I hate ipb, immorally overpriced

[frm]

You can with xf syntax. <xf:sidenav>moo</xf:sidenav>

But yes, if you want additional navigation then you can use the option posted above.

After seeing the template you posted (@Paul B), I might just start using Page nodes more often now.

I suppose this should be posted in Styling and customization questions, as the above "moo" example just placed "moo" in the sidebar and not a navigation menu as you've shown.

Is there syntax that can be shared to build a navigation system like that and only include the pages you want? Or does the navigation all fall under the parent page node?

This got me thinking about making the standard Terms and Rules help pages into separate Page nodes, but I'd like a navigation like this where there's no "parent", but rather
"Terms of Service"
"Rules"
"Privacy Policy"
"Cookie Policy"

I suppose if there has to be a parent Page node ("Tests and examples") it could serve as an index to break down the children.

As the default is under "Help", which is not really help (which I would reserve for how to use the forum).

Edit: Hmmm... Guess it's not as complicated as I had imagined (syntax to build the nodes). It's just using these appropriately for the nodes to display correctly.

 

[Paul B]

I recommend trying it out on a demo so you get an idea what can be achieved with the built in nav functionality: https://xenforo.com/demo/

That avoids you modifying the production site until you know what you want to do.

 

[frm]

I recommend trying it out on a demo so you get an idea what can be achieved with the built in nav functionality: https://xenforo.com/demo/

I'm doing it on a dev instance. I just didn't really gather that these would create the side nav that you showed in your example.

I've always created a side nav to display widgets only. I didn't realize you could have a navigation of pages by simply doing this.

It really opens up page node usage to a whole lot more uses, for me at least, to separate content in a manner that fits my needs.

Not working exactly how I'd like

As Tests and examples link you to the main forum and not a "Parent Page".

However, after building it out a bit, copying the HTML code to build my own works.

Anywhoo... Back on topic, IPB is overpriced. Good for them to set their own prices that work for their corporate structure.

 

[Opus X]

I've never seen pages being used in the wild. not one.

tracy uses them for his celestial events menu.

2025 Celestial Events

astrowhat.com

 

[Wing]

I've never seen pages being used in the wild. not one.

We use custom pages quite extensively. Most of them are internal for our members, but a couple public examples:

Home of the Virtual 303rd Fighter Group

v303 FS 'KC Hawgs', & v93 FS 'Makos'! Est. 2022

www.v303rdfightergroup.com

Recruiting Pipeline

//Current v303rd FG applicant form and pipeline status. NOTE: If your desired airframe pipeline is "on hold" - Please join our Discord & Forums in the meantime to introduce, state your intentions, and get to know us. Thanks!

www.v303rdfightergroup.com

And our "operations portal":

 

[Opus X]

So basically xenforo is more expensive.

it depends on your needs.
if you need what invision offers then it is to get xenforo to match it.
if you only need a forum and a gallery and or resources then xenforo will be cheaper.
a friend of mine still curses invision for getting rid of their old plan where you could mix and match.

 

[Opus X]

You can do that for free with PhpBB3, now XF offers pages too but that's not for dummies it needs some knowleage about coding.

i doubt you can do the same with phpbb that you can with invision or even xenforo.
the pages that invision offers is not the same as the pages that xenforo does.

Pages - Invision Community

invisioncommunity.com

i guess i keep overlooking the clubs that xenforo has built in as they do not show up in a search.

 

[AjayJunkies]

We use custom pages quite extensively. Most of them are internal for our members, but a couple public examples:

Home of the Virtual 303rd Fighter Group

v303 FS 'KC Hawgs', & v93 FS 'Makos'! Est. 2022

www.v303rdfightergroup.com

Recruiting Pipeline

//Current v303rd FG applicant form and pipeline status. NOTE: If your desired airframe pipeline is "on hold" - Please join our Discord & Forums in the meantime to introduce, state your intentions, and get to know us. Thanks!

www.v303rdfightergroup.com

And our "operations portal":
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This is awesome, thanks for sharing examples.

 

[Bubstar]

i doubt you can do the same with phpbb that you can with invision or even xenforo.
the pages that invision offers is not the same as the pages that xenforo does.

Pages - Invision Community

invisioncommunity.com

i guess i keep overlooking the clubs that xenforo has built in as they do not show up in a search.

Of course there's differnces, that's different platforms at all, but the important is that you can do that with all of them.

 

[Opus X]

but the important is that you can do that with all of them

not like what invision pages offers.
their pages is not just formatting html to display something.
you can pull information from a database you create for the information and then display it.
not easy to do unless you are good in html and database stuff but i have not found anything like it for xenforo.
it is what i keep being pulled to about invision.

 

[mjda]

you can pull information from a database you create for the information and then display it.
not easy to do unless you are good in html and database stuff but i have not found anything like it for xenforo.
it is what i keep being pulled to about invision.

Can you not do the same thing with XF pages using a PHP callback?

 

[Opus X]

Can you not do the same thing with XF pages using a PHP callback?

if you want to write your own code you probably can.
but not everyone will want to learn to code.
and i do not know how that would work for creating the database for the data collected.
seem like you would need to write a complete plug in to work the same.

 

[Opus X]

Can you not do the same thing with XF pages using a PHP callback?

i had to get a new demo account over there but this is what i commenting on.
the little I played with it was rather complicated if you did not know what you were doing.

 

[mjda]

if you want to write your own code you probably can.
but not everyone will want to learn to code.
and i do not know how that would work for creating the database for the data collected.
seem like you would need to write a complete plug in to work the same.

So, yes, you can do what you're saying you can't do with XF pages, although it may be more difficult than with the other, far more expensive, software.