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vB Category Icons

vBulletin 3.5.0 RC 1
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 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. :p 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

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.

*infinityfxp* · 09-03-2005, 11:14 PM

it took me ages to find the code but finished it all,

forumhome
forumdesplay
subforums

looks nice anyway just need to get my finger out making some icons
thanks infinity :bandit:

AdamInc · 09-04-2005, 06:45 AM

i dont know if you provide help here but i have the forum sponsers installed. in this one it asks you to replace a template you replaced forthe fourm sponsers. can you provide the code in forumhome_forumbit_level1_post to use both Forum Sponsers and Forum Category Hacks. Thanks

Scooterpig · 09-11-2005, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamInc

i dont know if you provide help here but i have the forum sponsers installed. in this one it asks you to replace a template you replaced forthe fourm sponsers. can you provide the code in forumhome_forumbit_level1_post to use both Forum Sponsers and Forum Category Hacks. Thanks

Great hack this, thank you LW..

*JollyJack* · 09-21-2005, 07:47 PM

Whats the best software to make these icon, or where can i download them from

CoX · 09-25-2005, 06:13 PM

EDIT i got it to work BUT the images dont save :S anyone know why

zey · 12-22-2005, 01:54 AM

why the tittle of this thread said [vB 3.5.0 RC 2] vB Category Icons but in the 1st post said this hack works only for 3.5.0 R C 1 ?????

hawee · 03-27-2006, 04:52 AM

hi
i'm not sure what this does
im not seeing in the images what teh category icons do....can anyone explain
sorry for just nubbish question

Arnoud · 04-04-2006, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawee

hi
i'm not sure what this does
im not seeing in the images what teh category icons do....can anyone explain
sorry for just nubbish question

http://www.vbhackers.com/attachment....4&d=1123783507

Open that one up. See the big white baloon with the exclamation mark? That image was added with this hack.

0xyGen · 04-20-2006, 09:53 PM

oh good thanks Man

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