vBulletin 4.2.1 - navigation changes

[ausphotography]

The navigation changes a bit in 4.2.1

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These fix the navigation table URLs, do this before you upgrade after you have backed up.

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[Chuck S]

How does this issue have to do with vbGallery. Our navigation links are full urls so not sure I am following since the issues you seem to be referencing are for the vb blog or other vb such urls.

[ausphotography]

Just a heads up

[Chuck S]

Ok. Just looks to me like they are fixing issues with there own code has nothing to do with someone adding there own links which is why I asked.

[Dennis Kaczor]

Hi Chuck,

Well I just upgraded to vBulletin 4.2.1 and found that when I click on the Galley button on the Navbar it will no longer launch the Gallery Software now. I have no clue to why and hope that this can be resolved with your help.

Here is what I have in the Target ULR setting.

{options.gallery_url}/index.php{session.sessionurl_q}

Dennis

[Chuck S]

Dennis what is the galllery url entering in your gallery options.

You can at any time under the vbulletin navigation manager enter the url you want in the manager as all links are laid out there to edit.

[Dennis Kaczor]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

Dennis what is the galllery url entering in your gallery options.

You can at any time under the vbulletin navigation manager enter the url you want in the manager as all links are laid out there to edit.

Chuck,

The URL settings are as follows:

Htmx://xxx.icurdigital.xxx/gallery

In the Navigation area is {options.gallery_url}/index.php{session.sessionurl_q}

So what code would I need to replace in the navigation manager at this point.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Chuck S]

Are you using vbGallery 3.02 just a question.

You can make your navigation urls for the gallery the actual urls

{options.gallery_url}/index.php

would be

ICUR Digital Pics

[Dennis Kaczor]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

Are you using vbGallery 3.02 just a question.

You can make your navigation urls for the gallery the actual urls

{options.gallery_url}/index.php

would be

ICUR Digital Pics

Hello Chuck,

Yes I'm using vbGallery 3.0.2

I made the changes as you suggested and still a no go, nothing happens.

If I click on the link in your reply, it will launch to the screen OK, but the Upload menu goes to a blank screen and the one thing I noticed is that is it not finding the correct directory, it is seeing it as icurdigital.com/index.php

This is the same URL with the changes you asked me to do in the Navigation Manager, it points outside to the root and not to the Gallery folder.

I'm at a loss right now and have been think about this and not sure where to go at this stage. Let me know if there is anything else that you may want me to try.

[Chuck S]

If you go to your vbulletin navigation manager and make every instance of

{options.gallery_url}

to

ICUR Digital Pics

That will work.

[Dennis Kaczor]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

If you go to your vbulletin navigation manager and make every instance of

{options.gallery_url}

to

ICUR Digital Pics

That will work.

Hello Chuck,

OK, I did what you had asked and changed the {options.gallery_url} to all the areas and changed it to the full path in the Navigator Manager.

This allows me to launch the software fine and go through the functions seems to work fine. However there is another issue that I need your help with as I cannot allow users to use this for the following reasons, I get a blank URL Page to go back to the following areas on the NAVBAR now.

Navbar Buttons that create a blank page below

Forums
Articles
Blogs
What's New

I checked and what happens is that I get a URL of icurdigital.com but this should read icurdigital.com/forums.

So I need your expertise once again on how to find a solution for this now.

Thank you ever so much for your support and I really appreciate the help you have given me.

Dennis

[Chuck S]

Well I still have to upgrade my site to 4.21 but my suggestion would be to actually edit any of things links for other products etc and make the urls full urls.

Obviously they have made changes that play havoc with other stuff.

Once I upgrade my vb to 4.21 I shall comment further.

[Dennis Kaczor]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

Well I still have to upgrade my site to 4.21 but my suggestion would be to actually edit any of things links for other products etc and make the urls full urls.

Obviously they have made changes that play havoc with other stuff.

Once I upgrade my vb to 4.21 I shall comment further.

Oh that is not good, but you are so right Chuck about the havoc that the upgrade has caused. I will make the changes to the full URL soon, and will await your suggestions once you have down the update to 4.21.

Thanks again for the help.

[Chuck S]

Well the navigation manager you always had to use full urls or turn on vb baseurl thing because if your link in the navigation is arcade.php for an example if you click that over the gallery your in another directory so it will look for it in the gallery directory.

Using a full url will fix that.

Another change in the vb navigation manager is variables like {options.something} or {userinfo.userid}. That is not something vbGallery has an issue with because there are no variables in the vbGallery urls

The only thing you should have to do is put full urls in the navigatiion manager.

[Dennis Kaczor]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

Well the navigation manager you always had to use full urls or turn on vb baseurl thing because if your link in the navigation is arcade.php for an example if you click that over the gallery your in another directory so it will look for it in the gallery directory.

Using a full url will fix that.

Another change in the vb navigation manager is variables like {options.something} or {userinfo.userid}. That is not something vbGallery has an issue with because there are no variables in the vbGallery urls

The only thing you should have to do is put full urls in the navigatiion manager.

Hello Chuck,

I have added the full path to the items that would cause a blank page in the NavBar area. I over looked changing them, and this fixed everything, although a bit of work that should have not happened with the vb update to begin with.

I will test this some more and insure that the members can access this area without any problems.

Once again, thanks for the help in guiding me in the right direction to resolve this...

Dennis

[Chuck S]

Glad to assist.

[LaBella]

I just upgraded to 4.2.1. I cannot make heads or tails of how to fix this, please excuse my coding ignorance.


Can someone write this out for me, or can I get an assist Chuck?

I think my license is still good etc.

[Chuck S]

What are you having trouble understanding so I can assist. Basically the VB variables in the navbar changed.

You need to change any instance of options or user info to vboptions and bbuserinfo in the navagation manager.

[LaBella]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

What are you having trouble understanding so I can assist. Basically the VB variables in the navbar changed.

You need to change any instance of options or user info to vboptions and bbuserinfo in the navagation manager.

I have NO idea how to do that! Can you assist, please?

[Chuck S]

You can send info for me to take a look but not in the office right now so it would be later when I can look