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In order to remove the What's new tab from the forum's navigation menu open your vBulletin admin panel-> Styles & Templates->Style Manager->Edit Template->Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates->navbar. Remove the following code from it:

<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['selectednavtab'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'search'">
< vb:if condition="$show['member']">
< li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBFor um_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
< ul class="floatcontainer">
< li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBFor um_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>
< li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBFor um_SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase new_group_messages_nav}</a></li>
< li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBFor um_Event">{vb:rawphrase new_events_nav}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getnew_menu}
< li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
< /ul>
< /li>
< vb:else />
< li class="selected"><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBF orum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a>
< ul class="floatcontainer">
< li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBF orum_Post">{vb:rawphrase todays_posts}</a></li>
< li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBF orum_SocialGroupMessage">{vb:rawphrase daily_group_message}</a></li>
< li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBF orum_Event">{vb:rawphrase daily_events}</a></li>
{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_getdaily_menu}
< li><a href="forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread">{vb:rawphrase mark_forums_read}</a></li>
< /ul>
< /li>
< /vb:if>
< vb:elseif condition="$show['member']" />
< li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBFor um_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
< vb:else />
< li><a class="navtab" href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getdaily&amp;contenttype=vBF orum_Post" accesskey="2">{vb:rawphrase getnew_tab}</a></li>
< /vb:if>

Save the modification and the What's new button will be removed from your vBulletin navigation menu.