Ad on left/right side of forum

[checkmail]

Hello, I would like to ad a "skyscraper" ad on the left or right side of my forum. Where do I put the ad source code?

Thank you,
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[Marco van Herwaarden]

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[ubblite]

I can't get Amykhar's product working without problems. I've also noticed many are in the same boat as me with issues. Does anyone have a working solution in vb 3.5.3 which shows a left side column below the navbar & displays correctly in both IE & Firefox without navbar/thread compression problems at 800x600 resolution? A solution would be much appreciated.

[Smiry Kin's]

check vb.com they have there own columns etc etc

[ubblite]

check vb.com they have there own columns etc etc

Sorry, I accidentally left details out. vb.com does have plenty of threads regarding how to put a left side column directly beneath the navbar on your forum, but none on how to do this with success regarding forumhome only. I also can't find any info that has actually worked for 3.5.3 in both IE & Firefox here at vb.org

[RDX1]

Just edit the forumhome template.

Under $navbar add:

<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="170" valign="top" align="center">ENTER AD CODE HERE</td>
<td valign="top">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top">

Above $footer add:

</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>

[Smiry Kin's]

Just edit the forumhome template.

Under $navbar add:

<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="170" valign="top" align="center">ENTER AD CODE HERE</td>
<td valign="top">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top">

Above $footer add:

</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>

suppose thats it, post a screen when you done it cheers :P

[LEAD_WEIGHT]

I think he wants it to display in all forums without it gimping all the site. It seems to shrink down on postbit and not keep size.

[ubblite]

Just edit the forumhome template.

Under $navbar add:

<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="170" valign="top" align="center">ENTER AD CODE HERE</td>
<td valign="top">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top">

Above $footer add:

</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>

That worked perfectly. I could be wrong but I'd bet you'd draw some interest if you were to release this in the 3.5 Modifications area as I've seen people ask for this before, yet it has never been released.

Thank You.

I think he wants it to display in all forums without it gimping all the site. It seems to shrink down on postbit and not keep size.

I was looking to display this on the forumhome only, where as the other code modifications up until now that I've tried have been for all forums, while a few others were supposed to work for the forumhome only but never did display quite right. The code posted by RDX1 has been the only solution for me which displayed properly in both IE & FF.

[Smiry Kin's]

ubblite could you provide a screenie of what excatly is does/ what you wanted it for.. share your idea! :P

[ubblite]

ubblite could you provide a screenie of what excatly is does/ what you wanted it for.. share your idea! :P

Sure, here you go. The added code provides a left side column beneath the navbar on the forumhome only (I increased the border thickness slightly as you can tell).

[LBSources]

good deal.. works alot better

[Stokerockscene]

how do you get it on all forum pages?

[balkanf]

my problem is exactly the opposite. i have done this on forumhome and forumdisplay but i cant find out how to do it on showthread. the attachment shows what exactly i want to do. every time i try, the alignment of everything gets screwed up. can anyone help?

[balkanf]

anyone? :(

[SaN-DeeP]

check this : Put a Column on the RIGHT side of every forum page (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=94495)

[arossphoto]

Just edit the forumhome template.

Under $navbar add:

<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="170" valign="top" align="center">ENTER AD CODE HERE</td>
<td valign="top">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top">

Above $footer add:

</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>

If I want a column on the right side would I put this code below this?

$forumbits

<!-- /main -->

Thanks,

Andrew

[peterska2]

Take a look at the link in the post above yours. The solution is there.

[arossphoto]

I installed that already, but I don't want the right column on every page. Maybe I missed something within the thread, but I don't recall any solution to just put it on select pages.

Cheers,

Andrew

[peterska2]

oh right sorry,

what pages do you want it on? I can code it up late this evening for you.

[arossphoto]

Cool! I was thinking the forum index and forumdisplay right now. It would be awesome if there is a way to restrict by usegroup as well. This will be used primarily for ads, and I may want to offer ad free pages as a subscription.

Cheers,

Andrew

[peterska2]

ok, I'm just sorting something else out then when I'm done I'll do this.

[peterska2]

Right, here you go.

Use the attached instructions instead of the ones included with my sidebar mod found here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=112704

That will put the sidebar on the right on the forumhome and forumdisplay pages only.

Support will be via the thread linked to above, just remind me that it is this version that is on the right, not the left.

[arossphoto]

Thanks very much. Do I still have to install the xml file available with your side mod?

Cheers,

Andrew

[peterska2]

Yes, otherwise there will be no sidebar. You would just get a blank gap.

[arossphoto]

Sorry but the code below doesn't appear to be in the FORUMHOME template.

In FORUMHOME TEMPLATE

FIND

<thead>
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->