[CMS] Navigation Tabs Error

[dh001]

Receiving the following error when trying to create a menu tab in the Admin CP -> Advanced Navbar Links -> Add Menu dropdown. What could be preventing this table from being created?

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.5:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM custom_droplinks_cat WHERE title = 'QC Trails';

MySQL Error : Table 'qcforcor_FORCForum.custom_droplinks_cat' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Saturday, August 28th 2021 @ 10:27:24 PM
Error Date : Saturday, August 28th 2021 @ 10:27:24 PM
Script : http://www.qcforc.org/admincp/admin_...p?do=do_addcat
Referrer : http://www.qcforc.org/admincp/admin_....php?do=addcat
Classname : vB_Database_MySQLi
MySQL Version : 5.6.41-84.1


Stack Trace:

#0 vB_Database->halt() called in [path]/includes/class_core.php on line 1395
#1 vB_Database_MySQLi->execute_query() called in [path]/includes/class_core.php on line 505
#2 vB_Database->query_first() called in [path]/admincp/admin_custom_links.php on line 73

Background:
We had a plugin installed running the nav menu system (this guy: https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=233629) but it stopped working and is only showing the forum tab with the associated subnav bar. We changed nothing on our end that would have caused it to stop working. I recently discovered that our version of VB has built in nav tab support now and would like to transition to that. But, see error posted above... Old nav menu plugin has been disabled btw.

[Trevor Hannant]

That table isn't a default vBulletin table - have you uninstalled the addon or simply disabled it?

Either way, you've got two options to fix that error in the short term:

- recreate the table from the add-ons install code or
- delete the addon from within AdminCP and remove all it's files

If you want to keep the data from that, make a full backup of your database before uninstalling as (it should!) delete any remaining tables associated with it along with the content.

[dh001]

Plugin was disabled but not uninstalled as I plan to use it as reference to setup the new nav bar. I would like to use the native nav tab feature in VB 4.2.5.

[dh001]

That table isn't a default vBulletin table - have you uninstalled the addon or simply disabled it?

Either way, you've got two options to fix that error in the short term:

- recreate the table from the add-ons install code or
- delete the addon from within AdminCP and remove all it's files

If you want to keep the data from that, make a full backup of your database before uninstalling as (it should!) delete any remaining tables associated with it along with the content.

Unclear if you are describing a fix for the old nav tab plugin or the navbar manager built into VB? I am trying to transition away from the old addon we were using. I can't get the VB Navbar (listed under "Advanced Navbar Links" in AdminCP) to work. The above error message was thrown when trying to add a new menu tab using it.

Could you explain more about what the "default table" is and why it is needed or why it is causing an issue here?

[Wayne Luke]

The Product will need to be enabled if you plan to access its functionality in the AdminCP.

[dh001]

Yeah... I get that. Did you even read my question?

[Wayne Luke]

Yes...

vBulletin 4.2.5 doesn't have an "Advanced Navbar Links" menu in the AdminCP. This will only come from a third-party addon. I am guessing that this would be the navigation bar addon that you're trying to move away from.

vBulletin 4.2.5 has a "Navigation" manager under Settings in the AdminCP.

[dh001]

Ok, I'm obviously missing something then. I don't see any additional plugins installed in the Plugin & Products Manager section that would be for the "Advanced Navbar Links" section I'm seeing which led me to believe this was part of VB.

We were using the "Tabs vbSporte / Tabs en vBulletin 4.x" addon originally. This is what stopped working out of the blue. Thinking the "Advanced Navbar Links" was part of VB, that is what I was trying to migrate towards.

Looking into the Navigation manager under Settings, can it can do drop-down menus? This is how our navigation bar was configured before and something I'd like to stick with.

Here are all the plugins listed:



Here are the, relevant, sections I'm seeing in AdminCP.

[Wayne Luke]

Remove the cpnav_*.xml file for the Advanced Navbar Links product that you uninstalled. It will be located within the /includes/xml folder. It isn't part of a default vBulletin installation.

[dh001]

Dang, looks like the Navigation Manager still isn't going to work for our needs. No ability to do drop-down menus from the root tab?