Forum Home Enhancements - Forum Icons

Forum Icons is a product that adds an option in the edit/add new forum page to set a forum icon.

To make it work, you will need to make a template modification, I did try to do it with a plugin, but got frustrated trying but failing to make it work.

I promise I will be looking into this so we don't have to edit any template, but in the meantime...

How to Install:


1- Upload the product xml file.
2- Edit forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
Find:

<vb:if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><p class="forumdescription">{vb:raw forum.description}</p></vb:if>

Replace it with:

<vb:if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><p class="forumdescription"><vb:if condition="$forum['iconlocation']"><img src="{vb:raw forum.iconlocation}" alt="{vb:raw forum.title}" style="float: left; margin-right: 4px;" /></vb:if>{vb:raw forum.description}</p>
					<vb:elseif condition="$forum['iconlocation']" /><p class="forumdescription"><img src="{vb:raw forum.iconlocation}" alt="{vb:raw forum.title}" /></p></vb:if>

If you use it, please mark it as installed

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Greight

Forum Status images are usually shown alongside the forum in a forum listings to indicate the read status.

This prefix must only contain alphanumerical characters, though the following are also allowed - _ / ., a folder name is also acceptable to be placed within the status icon directory.

The following images are currently in use for status icons, you will need to create images with the specified prefix to match.
forum_link.gif
forum_new.gif
forum_new_lock.gif
forum_old.gif
forum_old_lock.gif

This prefix can be set for each forum in forum manager/edit forum.

OK but this is a different thing ...

however thx

[Greight]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

OK but this is a different thing ...

however thx

This is exactly what you guys meant.

[kisanjong]

Thanks

[TunerNetwork]

This is a kick arse mod, just installed, now i can't stop customizing!

Here is mine so far, not done yet, but feel it gave my forum page a lil more ummmphhhh!

http://www.subislobs.com/forums/forum.php

[masons]

Yeah I LOVE IT.. it is awesome!
http://tinyurl.com/yz9tdnl

[SledgeHead]

Originally Posted by Cableguy69

So is there a way to display it as shown in this picture?

Anyone find a solution to get this yet?

[bandare]

Originally Posted by SledgeHead

Anyone find a solution to get this yet?

looking for the same too....

[barcena]

Estos iconos son el icono del foro como tal o iconos aparte?

Are those the main forum icons or extra icons?

Thanks in advance

[Merjawy]

Originally Posted by Nadeemjp

i currently used the html code for 3.8.4.
does this mean we wont be able to use html codes in description on vb4.0?

Works fine on 4.0

Other hacks of the like made my forumhome page speed goes way down in the past attempts..

So I've always used the forum discription to add icons and worked great

[footose]

I have modified the template code so that you can put icon's in the category fields of the site also.


Open forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

Find <span class="forumtitle">

Insert Above:

PHP Code:

<vb:if condition="$forum['iconlocation']">
<img style="float:left;" src="{vb:raw forum.iconlocation}" alt="{vb:raw forum.title}" />
</vb:if> 


Looks like this: