How to choose what icons are used for items
By Fred on Sunday, 08 June 2014
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I see EasySocial uses an icon set using codes (e.g. "\e0ba") for each icon used. We want to override the current icon used for groups ("\e015") on our site to another icon from the EasySocial list ("\e0a7").

What would be the best way to override icon assignments like this? There are a few others we'd want to change. And hard coding it means when ES updates again, they''d be reverted anyways.

Thanks!
Hello Fred,

These icons are actually defined in the app itself. You can edit the groups app for users in /media/com_easysocial/apps/user/groups/groups.php . You need to alter the icon code for it. These are the available font icons in EasySocial

http://screencast.com/t/ciaCArnA5I
http://screencast.com/t/f0Pw55HDvrsz
Mark
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Sunday, 08 June 2014 15:04
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That changes the badge icon that appears with stream updates but no other instances of groups on the site. I also tried to change it in the group/groups/groups.php file but that didn't seem to have any effect.

In the navigation dropdown (http://puu.sh/9ku4A/621d2da43e.png) and the groups pages. it's still using the old icon.

Any idea where else groups inherits its icon from?
Fred
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Monday, 09 June 2014 01:16
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Hello Fred,

If you are wanting to change the icon in the dashboard for groups, edit the file /components/com_easysocial/themes/wireframe/dashboard/sidebar.groups.php and locate the codes below,



<i class="ies-users mr-5"></i> <?php echo $group->getName(); ?>


You need to replace ies-users with one of the icons class listed below

http://screencast.com/t/ciaCArnA5I
http://screencast.com/t/f0Pw55HDvrsz
Mark
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Monday, 09 June 2014 01:40
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