Upload Link Does Not Automatically Set Target Drop-down Category

SteveSteve · July 10th, 2012, 07:57 PM

Prior to v8.1 (possibly v8 as our last show was in Feb), when you clicked "Upload" the "Choose a category to upload your images to. Pick a category that relates most to your image(s)." drop-down option would automatically set it to the category you were on. Now it does not and this is a major inconvenience.

We have a major event to cover tomorrow with an expected 8,000-10,000 photos to upload with many different categories. This will seriously slow us down if we have to manually select the category in the drop-down because we have THOUSANDS of categories. I've tested this in both Chrome and FF. Is there a quick fix?

Chuck S · July 10th, 2012, 08:48 PM

I beleive your probally talked about the navigation menu in vb4 that would be correct there is no way to pass a variable like that to the vb header which is generated before the script.

Chuck S · July 10th, 2012, 08:48 PM

You could theoretically edit your menubar template and force the old style menubar to show if you really want it to.

SteveSteve · July 10th, 2012, 08:58 PM

I wouldn't know what to do to it...

so it sounds like I have to revert to regular version.

SteveSteve · July 10th, 2012, 09:03 PM

What it be just using an older template or?

Chuck S · July 10th, 2012, 09:20 PM

Just remove the conditional that surpresses our normal template.

The menubar without the condfitional is

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SteveSteve · July 10th, 2012, 10:31 PM

Prefect! Thanks!

Chuck S · July 11th, 2012, 08:10 AM

Not a problem. Yes the new navigation system is not really variable friendly which is why all you see is straight links.

SteveSteve · August 23rd, 2012, 11:36 AM

Should this still work in 8.2?

SteveSteve · August 23rd, 2012, 11:38 AM

It does... was cached at first.

Chuck S · August 23rd, 2012, 12:26 PM

Actually it should not work in vb 4.2 as the vb navigation manager really does not pass variables which is something I found when initially writing it up.

Like vbulletin bburl can be passed and userinfo arrays.

I tried defining but the navigation manager does not seem to accept variables.

SteveSteve · August 23rd, 2012, 10:36 PM

Well, it's working for me.

Chuck S · August 23rd, 2012, 10:49 PM

well if you have modified something from the default release of the code I am sure it is

Like for example if your showing the pre version 8 menubar it will work which is what your doing. I am talking about passing variables in the new navigation manager of vb 4.2

SteveSteve · August 23rd, 2012, 10:51 PM

I was about to say that... I have not gotten to updating the menu so glad I didn't as this feature is imperative to our use!

Chuck S · August 23rd, 2012, 11:16 PM

Each to there own.

SteveSteve · August 23rd, 2012, 11:31 PM

Hopefully you figure something out as you are taking away a feature that has been there for years.

Chuck S · August 24th, 2012, 07:27 AM

If it can be done we will but we are constrained by the vb navigation manager rules. That is just how it is.

There were several features removed in PP8. That is not something new to software as it evolves and changes based on a variety of things. Our customers I can definately say would take an integrated vb4 menu and submenu versus the ability of having a cat preselected on upload page anyday.

Fortissimo · August 24th, 2012, 09:02 PM

Chiming in. This was brought up by our customer base as well. We have challenges that are based off uploading to a specific gallery and we had to go back and fix some because the members were using it like normally, expecting the typical behavior. I'm with Steve on this one. Though I understand for some sites the integrated menubar is ideal.. but there are 3 things with it now that go against the culture of my gallery, and hacking it is getting closer and closer to reality.

Chuck S · August 24th, 2012, 09:06 PM

I beleive I posted that template originally for you did not I not.

I real in reality day in day out. what can be done with vb4 we do. I know alot of people are not happy about the vb navigation manager and its limitations but that is the vb navbar so one is limited by its features.

Fortissimo · August 27th, 2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck S

I beleive I posted that template originally for you did not I not.

I real in reality day in day out. what can be done with vb4 we do. I know alot of people are not happy about the vb navigation manager and its limitations but that is the vb navbar so one is limited by its features.

Yes, you did... however, I don't think anyone imagined that we would lose so much functionality and convenience just because it is now integrated w/ the vbulletin navbar. Like I said, for some this is exactly what is needed. For those with new or newer installations, this makes sense, as they will never miss what the software used to be able to do. We've had this software since 2005 though... many of our customers are loyal long term ones, and they don't forget what is missing.