Forum Icons ( MyLs1 Style )

[christian8a]

This is a mod alot of people wanted me to release so here it is.

What it does: It displays an icon for each forum.

Demo: http://www.myls1.com

########## INSTALL ##########

Admin CP >> Styles & Templates >> Edit Templates >> Forum Home Templates >> forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

Find:

<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" /></td>
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

Add underneat:

<div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt=""/></div>

########## / INSTALL ##########

Now the deal is that you have your own icons and you have to name each file with the number of the id of each forum.

So you go to Forums & Moderators >> Forum Manager

And click on any child forum (not subforum), for example in our case New Members, and look at the top for the Forum id... then you rename the .gif file with the number of the forum id, like: 2.gif

Upload them onto the images / statusicons folder

Now that file will display on that forum, and you go like that for each forum you have.

I have uploaded a PSD file for you to use if you need to make your own.
Is a 40 x 40 px file.

Enjoy!
Ask if you have any question.

[SEOvB]

Couldn't you also enter your code into the forum description to get the same effect but with greater control over name conventions of the icons (and one less template edit)

(same result just different method i beleive)

[christian8a]

Not sure...

[Darkgardevoir]

hi anyone this but in status icon? for 3.7.3

[omsa]

Yes, you can add the HTML in the name of the forum in the forum manager, but you quickly run into a problem with the amount of available characters that you can type in the forum name block. You may get the image to dislpay, but it may not display the full name of your forum. So in that case, you may have to design individual buttons for each forum...not something I would care to do.

[omsa]

I tried adding this to my site, but it doesn't appear to be working. I am running 3.7.3 PL1.

[omsa]

OK, I am very happy, I got this to work after I cleared up a brain fart I managed to self induce! :mad: Thank you very much. :D

My next question is.... how do I get the name of my forum to be centered in the box now and not along the top....

[sensimilla]

I second this.. Worked like a charm but how to make it centered with forum name?

[christian8a]

I second this.. Worked like a charm but how to make it centered with forum name?

What do you mean...

[RobbieZ]

Sweet. at last a 3.7 version

[sensimilla]

What do you mean...

The text is now on top of image, i would like to have it centered as image attached.

TIA

[alianalyssasmom]

i'm very new and very confused, i just inherited the board and dont know much of what i am doing yet

i did that, but nothing shows up, however i am not sure where this folder you say to upload them is......???

the only upload for images i can find is the smilies i can upload an image that way.

so can anyone take the time to walk a new "slow" person through this?
:)

[christian8a]

The text is now on top of image, i would like to have it centered as image attached.

TIA

That is weird, I didnt do any other modification and it shows besides the pic not on top :confused:

i'm very new and very confused, i just inherited the board and dont know much of what i am doing yet

i did that, but nothing shows up, however i am not sure where this folder you say to upload them is......???

the only upload for images i can find is the smilies i can upload an image that way.

so can anyone take the time to walk a new "slow" person through this?
:)

you upload the images to the folder images / statusicons
each image named as each forum id with a .gif extention

[christian8a]

hi anyone this but in status icon? for 3.7.3

I will get this upgraded for 3.8 soon

[salman22]

Thank you deserve Evaluation

[sensimilla]

That is weird, I didnt do any other modification and it shows besides the pic not on top :confused:



It's besides but not centered.. Look closer at my attachment and your forum to get the difference :)

[christian8a]

It's besides but not centered.. Look closer at my attachment and your forum to get the difference :)

Oh i get it, I tought on my site was vertical aligned also. I see what you want but I dont know, try adding <div valign="middle" to the <div that holds the forums link / description...

[Eneswar]

Oh i get it, I tought on my site was vertical aligned also. I see what you want but I dont know, try adding <div valign="middle" to the <div that holds the forums link / description...


If you mean like this:

<div valign="middle" style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt=""/></div>

then no its not working :(

[BennehSmK]

Is there a way to do this where the image appears where the forumnew.gif or forumold.gif is displayed? Would also want this to work on subforums...

[Eneswar]

So you cant make the text come to middle or?

[merk_aus]

i to would prefer this where the forumold and forumnew pics are - does anyone have any screenshots of this in action?

[christian8a]

I wonder how now... it should be easy but I havent had time to try it, sorry. It will align the whole forum information , time, last post and views though but if thats what you want, try adding that valign="middle" to its first table, if not the first division

[oferelijah]

i use 2 Styles in my site

one for some categories
and one for diffrent category

i tried to use this mod for the stand alone category and it dont work for me

EDIT:

SOLVED

if you want to set an icon for a single category shown on a diffrent link you shuld add the code

to "forumhome_forumbit_level1_post" template

[johnlittle]

I wonder how now... it should be easy but I havent had time to try it, sorry. It will align the whole forum information , time, last post and views though but if thats what you want, try adding that valign="middle" to its first table, if not the first division

may i have your permission to use some of your set icon at your forums? gosh i really love your forum icon gee sorry

[24hourForum.com]

thanks for sharing the code, unfortunately your 101 is not much of a help.. i spend the last hour trying to figure out how your code works!

it does not work

<div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/585.gif" alt=""/></div>

when i use the code, the pic shows up on all forums... how do you assign it to the forum id?

