I have figured out how to add buttons to the main menu that launch a page of my choosing by adding code to the "system_block_mainmenu.html" file, but this shows the buttons to unregistered users. How do I do this such that I can use a "group" and prevent just anyone from seeing the buttons in the main menu?

Thanks

Doug P

I dont know if this might help you!

In your xoops_version
where you have the 'has main' and 'submenu'

try using this;
should work for atleast to the regisetered ..
it is not my idea I only found it in a file somewhere.! maybe it is something that is close to what you need.

<start>
// Menu
$modversion['hasMain'] = 1;

global $xoopsModule;
if (is_object($xoopsModule) && $xoopsModule->getVar('dirname') == $modversion['dirname']) {
global $xoopsModuleConfig, $xoopsUser;
$isAdmin = false;
if (!empty($xoopsUser)) {
$isAdmin = ($xoopsUser->isAdmin($xoopsModule->getVar('mid')));
}
// Add the Submit new item button
if ($isAdmin || (isset($xoopsModuleConfig['allowsubmit']) &&
$xoopsModuleConfig['allowsubmit'] == 1 &&
(is_object($xoopsUser) ||
(isset($xoopsModuleConfig['anonpost']) && $xoopsModuleConfig['anonpost'] == 1)))) {
$modversion['sub'][1]['name'] = _MI_LANGUGE_SOMETHING ;
$modversion['sub'][1]['url'] = "submit.php?op=add";
}
$modversion['sub'][2]['name'] = "lang_something_here.php"; /* the button 's language */
$modversion['sub'][2]['url'] = "../to somewhere/"; /* the url */

}
<end>
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or there could be other pretty ways to do it!1

Or you could say... Get Multi-Menu

I told you there is a better way .
that is a much better idea !

Or simply add the following code within the mentioned system_block_mainmenu.html
(system/templates/blocks/)


The menu item will only show up for registered uders. Anonymous users won;t see it.

All good suggestions, thankyou very much...

Doug P