Rotating Banner System

[y2ksw]

Yes I want to add the banner on as a side bar and not sure how to do this, I cant use the everywhere sidebar hack because that is for vb 4.x series and we are using vb 3.8 series
I am regularily failing HTML ... anyone? :)

[Judith2]

Do you have a german translation??

[bada_bing]

Does anyone know how I can add two banners side by side but inside a table?
If I just use this @vbbanners:0@@vbbanners:0@ and then I start to shrink my browser size the banners start overlapping each other, I want these banners to be fixed next to each other regardless of the size of my browser size.

Any help doing this?

[y2ksw]

Do you have a german translation??
No, sorry.

[y2ksw]

Does anyone know how I can add two banners side by side but inside a table?
If I just use this @vbbanners:0@@vbbanners:0@ and then I start to shrink my browser size the banners start overlapping each other, I want these banners to be fixed next to each other regardless of the size of my browser size.

Any help doing this?
Tables usually have the <td> tags for columns, but they must match in all rows. Eventually you also will need to use the span attribute.

At this site (http://www.w3schools.com/html/) you may learn all about HTML :)

[bada_bing]

Tables usually have the <td> tags for columns, but they must match in all rows. Eventually you also will need to use the span attribute.

At this site (http://www.w3schools.com/html/) you may learn all about HTML :)

Can you provide an example on how to wrape this into a table

[bzcomputers]

Can you provide an example on how to wrape this into a table


<table>
<tr>
<td style="min-width:XXXpx">@vbbanners:0@</td><td style="min-width:XXXpx">@vbbanners:0@</td>
</tr>
</table>

Then just set "XXX" to whatever minimum width you want the banners to be. You can also add additional styling such as "max-width", or "width", then possibly "padding" etc. to get the exact look and spacing you want.

[y2ksw]

Can you provide an example on how to wrape this into a table
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_tables.asp ;)

[DonLKSAB]

So. Anyone solved the Photopost issue?
I desperatly need it and are willing to pay for a solution.
y2ksw any chanse i could pay you to have a look at it?

[Videx]

I've never used Photopost, but I have Photopost Classifieds and if it's the same deal it's not really a vbulletin mod at all, it's a separate script that just imports the vb styles so the page looks like part of your forum.

[DonLKSAB]

Actually i have the Classifieds to.
And according to the developer it shoud work. The standard VB banners work fine.
Everything from the header and so on is used in Photopost.

If not.
Doers anyone know of a simple random banner mod? I need one banner with like 6 random images...

[Videx]

The standard VB banners work fine.Oh, sorry I missed that. You may want to start over again or at least link to your last post so we don't have to go digging for it.

Obvious question if a standard banner works: What type of banners are you trying that don't work? Flash or something? And can we assume when you say "standard banners work" you also mean RBS works fine outside Photopost? If not you need to get that fixed first. Make sure there's no compatibility problems with other mods (e.g. VBAdvanced).

[DonLKSAB]

I have no banners what so ever from RBS in Photopost.
But RBS is working fine in my form and CMS.
However, If you look at the photopost guys website he is using the VB adverticement stuff and that works for him.
So its not only using the vb styles.
Thats why i hope it would be possible to get RBS working in Photopost without a big effort.

[bada_bing]

<table>
<tr>
<td style="min-width:XXXpx">@vbbanners:0@</td><td style="min-width:XXXpx">@vbbanners:0@</td>
</tr>
</table>

Then just set "XXX" to whatever minimum width you want the banners to be. You can also add additional styling such as "max-width", or "width", then possibly "padding" etc. to get the exact look and spacing you want.

OK I ended up with this code however when I reduce the size of my browser the banners dont adjust themself to the size of the foum so they overlap the edge of the forum. Any idea what I need to add to have the banners resize as I reduce the size of the browser window

<html>
<head>
<title>Support Our Sponsors</title>
</head>
<body>
<table align="center" style="height: 60px; width: 640px;" summary="On your next purchage concider choosing our Sponsors">
<caption dir="rtl" style="text-align: justify;">
<cite><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style=""><a href="http://www.mysite.com/forums/vendor/list-by-alpha" style="" target="_self">Support Our Sponsors</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.mysire.com/forums/vendor/register" style="" target="_self">Become a Sponsor</a></strong></span></span></cite></caption>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="min-width: 460px; text-align: center;">
@vbbanners:0@&nbsp;</td>
<td style="min-width: 460px; text-align: center;">
@vbbanners:0@</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="text-align: center;">

</body>
</html>

[bada_bing]

I have no banners what so ever from RBS in Photopost.
But RBS is working fine in my form and CMS.
However, If you look at the photopost guys website he is using the VB adverticement stuff and that works for him.
So its not only using the vb styles.
Thats why i hope it would be possible to get RBS working in Photopost without a big effort.

