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!

[Poker Face]

Installed - 4.1.2 and Love it! Nominated as well!

[lycheepassion]

Does this work on the latest vb v>?

[kamalia]

installed and it works perfectly..thanks!!

[swiftor]

Hi, this isn't working for me in 4.1.3, anyone else?

[mitch84]

Originally Posted by swiftor

Hi, this isn't working for me in 4.1.3, anyone else?

work fine for forums but not for category on vb4.1.3

[miszko]

Hmm, when I installed, works fine after few changes in configuration.
But now, after PL1, don't works.
Any ideas?

[Pionex]

Works well, installed.
Thank you.

[deverill2010]

I can't remember if I asked in this thread but it's something I'm still after.

I want to use custom icons like this mod allows you too for sponsors logos. But I want them to be clickable to the sponsors website. Is this doable?

And does this work on 4.1.4?

[solohdes]

I have installed forum category icon hack and I love it but I have a problem with other hack that disables this. The other hack that disables forum category icon is subforum list control. With the Subforum list control disabled:



And enabled:



All personalized icon are disabled with Subforum list control. I ask for help in the Subforum list control post but the creator don't give a solution, why this happen?

PD: Sorry my bad english.

[fxwoody]

Nice work here! Like this a lot
One question, is there a way instead of using transparency for new threads to add another icon style instead?
Ex, no new post, icon is regular PNG and when a newthread is posted, then a GIF animated icon shows.

None the less, your hack works fine in 4.1.4 and my 4.1.3
Installed