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Brand new plugin : Category Icons Lite
I wanted it to be simple to use : no more template tags !
It’ll work with a lot of themes. Just try. If you have an issue, make sure your template has the post title preceded by the permalink and its title :
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" ... title="<?php the_title(); ?>"> <?php the_title(); ?>
Or :
<a title="<?php the_title(); ?>" ... href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"> <?php the_title(); ?>
For example, it’ll not work with the nice prototype theme, because it does not use the_permalink & the_title filters (from what I’ve seen).
How to use it :
1. Upload an image as usual via the Media Menu
2. Select the category you want to assign to the image
3. Save the changes
Category Icons Lite
That’s it !
Download it now ! Category Icons Lite
Category Icons Premium Module for Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin
In a previous post (“beware of imitations“), I said that Category Icons Premium Module for Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin was an imitation and that you should not buy a plugin that you could have for free. Well, I was mistaken : the author sent me the source code, and it’s not comparable to the WordPress Category Icons plugin. So, I made a mistake, and I apologize to A. Lewis for my error. I’m sorry.
Beware of imitations !
Update : I apologize to A. Lewis for my error.
I’ve found that this website : http://www.awpcp.com/premium-modules/category-icons-module/ is selling a WordPress plugin called Category Icons for $10.99 !!! Here is how they describe it :
Category Icons Module
Category Icons Premium Module for Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin – $10.99
This module allows you to add icons to your categories and subcategories. The silk icon pack from famfamfam.com is included in the default package. You can always use your own icons by uploading them to the images/caticons folder. Adding your icons is a simple matter of selecting the icon you want to use for a specific category and clicking a button to set it. (If you have previously made a donation of $10 or more please contact me for a free copy of this module)
It sounds familiar, does not it ? Even the famfamfam icon pack I’ve talked about here. So don’t buy a plugin that you could have for free by downloading it !
codaSlider error
For those having the following error :
Syntax error, unrecognized expression: [@name='igcaticons_spacerstype'][@value='image']
category_icons-links-panels.js:2TypeError: Result of expression ‘jQuery(”div#slider1″).codaSlider’ [undefined] is not a function.
just comment this line (it should be line number 547) :
wp_enqueue_script('caticons-links-panel', '/wp-content/plugins/category-icons/js/category_icons-links-panels.js');
Category Icons patch for WordPress 2.8
Update 2 : the patch is not needed anymore as there is a new version of category icons (2.1) that is compatible with WordPress 2.8+. Download it to resolve the issue.
Update 1 : here is the detailed procedure (thanks to ycs for the tip) :
- deactivate the plugin,
- log out of the admin control panel,
- replace the old category_icons-panel.js in the js folder by this one,
- clear your browser cache,
- close all open browser windows,
- open a browser, log in and reactivate the plugin.
Please leave me a comment if it’s not working.
Finally : I’ve found icons for my categories
As you can see, I’ve finally found icons for my categories… 
Icons for this blog
As you can see, I don’t have icons for my categories. I’ve been searching around for icons, but unfortunatly, I couldn’t find ones corresponding to my categories.
So I’m searching for a volunteer who would create icons for my categories :
Documentation, How to, FAQ, Translations, Changelog, News, Tips & Tricks
If someone wants to help, you’re welcome !
Some icons
Yes, I don’t provide any icon with the plugin, but you can always go visit this website : Famfamfam. And it’s $0.00, as always ! If you know some other icons resources, feel free to post your links here…
New category : How To
I’ve deleted the categories Examples and Tips & Tricks in order to replace them by a new one : How To. I hope to make things clearer…
No CSS support anymore
From now, I won’t have time to help you for CSS problems : it’s time-consuming. I need to focus only on the issues you could have with the plugin. Thank you for your understanding.
What is Category Icons ?
I agree with Ryan Caldwell (performancing.com) :
So the first step in my adventure was to prettify [my pages] a bit. To do this, I downloaded the Category Icons plugin for WordPress. Category Icons allows you to associate a unique image with each of your WordPress categories. By placing a little snippet of code on your category.php theme file, you can then have a big, bold image come up that will make your category pages look better than 90% of the category pages out there.
Or with JTPratt when he wrote :
It’s a beautiful plugin [...] well documented and supported. Everything is configurable from the options menu, you can use it on your index (home) page, post pages, or even your sidebar! You can do icons only, or text and icons, and it comes with a widget for the sidebar.
The cool thing about the plugin is that it gives you ways to do one or multiple category icons, but also a method for putting icons with your categories in the side bar as well ! I’m always very grateful when a good plugin come along !
Sources : JTPRATT’s Blogging Mistakes ( here & here ) & Performancing