you need to edit
Forum Home Template > forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
look for...
<strong>$forum[title]</strong>
add before...
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/$forum[forumid].gif" align="absbottom" alt="" border="0" />

then upload the gifs to buttons folder (mine is under ~forum/images/themename/buttons/)
the filenames should match the forum id's(e.g 1.gif, 2.gif,..)

i only wanted 3 icons on my forums so the rest of the images i uploaded are just 1x1 blank gifs or spacers.

www.questlife.net/forum check Console Gaming
i added them yesterday after seeing Deska's post about golpo.net lol so thanks i guess :)

thanks a lot man... i really dont have word to explain. i was looking help on this from last 3 week and u helped me out. thanks a lot again :) god bless you :)

Hi,

I'm having problems, can't get this mod to work :(



screenshot attached

Hi,

Did you replace
with my code....

try the other option in my installation post.

Replace:
with my code instead.

Thanks Adrian,

It was a copy/paste problem.


IT IS WORKING NOW!!!

:D :D :D

So, when you specify an icon with this hack, the icon doesn't change to another specified icon when there are new posts, when it's locked, etc.?

If that's the case, how can you tell if there are new posts, if the icon doesn't change? I noticed someone requested this a few posts up. I agree. That would be an awesome addition, and would make this an absolutely perfect hack.

Installation
Import product-catagoryicons.xml (It should make the needed Mysql tables too)
Go to Options > Catagory Icons to enable the mod'.

Where do we import this xml? Sorry, i'm new to this.

Download the atachment.
Login, into your vBulletin Admin Panel.

Go to Plugins and Products > Manage Products.
Click [Add/Import Product]

Click Browse, then Import. :)

Adrian

Hi!
This mod can run with 3.6.0? i like install!
:D

installed

version 3.62 and worked fine.

Thanks!!!:rolleyes:

working

hello,
sorry the newbbie question... but the hack works in 'categories'?
if I understand the mod works displying new gifs in forum that was working like forums only.
tks
beduino

Does anyone know why the icons don't update based on status on the top-level forum homepage?

Does this work with topics as well? I tried but no luck with topics but it does work with the forums..

noticed its pushing all mine out of alignment on the index....all the images are the same size as well

weird

Yup, the mod actually should be called "Forum Icons".

tks jyajay.
i'm looking for a mod/hack that include gifs in categories.
All the best
beduino

Just place the images into your description and position them with CSS

That is what I did for my forum images: www.patientenfragen.net ;)


About this hack, I realy would like to use it, but I would at least need new_post and no_new_post to be able to be specified.

StarBuG

Great hack!
I like the Catagory Icons!

Thanks.

this hack can work on 3.5?

Ignore: got it all working:D

thx alot

Is there anyway to get it so that you can have a different image, or decolorize the image when there are no new posts?

Hello StarBug!
tks for your answer. I will try ;) But how can I setup using CSS?? I see your forum and you did in right. I want in left corner....
All the best
beduino

Does this work on 3.6.3? I got a database error when I tried to install it.

Also, what database table does this hack modify?

Installed an works pretty good on vB 3.6.3 ;).
Do you think you can do something to have a on/off icon topic on the hack ?
It would be per-fect if it's possible :).

And also, if you could add the possibility to change the subforum icons in forumhome page ;).

Thanks a lot, very good hack !

Does this make the Icons selectable on the main page. My site is www.snowandmud.com, Im trying to make snowmobiles for the snowmobile menus and atv's for the atv menu

Can someone put a link to there site where this add-on has been done????

RON:knockedout:

It works great but How do I get it to shade pick between 3 items so if the catagory is has been read or unread. Im not really concered about the locked on Just the other two. Otherwise it works nicely..

What is the trick to take a larger image and downsizing it so it fits the 50 x 40 size that that seems to be.

RON

I think Jelsoft must include this mod by default. It's really usefull.
Thanks for it Adrian..

Where exactly is this: "Go to Options > Catagory Icons to enable the mod"

I've gone through the entire admincp -> vBulletin options and can't find it.

I have added my icons using <img src="http:example.com/cat-icons/test.gif"> to my forums, but no images display.

NM, The import of the product must not have fully worked the first time. Reinstalled and the option shows up. Thanks...

im getting the following error when import the plug-in. what should i do?

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.5:

Invalid SQL:

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO plugin
(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
('1', '5', 'Catagory Icons', 'forumadmin_edit_form', 'print_input_row($vbphrase[\'customimgtext\'], \'forum[customimg]\', $forum[\'customimg\']);', 'catagoryicons');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Thursday, November 23rd 2006 @ 05:09:46 AM

Classname : vb_database

ium getting this when trying to add an image

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.4:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE forum SET
title_clean = 'The Girl Next Door',
title = 'The Girl Next Door',
description_clean = 'Post your girl next door videos and images here (NO NUDITY)',
description = 'Post your girl next door videos and images here (NO NUDITY)',
link = '',
displayorder = 1,
parentid = 8,
daysprune = -1,
defaultsortfield = 'title',
defaultsortorder = 'asc',
showprivate = 0,
newpostemail = '',
newthreademail = '',
### Bitfield: forum.options ###
options = IF(options & 8, options - 8, options),
options = IF(options & 16, options - 16, options),
options = IF(options & 32, options - 32, options),
options = IF(options & 32768, options - 32768, options),
options = IF(options & 8192, options, options + 8192),
options = IF(options & 4, options, options + 4),
options = IF(options & 1, options, options + 1),
options = IF(options & 2, options, options + 2),
options = IF(options & 16384, options, options + 16384),
options = IF(options & 256, options - 256, options),
options = IF(options & 64, options, options + 64),
options = IF(options & 128, options, options + 128),
options = IF(options & 512, options, options + 512),
options = IF(options & 1024, options, options + 1024),
options = IF(options & 2048, options, options + 2048),
options = IF(options & 4096, options, options + 4096),
options = IF(options & 65536, options, options + 65536),
styleid = 0,
password = '',
customimg = 'http://manauthority.com/images/icons/next-door-icon.gif'
WHERE forumid = 9;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'defaultsortfield' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Saturday, November 25th 2006 @ 04:45:57 PM
Script : http://www.manauthority.com/admincp/forum.php?do=update
Referrer : http://www.manauthority.com/admincp/...do=edit&f=9&s=
IP Address :
Username : Chris
Classname : vb_database

works like a charm. thanks :)

This mod is realy great!
I have added it recently to our forum -> http://forum.team-mediaportal.com

Would it be possible to expand this modification, to define custom category icons for "forum_old" and "forum_new"?

which means, haveing the same functionality with the custom category images, as with the main vbulletin feature, to see if a forum contains new posts or not.

Hi Adrian,

I used to have something like this installed for version 3.5.4 which looked like the attached image I have.

The image here was to the right of the status icon, thus allowing the users to know of new posts. After I upgraded to version 3.6.4, I found your hack, which works very nicely btw, but instead of being to the right of the status icons, it replaces the status icons.

Is there a way to make it so it's to the right, like I had before?

Many thanks,

~ Domokun

- Image below was the older one I used to have for 3.5.4 -

hi domokun, i'm interested to do my forum like your thumb ... what's the hack that you use?

What I had was an older version for vB 3.5.4. I'm also stuck on trying to figure out how to get it to look like this since I just upgraded to vB 3.6.4

~ Domokun

p.s. I was kinda hoping Adrian would have our answer ;)

This looks great, but the one problem I have with these types of modifications is you lose the new/old icon to show which forums have new posts and which ones don't. IMO that's important and it's the only reason I don't use this.