vB Category Icons

[Logikos]

vB Category Icons
www.vBHackers.com

Updates

None At this Moment


Future Plans
Being able to upload the icon via the admincp. (not guaranteed)



What this does
This will allow you to setup a icon to display by the title of each forum you have. The look of the icon depends on how you want to set it up in the templates. This will work for all levels of sub-forums.


To do list...

Time to install: 5-10 minutes
Queries to run: 1
File Mods: 1

/admincp/forum.php


Templates to edit: 0
Templates to add: 0
New Phrases: 1


Please read carefully and make all the necessary changes as stated. This is will work if installed properly.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACKUP BEFORE YOU BEGIN! If you like this hack

Click It
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/ (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=70365)

Help & Support
Before asking for support Please make sure you have done all necessary changes! If you still need support please post a reply here.

Please post bugs and errors here. Hope you like, feedback welcomed.

[GamerJunk.net]

Good job! Installed :)

[Logikos]

Thank you ^^

[vBTotal]

*Installs*

Nice hack, been looking for something similar to this very nice :)

[Logikos]

*Installs*

Nice hack, been looking for something similar to this very nice :)
Hmm, Thanks. Could you click the install button? Thanks! ^^

[Silverdawn222]

Is there a board you could link to for a demonstration? Though I get the purpose for this hack, and I see the screenshot, I'd like to see it used across a board.

[Logikos]

Is there a board you could link to for a demonstration? Though I get the purpose for this hack, and I see the screenshot, I'd like to see it used across a board.
www.vbhacks.us

[Lionel]

why would that tell me
WHERE forumid=17
mysql error: Unknown column 'forumhomeicon' in 'field list'

you forgot to include the alter db in instructions

[Logikos]

Run this query


ALTER TABLE forum ADD (
forumhomeicon VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
)


Instructions updated

[AnhTuanCool]

Uploaded the wrong installation txt file Live Wire, Rss Feed on forumhome page. :ermm:

[Logikos]

Grrr, lol i just woke up, sorry lol. Rereupload the file again. Lets try this again kenny. ^^

[cinq]

There is already such a hack available , been using it for quite some time :)

[Logikos]

I released this hack some time ago, but i had it deleted. But i have decided to bring it back, if your not talking about this hack. Then which would you be refering to?

[AnhTuanCool]

The one without query to run and file to edit.

I can release it but without file to edit then it's not hack any more :p

[Logikos]

I know how to do this via templates, but it much more orginized when the control is right there in your admincp, so much esier to edit and add new ones, ect...

Just a personal prefrence of mine, that i wanted to share. :)

[HiDeo]

Good job thanks

[AnhTuanCool]

No problem Live Wire :)

About your hack, I think it needs a bit more detail about where to place the $forum[forumhomeicon] ;)

[Silverdawn222]

www.vbhacks.us

Cheers, Live Wire! Great hack.

[turkforum]

<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114545&highlight=images%2Fforum_pics%2F" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...Fforum_pics%2F</a>

I guess this si the same as this post why take the risk of running queries at the database

Nice hack anyway

[Logikos]

This hack does not run queries at the database to grab the icon. I've installed a clean default vBulletin version 3.0.3 on my localhost, and there are 9 queries executed when going to the forumhome.

After installing my hack there are still only 9 queries executed when showing the forumhome, and you can have 100 forums with 100 icons, and no addtional queries are executed. The diffrence between that one and my, besides the fact that his is a template mod, mine makes it much more more orginized, and easy to get to.

But we're in a world of choice.... ^^

[deb0]

I am stuck halfway thru the hack instructions. I don't know where to add the last instruction part- I am a newbie:

Add $forum[forumhomeicon] in your forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
to display on all your forums, and sub forums.
================================================== =====

[Logikos]

The $forum[forumhomeicon] will call the image being used.

$forum[forumhomeicon] = <img></img>

So you would place $forum[forumhomeicon] in those 2 templates to show the icon.

[deb0]

thx Live for the quick response. I know what it's for, but I don't have a clue where in those templates it should go. Here is my _level1post:


------------------------------------
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
<td>
<div>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$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]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody>
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>

[svtsnake01]

thx Live for the quick response. I know what it's for, but I don't have a clue where in those templates it should go. Here is my _level1post:


------------------------------------
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
<td>
<div>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$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]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody>
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>

I'd like to use this but I would want some limitations.

I want my users to either use this, or use a text signature.

I do not want them to be able to use the IMG tags to retrieve their signature from else where. I am tired of the HUGE sig images. With it done this way, I can control the image size.

[Logikos]

thx Live for the quick response. I know what it's for, but I don't have a clue where in those templates it should go. Here is my _level1post



<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
<td>
<div>
$forum[forumhomeicon]
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$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]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody>
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>


Use that and you will get the idea...

[Logikos]

I'd like to use this but I would want some limitations.

I want my users to either use this, or use a text signature.

I do not want them to be able to use the IMG tags to retrieve their signature from else where. I am tired of the HUGE sig images. With it done this way, I can control the image size.

What are you talking about? This is a hack for Icons on your categorys...

[svtsnake01]

What are you talking about? This is a hack for Icons on your categorys...

Opps, I had way to many windows open at once. Disregard

[deb0]

thanks live, great hack.

[Blackbeard]

http://learnall/image/intros.gif Members Introduction
Must introduce yourself before being allowed into the rest of the forum.

this is whats being displayed what have i done wrong

[Blackbeard]

<img scr="images/homeicon/intros.gif" border="0" />

is what iam putting in

i just get a image square box with colour shapes inside inside, not my image

[marcel-ea]

me to the same problem

[Logikos]

There must be an error with your urls, try adding.

<img scr="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/images/homeicon/intros.gif" border="0" />


The full url and see if it shows, working fine for me.

[TheWolverine]

I'm having the same problem. The image is not showing up. I've tried both the full url and the relative one and the result is the same. Any other suggestions?

The Wolverine :D

[cecilBergwin]

Nice addon thank you, just installed temp version and it looked great, ill now go ahead with full update.

Cheers.

[Wayne2k1.com]

There must be an error with your urls, try adding.

<img scr="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/images/homeicon/intros.gif" border="0" />


The full url and see if it shows, working fine for me.

img S-R-C, not S-C-R :)


<img src="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/images/homeicon/intros.gif" border="0" />

[Logikos]

Good eye wayne ;)

[N8]

Awesome hack, thanks Live Wire!

/me installs

[camikazi2k]

why mine is not showing in a seperate cell like your site is showing, its just next to the forum name text

[Logikos]

why mine is not showing in a seperate cell like your site is showing, its just next to the forum name text
i did that with alittle HTML.

[pauloo]

Thank you !

But I need your help.
My img isn't center.
I want in center ( see screen demo ) here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=21102)

My template level2 is:


<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
<div>
$forum[forumhomeicon]
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$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>

<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=$forum[forumid]">$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>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</div>
</td>
<td class="alt1" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
<td class="alt2">$forum[threadcount]</td>
<td class="alt1">$forum[replycount]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="alt2"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
</if>
</tr>
$childforumbits

Thank you
(ps: sorry for my english)

[Fibe]

i did that with alittle HTML.


How ?

And many thanks, great hack !

[kadafi_alive]

Hi, I've a question.

Will this hack automatically resize the icons or do you've to specifically choose icons from the same sizes?

[blkatt57]

I am a newbie here and have what may seem like a dumb question.

I understand how to do everything in the directions except - "run query."

Please inform.

Thanks.

[blkatt57]

Figured it out.

Thanx.

[Suzie]

never mind I figured it out. :nervous:

[quanvo81]

How ?

And many thanks, great hack !
If you want a spacer between your Text and the Forum Icon, you need to add a little HTML right after the code <img scr="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/images/homeicon/intros.gif" align="left"> in the Category Icon by this : <img src="spacer.gif" width="7" height="60" align="left">
Notice : try to reduce the icon image path length, something like <img src="images/homeicon/intros.gif" align="left"><img src="spacer.gif" width="7" height="60" align="left">, so it will be able to fit in the Category Icon Field , adjust the height of the spacer with the length of your forum description so all the text will be seperated with the icon. You don't need the spacer image .
Good luck

[kadafi_alive]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to reverse the SQL query of this hack.

