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!

[oxblood12]

thanks

[mayank8789]

Dear all member

I have install this mod it is working but one problem with me if before login Avery image show good but i am just login to forum images are dull means images are showing light..what is wrong with me..

[muimui]

hi,for subcategory forum icon not work.,it's not replace forum icon.

[Lotos]

Originally Posted by lazytown

I can confirm this behavior in 4.1.10.

Does anyone know how to solve the problem?
vBulletin 4.1.12

[pityocamptes]

Installed on 4.2 and getting this error!!!

Warning: asort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in [path]/xxx/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 20

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/xxxx/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 21

Forget it, found out the problem, added slashes to the path, guess I wasn't supposed to...

[pityocamptes]

How would I add space between the icon and the start of the forum text description that starts on the right of the icon? Thx

[Slipperyduck]

vBulletin 4.2.2

When in the Admin panel I get the following:


Warning: Function eregi() is deprecated in ..../adminpanel/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 12

^ I get one Warning for every icon created, ie. I have 19 Warnings and have 19 custom Icons

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I'm assuming its the Plugin Template : Forum Category Icons [Forum Manager Edit]

if($image != ".." && $image != "." && $image != "lock.png" && (eregi('\.(jpg|gif|png)$', $image)))

^ where the eregi function is depreciated?

I've changed mine to the following and it seems to work (I'm assuming - don't see a problem yet):

if($image != ".." && $image != "." && $image != "lock.png" && (preg_match('/\.(jpg|gif|png)$/i', $image)))

[KHALIK]

Originally Posted by Slipperyduck

vBulletin 4.2.2


I'm assuming its the Plugin Template : Forum Category Icons [Forum Manager Edit]

if($image != ".." && $image != "." && $image != "lock.png" && (eregi('\.(jpg|gif|png)$', $image)))

^ where the eregi function is depreciated?

I've changed mine to the following and it seems to work (I'm assuming - don't see a problem yet):

if($image != ".." && $image != "." && $image != "lock.png" && (preg_match('/\.(jpg|gif|png)$/i', $image)))

Thank you, worked perfectly.

[kendo]

Any plans to port this to 5.x? It was one of our favourite hacks until we upgraded to 5...

[CoZmicShReddeR]

Originally Posted by Slipperyduck

vBulletin 4.2.2

When in the Admin panel I get the following:


Warning: Function eregi() is deprecated in ..../adminpanel/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 12

^ I get one Warning for every icon created, ie. I have 19 Warnings and have 19 custom Icons

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm assuming its the Plugin Template : Forum Category Icons [Forum Manager Edit]

if($image != ".." && $image != "." && $image != "lock.png" && (eregi('\.(jpg|gif|png)$', $image)))

^ where the eregi function is depreciated?

I've changed mine to the following and it seems to work (I'm assuming - don't see a problem yet):

if($image != ".." && $image != "." && $image != "lock.png" && (preg_match('/\.(jpg|gif|png)$/i', $image)))

Yes, Thank you!