How can I display forum images in the recent threads?

[DFORMS]

I would like to know how I can display the forum images instead of the forum name in the recent threads module? Does anyone know how to achieve this?

Thank you for support!

[Dragonsys]

what forum image?

[DFORMS]

The forum status icons (statusicon/forum_x-48.png). I will be replacing the default forum status icons on my board. In the 'Recent Threads Module' the forum name is being displayed on the right side : http://quebecod.com. I think it would look nice if we could replace it with the custom forum status icon. Is that possible?

Thank you Dragonsys!

[Dragonsys]

It displays the Thread name, not the forum name.
So you want to display an image instead of the thread name?

[DFORMS]

I was under the impression that 'threads' represented subjects within a forum, like this 'category, forum, thread and post'? On my CMPS page: http://quebecod.com/index.php it's written 'Forum' where the name is being displayed (right side of 'Recent Thread' module).

I will have icons representing different forums. For example, Modern Warfare 3: http://quebecod.com/forum/forumdispl...dern-Warfare-3. If someone would post in one of the MW3 forums the 'forum name' would be replaced with the 'forum icon' in the module on the CMPS page.

I hope I'm making sense : s

[Dragonsys]

See attachment: This is what I see when I look at your page

FR language pack for... is a Thread, inside of your Developpement/Developpement Notes Forum (Category)/SubForum
Am I looking at the wrong Recent Threads module on your site?


It goes: Site -> Forum -> Thread -> Post
Categories are no longer used, really, they are just Forums with SubForums these days.

[DFORMS]

OK, thank you for the clarification Dragonsys and sorry for the late responses I was on vacation.

Anyways, if you look at my index page (CMPS) you will see in the middle column there is 'Actualité Call of Duty'. On the right side of that block you have 'Forum' where all the forum titles are located. That is where I want the forum images to replace the titles. Hope that is a little clearer. Sorry for my broken english : s

[Brian]

You would need to edit the 'adv_portal_recthreads_exp' template and adjust the code there. I'm guessing you would just want to replace "{vb:raw thread.forumtitle}" with something like "<img src="images/statusicon/forum_{vb:raw thread.forumid}-48.png" />"

[DFORMS]

Yes that is exactly what I want but its not displaying any images : s Here is what I replaced with:

<img src="forum/images/statusicon/forum_{vb:raw thread.forumid}-48.png" />

BTW, I am using custom icons like 'http://quebecod.com/forum/images/statusicon/mw3/forum_old-48.png'

Again, thank you for the support Brian!

[DFORMS]

Still trying to fix this : s

[Brian]

Are you somehow using different images for each forum, or will all forums use the same images?

[DFORMS]

I will be using different images for each forum. See my current phpBB forum for example: http://fragnet.ca/forum/index.php. Will not be using two icons side by side like on my phpBB forum. I used this tutorial : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSK1ieIjmW4.

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by DFORMS

Yes that is exactly what I want but its not displaying any images : s Here is what I replaced with:



BTW, I am using custom icons like 'http://quebecod.com/forum/images/statusicon/mw3/forum_old-48.png'

Again, thank you for the support Brian!

you don't have the "/mw3/" in your code

<img src="forum/images/statusicon/mw3/forum_{vb:raw thread.forumid}-48.png" />

[DFORMS]

Well that wont work. If I add /MW3/ in the code other forums will be displaying the same Icon... The point is to have let's say 'cinema related discussions' displaying the cinema's forum icon in the recent thread module. The /MW3/ would have to change depending on the forum.

[Brian]

Your best bet here is going to be to name the icon images after the forumid.
Discussions - /images/statusicon/mw3/forum_7.png
Actualité - /images/statusicon/mw3/forum_8.png
Recherches players et games - /images/statusicon/mw3/forum_9.png

Then you can use this code within your template:

<img src="/forum/images/statusicon/mw3/forum_{vb:raw thread.forumid}.png" />

[DFORMS]

Hey guys just wanted to let you know that I got it working http://quebec-gamers.ca (dev site). What I did is I created a folder in the statusicon folder called forum_*forum id* and user this <img src="images/statusicon/forum_{vb:raw thread.forumid}/forum_new-48.png" /> in adv_portal_recthreads_exp.

Thanks for your help!

[Dragonsys]

cool, glad you got it working well