Custom Forum Status Icons
 

[high]Installation Instructions[/high]

Step 1: Upload the .xml file to the Product Manager
Step 2: Read the install.txt file for template edit instructions
Step 3: Click [high]INSTALL[/high]:D

Requested by: nonamer69

[high]What does this Plugin do?[/high]

Basically, this will allow you to have Custom Forum Status Icons for each forum - To have one image constantly displayed simply edit the options for each image replacement to the same image :devious:

[high]Are there any screenshots?[/high]

See post below :)

[high]Version History:[/high]

1.0.0: First release

[high]Forums arranged in columns on forumhome (by Xenon):[/high]
See here for the function and template change you need to make (Thanks to Danny.vBT for this)
[high]Please Note:[/high] This modification is only required if you wish to use Custom Status Icons in conjunction with Xenon's hack...

Chris

Screenshots

See attached :)

Chris

I´ll give it a try!

Thanks!

Hope it does what you're looking for - I tested it thoroughly but it's possible a bug or two skipped through the cracks :)

By the way - The Forum Manager screenshot shows images named "custom_new.gif" etc - You can name it whatever you like, I just named it "custom_new.gif" for my own ease :)

For example, "bananahammock.gif" is equally valid an image name :D

Chris

Thanks Chris, I'll give this a shot and post back.


btw: bananahammock.gif .......... I like that. LOL :)

Thanks Chris for coming through with this mod. ;)

that was quick work Chirs.. Thanks.. Installed..

Awesome! Definitely going to install this.

Nice one will be using for AO5 :) Chris

Dang, this was EASY.....QUICK.....and "INSTALLED". ;)

I used template conditionals to get this affect, this is much easier. Will install!

/me clicks install...

@ Chris: I think this might make vB3.6 ;) Good work.

Ps.
Developer's Make A Note
Chris rocks! Better acknowledge him when you add this functionality (that should have already been there). :D

[high]* shovel clicks Install.[/high]

Thanks guys! :)

I just tested it on a fresh 3.5.1 and it didn't install with any problems, so I hope it remains that way :)

Chris

very nice. i, like Danny, used template conditionals to make this happen. installed.

i modified the template code slightly so i could apply different images based on a chosen style. i have multiple styles that use the same image...but different background colors based on the colors of the style chosen.

this is what i did:

changed
to
then created a directory in "images/statusicon" called "forum" for each statusicon directory i specified in the style options (under image paths) and placed my images there. then, for each forum, in the options, i just specified the file name.

i hope you dont mind me posting this in this thread.

Wow, excellent mod. I needed this!

Thanks Sir.

/me installs

Excellent work!-

I hadn't realised before it was made - but this will really come in handy! :)

Wow, check it out: It's so colourful now!

Cool idea, I'll give it a try but first need to make some images
@cedric
looks nice, can you give me a hint where I can get this images you used?
thanks

Just what i've been looking for. Thanks Chris.

Nice. Thank you Chris. *installs*

can a picture be changed if no new posts were made since the last visit?

This plugin allows you the ability to assign images for each status of a forum - No new posts since your last visit would be another image you assign to the forum in the "No New Posts" replacement image setting :)

I recommend finding an image you like for the "New" image, then altering it with something like photoshop, and change the opacity to maybe 50 or 60%, as a "No New Posts" image :)

Chris

Nice Hack Chris!!!! Really useful!

Thank You :classic:

Gehanna

Thanks for this hack Chris :)

Click Install


File Attach: French Language :)

A question. This icons, will be applied even if the forum is a subforum ? (and i mean the icons will be showed in the lvl 2 view)

I also used conditionals, but its seems no more:D

Thnx Paul:)

PS

I found a major flaw in the whole system that made me uninstall it just for now. The flaw is:

If you use different styles in your forum, and therefore u need to have different icons to them, so they can "apply" better on the skin, this hack cant applied as it uses only one of them. Can we fix this, so we can "choose" in what style each one will work?
(with my conditionals i can, but its a pain on the ass to always change the codes so this hack will come very handy:))
Hope u can add a feature like this paul, thnx for any possible reply :)

Thanks for this, it could work quite well to give particular forums added appeal. :)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=14

That would be a way to accomplish multi-style custom status icons :)

Chris

how do i make it with no images? cuz i have forums arranged in columns on 3.5.1 and i want to make it where it doesnt show an image...

upload a transparant gif...

Can someone please explain to me how to get this to work with this particular hack :

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829

This works absolutely fine with other forums as you can see in the picture I have added but I have the same exact picture pointed at the " West Coast " forum icon also but it doesnt show up. Pretty wierd to since those are not sub forums, just a different layout basically

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6223/untitled3qj.jpg

You may have to edit the templates specific to that hack which include statusicon images :)

Chris

How do I go about doing that Chris? Im new at all this bro & need a little help.

Edit [high]forumhome_forumbit_columncell[/high]
Change:
to
That should change it for you :)

Chris

Thx Chris but its still a no go. Its wierd because if i make the forum column 1 to where it looks like a regular forum, then everything works fine but as soon as I change the forum column to 3 then it wont show. I have edited the forumhome_forumbit_columncell, forumhome_forumbit_level2_post, forumhome_forumbit_level1_post & I even edited the plug in. I am completely out of ways to try to get this to work. Once i'm done with this then I should be good to go. Ive went thru all of those files that I mentioned above & changed

to

I used that code since I have a couple different styles

Can you think of anything else that I may have to edit to get this to work bro?

You may need to edit Stefan's code to include a call, check and condition for custom status icons...

I'll take a look at it tomorrow when I get back from University and see if I can alter it for you...

Chris

ok...sounds good. Thanks alot.

Hey Chris, any word on looking over it for me bro?