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!

[AleXanniX]

I imported the product, i modified manually templates, i chosed images for each forum, i setted "Forum Category Icons" Options, but it doesn't work.
My vB version is 4.1.0 PL1

[Trip3151]

I uploaded the XML and I get this

Warning: asort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in [path]/admincp/forum.php(240) : eval()'d code on line 20

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/forum.php(240) : eval()'d code on line 21

in Forum Manager

is there a fix for this?

[Trip3151]

hmm any one? hello ? lol

[Trip3151]

uninstalled

Some reason it screws up the forums added a picture to show the problem

[Boofo]

That's a custom skin. No wonder it won't work with the auto template replaces. You need to manually add the templates code.

[Trip3151]

Originally Posted by Boofo

That's a custom skin. No wonder it won't work with the auto template replaces. You need to manually add the templates code.

I did

Not sure if another mod is conflicting with Forum Category Icons Advanced!

UPDATE:
Disabled all the plugins / Mods and still the same problem
http://forum.outkasts.net.au/forum.php?styleid=6

[Boofo]

Being that it is a custom skin, I would think that is where the problem lies. Make sure that the code you are replacing it EXACTLY what he has to be replaced. If not, incorporate the differences from the skin into his replacement code and see if that fixes it for you.

[Trip3151]

I did every thing 100% I did it about 5 times been at it for about 3 hours now, not sure how to edit the code thought there would be an easy fix lol

[mox-]

Could be interesting to have a default icon file and have an option to have a read/unread icon

[punchbowl]

I moved server and it stopped working for some reason. The admincp stuff is fine but forumdisplay has no icons. Any ideas?

edit: probably have to do the template edits again - I'll try that