Is there a Hack for this? If not, I need it! :)

[shibby2]

I don't know if this has been done already (Im VERY new to vB) but I would really benefit from this if it can be done.

I would like to make certain forums on the index page to have an image link instead of a text link to the forum. I've attached a picture I made in Photoshop of what it would look like. Thanks for ANY help!

[bigcurt]

not that I know of but there is the Category Icons hack made by LIVE WIRE, and here it is https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...category+icons

[shibby2]

Yea I've seen that, looks good. That will be my 2nd option if this isn't possible. Thanks for the link.

Anyone else think we can make this happen? I would REALLY love to have it!

[amykhar]

You can do this with condtionals. It's pretty easy too. Create a folder for your images. Name them as follows - forum1.gif forum2.gif etc.

The only condition is that each image must be named with the forumid in the title and each image must be the same type - gif, png, or jpg.

Then, in your level 2 post template, you change the link to use your image instead of the text.

If you want it for only certain forums, the conditionals are more complex, but still doable.

[Paul M]

Why not just use <img src="/path/image.jpg" border="0"> [or whatever] as your forum title ? - that's all we did .....

[shibby2]

Thanks for the reply! I, however, am terrible with computers to beging with, and I've just started using vB 3 days ago. Is there any way you can write easy-to-follow directions for this whole thing? Empasis on EASY. lmao Tlak to me like I'm a child if ya can. hehe

Paul...from what I understand, won't that make the image show up in other places too where it's not wanted? I really only want to see the image on the forum link on the index page, no where else.

Thanks for the help!

[shibby2]

Anyone?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by shibby2

Paul...from what I understand, won't that make the image show up in other places too where it's not wanted?

Like where ? We have been using it for a while - Have you actually tried it, or just dismissed it on what sounds like hearsay ?

[shibby2]

No, I havent tried it on vB, but I've tried it on phpBB a while back. Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't it show up in the breadcrumbs?

[Paul M]

Hmmmm yes, I think it would - ours is a link to another area, so that problem doesn't occur.

Oh well, can't help you any further then.