phpLD - Customising category images

Hey guys.

Just a quick question. I figured since WP themes aren't too difficult to code, I'd take a crack at a phpLD theme, building from the default theme into a - hopefully - cool computer-related theme. My main problem right now is the coding for customising the images shown next to category names. For example, Mikey's Zorg Directory.

I want to create the same style Mikey has done with separate images for each category block, like Arts, Blogs, Business...etc.

Is anyone kind enough to give me some insight to do this or point me in the right direction to a free theme that I can take a snoop at the source code?

Cheers,
Spidey

 

me too interested... is there anybody to help us?

 

Hey Mikey, thanks for the reply.

Being my first ever phpLD theme to code, and not knowing exactly how it can be done through using the existing phpLD code or database, it is proving difficult. However, yes, I agree I probably could do it myself - although it would obviously take a lot longer, as you suggested.

Any idea how much Rob's mod costs, or was it a 'one-off'? Or, if you're reading this Rob, how much could it be done for?

Cheers

 

i would send a pm right his way

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/member.php?u=21186 << to get the price


If you have the money go for it because he will provide you support

If you want to know some basis to do it by yourself...

Just a hint, you can get the category ids and use smarty tags to assign icons to each categ.


But Rob's mod is much more advanced ... as he has implanted it in the admin panel or so i was told. Which means you can add and remove icons through the admin panel etc.

The hint i gave you will get you a basic system, and then the world is open to possibilities.

 

Smub - you are almost a god with a capital 'G'

Thanks for the advice - I'm going to attempt to tackle this one on my own, if I can't, I'll drop an0n a PM.

I'll let you's all know if I get it sorted and if I do, I'll let you know where you can see my work

Thanks

 

I got the same done in my directory http://www.nobledirectory.com/ 2 days back..

Rob does a great job with that.

 

Hey Chetan.

Was your site done with the same mod that Rob created? What sort of price are we looking at, roughly, for the mod to be integrated into a theme?

Cheers

Nice, seems a good deal to me. I'll keep cracking it at tonight - I'll give it another hour or two, if I still can't crack it, I'll ask Rob if he's got a spare couple of hours so I can pay him to install it for me

Thanks

 

Wouldn't it be better not to confess someone did it such simple thing for you?

I see you changed your layout. Still dozens of things could be improved - just for better look. Using some padding, margins, styles for link.
For images - would be great to highlight it onmouseover as it looks little bit pale.
Also suggest to validate your html as it shows 177 errors. Looks different under some browsers.

Don't take me wrong, you know I'm firendly man, that's just for your good.
Next time you'll hire designer - think twice.

Really phpld is one of best scripts using modular templates, so it makes easy to keep clean html and nice layout.

- D.

 

ah chetan, I wouldn't post the price out because it doesn't do justice to the developer. Next time I will think twice about giving you a discount who knows maybe you will post the discount price out in public ... joking on the discount part but think it over before you post it because that could be the case.

Also the icons are too big and the categories are too small ... perhaps sub cats are needed there to make it even out otherwise it looks ugly.. and i have to agree with dagre you need to work on the padding of the news feed and other occations to improve the design.

Spider-Man - why don't you pm him yourself and get the quote rather than asking other people what he charge ??

 

Dude, but this is very simple, you don't have to pay anyone...
Somewhere in main.tpl you have something like <a href="catid">cat name</a> (you'll figure out where the code is). then you choose your images, rename them into catid.jpg and in front of that a href add <img src="images/catid.jpg" /> - this is just some quick note.. the main idea.. keep reading to understand this better


p.s. sorry for those who won't make $xxx out of this.. but.. it's too easy not to let it go for free

 

Don't know why these guys making phpLD related post in DP, must they lost their sense!

Here is a quick tips that can help you to use image on category:
http://www.phplinkdirectory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157

 

thanks for sharing
that's a bit more helpful than what I said, didn't knew the thread

 

Because the majority of the time, you'll get a half answer at the phpLD forums, then everyone clears off and never comes back to you. That's why I asked here, because I know there are a lot of guys with phpLD forums and there's a lot of guys here that know all the ins and outs of the software. There probably is the same kinda guys (hell, even the guys here probably post at phpLD) but for some reason, when questions are asked here, they are answered. This thread, for example.

 

Every time it's doesn't required to create a thread to getting issues solved. You need to use search feature, many things has been discussed before.

I found this thread by search, it's should be done by you.