Yes that is my exact same problem.. I have photopost intergration and its enheriting the headers and footer from VB except the banners from RBS wont display only shows this @vbbanners:0@ where the banner should be

[y2ksw]

So. Anyone solved the Photopost issue?
I desperatly need it and are willing to pay for a solution.
y2ksw any chanse i could pay you to have a look at it?
I fear this would become a pretty complicated hack, also from what I have read right now about photopost. Most probably it would become a source code modification in order to render the banners.

If however "other" banners work, try to use the unsupported iframe solution, which would enable you to show at least the banners as if they were working ... please see here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2125608&postcount=989

This is however not a true banner rotating solution and you will also have to do some coding.

If you want me to do this, please take in account that I probably will not have time until mid August this year.

[DonLKSAB]

And it works!
Thanks y2kw!

[y2ksw]

It's always nice to hear that something works :)

[bada_bing]

I have an issue using when adding the banner code to the Ad Location Templates-ad_navbar_below the banners show up fine except in the wrong location. If I click on a thread the banner is located below the thread title and not under the navbar.

It looks like this

--------------Navbar----------------------
--------------Thread Title--------------
--------------Banner---------------------

I want this

--------------Navbar----------------------
--------------Banner---------------------
--------------Thread Title--------------

[y2ksw]

I have an issue using when adding the banner code to the Ad Location Templates-ad_navbar_below the banners show up fine except in the wrong location. If I click on a thread the banner is located below the thread title and not under the navbar.

It looks like this

--------------Navbar----------------------
--------------Thread Title--------------
--------------Banner---------------------

I want this

--------------Navbar----------------------
--------------Banner---------------------
--------------Thread Title--------------
Most probably you will have to modify the header template directly instead of the ad_* templates.

[isurua]

how do i cutomise the rbs_stats.php file?

I tried editing in a text editor and changing a few things (like renaming the unwanted results section), however, when I save and upload the file, the customisations are not seen.

It is odd because when I rename the file, it doesn't work, so it is definitely using that file, but my customisations do not show.

can anyone please help?

[y2ksw]

how do i cutomise the rbs_stats.php file?

I tried editing in a text editor and changing a few things (like renaming the unwanted results section), however, when I save and upload the file, the customisations are not seen.

It is odd because when I rename the file, it doesn't work, so it is definitely using that file, but my customisations do not show.

can anyone please help?
maybe refreshing the page? some browsers store the page content in the local cache.

[Naijasite]

banner not showing on 4.2.1

[Guust]

Just noted something strange. Only the bottom 16 pixels of my banners in the header section are linked, the top part of the banner is not linked.
Any idea why that is?
See http://www.2cv.com.au/ for the problem.

[y2ksw]

banner not showing on 4.2.1
for me it works (http://www.vbulletin.it/forum.php).

[Guust]

Just noted something strange. Only the bottom 16 pixels of my banners in the header section are linked, the top part of the banner is not linked.
Any idea why that is?
See http://www.2cv.com.au/ for the problem.
Just solved my problem: I added this code to the style of the ad placeholder:
position: relative; z-index: 1000

[Guust]

banner not showing on 4.2.1
Works for me too.

[bigdamouk]

Excellent mod - this is just what I have been searching for - I now have rotating ads in between posts and the bottom nav bar

Thanks for all your continued work on this Y2KSW. It's appreciated alot!! (Donation will be on it's way shortly)

[blackie58]

Hello all

It has taken me ages to get this working & i have placed 2 ads under the navber header

They are both next to each other & i would like a space inbetween them

I have searched as best i can & tried alsorts to get it to work

PLEASE PLEASE can someone put me on the correct path

Thanks

[y2ksw]

Hello all

It has taken me ages to get this working & i have placed 2 ads under the navber header

They are both next to each other & i would like a space inbetween them

I have searched as best i can & tried alsorts to get it to work

PLEASE PLEASE can someone put me on the correct path

Thanks
a &nbsp; would insert a fixed space between two HTML text elements, thus:

