How to add a forum icon to main page

[sqzdog]

I have just installed vbulletin, however, I do not intend to use loginshare. I do what to place some type of clickable icon on the main supportsuite page that my users can click on to visit the forums.

Can someone assist me with this?

[supportskins]

You can add additional links/icons by editing the Widgets.php file which you can find under -- includes/Widgets directory of the software

[sqzdog]

I am having trouble with the "link" part of this edit.

If I want the widget to point to "http://www.mysite.com/support/forums" then how do I show that properly?

Also, the "if" statement at the beginning of each module, how will that work for an additional icon?

[supportskins]

Do you want to restrict the icon for logged in users only? As for the link simply use "http://www.mysite.com/support/forums" as the link.

[sqzdog]

No, the icon can show at all times.

The other thing that is throwing me is the "if" statement at the beginning of each icon code.

[supportskins]

If code? Just add the code something like this without any if and else:

$_widgets[MODULE_NAME]["icon"] = $_SWIFT["themepath"]."news.gif";
$_widgets[MODULE_NAME]["title"] = "Forums";
$_widgets[MODULE_NAME]["description"] = "Description";
$_widgets[MODULE_NAME]["link"] = "http://forums.domain.com/";

[sqzdog]

That was simple. I guess I was reading in to it too much. Worked great. Thank you!

[supportskins]

Glad to help

[nibb]

Thanks that worked great but just one question. Now the icon appears on all the Kayako system. In my case I have 2 templates, 1 public, 1 private. How can I only show the icon based on the permissions? For example it should only display on the private/registered users template?

Thanks
Volker

[supportskins]

I am not sure I understood your question. You want it for user specific or template specific?

[nibb]

I dont want it to appear on all templates. I have 2 templates, and the icon appears on both. The Ticket module for example you set it to appear only on a specific template. That means a user that doesnt below to that group when he access Kayako will not be able to create tickets. I have 2 templates, 1 template is private, only for registered users, so nothing is displayed on it, except the forum icon i created now.