It's

ALTER TABLE forum ADD (
forumhomeicon VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
)

And I un-installed the hack

Thanks in advance

[Mechanical Mind]

I added images to my forum titles by simply doing template mods found in this thread at vB.com:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114545&highlight=image+next+to+forum+title

[yoyoyoyo]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to reverse the SQL query of this hack.

It's

ALTER TABLE forum ADD (
forumhomeicon VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
)

And I un-installed the hack

Thanks in advance

assuming that the "forumhomeicon" is not containing any needed info:

ALTER TABLE `forum` DROP `forumhomeicon`;

[quanvo81]

I added images to my forum titles by simply doing template mods found in this thread at vB.com:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114545&highlight=image+next+to+forum+title

Live Wire Hack is much much more organized, like he said, you are in the world of choice . :banana:

[Mechanical Mind]

Live Wire Hack is much much more organized, like he said, you are in the world of choice . :banana:

I'm kind of a newbie... How is it more organized? If it is better in some way, I would probably install it.

Just curious...

[ChrisBaktis]

Can we add the images on the Forum Home page?

[Dan]

I have a question... does this let us select them for only certain ones? or does this do it for all of them so each one has to have one?

[johnnyb]

I have a question... does this let us select them for only certain ones? or does this do it for all of them so each one has to have one?

Bump, I need to know the same thing.

Thanks.

[Logikos]

Bump, I need to know the same thing.

Thanks.
lets you select it for any forum you want.

[sitka]

where in the admincp ??? I don't see it

i figured it out. :rolleyes:

[xBhp]

:surprised: i have completed all the steps except this one :

================================================== =====
Add $forum[forumhomeicon] in your forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
to display on all your forums, and sub forums.
================================================== =====

what does this mean?

regards :ermm:

[Logikos]

Add $forum[forumhomeicon] in your forumhome_forumbit_level1_post template and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post template to display on all your forums, and sub forums.

[quanvo81]

My other styles work so fine when I edited the forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
But with my most favourite style I can't make it work because my forumhome_forumbit_level1_post look like this and it's so difference to other templates.
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="30"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td width="9"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
<td width="100%" align="left">
<div>
$forum[forumhomeicon]
<if condition="$forum[link] != ''"><a style="float:$stylevar[right]; padding-top: 9px;" href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/link_home.gif" alt="Jump to $forum[title]" border="0" /></a><else /><a style="float:$stylevar[right]; padding-top: 9px;" href="#top" onClick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_lastpost.gif" alt="Last post information" border="0" /></a><a style="float:$stylevar[right]; padding-top: 9px;" href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=lastpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/lastpost_home.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_to_last_post]" border="0" /></a></if><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=$forum[forumid]">$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>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
<if condition="$forum[link] != ''"><else /><div>$forum[lastpostinfo]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>

<td class="alt2"><div style="color: #496690; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 6px; font-family: Tahoma;"><b>$forum[threadcount]</b></div></td>
<td class="alt1"><div style="color: #496690; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 6px; font-family: Tahoma;"><b>$forum[replycount]</b></div></td>

</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody>
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>
The icons still don't show up. Is there nay suggestion? :disappointed:

[p h o e n i x x]

I tried to run the query but it came up with an error. Where should i run the query I tried to do it in Import and Maintenance

An error occurred while attempting to execute your query. The following information was returned.
error number: 1146
error desc: Table 'poke-mag_vbb.forum' doesn't exist

- PX

[Flow Fusion]

I also noticed this doesn't work in all styles any idea where else to work on that?

[AlexUK]

Hi there, Installed this hack and double checked all steps again and again and the icons dont show at all?
Can anyone help me with this?
I tought it was easy.

[Flow Fusion]

Sure hit me up on Yahoo. flow_fusion

[AlexUK]

Still have the same problem, no images show at all.
All the steps have been done correctly and I only have 1 syle in my forums.
Any help?

[rjordan]

Did you make the changes in your templates to actually show the images? There are no specific instructions on exactly WHERE to put them in, so you need to know how to do a little on-your-own template changing.

