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!

[horussjr]

workin on 4.1.1

[Rikzg]

Hey,

first of all I wanna say thanks for that great mod.

I want to set a forumicon in a seperate row like in the attached sceenshot.

What I need to modify in the code?

[OldSchoolDSL]

I had to add the code manually, but to my surprise...

Installed & working

4.1.1

[paul41598]

Not sure how it working for some of you. Running 4.1.1, all is good, but doesnt work, even with manual template edits.

The problem is in the forum settings. I goto select my PNG, and it shows it there, but when I select it, it doesnt show the graphic. When I hit save, it doesnt stick, because when I go back into edit the forum settings, it asks me to select a graphic again.?

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by paul41598

Not sure how it working for some of you. Running 4.1.1, all is good, but doesnt work, even with manual template edits.

The problem is in the forum settings. I goto select my PNG, and it shows it there, but when I select it, it doesnt show the graphic. When I hit save, it doesnt stick, because when I go back into edit the forum settings, it asks me to select a graphic again.?

I noticed that if the name of the imagine file has a space in it, it will not work (show up).

Example:

My world.png - BAD

My-world.png or my_word.png or myworld.png -Good

[paul41598]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

I noticed that if the name of the imagine file has a space in it, it will not work (show up).

Example:

My world.png - BAD

My-world.png or my_word.png or myworld.png -Good

Worked perfectly! Thanks man!

[orillia]

Nice mod, works great. Thanks!

[kylek]

Okay, have read through all posts and still cant see if this works for subforums or not?

All we are looking to do is to have an image displayed between the post balloon (or what ever the name is) and the forum title for subforums.

[RK KINGKONG]

Theres an issue im having after the update to 4.1.1 that i hope someone can help me with , some of my forums show a double description
i only edited { forumhome_forumbit_level1_post } not both . anyone i have attached example images ....

[okokok]

I've updated my forum to 4.1.1.

Category icons did not work anymore. Any solution please ?

Icons did no appears.