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vB Category Icons · **Released**: 06-08-2005

vB Category Icons

vBulletin 3.5.0 RC 1
www.vBHackers.com

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.

Note:
This hack will work for vBulletin Version 3.5.0 RC-1 and RC-2 ONLY!

To do list...

Time to install: 3 minutes
Queries to run: 1
File Mods: 0
Templates to edit: 2
Templates to add: 0
New Phrases: 1
New Plugins: 2

Template Edit
Alot of people want to get there icon like my screenshot. So you have bugged me enough for me to post how.

Enjoy!

Replace Template: forumhome_forumbit_level1_post With The Folllowing:

HTML Code:

<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>

                                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                                <tr>
                                        <td>$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
                                        <td>
                                                <div>
                                                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$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>
                </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>

Replace Template: forumhome_forumbit_level2_post With The Folllowing:

HTML Code:

<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 cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                <tr>
                        <td>$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
                        <td>
                                <div>
                                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$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

And Thats All!

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

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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.

jluerken · #92 11-08-2005, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goyo

Great hack!!

Is there a way to show the category icon in forumdescription in forumdisplay?

ps. I'm talking about this forumdescription vB option:
This option displays the forum description in the navbar. Helps visitors to know what the topic of a forum is, as well as possibly increasing search engine rankings.

You mean the description on top of a forum if you access one?
Yes, this should be possible also.
Simply add the $forum[forumhomeicon] variable where you need it and the image should be shown.

goyo · #93 11-08-2005, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jluerken

You mean the description on top of a forum if you access one?
Yes, this should be possible also.

Yes...that's what i'm talking about :squareeyed:

Unfortunately it's not showing... no matter if it's in the navbar template OR in the forumdisplay template. :nervous:

(no errors....it doesn't display the icon...)

jluerken · #94 11-08-2005, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goyo

Yes...that's what i'm talking about :squareeyed:

Unfortunately it's not showing... no matter if it's in the navbar template OR in the forumdisplay template. :nervous:

(no errors....it doesn't display the icon...)

Problem is that the hack is designed to work in the forumdisplay section only.
You have two options:

1. Change the variable to be valid globally or
2. Change the templates

goyo · #95 11-08-2005, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jluerken

Problem is that the hack is designed to work in the forumdisplay section only.
You have two options:

1. Change the variable to be valid globally or
2. Change the templates

Thank you that's what i'm going to do...

As I said the main problem it doesn't work in any of the FORUMDISPLAY templates...only in FORUMHOME templates...

jluerken · #96 11-08-2005, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goyo

Thank you that's what i'm going to do...

As I said the main problem it doesn't work in any of the FORUMDISPLAY templates...only in FORUMHOME templates...

I played around with the templates and the plugin entry points but did not find the right one. Maybe the author can help here with a hint very fast

delds · #97 11-08-2005, 12:55 PM

was able to get the icons back
$forum[forumhomeicon]

using that code, but ended up deletely it for now, as I just can't seem to get it to align correctly, the forum title, description to appearing towards the bottom right of the icon pic or bellow it, I want the forum title and description to appear just to the right of the icon pic starting at the top right of the pic.

This was the way it was before by using your replacement codes at the that was posted, but with updated templates v3.51 I can't use that.

Xplorer4x4 · #98 11-09-2005, 03:39 PM

I have added the plug in and added the phrase code just like LiveWire did but it simply refuses to work for meo n 3.5.1, and the input box in forum editing is at the very bottom and looks like it is simply part of my age lock hack.

Logikos · #99 11-09-2005, 06:23 PM

Hey guys, I'm without power at my house still cause of the hurricane. When I get my power back I will update the code for everyone. Just give me a few days. There saying it will be back on the 15. I hope that will be sooner.

roosevelt · #**100** 11-09-2005, 10:29 PM

Hello everyone,
First of all very good mod by LiveWire. I have installed it too and its running wild.

Here is a little modification of the template file I made so that you can actually replace the status icon with your chosen forum icon. And if there isn't any forum icon chosen, then it will display the status icon.

On forumhome_forumbit_level1_post

Replace:

PHP Code:


			
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>

With:

PHP Code:


			
<if condition="$forum[forumhomeicon]">
<td>$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
<else />
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
</if>

On forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

Replace:

PHP Code:


			
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>

With:

PHP Code:


			
<if condition="$forum[forumhomeicon]">
    <td class="alt2">$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
<else />
    <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
</if>

Demo: http://www.photoshopcity.com/community/

jarod1981? · #**101** 11-11-2005, 05:05 PM

Hi all

it's work on Vbulletin 3.5.1?

Thanks

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More Information
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