Forum Display Enhancements - Icon Legend - Remove

This modification will REMOVE the Icon Legend found on your Forum Home page.

Pros:
Will save on bandwidth (a little)
Will make your page load quicker
Will give your forum a cleaner look

Cons:
No Legend for the absolute noob (newbie)

You should always backup before making edits.

Even if it worked fine on your test site.

In FORUMHOME in your theme (style / template)

Look for:

PHP Code:

<div id="wgo_legend" class="wgo_subblock section">
                <h3 class="blocksubhead"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/legend.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase icon_legend}" />{vb:rawphrase icon_legend}</h3>
                <div>
                    <dl id="icon_legends" class="icon_legends">
                        <dt><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_statusicon}/forum_new-16.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase new_posts_forum}" /></dt><dd>{vb:rawphrase new_posts_forum}</dd>
                        <dt><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_statusicon}/forum_old-16.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase no_new_posts_forum}" /></dt><dd>{vb:rawphrase no_new_posts_forum}</dd>
                        <dt><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_statusicon}/category-16.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase category_forum}" /></dt><dd>{vb:rawphrase category_forum}</dd>
                        <dt><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_statusicon}/forum_link-16.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase link_forum}" /></dt><dd>{vb:rawphrase link_forum}</dd>
                    <vb:if condition="$vboptions['pt_hasprojectforums']">
                        <dt><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_statusicon}/project_new-16.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase project_forum}" /></dt><dd>{vb:rawphrase project_forum}</dd>
                    </vb:if>
                    </dl>
                </div>
            </div> 

DELETE It
SAVE It
Your Done




12-08-2011 = DISCONTINUED

No further update will be provided. Anyone who wishes is welcome to continue this on their own.

Recommended replacement: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=254239

[Boofo]

Actually, it would be wiser to enclose this in the vb:comment tags instead of removing it completely.

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Actually, it would be wiser to enclose this in the vb:comment tags instead of removing it completely.

Care to explain....

Personally I think loading less page code is better for optimizing your community.

[Boofo]

It's easier to remove the comment tags instead of adding back the code in case they ever want to reverse it.

[voglermc]

Why not just hide it with css and leave the template alone

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by voglermc

Why not just hide it with css and leave the template alone

I've never tried it like that. How would you go about doing it?

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I've never tried it like that. How would you go about doing it?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=254239

Like this?

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by Boofo

It's easier to remove the comment tags.....

As I have no idea what your talking about or how to go about that... I'll take your word for it.

But I still think removing un-needed code (in my opinion) is better, rather then adding more.

You're more then welcome to release your own modification & steps though.

[voglermc]

Add this to your additional.css template

#wgo_legend.wgo_subblock.section{
display:none;
}

[voglermc]

The reason I do it this way is when I update VB to the next version, it does not find a template that needs updating. I prefer not hacking templates unless extremely necessary.