OJS 2.3.5 generic plugin: NavBar hook problem

[smcphill]

System details: OJS 2.3.5 on linux using mysql 5.1, apache2.2, php 5.3.2

I'm in the process of writing a generic plugin that needs to add a nav menu item. I'm using the "Templates::Common::Header::Navbar::CurrentJournal" hook to get the job done.

The problem is that my added menu item only shows up on the "Plugin Management" page </index.php/test/manager/plugins>, or (rather curiously) the list of generic plugins </index.php/test/manager/plugins/generic>.

It doesn't show on any other journal page.

I've stripped everything else out of the plugin in an attempt to figure out what's going wrong, but haven't made much progress. Can anyone give me some tips on what I might be doing wrong? I've attached the nav link code i'm using in a dummy plugin for reference; it's so simple I'm really not sure what could go wrong

I've had a look at some existing generic plugins (thesis abstracts, books for review) and I can't see anything different in them...

[smcphill]

I'll keep this for other fools who make the same mistake I did

pro tip: run

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php tools/upgrade.php upgrade

after copying a plugin into the plugin dir. Or use the install page (which i guess does the same thing)

[ashahid]

Hi Everyone!

I am newbie to OJS plugin development;

I have added a link in header menu using a plugin. The problem I am facing is that I can see the link in menu items when I am on System Plugin page but cannot see that item when I am on user home or somewhere else.

Dear smcphil, I tried your solution, It worked on my local machine but on live it did not. I have executed the script with the help of cron job but no luck.

Can anyone please help me on this?

Thanks,
Shahid