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!

[tup14]

Has there been any updates to this mod? (sub-forums)

[Popa Andrei]

My category items are not being resized.Any clue how to fix it?

Live Demo: http://forum.elitegamers.co/

[Athena1984]

This works great for me on 4.2.0. It resizes the images in my subforums just fine. The only issue I do seem to be having is that it won't change the icon for just two forums I have as links. The other links I have has changed but, for some reason, those other two won't.

[New Joe]

Ok, as I will be upgrading to 4.2.0 and this mod will save me so much time for the images if it worked with Sub Forums as it did before 4.1.10
I will pay $15 so anyone who can get this modification to work as per it should.

PM me for more info.

And if any other members are up for it, I say all pay $15 to the person who sorts it out.

I would be up for donating $15 to DW if he would update this mod, and if he does before anyone PMs me, I will donate right away to him.

[BossLady]

edit: nm I got it. THANKS

[visul]

Originally Posted by New Joe

Ok, as I will be upgrading to 4.2.0 and this mod will save me so much time for the images if it worked with Sub Forums as it did before 4.1.10
I will pay $15 so anyone who can get this modification to work as per it should.

PM me for more info.

And if any other members are up for it, I say all pay $15 to the person who sorts it out.

I would be up for donating $15 to DW if he would update this mod, and if he does before anyone PMs me, I will donate right away to him.

I put 15$ to.
I can send directly to you if you need to collect the money for this mod. Just PM the paypal details.

[New Joe]

Originally Posted by New Joe

Ok, as I will be upgrading to 4.2.0 and this mod will save me so much time for the images if it worked with Sub Forums as it did before 4.1.10
I will pay $15 so anyone who can get this modification to work as per it should.

PM me for more info.

And if any other members are up for it, I say all pay $15 to the person who sorts it out.

I would be up for donating $15 to DW if he would update this mod, and if he does before anyone PMs me, I will donate right away to him.

Originally Posted by visul

I put 15$ to.
I can send directly to you if you need to collect the money for this mod. Just PM the paypal details.

Great.
Ok so there we have it so far, any coder who can help with this PM me, to date we now have $30 to the coder who will update this to work as it should.

[Dark_Wizard]

This is almost done, will be out this weekend. Boofo, check your PM.

[New Joe]

Originally Posted by Dark_Wizard

This is almost done, will be out this weekend. Boofo, check your PM.

Cool, once it's out and I've tested it on vB4.2.0 I shall send the PayPal donation to you DW.
Look forward to this weekend.

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by New Joe

Cool, once it's out and I've tested it on vB4.2.0 I shall send the PayPal donation to you DW.
Look forward to this weekend.

I'm re-developing this on 4.2.0. You can be my beta tester.