Forum Home Enhancements - Forum Category Icons (Advanced)

This is a hack that will add icons to your forum categories on the forum home page.

History: I was the originator of this hack back in the vBulletin 1.x days and continued this in vb 3.7.x. I have had numerous requests to port this to vb 4.x.x so here you are.

Please click install if you want support for this mod and to encourage me to continue adding features!

Enjoy!

You can find nice icons here, here and here.

Thanks to LatinoCheats for this link.

Changelogs:

1.2.0:

• * Option to change icon location i.e. After Status Icon, Under Forum Title or Replace Status Icon.
  * Now contains a dropdown listing your icons in the folder so you just select and save.
  * Displays icon in forum manager when editing a forum that contains an icon.
  * Change icon width and height so you need to only upload one size icon.
  * Set icon position so you can center the icon when using smaller icons.
  * Dropdown of transparency settings for icons used to replace status icons when indicating "Old Posts".
  * Allows you to mark forum/subforum as read.
  * Now shows locked icons (lock icon added to download and this overlays the status icons when indicating a locked forum).

1.2.1:

• * Now works for Mark Forum/SubForum as read!

1.2.2:

• * Fixed: template bug.
  * Added: Now shows locked icons (lock icon added to download and this overlays the status icons when indicating a locked forum.)

1.2.3:

• * Added: Automatic Template Edits!
  * Added: Only jpg, gif and png icons allowed. (extensions checked in forum edit).
  * Fixed: Mark Forum Read for specific forum/subforum.
  * Fixed: Now shows non-transparent status icon when "Show Locks" is enabled.

1.2.4:

• * Fixed: Users Viewing. (This is working on a default vb style, others styles may have issues)
  * Fixed: Mark Read should now be fixed, working fine on my end.
  * Fixed: Icon not appearing when "Forum Description" disabled.

2.0.0

• * Icon size can be set either globally or set per forum, setting is in vb options.
  * When selecting an icon in forum manager the selected icon now shows to the right of the dropdown so you can see what you are selecting.
  * If your upgrading from 1.2.4 and had to do manual template edits then you will need to revert the templates and redo the edits.

Upgrades: For those upgrading just make sure when you import the product you select "Allow Overwrite". You will also need to revert your templates (only for users of version 1.2.2 or earlier) and then follow the instructions as outlined in the install.html file.

Note: Before you ask, yes this works with all browsers. (Tested on FF, IE8, IE7, Chrome, Safari and Opera)

IMPORTANT! If you use the "Auto Template" feature of this mod and it doesn't work then you MUST do the manual template edits outlined in the install.html. This plugin was created using a default vbulletin style.

If you like this mod than please nominate for "MOTM".

Donations are gladly accepted!

[StephenM.]

Can you please click on "Mark as Installed" to continue support?

Done, thanks.

if you feel it is worthy clicking on "Nominate for MOTM" would be great!

Done also, thanks!

[Boofo]

Bob, any word yet on the unregistered users seeing the transparent icons?

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Bob, any word yet on the unregistered users seeing the transparent icons?

Didn't get to it yet. Had many personal things to do yesterday. I will get to it today.

Edit...not sure this is doable. The way the lock icons work in my hack is the status icon is set as a background image and the lock overlays it. I just tried to make it work. One thought is to not show the icons and use the default instead for unregistered users.

[Extra PC]

i'm using another way without mod


www.extra-pc.com/vb


thanx anyway

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by Extra PC

i'm using another way without mod


www.extra-pc.com/vb


thanx anyway

That mod doesn't compare to this at all. Not even close....please do not contaminate someones mod with this, very unprofessional.

Edit: I see you have done this to other mods as well. Your post has been reported.

[Lky]

X Viewing problem, help me please..

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by Lky

X Viewing problem, help me please..

Looks as though you didn't copy and paste correctly.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Dark_Wizard

Didn't get to it yet. Had many personal things to do yesterday. I will get to it today.

Edit...not sure this is doable. The way the lock icons work in my hack is the status icon is set as a background image and the lock overlays it. I just tried to make it work. One thought is to not show the icons and use the default instead for unregistered users.

I was referring to only the transparent part of it, the rest needs to stay the same. The icons shouldn't be transparent for unregistered users as they don't have the read markers, do they?

[ShadyUS]

Do these work on 4.0.1?

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I was referring to only the transparent part of it, the rest needs to stay the same. The icons shouldn't be transparent for unregistered users as they don't have the read markers, do they?

Correct. Will change it in next version. Check your PM soon as I am going to send you one...