multiMenu : how to add new menu blocks?

Author : Hervé

You have installed multiMenu and you are happy with it. But four menus are not enough. No problem. Add your own menus thanks to those indications...


1) Preparation

Go in the XOOPS admin pannel, desactivate and uninstall the module. Pay attention you will loose all your datas, except if you make a previous database backup. This step is necessary as you will need to add a new table to the database.


2) MySQL and Database

Open the /xoops/modules/multiMenu/sql/mysql.sql file and copy the table definition with a new name. For instance, copy the 'multimenu04' and name it 'multimenu05'. This would appear like this:

CREATE TABLE multimenu05 (
id int(5) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
title varchar(150) NOT NULL default '',
hide tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
link varchar(255) default NULL,
imageurl varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
weight tinyint(4) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
target varchar(10) default NULL,
groups varchar(255) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)
) TYPE=MyISAM;



3) xoops_version.php

Open /xoops/modules/multiMenu/xoops_version.php

Spot the next lines:
$modversion['tables'][0] = "multimenu01";
$modversion['tables'][1] = "multimenu02";
$modversion['tables'][2] = "multimenu03";
$modversion['tables'][3] = "multimenu04";

Right behin add the followin line:
$modversion['tables'][4] = "multimenu05";

Then, still in the same file spot the next lines:
$modversion['blocks'][4]['file'] = "multimenu.php";
$modversion['blocks'][4]['name'] = _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_04;
$modversion['blocks'][4]['description'] = "link menu";
$modversion['blocks'][4]['show_func'] = "multimenu_show";
$modversion['blocks'][4]['edit_func'] = "multimenu_edit";
$modversion['blocks'][4]['options'] = "ol|0|1|weight ASC|255|2|90|160|04";
$modversion['blocks'][4]['template'] = 'multimenu_block_04.html';

Copy and past them next to that bloc with the followin modifications:
$modversion['blocks'][5]['file'] = "multimenu.php";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['name'] = _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_05;
$modversion['blocks'][5]['description'] = "link menu";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['show_func'] = "multimenu_show";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['edit_func'] = "multimenu_edit";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['options'] = "ol|0|1|weight ASC|255|2|90|160|05";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['template'] = 'multimenu_block_05.html';

Note : Pay attention to change the '..|04' in '..|05' values on the line '$modversion['blocks'][5]['options']'. This is really important!

Now increase number of the followin blocks :

$modversion['blocks'][5]['file'] = "multimenu_add.php";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['name'] = _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_A;
$modversion['blocks'][5]['description'] = "link menu";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['show_func'] = "multimenu_add_show";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['edit_func'] = "multimenu_add_edit";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['options'] = "menu|0|1|weight ASC|255|2|90|160|01";
$modversion['blocks'][5]['template'] = 'multimenu_block_A.html';

$modversion['blocks'][6]['file'] = "multimenu_add.php";
$modversion['blocks'][6]['name'] = _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_B;
$modversion['blocks'][6]['description'] = "link menu";
$modversion['blocks'][6]['show_func'] = "multimenu_add_show";
$modversion['blocks'][6]['edit_func'] = "multimenu_add_edit";
$modversion['blocks'][6]['options'] = "menu|0|1|weight ASC|255|2|90|160|01";
$modversion['blocks'][6]['template'] = 'multimenu_block_B.html';


4) Languages

Edit the file /xoops/modules/multiMenu/language/french/modinfo.php

Spot the next line:
define("_IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_04", "multiMenu 4");

Add right behind it:
define("_IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_05", "multiMenu 5");

Still in the same file, spot the line:
define("_IM_MULTIMENU_DESC", "Permet de créer jusqu'à 4 Menus Personnalisés différents.");

and replace by:
define("_IM_MULTIMENU_DESC", "Permet de créer jusqu'à 5 Menus Personnalisés différents.");

Execute the same operation for the next file: /xoops/modules/multiMenu/language/english/modinfo.php


5) Admin menu

Open /xoops/modules/multiMenu/admin/menu.php

Spot the 2 next lines:
$adminmenu[3]['title'] = _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_04;
$adminmenu[3]['link'] = "admin/index.php?Menu=04";

Copy and past them right behind as following:
$adminmenu[4]['title'] = _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_05;
$adminmenu[4]['link'] = "admin/index.php?Menu=05";



6) Navigation menu

Edit /xoops/modules/multiMenu/admin/index.php

Spot the lines:
$tblcolor[1]=$tblcolor[2]=$tblcolor[3]=$tblcolor[4]="#DDE";

Replace by:
$tblcolor[1]=$tblcolor[2]=$tblcolor[3]=$tblcolor[4]=$tblcolor[5]="#DDE";


Spot the lines:
echo "<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0; display: inline; "><a href="index.php?Menu=04" style="padding: 3px 0.5em; margin-left: 3px; border: 1px solid #778; background: ".$tblcolor[4]."; text-decoration: none; ">". _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_04 ."</a></li>";

Copy and past them as following:
echo "<li style="list-style: none; margin: 0; display: inline; "><a href="index.php?Menu=05" style="padding: 3px 0.5em; margin-left: 3px; border: 1px solid #778; background: ".$tblcolor[5]."; text-decoration: none; ">". _IM_MULTIMENU_NAME_05 ."</a></li>";

Now you got it. You just have to replace all the '04' by '05' and '4' by '5'.
Check twice to be sure you have replaced them all correctly.


7) Template file

Duplicate one of the bloc template and rename it.
ex : multimenu_block_04.html -> multimenu_block_05.html


8) Final installation

Now your files are ready, you can reinstall your custom multiMenu module in the admin config pannel.
If you have done everything as explained, you should get a 5th multiMenu bloc.