sow-nodebb-theme/GAME_ICONS.md

Game Icons Category Stack

This theme includes a curated subset of SVGs from Game Icons for future category and subcategory icon work.

Source: https://game-icons.net and https://github.com/game-icons/icons

License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The SVGs in public/game-icons/ were sanitized for theme use by removing the default black square background and changing the foreground fill to currentColor. They are used as monochrome/tintable assets, preferably in an engraved faded-gold or dark-steel treatment. Category-specific colors still come from the NodeBB ACP category color fields.

Recommended Mapping

Category	Recommended icon	ACP custom class	Asset
INFORMATION	Scroll and quill	wg-icon-scroll-quill	public/game-icons/scroll-quill.svg
Player Guide	Rule book	wg-icon-rule-book	public/game-icons/rule-book.svg
Announcements	Ringing bell	wg-icon-ringing-bell	public/game-icons/ringing-bell.svg
Patch Notes	Spinning wheel	wg-icon-spinning-wheel	public/game-icons/spinning-wheel.svg
COMMUNITY	Tavern sign	wg-icon-tavern-sign	public/game-icons/tavern-sign.svg
General Discussion	Saloon	wg-icon-saloon	public/game-icons/saloon.svg
Introductions	Shaking hands	wg-icon-shaking-hands	public/game-icons/shaking-hands.svg
Screenshots	Large paint brush	wg-icon-large-paint-brush	public/game-icons/large-paint-brush.svg
Creations	Flute	wg-icon-flute	public/game-icons/flute.svg
ROLEPLAY	Drama masks	wg-icon-drama-masks	public/game-icons/drama-masks.svg
Notices	Target poster	wg-icon-target-poster	public/game-icons/target-poster.svg
Rumors & Gossip	Chat bubble	wg-icon-chat-bubble	public/game-icons/chat-bubble.svg
Journals & Biographies	Notebook	wg-icon-notebook	public/game-icons/notebook.svg
Factions & Guilds	Wax seal	wg-icon-wax-seal	public/game-icons/wax-seal.svg
SUPPORT	Glowing hands	wg-icon-glowing-hands	public/game-icons/glowing-hands.svg
Common Issues & Questions	Question badge	wg-icon-question	public/game-icons/question.svg
Technical Help	Monkey wrench	wg-icon-monkey-wrench	public/game-icons/monkey-wrench.svg
Bug Reports	Long antennae bug	wg-icon-long-antennae-bug	public/game-icons/long-antennae-bug.svg
Feedback	Idea	wg-icon-idea	public/game-icons/idea.svg
DEVELOPMENT	Gears	wg-icon-gears	public/game-icons/gears.svg
Tools & References	Toolbox	wg-icon-toolbox	public/game-icons/toolbox.svg
General	Compass	wg-icon-compass	public/game-icons/compass.svg
Lore	Open book	wg-icon-open-book	public/game-icons/open-book.svg
Designs	Pencil ruler	wg-icon-pencil-ruler	public/game-icons/pencil-ruler.svg
Programming	Processor	wg-icon-processor	public/game-icons/processor.svg
Area Building	Castle ruins	wg-icon-castle-ruins	public/game-icons/castle-ruins.svg

Setup

1. In the NodeBB ACP, open Manage > Categories, choose a category, and put the matching wg-icon-* value in the category's custom class field. If that field already has layout classes such as col-md-3 col-6, append the icon class instead of replacing them until the layout classes are confirmed unnecessary.
2. Keep the regular ACP icon configured as a Font Awesome fallback. The theme hides it only when a matching wg-icon-* class is present.
3. Use the ACP text/icon color for category-specific glyph tinting. Prefer muted gold, green, blue, red, or violet accents over bright saturated colors.
4. After theme file changes, rebuild NodeBB assets and restart if the running process does not pick up plugin.json static directory changes.

Attribution

The following Game Icons authors are represented in this curated set:

• Badges: question.svg
• Caro Asercion: spinning-wheel.svg
• Delapouite: castle-ruins.svg, chat-bubble.svg, flute.svg, idea.svg, large-paint-brush.svg, monkey-wrench.svg, notebook.svg, pencil-ruler.svg, rule-book.svg, saloon.svg, scroll-quill.svg, shaking-hands.svg, target-poster.svg, tavern-sign.svg, toolbox.svg
• Lorc: compass.svg, drama-masks.svg, gears.svg, glowing-hands.svg, long-antennae-bug.svg, open-book.svg, processor.svg, ringing-bell.svg, wax-seal.svg