[AlexUK]

Yeah I played around an no luck at all. :(

[rjordan]

Here is what I put together on my site...

In forumhome_forumbit_level1_post:

Find:
<td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
<td>
Add below this:
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="20" align="center" valign="top">
$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
<td>
Then find:
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
Add below this:
</td>
</tr>
</table>
In forumhome_forumbit_level2_post:

Find:
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
Add below this:
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="20" align="center" valign="top">
$forum[forumhomeicon]
</td>
<td>
Then find:
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
Add below this:
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Naturally, change the table width (shown as 20 above) to the width you want. Note that if you do not have a category icon, this will put a blank space in front of each category. I think i tlooks better than having categories shifting back and forth, but that is just me. Hope this helps!

[AlexUK]

Thanks a lot, I will try this.

[AlexUK]

It failed to work again, I am really frustated with this now.
I tried different ways and the forums dont show up any images.

[rjordan]

Check your PM.

[Flow Fusion]

PM me also please. I have a few skins I want this on.

[rjordan]

What I have above did not for you work, Flow?

[Flow Fusion]

It works on some of the skins but not all of them.

use this name to log in

alchemist
pw 999999

[snake-boy]

Just installed this into 3.0.7 and the image does not appear :( This WAS working in my 3.0.3 that I just upgraded from.

Does anyone know how I can get the image to appear?

-snake-boy

[Allan]

work on 3.0.7, thanks ;)

[am-fs]

Great Hack :up:

I do have a question? where do i do this?
it works just dont have the tilte next to the option
thanks

================================================== =====
Add phrase:
================================================== =====
Phrase Type: Global
Varname: forum_home_icon
Text: Category Icon
================================================== =====-

[Logikos]

In the ACP you click on phrase manager, then add new phrase.

[am-fs]

Thank you .........Sir

:up:

[Logikos]

Np ;)

[teedizz]

can you please let me know how to put the catagory name & description to the right of the icon? when i installed this hack & tried this hack it shows up klike the first picture below but i want it to look like the second picture....how is this possible to do? thanks for any info.

http://users.adelphia.net/~teedow23/1.JPG

http://users.adelphia.net/~teedow23/2.JPG

[owner]

OK just instelld this ... but i dnt know where the place the code in the template ? .... cause i did at the bottom and the img shows up way at the top ... help help

[teedizz]

can someone please give some input on my question...thx

[Logikos]

Open Template "forumhome_forumbit_level2_post" and replace it with this:


<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
<table>
<tr>
<td width="1">$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
<td>
<div>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$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]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$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


Its just basic HTML.

[sensimilla]

thanks Live Wire , its a great hack and more stable than others of that kind..

[teedizz]

thx bro...worked perfect ;)

[teedizz]

Edit: Actually I just noticed that if a catagory has a description then everything lines up perfect but for instance if it doesnt have a dscription then the sub-forums line up all crazy. I posted a example pic of one with & one without a description.....can you tell me how to line everything up even if it doesnt have a description. Thx bro


http://users.adelphia.net/~teedow23/untitled.JPG

[Logikos]

Weird, works just fine on my test forums. You do any other editing other then what i said?

[teedizz]

Nothing at all bro. I dont know how to code so I havent touched a thing. I just copied & pasted what you said that I should do in the forumhome_forumbit_level2_post.

[Logikos]

K, let me see if i can fix this. btw, while your waiting. Could you ummm, click the install button? ;) thanks.

[vakvak]

thank:)

[kobescoresagain]

A quick question, I installed you hack, and clicked install, I got it working and everything. When I downloaded it I thought it did something else, it doesn't but I find this as useful. The question that I had is could you tell me how to change it so that I could use this as the forum new thread or no new thread icon? So it shows up on the very left? I would find this very useful and think it could be change easily. The best thing I oculd think of is if I could do what you did plus what I would want to do. I think I would just have to add another phrase, and put the equivalent $forum[forumhomeicon] in the right area. You could do a couple different ones each forum and make multiple phrases, with the image you want ot show up.

What I was planning to do was to take the logo of the major sports leagues, When their is a new post I would make them regular, when no new posts, they would look the same, but faded.

