After update from 4.7.23 to 5.0.16 strange icons

[henkbart]

Hello,

After updating i got several strange icons.

When using the tbale list i see this (Screeenshot1)

And at the front of the forum i see this (Screenshot2)

How can i change this??

Thank you

Henk

[Aganatig]

These are the topic and forum (category) images/icons which are currently empty. You should upload your own images.

[henkbart]

And where can i upload these and select them??

[Ehren]

When you edit a forum in the ACP, you'll be given the option to upload your own forum icon.

If you don't want the thumbnails shown in the Topics widget, you can change the widget design to something else (or remove images altogether) using the Page Editor.

[Pildi]

And what about these icons? Where can I upload my own icons?

[Ehren]

@Pildi

When you edit a forum in your ACP, you’ll be given the option to upload your own icon (or select an existing icon/emoji from the icon picker)

This isn’t a theme editor thing, but rather a software setting. 

[Pildi]

Thank you @Ehren! 

So you're saying I can't add an icon to the main topic because the software is designed that way?

[henkbart]

Hello. Changing the Icon is only available when it is a Discussion forum. When using e catagory you can not change it in the ACP.

But there is a way to change them using in the Database!!!

[Ehren]

14 hours ago, Pildi said:

Thank you @Ehren! 

So you're saying I can't add an icon to the main topic because the software is designed that way?

You can change the icon which you pointed to in your screenshot by going to ACP > Community > Forums > *Edit your forum* > Customization > Icon.

If you’re referring to topic thumbnails (in topic feeds), it grabs the first image from the topic and uses it as the thumbnail. Adding support for uploadable thumbnails may come in a future v5 update. 

[Pildi]

9 hours ago, Ehren said:

You can change the icon which you pointed to in your screenshot by going to ACP > Community > Forums > *Edit your forum* > Customization > Icon.

Yes, I know this and I use it. 

 

I was referring to the category icons in the image above, I thought that was clear. Sorry.  I would like to insert an icon there, but there is no such option.

[henkbart]

I have changed them from within the Database, because in the ACP you can not set this.

You can look at my forum (https://forum.signalsoft.info)

There you see also the Topic Thumbnails i have entered....

Henk

[Ehren]

You could use CSS to insert a small icon next to the category text using a ::before element, but there’s no built-in setting for this so you’d need to manually upload the icon manually and add the Custom CSS.

[Pildi]

Thanks @henkbart and @Ehren! I just need to figure out the CSS code for it.