<!--@vbbanners:0@--><!--@vbbanners:0@-->become:
<!--@vbbanners:0@-->&nbsp;<!--@vbbanners:0@-->

[bada_bing]

a &nbsp; would insert a fixed space between two HTML text elements, thus:

<!--@vbbanners:0@--><!--@vbbanners:0@-->become:
<!--@vbbanners:0@-->&nbsp;<!--@vbbanners:0@-->

Giovanni

I have done something simular on my site except I have an issue where if the banners are side by side and you shrink your browser it throws the banners off allighment. Any way to wrap the banners so they can adjust depending on your browser window? The issue now is that they are fixed and assume the browser window is at least a minimum size but when you shring the window or view the site from a smart know the banners are all off

[y2ksw]

Giovanni

I have done something simular on my site except I have an issue where if the banners are side by side and you shrink your browser it throws the banners off allighment. Any way to wrap the banners so they can adjust depending on your browser window? The issue now is that they are fixed and assume the browser window is at least a minimum size but when you shring the window or view the site from a smart know the banners are all off
These are all HTML issues, where I am, honestly spoken, unable to help.

With vBulletin 3 you will have to handle problems with tables and most of them can't be fixed, because tables have a rather static design. On the other hand, with vbulletin 4 and div's, the situation isn't much better, because then all elements tend to flee from the developer :)

HTML hates me :p

[blackie58]

Thanks for the replies

Its working as i want thanks

[GarethBurrows]

...found the answer...

[pengrus]

My developer helped us install this mod to work with a custom theme they developed, and we found many of the adlocations do not show the ads. They said this is bug issue with vbulletin or your mod. Is he correct?

ad_thread_last_post_content = not working
ad_thread_first_post_content = not working
ad_showthread_firstpost_start = working
ad_showthread_firstpost_sig = working
ad_showthread_beforeqr = not working
ad_navbar_below = working
ad_header_logo = not working
ad_header_end = not working
ad_global_header2 = working
ad_global_header1 = working
ad_global_below_navbar = working
ad_global_above_footer = working
ad_forum_below_threadlist = working
ad_forumhome_afterforums = not working
ad_forumdisplay_afterthreads = not working
ad_footer_start = working
ad_footer_end = working
ad_board_below_whats_going_on = working
ad_board_after_forums = working
ad_blogsidebar_start = not working
ad_blogsidebar_middle = not working
ad_blogsidebar_end = not working
ad_blogshowentry_before = working
ad_blogshowentry_after = working
ad_bloglist_first_entry = working
ad_archive_below_content = working
ad_archive_above_content2 = working
ad_archive_above_content1 = working

Thank you!

[y2ksw]

My developer helped us install this mod to work with a custom theme they developed, and we found many of the adlocations do not show the ads. They said this is bug issue with vbulletin or your mod. Is he correct?

(...)

Thank you!
Oh, how I love developers, really! :)

Do some of the ad locations work? What are the setting differences?

Did you actually insert a banner placeholder inside the inbuilt ad locations? Else there will appear nothing.

Are there enough banners in the database to show multiple banners on the same page? If you have 5 locations on page, you also must have at least 5 banners to show.

Until now, we always managed to run the banners on any system and any circumstances, and most of the times it was just a misunderstanding or spelling error, or a wrong time setting. Besides not reading the manual about vbSEO, of course :p ... even on Photopost (which is an addon), some people have managed to show their banners with the unofficial addon (at post 989 of this thread).

So, please prove me wrong :rolleyes:

[pengrus]

We created one simple text ad, and tried it one by one on all the ad locations. And the list above shows which ones working, which ones not working.

The developer even said this:

"Regarding those ad location template that is not working, we tested it on default vb and it doesn't work and it is not related to our theme. You can test it in default vBulletin style to check."

Does this mod require modification to the custom theme to add something to the theme template?

Thanks,
Sean

[y2ksw]

We created one simple text ad, and tried it one by one on all the ad locations. And the list above shows which ones working, which ones not working.

The developer even said this:

"Regarding those ad location template that is not working, we tested it on default vb and it doesn't work and it is not related to our theme. You can test it in default vBulletin style to check."

Does this mod require modification to the custom theme to add something to the theme template?

Thanks,
Sean
Not if you use the inbuilt ad_* locations. But if you want to fill banners in more specific places, you will have to edit the respective templates.

[SPVB]

I got the first ad (<!--@vbbanners:0@--> ) to show up - how do I add the rest of the banners to the code? I am lost!

