoLF]

Basically I'd like new posts to have it's own tab.
Right now when I click the new posts tab on the forums tab it highlights the What's New tab.

I've given this a try few times but I keep failing miserably.

[ENF]

Did you just try creating a new tab named "New Posts" with this url: search.php?do=getnew&contenttype=vBForum_Post

[IcEWoLF]

Did you just try creating a new tab named "New Posts" with this url: search.php?do=getnew&contenttype=vBForum_Post

Problem is that when I click on the New Posts tab it highlights What's New.
I want the New Posts tab to be it's own individual one so it doesn't highlight What's new.

See www.47r-squad.com

[Andreas]

You will need two Plug-ins to achive this

search_complete

if (isset($criteria) AND is_object($criteria) AND $criteria->get_searchtype() == 'new')
{
    $show['newposttab_active'] = 1;
} 

set_navigation_tab_main

if ($GLOBALS['show']['newposttab_active'])
{
    $root = '<Identity>';
} 

[IcEWoLF]

Hi Andreas, I tried that and that did not work.

[Andreas]

Hmm, works fine for me.

You did replace <Identity> with the identity of your tab?

[Matthew Gordon]

You need to change <Identity> in the above code to the identity of the tab.

[IcEWoLF]

Andreas & Matthew, thank you so much! That did it!

I was using < > in there, that's why it didn't work.

[ENF]

Ah, I see what you were talking about and thanks to the others for the solution. Good to know...

[IcEWoLF]

Andreas, how can i get in the subnav the option to add the option to Mark Forums Read.

[TheLastSuperman]

Andreas, how can i get in the subnav the option to add the option to Mark Forums Read.

If this is a sub-link then under the primary tab you would use the drop-down menu to select "Add Link" then for the Target URL enter in:

forumdisplay.php?{session.sessionurl}do=markread&markreadhash={userinfo.securitytoken}