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!

[Disco_Stu]

Originally Posted by Harpo

How do I get this to work for my subforums? No icons show on the sub forums.

Read my posts starting with 672 through 677

[Poker Face]

Originally Posted by Poker Face

Installed - 4.1.2 and Love it! Nominated as well!

All worked 4.1.2 thru 4.1.8

Originally Posted by thenoob2012

I am sorta of new at this so bare with me. I have the newested version of VB and I installed your mod. I can get it to work on first level forums. I just can not get it to work on my second and third level subforums.

I thought what you posted on post 677 included a fix for this, so I tried the first method you talked about and I still can not get it to work.

Am I doing something wrong, or can this not work on second and third tier subforums?

Thanks you in advance for your help!

Now I have the same issue on 4.2.0 patch level 2

Forum Icons don't display Level 2 Pages down.

Can pick the icon, but will not display.

I never preformed the manual edits with 1.2.4, therefore I did not as well when upgrading to 2.0.0

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

[yasinsoylemez]

How do I fix it?

[Poker Face]

Originally Posted by yasinsoylemez

How do I fix it?

ADM > Settings > Forum Category Icons > Category Icon Sizing

Usage: Select "Globally" and use the settings below as it applies to all icons or, select "Forum Specific" and set it individually in each forum.

[Jackone]

Originally Posted by Harpo

How do I get this to work for my subforums? No icons show on the sub forums.

It's very easy:

- Open "product-forumcategoryicons.xml" with Notepad
- Find "['forumhome_forumbit_level2_post'] = str_replace($find1, $replace,"
- Replace it with"['forumhome_forumbit_level2_post'] = str_replace($find, $replace,"
- Save and import the product allowing Overwrite.

The variable "$find1" is no longer necessary in vb 4.2.x, you've got to replace it with "$find"


I hope this will be helpful for many users

[Burnt]

Originally Posted by Jackone

It's very easy:

- Open "product-forumcategoryicons.xml" with Notepad
- Find "['forumhome_forumbit_level2_post'] = str_replace($find1, $replace,"
- Replace it with"['forumhome_forumbit_level2_post'] = str_replace($find, $replace,"
- Save and import the product allowing Overwrite.

The variable "$find1" is no longer necessary in vb 4.2.x, you've got to replace it with "$find"


I hope this will be helpful for many users

That'd work if what you said wasn't already changed to $find.. However $find1 is found on level1_post.... So were we suppose to change the level1 to find? or level2 to find1?

- Open "product-forumcategoryicons.xml" with Notepad
- Find "['forumhome_forumbit_level1_post'] = str_replace($find1, $replace,"
- Replace it with"['forumhome_forumbit_level1_post'] = str_replace($find, $replace,"
- Save and import the product allowing Overwrite.

Need to change level1 to find.. Correct on changing things to find just wrong level..

[Disco_Stu]

If you check my post #677 you will see that the first change listed will provide the ability to display the icons on sub forums.

I also list other changes in the same posting to allow you to display the forum/subforum icon at the top of a thread

I've provided screen shots in previous posts showing that this works

[Netjummer]

is not working with vb 4.1.10

[Poker Face]

Originally Posted by Disco_Stu

If you check my post #677 you will see that the first change listed will provide the ability to display the icons on sub forums.

I also list other changes in the same posting to allow you to display the forum/subforum icon at the top of a thread

I've provided screen shots in previous posts showing that this works

Disco_Stu, you have been very helpful throughout this thread, but your guidance affects the Forum Home Page "only"



Not interested in changing those...

I'm interested in regaining the option for changing Forum Icons for Level 2 (down)



Any additional guidance would be much appreciated!

[Burnt]

Originally Posted by Poker Face

Disco_Stu, you have been very helpful throughout this thread, but your guidance affects the Forum Home Page "only"



Not interested in changing those...

I'm interested in regaining the option for changing Forum Icons for Level 2 (down)



Any additional guidance would be much appreciated!

If you'd read the post where I quoted the guy where he had fix it.. You'd have a working page right now.. #706 for easy.. Follow my steps and you'll have it working..