Add icons on nodes without Addons

Sameer Memon
Sameer Memon
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Hello readers, today we are going to add icons on nodes in xenforo just like below:

add icons on nodes in xenforo

Icons can significantly enhance your forum look. The default chat icons look too dull and unhappening, while colorful icon matching your forum can give a nice touch to the forum.

Check the below forums with node icons:

xda forum icons on nodes in xenforo
https://forum.xda-developers.com
ign boards icons nodes xenforo
https://www.ignboards.com

Doesn’t it look better than the default?

Lets Start!

For this, the first thing we need is the NODE ID. Hover or click on any node and check the URL:

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how to get node id in xenforo
Node id in Xenforo

As you see the suffix, here ‘5’ is the node id and we going to need this to add an icon

Now move to Xenforo Admin Panel > Appearance > Templates and search for extra.less.

Now add the below code:

.node--idxx .node-icon i:before {
content: "\f8bc";
}

replace idxx with your node id and replace \f8bc with your desired font awesome icon.

how to add custom icon on nodes in xenforo

Click Save when done.

Visit the forum to check the result.

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custom icon in nodes xenforo
custom icons in xenforo nodes

Alternatively, you can also use an Addon for this purpose, read here: Add icons in nodes in xenforo with addons

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