vB Category Icons

vB Category Icons

Mod Version: 1.0.1, by Logikos

This thread is in the Modification Graveyard.

vB Version: 3.5.0 RC1	Rating: (2 votes - 5.00 average)	Installs: 182
Released: 09 Jun 2005	Last Update: 27 Jul 2005	Downloads: 25
Not Supported DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits

vB Category Icons

vBulletin 3.5.0 RC 1
http://www.vBHackers.com

What this does
This 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 ONLY!

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
Alot of people want to get there icon like my screenshot. So you have bugged me enough for me to post how.

Enjoy!

Replace Template: forumhome_forumbit_level1_post With The Folllowing:

HTML Code:

<tbody>
        <tr align="center">
                <td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$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&amp;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:

HTML Code:

<tr align="center">
        <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
        <td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$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?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$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

And Thats All!

Please read carefully and make all the necessary changes as stated. This is will work if installed properly.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACKUP BEFORE YOU BEGIN! If you like this hack

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Help & Support
Before asking for support Please make sure you have done all necessary changes! If you still need support please post a reply here.

Please post bugs and errors here. Hope you like, feedback welcomed.

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