[christian8a]

thanks for sharing the code, unfortunately your 101 is not much of a help.. i spend the last hour trying to figure out how your code works!

it does not work

<div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/585.gif" alt=""/></div>

when i use the code, the pic shows up on all forums... how do you assign it to the forum id?

That is not what the code is. If you add that image of course it will ad to all forums.

Put the exact code as it is, and then rename each picture to its forum id, dont rename the code with the image name.

[24hourForum.com]

That is not what the code is. If you add that image of course it will ad to all forums.

Put the exact code as it is, and then rename each picture to its forum id, dont rename the code with the image name.

that works, thank you sir!

my other question is, how can i centre the text with the pic?

[christian8a]

that works, thank you sir!

my other question is, how can i centre the text with the pic?

That is what somebody else asked too, and I tried but I didnt figure out how to be honest. It should be simple but I couldnt. Thats whyI tried to make my images the size of the Forum font and information.

[24hourForum.com]

i could not figure it out either, so i just added more descriptions! Thanks

[PKRWUD]

Just a suggestion. Rather than instructing that your code be installed underneath:

<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>


You might want to say to install above:

<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>

I only suggest this because doing it your way created a problem for me because I have a hack installed there already that changes the background color of each forum listing with a mouseover. I installed it a long time ago, and didn't recognize it at first, so it took some playing around to figure out the problem.

Just a thought.

[Gladhatter]

Not sure if the folks that said something about the files and text not showing up centered or what ever holds water but I think you have the very code that I have spent a fortune to get and still have not got till now. We will see if this fixes my problem.

Thank you

Charlie

[Gladhatter]

This man deserves top ratings and is a complete life saver!!! Donation made to your paypal fund and many thanks for the fine code that saved my butt and made every thing I ever dreamed of possible and saved me 100's in ( so called) coder fees that did nothing that would do this.

[Noosphere]

Disregard.

[Noosphere]

Have triple-checked every step and think I have it as the instructions say.

Getting this however:

http://www.thenoosphere.com/Om/Images/IndexPics.gif

Can anybody help?

[Gladhatter]

Have triple-checked every step and think I have it as the instructions say.

Getting this however:



Can anybody help?

I am a little confused on what your issue is. You wanting to up size some gifs on this site????

You wish to get your text aligned or ????

These are all coding issues. I have addressed some of them at our fourm and plan to make the forum gifs larger soon and not sure if that is your desire or exactly what you wish to do.

What I am sure of is that unless you are a low to mid range PHP programmer or choose to employ one or get one for free, I do not see you having a lot of success.

Again not sure what you see your problems to be as I am not sure you are clear on them but the issues I see as problems are corrected programically.

Get a fair coder and its a few minutes work. Get a lamer and its a nightmare. Try it your self and its a night mare from hell and you could mow lawns in the time it takes you trying to fix it and pay a coder in an emerging economy that could stand the employment and you end up with a good deal as well.

Pick a bad one and see above.

Would you care to make your problem clear again please?

[Noosphere]

I'll try to be clearer.

1. Per the instructions, I created and uploaded 40x40 gif's to my images/statusicon folder, and renamed them with each of my forum id's. Here's a sample:

http://www.thenoosphere.com/images/statusicon/2.gif


2. Per the instructions, I pasted the code provided into my forumhome_forumbit_level2_post template as follows:

<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" /></td>
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

<div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt=""/></div>

<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
<if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
</div>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
<td class="alt1" align="center">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt2" align="center">$forum[replycount]</td>
<td class="alt2" align="center">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
$childforumbits


3. Instead of the new gif's displaying on my forum index, I am getting this:

http://www.thenoosphere.com/Om/Images/Error.gif

If I made an error at some point in the process, I was hopeful someone with a little bit more experience than I have would be so kind as to point it out to me. It was not my intent to contribute to the problems with our economy, just to take advantage of what looks like a great mod for my website.

[Gladhatter]

If you right click on the image place holder that is associated with forum id2 and choose properties, does it show that that reads http://www.thenoosphere.com/images/statusicon/2.gif ?

If so what is the chmod on that directory or the main or levels of directoies above it or the actual gifs?

[Noosphere]

If you right click on the image place holder that is associated with forum id2 and choose properties, does it show that that reads http://www.thenoosphere.com/images/statusicon/2.gif ?
Yes.

