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.
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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.

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:


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<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.

Use that and you will get the idea...

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

thanks live, great hack.

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

<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