How do you add custom tabs (links) to the main menu?

[Lan T8]

I am slowly getting this new Forum to where I want it.  Now I am trying to find the 2.0 answer to:

How do you add custom tabs to the Core (default) theme menu?
http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?topic=564.0

After Playing with this a while, I did this and it works...


In Sources/Subs.php

FIND:

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$buttons = array(
'home' => array(


ADD BETWEEN the upper two lines:

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'northhigh' => array(
'title' => 'North High',
'href' => 'http://northhigh.info',
'show' => true,
'sub_buttons' => array(
),
),


So it now Looks Like This:

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$buttons = array(
'northhigh' => array(
'title' => 'North High',
'href' => 'http://northhigh.info',
'show' => true,
'sub_buttons' => array(
),
),
'home' => array(


This will add the Menu Tab "NORTH HIGH" to the Left.

These are blocks of code for each tab (link) and you can insert it between any block to put the new tab in a different position.

For example, putting it before:

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'help' => array(


As in:

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$buttons = array(
'home' => array(
'title' => $txt['home'],
'href' => $scripturl,
'show' => true,
'sub_buttons' => array(
),
),
'northhigh' => array(
'title' => 'North High',
'href' => 'http://northhigh.info',
'show' => true,
'sub_buttons' => array(
),
),
'help' => array(
'title' => $txt['help'],
'href' => $scripturl . '?action=help',
'show' => true,
'sub_buttons' => array(
),
),



And the North High Tab (Link) to hxxp:northhigh.info [nonactive] moved the the second position between Home and Help.

I am just new to this and I am not sure if this is the right way to do it.  It works, but can someone tell me if it works the right way?

Thanks in advance!

[Oldiesmann]

That is the correct way to do it in 2.0.

[keyboard]

What an excellent Post !!!!!  I have learned a lot from this post..   


.Now if I can only find out someplace where I can find out how to change the Boards default icons,, ,,,

[keyboard]

I have had to revert back to 1.1.5  for various reasons...... I realize that my next question is not a smf 2.0 question...but can you direct to a similar instruction on how to add tabs for 1.1.5....

I found Lan T8's instuction perfect and very easy to follow, so I am hoping to find a similar thread on 1.1.5

[Stef001]

How can i make the link open in new window.

Can someone help.

Kind regards Stef.

[baty10]

Hi!

I have a question.

I made it and there was only a link.
How would I be able to arrange for a picture to appear?

Thy a lot.

[hellboy78]

where to do this manual changes into version 1.1.8. ?

thank you

[rainland]

hello, is there an option that the link im menu buttons opens in a new tab. not in the current window
thanks!

[josylad]

Hi,
How do i make the links to automatically open in new tab.

[Kindred]

well, first of all - you don't ask the question in a 4 year old thread which has already been marked as solved.