category icon for 3.7
 

I've find somethink for vb 3.5 and also for 3.6 but i couldnt install them . e.g. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=138783

Has any one got this hack for vb 3.7.0 ?

binevi, according to vbulletin staff, vbulletin 3.7.0 already has this feature implemented, apparently you just need to "create user image_prefix now and create five pictures with the name prefixforum_old.gif and etc".

I haven't done this myself yet and i find that explanation difficult to understand, but apparently that's what you need to do. I'm not really satisfied with this solution personally, since i don't like creating new user ID's unnecessarily (since all new users have numbers attached to them in the URL), and i find the old Category Icons hack to be ideal since you can edit the icon directly in the Forums area, which is just downright intuitive. In any case, i'll try following their instructions and let you know if i succeed.

They should do somethng easier to change icons :( that could take ages :D anyway good luck and let me know if you succeed :)

Alright, ignore my last post, i was obviously confused by the instructions in that thread.

What you need to do is go to your Admin CP -> Forum Manager, click on the forum that you would like to add your own category icons to, and beside the "Prefix for Forum Status Images" you enter the filenames to the category icons you want to use, and make sure you have more than one category icon, to show when new posts have been made, if the forum is locked, etc... if you're lazy and just want to use 1 static icon that never changes than just copy the image four more times and add the other filenames to it.

vbulletin gives these instructions in case i'm not clear:

"Prefix for Forum Status Images
Forum Status images are usually shown alongside the forum in a forum listings to indicate the read status.

This prefix must only contain alphanumerical characters, though the following are also allowed - _ / ., a folder name is also acceptable to be placed within the status icon directory.

The following images are currently in use for status icons, you will need to create images with the specified prefix to match.

* forum_link.gif
* forum_new.gif
* forum_new_lock.gif
* forum_old.gif
* forum_old_lock.gif"

upload your category icons to the /images/statusicon/ directory.

This is such a torture!

you are right.

It's so diffucult and complex. There should and must be easir way :(

Does anyone have a link to a step by step guide on how to do this. I have tried over and over to set a single image for one forum icon and failed every time.

This is what I am doing:

Forum Manager> Staff Room> Edit Forum.

In the field next to this:

Prefix for Forum Status Images (This prefix will be used on status image filenames for a forum, it can only contain A-Z, 0-9, -, _, . and /)

I am putting the following:

/staffroom/forum_link.gif,forum_new.gif,forum_new_lock.gif,fo rum_old.gif,forum_old_lock.gif

I am putting the /staffroom/ as that is where the images are located. /staffroom is inside the statusicon for my theme and the default theme.

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong. This has really puzzled me, maybe I am missing something.

Thank you for any help given.

EDIT: I have noticed on various forums using custom icons for each forum that they are located in all different names for folders and dont even follow the

* forum_link.gif
* forum_new.gif
* forum_new_lock.gif
* forum_old.gif
* forum_old_lock.gif"

naming rule suggested above.

I am running VB 3.7.2 also.
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The prefix should be something like "staffroom_". Then name your images:
And place them in the statusicon folder.

am i supposed to add the *? do I create a new folder? what exactly should i name my 5 icons, where do i upload them and what exactly should i enter in that field?

i've tried 30 combinations, but none are working.

See post #8.

Dismounted:
Is "staffroom" the name of each forum that we want to have the image icon?

Also, how do we list them all in that field? Like this?
/images/statusicon/staffroom_forum_link.gif; staffroom_forum_new.gif; staffroom_forum_new_lock.gif; staffroom_forum_old.gif; staffroom_forum_old_lock.gif

or how will we do it?

Also do you know what is the good size for these icons?

whatever_ as the prefix for the images and name the images as he pointed out in post 8
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If you want image names like this: staffroom_someimage.gif, the prefix would be "staffroom_", not "staffroom".

do we need to specify the source link of the image or just the file name? Let's say, in this case, staffroom_forum_link.gif?????

No, you only specify the prefix.

Hi

Just going through the same thing myself at the moment and came across this thread following a search.

So if the images I want to have are called postlocked_new.gif and postpost_new.gif... would my prefix be "post"?

They are located in statusicon folder.

If so it isn't working, do I need to modify anything else?

The setting only affect the forum statusicon, and not any statusicons for threads (AFAIK).

Is "staffroom" the name of the particular forum?

Also, if we have a forum with a name with multiple words, do we have to add an underscore between the words or just leave the space as normal?

:confused:

The prefix is the one you chose in the forum manager, it does not necessarily have to be the forum's name.

Thank you Dismounted. We are overthinking this WAY too much! :D

For whichever forum, we need to specify the name (whatever we decide to use as a prefix) of the image.

So, in essence, I could use....

"whatever_" within the field on the forum manager.

...then, I can name them like this....

whatever_forum_link.gif
whatever_forum_new.gif
whatever_forum_new_lock.gif
whatever_forum_old.gif
whatever_forum_old_lock.gif

....and just upload the "whatever" versions of these images to my forumicons directory. Which, in turn, will eliminate the standard (or whatever you have in there) images for those particular forums that you specify the prefix in and replace them with the "whatever" images.

I'm going to try this on another site that I wanted to use it on. :up:

That's exactly right.

Dismounted,

Could you take a look at this code....

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

....to see why it's not pulling the custom icons? I'm sure it's because the code/mod was written before the ability to add the custom prefix within the forum manager, so it's not 'looking' for that.

Can you take a look at it because there a few of us on that thread that need help and Veccy (who's trying to help us even though it's not his mod) has some time constraints and hasn't gotten back to us in a few days.

Even if I do find the problem, I would not be able to distribute it. The copyright rests solely with Xenon, and without his permission, nothing much can be done.

Unfortunately, Xenon hasn't been online (at least to vB.org) since September of last year. :(

Hopefully Veccy (who's trying to help us) can find a solution for us non-coders.

Thanks for responding anyways Dismounted. :)

i'm very glad i came across this thread, because i almost unnecessarily installed a hack to do this exact same thing


the only small thing i'd point out is that the directory where the icons need to be loaded is called "statusicon", not "forumicons"

How do I access the "forumicons directory"? I can't find this info ANYWHERE. Thanks.

the directory is /forums/images/statusicon/ or just /images/statusicon/ if the forums are installed in your web root.

Attached are 4 sample graphics I use... I use the same image for forum_new_lock and forum_old_lock.