If so what is the chmod on that directory or the main or levels of directoies above it or the actual gifs?
Afraid this is where you lose me. Not experienced enough yet to speak chmod. Looks like I'll need to either read up myself, or do my part to boost the economy. :cool:

[Gladhatter]

When you boost it insist the coder teach you how they get from A to B. I started out wish similar but not all the problems you had and 10 minutes or so 3 times and the coder had it all working correctly.

[Noosphere]

Well, a quick read-up on chmod and I was able to figure it out. Think I have it now.

Thanks for your help.

[Gladhatter]

Have you done a hard refresh? can you give the link to yoru forum?

[Gladhatter]

Well, a quick read-up on chmod and I was able to figure it out. Think I have it now.

Thanks for your help.


most welcome if it helps but best lesson is how good questions get the best answers.

[Noosphere]

Or, as in this case ... physician, heal thyself. :)

[Gladhatter]

Or, as in this case ... physician, heal thyself. :)

I expect the more proper analogy was that a good dianosis was that once you stated your symptoms instead of you was having a heart attack that it became more appearnt that you only needed rolaids and not a doctor.

Folks looking for help need to learn to post meaningful post asking for it and they will find they get better help due to it.

[Noosphere]

In case anyone's interested (either in a happy ending or further busting my chops) ...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/02/109.jpg

Kudos to the author of this mod. Many thanks.

[Gladhatter]

I am interested in chop busting that ends with a happy ending when no other method gets the job done.

Congrats on a happy ending here.

[Noosphere]

I see. In addition to pointing out the false dichotomy between the eventual achievement of said happy ending and there being "no other method" to "get the job done," I accept your sincere congratulations and thank you for nudging me to figure it out for myself. I am more learned today as a result.

With that, I am done. Please feel free to claim the last word.

[Gladhatter]

Word! Actually no falsity to it just a trasendsition you made from user to coder and thus became one and same and removed what was once falsely considered to be false but now is true.

The pleasure is all Ours. Yours, mine and the community for we have most all grown in the exchange and you the better off for it.

Now the floor is yours for your final new enlightment and acknowledgement of it.

[superthang]

is this work with 3.8 yet?

[Gladhatter]

Works pefectly with 3.80- 3.81 NEVER stopped working.

[daggz]

Firstly I love this mod, I applied it to the forum as per your instructions and It works flawlessly
kudos!

just a quick one, any way to make the image the hyperlink for the Thread, I have been inundated by requests for this?

[Gladhatter]

Firstly I love this mod, I applied it to the forum as per your instructions and It works flawlessly
kudos!

just a quick one, any way to make the image the hyperlink for the Thread, I have been inundated by requests for this?

I am not a coder but the answer is that any elementary coder can do this for you and any image can be made to launch a hyperlink of your choosing.

[private_ale]

just a quick one, any way to make the image the hyperlink for the Thread, I have been inundated by requests for this?

I assume you want the image to link to the latest post for that forum?
Try this:

<div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=newpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]" style="white-space:nowrap" title="<phrase 1="$lastpostinfo[lastthread]">$vbphrase[go_first_unread_in_thread_x]</phrase>">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;</div>[EDIT]:
After rereading your post, you might have wanted the image to actually just link to the forum, If so then use this:
<div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;</div>:up:

[daggz]

Thank you so much this is so sweet

[CapitanoN6]

why only 40x40 px???????

[CapitanoN6]

run on 3.8?

[dmarks83]

Ok so im having trouble getting this mod to work. here is what i have in:

forumhome_forumbit_level2_post:

<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" /><div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt=""/></div>
<div></td>
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
<if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
</div>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
$childforumbits

I have added a image called 8.gif to the directory > images/statusicon/ yet it still doesnt show

www.berry365.com is the site im trying to get this to work on

any help appreciated

[Feanor_87]

<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" /></td>
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

<div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt=""/></div>

<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
<if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
</div>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
<td class="alt1" align="center">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt2" align="center">$forum[replycount]</td>
<td class="alt2" align="center">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
$childforumbits

Same here, it doesn't seem to work for custom templates :| Only the default vBulletin template

[dmarks83]

that is a bit of a bummer if it doesnt work for custom templates.... $20 via paypal to anyone who can get it working on my site.

email me daniel.marks@berry365.com

Danny

[dmarks83]

OK so i fixed this and this is how. I was putting the images in the wrong folder... i was putting them in the default images >> status icons folder.... If you are using a template remember to drop the images in the relevent status icon folder for that template in my case that was located here:

forum/images/sentosa/statusicon/xx.gif

Also i placed the code in a slightly different place than what was suggested by the OP. I have highlighted where i put it in red. Hope this helps!

<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" />
<div></td>
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]"><div style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forumid.gif" alt=""/></div>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
<if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
</div>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
$childforumbits

[Feanor_87]

^Yep, that fixed the problem

If you're using a custom skin just put it in the "statusicon" folder that came with the skin

[kisanjong]

Tagged - Great mod, i would like to see this for vb4 - Please :D