[y2ksw]

I got the first ad (<!--@vbbanners:0@--> ) to show up - how do I add the rest of the banners to the code? I am lost!
You would add more <!--@vbbanners:0@--> into your page until you show all the banners you wish to see in a single page. And, you would add N banners into the database, each of the different banners you would show in rotation.

[bzcomputers]

Working well on 4.2 PL3.
Have one issue with ads not displaying in another mod created in CakePHP (just shows the position reference), but I'm pretty sure it isn't an issue with this mod.

Request:
The ability to select multiple positions for the same banner. This would make it easier for webmasters to track if the same banner performs better in one position versus another.

I know you could just create another banner with the same code and select a separate position, but that would completely defeat the purpose of setting max impressions and max clicks for a given banner.

[y2ksw]

Working well on 4.2 PL3.
Have one issue with ads not displaying in another mod created in CakePHP (just shows the position reference), but I'm pretty sure it isn't an issue with this mod.

Request:
The ability to select multiple positions for the same banner. This would make it easier for webmasters to track if the same banner performs better in one position versus another.

I know you could just create another banner with the same code and select a separate position, but that would completely defeat the purpose of setting max impressions and max clicks for a given banner.
I believe that with the upcoming version 5 of vBulletin it will be unavoidabile to move the whole thing to a new level ... mainly because there will be no hook at all to intercept the final page output. At that point, all possibile and immaginable associations could be realized, because printing a banner would not request any efford to your servers, but to ours (:erm:).

In other words, we will have to create a new, fully driven advertising system which then will serve the banners you wish to see on your site, as external input. Once the system is up and running for a while, we may release the whole thing to the public domain. The problem however is the relatively high demand of development hours to achieve this, and most of all, how to convince everybody to use it, when there are other systems. I really don't want to make concurrence to anybody else out there ... i have already enough fighting just as is :)

[brihan]

Rathar than editing postbit_legacy AND showthread_firstpost_sig templates, we cand edit postbit_legacy te,plate by adding a third section for after the first post. In that sense, the ad will fall truly AFTER the first post rather than above the signature. Here's the code.

NB- for the mobile version, that's the only way we can get something after the first post since the showthread_firstpost templates do not exist.

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND (($post['postcount'] % 15 == 10) OR $post['postcount'] == 10)">
<div class="thread_controls">
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center">
<!--@vbbanners:3@--><!--@vbbanners:3@-->
</div>
</div>
<vb:elseif condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND (($post['postcount'] % 15 == 5) OR $post['postcount'] == 5)" />
<div class="thread_controls">
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center">
<!--@vbbanners:2@--><!--@vbbanners:2@-->
</div>
</div>
<vb:elseif condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND $post['postcount'] == 1" />
<div class="thread_controls">
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center">
<!--@vbbanners:1@--><!--@vbbanners:1@-->
</div>
</div>
</vb:if>

Thank you for this information.

Could you explain it a little more. I see that this edit is for the postbit_legacy template but I'm not exactly sure where in that template you are adding this and should "THIS_SCRIPT" be changed to something else?

Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

[vithorius]

Is it possible to use this as a vBadvanced module?

(thank you!)

[y2ksw]

Is it possible to use this as a vBadvanced module?

(thank you!)
You may insert a banner placeholder in a HTML module in order to show a banner there.

[Judith2]

I can only fit 6 banner in the sidebar, is there the opportunity to expand it to 11 banner?

<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:4@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:5@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:6@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:7@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:8@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:9@--></div>

[y2ksw]

I can only fit 6 banner in the sidebar, is there the opportunity to expand it to 11 banner?

You would just use one placeholder N times one below each other and have at least that N number of banners for that location in database. :)

[datoneer]

Thank you it is really a great mod! Installed and rated 5 stars

[Judith2]

You would just use one placeholder N times one below each other and have at least that N number of banners for that location in database. :)

Um, unfortunately, I am a layman, could you explain it to me with an example? :o

[bzcomputers]

Um, unfortunately, I am a layman, could you explain it to me with an example? :o

He just talking about using the same place holder like....


<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div>

Then just making sure you have at least that number of ads under the single placeholder so that no ads are duplicated on a page.

[y2ksw]

He just talking about using the same place holder like....


<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div><br />
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:3@--></div>

Then just making sure you have at least that number of ads under the single placeholder so that no ads are duplicated on a page.
This doesn't matter. No ad is ever duplicated on a single page, but missing ads show a blank :)

[Judith2]

thanks for the help

[bzcomputers]

This doesn't matter. No ad is ever duplicated on a single page, but missing ads show a blank :)
Did not know, or at least did not remember. Probably should go back and read the documentation again it's been awhile.


Couple of requests/suggestions.

1) Add an expiration date column to all the Banner Lists in the Admin CP. This way it's easier to keep track of the ads that will be expiring soon without having to page through them all individually.

2) Include global.php for rbs_stats.php. I think the statistics would look a lot better and more professional if they were contained within the framework of the web site.

3) Add an option to show a different timezone (other than GMT) universally on the statistics page.

[y2ksw]

Did not know, or at least did not remember. Probably should go back and read the documentation again it's been awhile.


Couple of requests/suggestions.

1) Add an expiration date column to all the Banner Lists in the Admin CP. This way it's easier to keep track of the ads that will be expiring soon without having to page through them all individually.

2) Include global.php for rbs_stats.php. I think the statistics would look a lot better and more professional if they were contained within the framework of the web site.

3) Add an option to show a different timezone (other than GMT) universally on the statistics page.
Added to wish list :)

However, I believe I will leave this product as is for vbulletin 3-4, since it has done an almost perfect job over many years now. For vbulletin 5, I have to reinvent the wheel and most probably I will then offer a 2-step product, which first will be developed and maintained on my servers and then later released (if desired) as a stand-alone package.

The point is, vbulletin 5 does not have the old hook system any more and it is not possible to replace from within a "new" plugin parts of a fully rendered page. Thus it needs a banner system which implements the current functionallity off-line and users will implement banners using a widget.

In other words, this product will go one step back to what it was before (stand-alone) and one step forth in order to accomodate all the features which were constantly missing, such as having "simply" a fully driven advertising system. This will also open for some very new scenarios, such as advertising groups, affiliation codes and shared banners in large networks.

But since these extra features are costly in terms of traffic, I will release the whole thing as soon it is stable enough, unless we can agree to a number of my banners on your boards to cover the expenses. I have seen, it works good enough to keep the current project going, but a dedicated server has evidently a much higher cost. :)

[Toorak Times]

Please don't abandon 4.2.1 mate, I haven't started to use this mod yet, but it is as you say awesome. As a newspaper publisher I am only just starting to get my head around the publishing suite, and most mod builders ONLY think of forums, when the CMS, Calendars< groups and Blogs are the parts of vB I need advancements on.

[djbaxter]

Please don't abandon 4.2.1 mate, I haven't started to use this mod yet, but it is as you say awesome. As a newspaper publisher I am only just starting to get my head around the publishing suite, and most mod builders ONLY think of forums, when the CMS, Calendars< groups and Blogs are the parts of vB I need advancements on.

The add-on works perfectly on 4.2.1.

[y2ksw]

Please don't abandon 4.2.1 mate, I haven't started to use this mod yet, but it is as you say awesome. As a newspaper publisher I am only just starting to get my head around the publishing suite, and most mod builders ONLY think of forums, when the CMS, Calendars< groups and Blogs are the parts of vB I need advancements on.
I won't, but all the extra goodies, which are impossible to add on this system, will have to come elsewhere :)

If it was for me, I would have preferred this system here, because external data is always a hassle, even if you pull it in from your own servers.

[Toorak Times]

Until they put a real CMS in 5 this will be the one for content driven sites, I'd use vB5 as a linked social network maybe atm

[Judith2]

I have a tick placed so that the clicks are counted, but nothing is displayed!!

[y2ksw]

I have a tick placed so that the clicks are counted, but nothing is displayed!!
Scripts will not count unless you craft them specifically. Google AdSense is a good example for which you never will get a count.

[Judith2]

Ah OK! Thanks for the Answer

[chikuru]

Hello y2ksw,

How can I add more banner ads positions?
So far, there is 0-9..

Marked as Installed!

Thank you!

[y2ksw]

Hello y2ksw,

How can I add more banner ads positions?
So far, there is 0-9..

Marked as Installed!

Thank you!
Normally you will need only 1 or 2 positions since you may reuse each position, even on the same page. We have discussed this argument many, at least 20, if not 50 times in this thread.

But if you really must, there is an option to change this.

