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!

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by Ken Sanders

Have the same problem here as well...Never could get the "after icons" to show properly.

Can you be more specific? What browser? Default style? Url would be nice so I can see the problem.

[Ken Sanders]

Hi Dark Wiz,
I disabled for now. Getting ready to upgrade to 404. Using FF browser with same exact problem Kurtz has. Using 48x48 icons. After uprade, I will redo templates and try again.

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by Ken Sanders

Hi Dark Wiz,
I disabled for now. Getting ready to upgrade to 404. Using FF browser with same exact problem Kurtz has. Using 48x48 icons. After uprade, I will redo templates and try again.

I am going to have to add a css template to fix this which is what I should have done from the beginning.

[fluidswork]

nice one ....

will try it later ...

thanks

[Deviant K1]

INSTALLED & NOMINATED!

Great work with this mod Dark Wizard!

I installed this mod on my test board and everything work out fine on the first try. I like the site you listed, iconspedia.com but I decided on creating my own transparent png images. I made a slight change however on where I wanted the cat-icon to show. Take a look at the attached image below.

I wanted the icons I made to float over the default status icons of vB. I know a bit weird LOL. But if you notice in the attached image below, the vB status icon still works of course and pretty much shows if a thread contains new posts or not. It shows really good behind the icons I created.

Again, thanks for this mod!

Note:
Testing on the latest versions of IE8, FF, Chrome and Safari. Installed on vB v4.03

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Ken Sanders

Have the same problem here as well...Never could get the "after icons" to show properly.

Originally Posted by Dark_Wizard

Can you be more specific? What browser? Default style? Url would be nice so I can see the problem.

yes it's a FF issue ... however any fix for that?

edit: ps. just checked with Google Chrome ... same issue ...

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

yes it's a FF issue ... however any fix for that?

edit: ps. just checked with Google Chrome ... same issue ...

I'm looking into it...

[Mrdby]

awesome!! let us know when there is a fix!

[Dark_Wizard]

As of now the transparency issue has been resolved for all browsers, now I am working on the icon to the right of the status icon. Should be done soon.

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Dark_Wizard

As of now the transparency issue has been resolved for all browsers, now I am working on the icon to the right of the status icon. Should be done soon.

superb!