Changing category name color

[fanta]

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Title: Changing category name color
Version: 2

Short description:
I have used thispost to add the category name to the table on the admin home page, and it works great.

My question is, how can I set a different color to a specific category name in the table?
I tried wrapping the category name with <font color="red">New category</font> but that just printed out the font tag as well.

Thanks.
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[Klemen]

That's because HTML tags are encoded for security. Try using something like

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$newcategory['name'] = preg_replace('/<font color="(.+)">(.*)<\/font>/','<font color="$1">$2</font>',$newcategory['name']);

before printing the category name (assuming you have the category name stored in $newcategory['name'] variable).

[fanta]

Thank you Klemen for your reply, but this change brings up a blank table.
What I want to achieve is to have my Category Name 1 in red color, not all categories. other categories should remain with the default color.

Thanks.

[Klemen]

Post the exact code you use for printing the category name.

[fanta]

This is the sql to fetch the category:

$sql = "SELECT * FROM `hesk_categories` WHERE `id`=$ticket[category] LIMIT 1";
$newresult = hesk_dbQuery($sql) or hesk_error("$hesklang[cant_sql]: $sql</p><p>$hesklang[mysql_said]:<br>".mysql_error()."</p><p>$hesklang[contact_webmsater] $hesk_settings[webmaster_mail]");
$newcategory = hesk_dbFetchAssoc($newresult);

This is the print category name:

<td class="$color">$newcategory[name]</td>

thanks for your help.

[Klemen]

How about if you add something like

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if ($newcategory['name'] == 'Your category')
{
$newcategory['name'] = '<font color="red">'.$newcategory['name'].'</font>';
}

just below

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$newcategory = hesk_dbFetchAssoc($newresult); 

? Change 'Your category' to the exact name of your category (case sensitive).

[fanta]

Thank you Klemen, this works like a charm!