Add menu button with permissions

[FragaCampos]

Hello there.
Sorry if this has already been answered, but i searched and didn't find what i'm looking for.

I would like to add a button to the forum's menu, but only to a certain group created by me. I don't know how to set the permissions of a button besides admin, guest and member.

Can anyone give me a hand?
Thanks in advance.

[Arantor]

What theme, what group id, is it a post count group, or will be it primary and/or secondary groups of users?

[FragaCampos]

Thanks for answering.
Here's the code of my menu:

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   // setup menu
   echo '
      <div id="wrap">
         <div id="menu">';
           echo '<a id="home" ',$current_action=='home' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item"' ,' href="'.$scripturl.'">'.$txt[103].'</a>';
      echo ' <a id="forum" ',$current_action=='forum' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=forum">'.$txt['tp-forum'].'</a>';
   if ($context['allow_search'])
      echo ' <a ',$current_action=='search' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=search">'.$txt[182].'</a>';
   if ($context['allow_calendar'])
      echo ' <a ',$current_action=='calendar' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=calendar">'.$txt['calendar24'].'</a>';
   if ($context['allow_admin'])
      echo ' <a ',$current_action=='admin' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=admin">'.$txt[2].'</a>';
   if ($context['allow_edit_profile'])
      echo ' <a ',$context['sitespot']=='' ? 'class="active_now" ' : '' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=profile">'.$txt[79].'</a>';
   if ($context['user']['is_logged'])
      echo ' <a ',$current_action=='mlist' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=mlist">'.$txt[19].'</a>';
      echo ($current_action == 'tags' || $context['browser']['is_ie4']) ? '<td class="maintab_active_' . $first . '">&nbsp;</td>' : '' , '
            <td valign="top" class="maintab_' , $current_action == 'tags' ? 'active_back' : 'back' , '">
               <a href="', $scripturl, '?action=tags">' , $txt['smftags_menu']  , '</a>
            </td>' , $current_action == 'tags' ? '<td class="maintab_active_' . $last . '">&nbsp;</td>' : '';   
   echo ' <a ',$current_action=='help' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=help">'.$txt[119].'</a>';
   if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
      echo ' <a ',$current_action=='login' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=login">'.$txt[34].'</a>';
   if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
      echo ' <a ',$current_action=='register' ? 'class="menu_item_sel" ' : 'class="menu_item" ' ,'href="'.$scripturl.'?action=register">'.$txt[97].'</a>';
   if ($context['user']['is_logged'])
      echo ' <a class="menu_item" href="'.$scripturl.'?action=logout;sesc='.$context['session_id']. '">'.$txt[108].'</a>';

echo ' </div>';

I'm using SMF 1.1.10. The group id is 13 and it's a normal group (not a post count group).
Btw... the page to where i want to go from there is index.php?action=form

[Arantor]

Where do you want it in relation to the other buttons and will that group be a primary group (i.e. displayed visibly in the forum) or secondary (not visible publicly) group or potentially either?

[FragaCampos]

The button can be inserted after the tags button and yes, the group is displayed in the forum (i didn't even know you could hide a group  )

[Arantor]

Regarding the groups, you can actually have multiple groups, just only the primary is visible. Here for example, my primary group is Customizer, but I have a couple of other groups, such as Community Support Helper which isn't.

Before the last line there, the echo ' </div>';

Add:

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   global $user_info; // in case it isn't already
   if (in_array(13, $user_info['groups']))
      echo ' <a class="menu_item" href="'.$scripturl.'?action=form">Button</a>';

Change the word Button to whatever writing you want (being careful to put \ in if you use an ' in there, e.g. My Site\'s Form

[akeid]

i used this

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// Show the default [forum] button.

echo ($current_action=='forum' || $context['browser']['is_ie4']) ? '' : '' , '

<li class="' , $current_action == 'forum' ? 'current' : '' , '"><a href="http://eidscape.co.cc/index.php?action=forum">Forum</a></li>';

[Arantor]

akeid: That will work fine for your theme but FragaCompos isn't using that theme, and in any case wants to make it visible only to one group.

[FragaCampos]

Thank you very much Arantor for your help! It works marvellously

Hope it can help others.
Compliments.

[FragaCampos]

By the way... no wanting to abuse you, how can i make available to the group and to admins?

[Arantor]

No worries at all; it's always good to ask questions

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   global $user_info; // in case it isn't already
   if ($context['user']['is_admin'] || in_array(13, $user_info['groups']))
      echo ' <a class="menu_item" href="'.$scripturl.'?action=form">Button</a>';

[FragaCampos]

Thank you