Thanks alot

[Borgs8472]

This hack doesn't seem to be compatibly with forums arranged in columns hack :(

[sross]

i got it looking ok in firefox but in IE6 it explodes my table, any ideas why. you can see it here: http://www.itburnouts.com/forum.php

here is my level 1 code:


</table>
<div style="padding:2px 0px 5px 0px;"></div>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"></a>
$forum[forumhomeicon]
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" align=
center">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td width="45" class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td width="45" class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$childforumbits
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" style="padding: 0;" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="1" height="8" /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>

[Logikos]

I have no idea why it's doing that. From what i see you have coded it correctly...

[The Avatar]

Just installed it, and I likes it very much :)

[Logikos]

Thanks, glad this hack very usefull :)

[Yukino_AE]

ok issue. everytime i try to run the querry i get this:

Error
SQL query:

ALTER TABLE forum ADD (

forumhomeicon VARCHAR( 200 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
)
MySQL said:

#1146 - Table 'aex4.forum' doesn't exist

do i have to change the forum part to vb3_forum?

nevermind i answered my own question. lol the answer is yes. so i guess anyone installing this that has a prefix for their forum in the db needs to tye that in into the query.

for example i use vb3_ as a prefix so to make this query work i had to run

ALTER TABLE vb3_forum ADD (

forumhomeicon VARCHAR( 200 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
)

just thought i'd point that out for others cuz it wasn't in the intructions and i'm a n00b at installing hacks and stuff. ^_^

[Yukino_AE]

A quick question, I installed you hack, and clicked install, I got it working and everything. When I downloaded it I thought it did something else, it doesn't but I find this as useful. The question that I had is could you tell me how to change it so that I could use this as the forum new thread or no new thread icon? So it shows up on the very left? I would find this very useful and think it could be change easily. The best thing I oculd think of is if I could do what you did plus what I would want to do. I think I would just have to add another phrase, and put the equivalent $forum[forumhomeicon] in the right area. You could do a couple different ones each forum and make multiple phrases, with the image you want ot show up.

What I was planning to do was to take the logo of the major sports leagues, When their is a new post I would make them regular, when no new posts, they would look the same, but faded.

Thanks alot


I'd also like a way to be able to do this with the forum new thread no new thread? anyone know how?

[digitalSite]

Quick question: where do I put the <img src=blah blah> HTML code?

Thanks :)

[Logikos]

In the admincp. See screenshot. :)

[Borgs8472]

^ ^
hey live wire, could you make it so the admincp only needs an image path, not a whole <img scr= business?

Or does that allow you more flexibility, if so, how have you used that to your advantage?

[digitalSite]

In the admincp. See screenshot. :)

LOL, thanks...I didn't see that option when I went to edit the forum, which is why I asked. If I would have uploaded the forum.php file I edited, maybe I would have seen it sooner :)

Thank you! (I pressed install :D)

[Logikos]

Glad you figured it out :)

[digitalSite]

Glad you figured it out :)

Umm, sorry to bother again...I uploaded forum.php and i added the <img> tag to all the forums, but when i go to the forum, they are not showing up. I am using vB 3.0.9...any ideas on what I could be doing wrong?

[Logikos]

Did you edit the template? Please read the directions carefully. $forum[forumhomeicon] holds the <img> info...

[digitalSite]

I followed what rjordan did (Post #67 on this thread)...hmm, I will check this again.

[digitalSite]

I figured it out!

When editing the forums in the FORUM MANAGER in my ADMINCP, this is what I had as the URL for the icon:

<img src="/images/pics/book.gif" border="0">

Then when I changed this to the following:

<img src="images/pics/book.gif" border="0">

And NOW it works! The thing to note here is the forward slash "/" I had added in front of the word "images" - this is what caused my images to show up as empty spaces in front of my forum titles.

Thanks!

[mfy2a]

i can't download this hack, i have no privilege.
i have a licence on vbulletin.com
pleaz help

(sorry for my english, i'm french ^^)

[Logikos]

If you able to post in this section then you should be able to download, otherwise create a new thread in the site feedback section.

[Inferno Dragon]

nice small modifiction :) I will use it on my upcoming forum!