Channel Icons?

[user-213123131]

Is it possible to have different icons for each channel in the main index?

[user-213123131]

Just to be clear, I'm not referring to the "new post" icons (cabin), but a small icon for each sub-forum.

[Mark.B]

There is nothing in the default software that would do this.

[user-213123131]

Could they be added with HTML in the channel title?

Older forum software allows for this and also for auto-deleting topics of a certain age (great for a Classified Ad channel. Maybe these could be added in the future.

Thanks

[Mark.B]

In theory you can use html in the channel title yes.

There can be issues with this though....mainly that the icons may appear in places you don't want them to (such as the breadcrumb bar). Also the formatting is difficult to get right so it's aligned correctly in all screen sizes.

This is heading into the realms of support though, which we can only provide when you have a license.

[glennrocksvb]

It's possible using custom css and icons.

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/foru...icons-any-size (read the entire thread as the first post might not contain the latest CSS)

[user-213123131]

It's possible using custom css and icons.

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/foru...icons-any-size (read the entire thread as the first post might not contain the latest CSS)

This appears to be for "New Posts" in a channel? I'm talking about a different icon for each channel, relating to that channel, as in my last graphic.

I just purchased a license, so I'll continue this in another forum.

Thanks everyone for the help.

[glennrocksvb]

This appears to be for "New Posts" in a channel? I'm talking about a different icon for each channel, relating to that channel, as in my last graphic.

No, that is for forum channel icons. Take a look at the screenshot in post #12 of that thread. Each forum channel icon has 2 versions. One for the one when a forum has a new post, the other when there is no new post. I think that's what got you confused.

[user-213123131]

No, that is for forum channel icons. Take a look at the screenshot in post #12 of that thread. Each forum channel icon has 2 versions. One for the one when a forum has a new post, the other when there is no new post. I think that's what got you confused.

I'm not confused. LOL

Look at my attached graphic, from our current "old, outdated" forum.

The cabins on the left do what yours does. Grey cabin=no new posts Colored cabin=new posts.

I'm talking about the little icons to the RIGHT of the cabins (tent, pot, girl). Each forum has a different one.

[glennrocksvb]

I see. I was the one who was confused

You can use HTML in the title. As Mark said, you may have issues where the icons appear in places you don't want them to. The solution to that is make the icons as hidden by default using CSS. Then on the main page, show them using CSS selector that is specific only to the main page.

[glennrocksvb]

Another solution (which is better than my initial solution) is to use this CSS to add the forum icon.

#forumXXXXX .forum-title:before {
    content: '';
    width: 30px; /* width of icon */
    height: 30px; /* height of icon */
    display: inline-block;
    background: transparent url('path/to/the/icon.png') no-repeat;
    margin-right: 5px;
    float: left;
}
#forumXXXXX .forum-title {
    line-height: 30px; /* height of icon */
}
#forumXXXXX .forum-desc {
    margin-left: 59px; /* width of icon + right margin of icon + 24 (you may need to adjust it accordingly) */
}

where XXXXX is the forum channel node id. You can find it in the HTML source of the page or in AdminCP > Channel Manager
You have to repeat the above CSS for each forum channel.

This is only for desktop or bigger screens. You may need to tweak it and add more CSS for mobile.

[user-213123131]

Wow, thanks. I'll try it after we get vB installed. Working on that right now.

[Mark.B]

I'll close this thread now, as we can only provide this type of help when you have a vBulletin license.