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 mat8861

Help !!
I installed the mod and checked do the mod for you in templetes edited...now
in the forum title i have: <img src="http://myforum.net/forum/images/italia.gif" /> ITALIAN SECTION

and looks like:


How can I take out the part before the flag ?
ps
I have vbseo installed

Looks like you might be missing an ending quote or terminating tag just prior to "<img" I would check that code again

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by mat8861

Help !!
I installed the mod and checked do the mod for you in templetes edited...now
in the forum title i have: <img src="http://myforum.net/forum/images/italia.gif" /> ITALIAN SECTION

and looks like:


How can I take out the part before the flag ?
ps
I have vbseo installed

<img src="http://myforum.net/forum/images/italia.gif">

[mat8861]

but that was exsisting....
<img src="http://my-site.net/forum/images/italia.gif" />
I took it off s no flag and no error, if I put it back it appear the error

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by mat8861

but that was exsisting....
<img src="http://my-site.net/forum/images/italia.gif" />
I took it off s no flag and no error, if I put it back it appear the error

thats coz you used php /> is used within php codign which isnt needed
<img src="http://my-site.net/forum/images/italia.gif">
is the correct format to use within forum naming

[contra88]

Im have this error whith vb 4,2

Warning: asort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in [path]/admincp/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 20

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 21

[Fenomeno10]

Very usefull mod. Thanks mate!

[Burnt]

Originally Posted by contra88

Im have this error whith vb 4,2

Warning: asort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in [path]/admincp/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 20

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/forum.php(248) : eval()'d code on line 21

I also get this error above when editing a forum now. This is the first thing I've installed on my newly installed forum.

** Added the pictures to the icon folder and it doesn't have the error anymore..

[contra88]

i have updload the picture but have this error...

[jaffaman]

Installed and working great work

[Harpo]

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