Forum Home Enhancements - Automated Simple Catagory Icons

This is an automated version of these hacks:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...35#post1202535
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=127426&page=2

by Starbug & Adrian., all credit goes to them for the original concept. Thanks to Brad Flynn for his help also.

Also: Thank you to BadgerDog for noticing I missed an ID off one of the find instructions


What it does:
Allows you to use a set of custom icons on a per forum basis. No settings needed, the plugin will look for a set of images that meet the conditions I outline in the instructions and display them if they exist. The default VB icons if they don't.

NOTE:
You will need your forum icons to be named like this:

forumx_old.gif
forumx_old_lock.gif
etc...

where x is the forum id number

for the new images to work. If you don't, only the defaults will appear.

Please Remember to make all 4 icons "new" "old" "new_lock" & "old_lock" an error has been reported that if all 4 don't exist, guests and unregistered may not see the default icons.




Instructions:
Use either the installer or the plugin to make a new plugin.
OR create it yourself on the on the forumbit_display hook. With this code:

$showCustom[$forum['forumid']] = false;
if (is_file("path/to/forum/images/statusicon/forum".$forum['forumid']."_new.gif")) {
    $showCustom[$forum['forumid']] = true;
}

In forumhome_forumbit_level1_post find:

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

Replace with:

<if condition="$vboptions[customimg_enabled] == 1">
	<if condition="$forum[customimg] == ''">
		<if condition="$showCustom[$forum[forumid]] == true">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum$forum[forumid]_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]"/>
		<else />
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" />
		</if>
		<else />
			<img src="$forum[customimg]" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]"/>
		</if>
		<else />
		<if condition="$showCustom[$forum[forumid]] == true">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum$forum[forumid]_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
		<else />
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" />
	</if>
</if>

In forumhome_forumbit_level2_post find:

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

Replace with:

<if condition="$vboptions[customimg_enabled] == 1">
	<if condition="$forum[customimg] == ''">
		<if condition="$showCustom[$forum[forumid]] == true">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum$forum[forumid]_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
		<else />
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]"/>
		</if>
		<else />
			<img src="$forum[customimg]" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" />
		</if>
		<else />
		<if condition="$showCustom[$forum[forumid]] == true">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum$forum[forumid]_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]"/>
		<else />
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" />
	</if>
</if>

[MThornback]

I'd make a lock.gif to have the complete set regardless....but yes its needed

[MThornback]

This now works with VBs JS to mark a forum read

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by MThornback

This now works with VBs JS to mark a forum read

Thanks for the update ... :up:

We've used your mod since it came out....

It's been a while, so for clarity, what do we need to do to upgrade? Is there a need to uninstall the previous version first, or can we just go ahead and import the XML?

Regards,
Badger

[MThornback]

all thats changed is the template portion of the mod, so if you redo the edit you'll be set

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by MThornback

all thats changed is the template portion of the mod, so if you redo the edit you'll be set

Updated ... :up:

Thanks ...

Nice mod... really enhances use of our forums. People look for the icon graphic to find forums as opposed to reading text.

Regards,
Badger

[Chester87]

I cant get it to work.

I did all the template edits and install the thingy in forumbit_diplay hook. Even got the status icons in several maps just to see where it is directing to.

Do i need to change this line?
is_file("path/to/forum/images/statusicon/forum".

To an directory where the *.gif's are located?

Changed te gif's to the name of the forum.

forum419_old_lock.gif
forum419_new_lock.gif
forum419_old.gif
forum419_new.gif

But it aint working. What am i doing wrong?

[MThornback]

path/to/forum needs to be changed, yes

[CLF]

Just wanted to thank you for this mod. Looks great on my forum and I went with png icons.

INSTALLED!

Thank you! :up: