vB Category Icons

Rated_R · Oct 20, 2008

vB Category Icons

his will allow you to setup a icon to display by the title of each forum you have. The look of the icon depends on how you want to set it up in the templates. This will work for all levels of sub-forums.

Note:
This hack will work for vBulletin Version 3.5.0 RC-1 and RC-2 (Working in vB 3.7.X As well )

To do list...

* Time to install: 3 minutes
* Queries to run: 1
* File Mods: 0
* Templates to edit: 2
* Templates to add: 0
* New Phrases: 1
* New Plugins: 2

Template Edit

Replace Template: forumhome_forumbit_level1_post With The Folllowing:

Code:

<tbody>
        <tr align="center">
                <td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[align=left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                <tr>
                        <td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
                        <td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
                        <td>

                                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                                <tr>
                                        <td>$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
                                        <td>
                                                <div>
                                                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
                                                        <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
                                                </div>

                                                <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
                                                <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
                                                <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
                                        </td>
                                </tr>
                                </table>
                        </td>
                </tr>
                </table>

                </td>
                <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
                <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
                <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
                <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
                <td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
                </if>
        </tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody>
        $childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>

Replace Template: forumhome_forumbit_level2_post With The Folllowing:

Code:

<tr align="center">
        <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
        <td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[align=left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
                <tr>
                        <td>$forum[forumhomeicon]</td>
                        <td>
                                <div>
                                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
                                        <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
                                </div>

                                <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
                                <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
                                <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
                        </td>
                </tr>
                </table>
        </td>
        <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
        <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
        <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
        <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
        <td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
        </if>
</tr>
$childforumbits

Gravedigger · Oct 21, 2008

Where i can find those .php files, a?

Blagger · Oct 21, 2008

Gravedigger said:
Where i can find those .php files, a?

AdminCP>Styles & Templates>Style Manager

{YOUR STYLE} double click >Forum Home Templates>forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

Rated_R · Oct 21, 2008

Gravedigger said:
Where i can find those .php files, a?

for set icon goto forum manager edit any forum u want scrool down then add icon html

Gravedigger · Oct 21, 2008

Aham ok. Thanks.

Shadows · Oct 22, 2008

$forum[forumhomeicon]

Where is that normally placed?

Rated_R · Oct 22, 2008

Shadows said:
$forum[forumhomeicon]

Where is that normally placed?

its is in forum manager

Shadows · Oct 22, 2008

Sorry I should have asked my question a bit more clearly..

// - Open Template 'forumhome_forumbit_level1_post' -

Insert $forum[forumhomeicon] where you would like your icon to appear

// - Open Template 'forumhome_forumbit_level2_post' -

Insert $forum[forumhomeicon] where you would like your icon to appear

So where in the template do i put $forum[forumhomeicon], so it would appear like ..

Rated_R · Oct 22, 2008

Shadows said:
Sorry I should have asked my question a bit more clearly..

So where in the template do i put $forum[forumhomeicon], so it would appear like ..

Goto Your forum manager

edit any forum u want scrool down the page at bottom u will seee

Shadows · Oct 22, 2008

I know where to find the templates, where IN the Template do I put the code

Code:

$forum[forumhomeicon]

??

Rated_R · Oct 22, 2008

Shadows said:
I know where to find the templates, where IN the Template do I put the code

Code:

$forum[forumhomeicon]

??

Its In ForumHome Templates

Shadows · Oct 23, 2008

x-manation said:
Its In ForumHome Templates

O God, does anyone eslr understand what I am trying to say lol

Filez · Oct 23, 2008

try this not 100% sure but I think this is the area:

HTML:

<tbody>
	<tr align="center">
		<td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[align=left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">  [b][color=Red]maybe here[/color][/b]

		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" /></td> [b][color=red]maybe here[/color][/b]
			<td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
			<td>
			<div>

Shadows · Oct 23, 2008

filez said:

try this not 100% sure but I think this is the area:

HTML:

<tbody>
	<tr align="center">
		<td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[align=left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">  [b][color=Red]maybe here[/color][/b]

		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[imageprefix]forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" id="forum_statusicon_$forum[forumid]" /></td> [b][color=red]maybe here[/color][/b]
			<td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
			<td>
			<div>

Thank you my friend, im gona try it

RAINBOW · Feb 23, 2009

Thanks a lot.

stefan-te · Jun 12, 2009

What about this?

Thanks!

vb installer · Jun 12, 2009

i am using vb seo with my vb so can i put it?

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