Forum Home Enhancements - vB Category Icons

vB Category Icons

vBulletin 3.5.0 RC 1
www.vBHackers.com

What this does
This will allow you to setup a icon to display by the title of each forum you have. The look of the icon depends on how you want to set it up in the templates. This will work for all levels of sub-forums.

Note:
This hack will work for vBulletin Version 3.5.0 RC-1 and RC-2 ONLY!

To do list...

• Time to install: 3 minutes
• Queries to run: 1
• File Mods: 0
• Templates to edit: 2
• Templates to add: 0
• New Phrases: 1
• New Plugins: 2

Template Edit
Alot of people want to get there icon like my screenshot. So you have bugged me enough for me to post how. Enjoy!

Replace Template: forumhome_forumbit_level1_post With The Folllowing:

<tbody>
        <tr align="center">
                <td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                <tr>
                        <td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
                        <td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
                        <td>

                                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                                <tr>
                                        <td>$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
                                        <td>
                                                <div>
                                                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
                                                        <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
                                                </div>

                                                <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
                                                <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
                                                <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
                                        </td>
                                </tr>
                                </table>
                        </td>
                </tr>
                </table>

                </td>
                <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
                <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
                <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
                <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
                <td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
                </if>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody>
        $childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>

Replace Template: forumhome_forumbit_level2_post With The Folllowing:

<tr align="center">
        <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
        <td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                <tr>
                        <td>$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
                        <td>
                                <div>
                                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
                                        <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
                                </div>

                                <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
                                <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
                                <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
                        </td>
                </tr>
                </table>
        </td>
        <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
        <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
        <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
        <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
        <td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
        </if>
</tr>
$childforumbits

And Thats All!

Please read carefully and make all the necessary changes as stated. This is will work if installed properly.
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Help & Support
Before asking for support Please make sure you have done all necessary changes! If you still need support please post a reply here.

Please post bugs and errors here. Hope you like, feedback welcomed.

[Andreas]

You might want to update the instructions to save 1 file-edit, as this can be done with a plugin

[Logikos]

I can use the hooks for "class_db_forum.php"?

[Andreas]

Yes. See my post in your thread regarding this.

[Logikos]

See mine

[Logikos]

Hack Updated: Now using The Default Hooks System!

[roundhost]

You were quick to do this. Well done

[Corriewf]

You just had to have the first hack didnt you?


Good job

[Logikos]

hehe, i didn't get to have the first hack, but the first public hack.

[sensimilla]

great hack good to see it released already