[m13]

Hello!
After been redirected to this thread, because I asked the question in the wrong place, I ask again here:
I can't make the rotating banner system work in my forum. I have followed very carefully the steps in this tutorial http://www.pagerobot.com/pub/rbs/rbs_01.htm
But nothing happens. The banners simply don't show. The banners are .gif. Any idea why this is happening?

Thanks very much!!
I have vbulletin 4.2.

[Videx]

I can't make the rotating banner system work in my forum. "It doesn't work" is always kind of vague. Do your ads work in all the pre-defined ad locations using stock vb? Also we'll need a link to the forum in question.

[m13]

Hi, Videx. Thanks for answer!
I'm sorry if I couldn't explain better the problem, but it is because I have no idea what is wrong.
And yes, the ads are working using admincp/advertising from stock vb.
The link: http://www.ticoracer.com/forum/forum.php

[y2ksw]

Hi, Videx. Thanks for answer!
I'm sorry if I couldn't explain better the problem, but it is because I have no idea what is wrong.
And yes, the ads are working using admincp/advertising from stock vb.
The link: http://www.ticoracer.com/forum/forum.php
I see some banners ... did you get it working?

[Toorak Times]

Hi guys, we are just investigating how to make this work best for us, just about to monetise and I am blown out by the adaptability of the system, had it installed for a year or so but never needed it till now. Using 4.2.1 so I'll let you know how we go eh...tried and couldn't make it appear, but site system working fine

[Videx]

I see some banners ... did you get it working?I don't see "... /forum/rbs_banner.php ..." anywhere in the page source, so either "@vbbanners:0@" hasn't actually been added or all those existing banners are stomping over it? My first step if I was him would be to get rid of all existing ads before trying to get this mod working.

Toorak: Same thing I just said - telling us nothing but "it doesn't work" really doesn't enable anyone to do anything for you. At the very least give us a link and assure us plain vb ads are working and that you don't have any large mods installed like vbadvanced or xxx that might be interfering.

xxx==Right now I can't think of the name of that big one that seems to break everything.

[Toorak Times]

<a href="http://www.tooraktimes.com.au" target="_blank">www.tooraktimes.com.au</a> thanks Videx sorry to be so daft...just enquiring really if you reckon its good to go for 4.2.1...I have a 24yo developer hassling me, she can't figure the settings...guess I'll pull out the whip

[y2ksw]

www.tooraktimes.com.au (http://www.tooraktimes.com.au) thanks Videx sorry to be so daft...just enquiring really if you reckon its good to go for 4.2.1...I have a 24yo developer hassling me, she can't figure the settings...guess I'll pull out the whip
:D

If you send me an admin account via PM I'll get you a banner working ;)

[y2ksw]

I don't see "... /forum/rbs_banner.php ..." anywhere in the page source, so either "@vbbanners:0@" hasn't actually been added or all those existing banners are stomping over it? My first step if I was him would be to get rid of all existing ads before trying to get this mod working.

Toorak: Same thing I just said - telling us nothing but "it doesn't work" really doesn't enable anyone to do anything for you. At the very least give us a link and assure us plain vb ads are working and that you don't have any large mods installed like vbadvanced or xxx that might be interfering.

xxx==Right now I can't think of the name of that big one that seems to break everything.
rbs_banner.php would be there only if click tracking is enabled. The kind of banners I see, are exclusively AdSense ...

[Videx]

rbs_banner.php would be there only if click tracking is enabled. Interesting. Maybe that should be part of the troubleshooting process. "Make sure 'click tracking' is turned on for your test banner and then rbs_banner.php should appear in your page source."

[m13]

I see some banners ... did you get it working?

Hi, no I didn't
First I remove all the banners and tried to put them whith the rotating system banner. But I could'n make it work, so I used the admincp/advertizing opcion to put the banner that you saw.

[Impromptu]

Hi all,

First of all, thanks for the developer for this great mod.

It works fine in most screens, however when the resolution gets smaller, my banner overlaps with my logo. My website is: www.supercoachscores.com. As you can see on most monitor resolution it's fine, however for older computers or mobile phones (in non-mobile format), it goes out of whack.

I tried using <div width=100% etc etc> rather than the absolute width in px, I then used in the banner css width at 55% instead of absolute value. Thus from my understanding, this should have converted to a lower px due to using percentages.

On my laptop, in IE, Chrome and Firefox, it looks all good, but when others look at it, it looks out of place.

Thanks in anticipation

Jay

[fuyunobara]

Here, as an unofficial addon, you get the autorefreshing page (tested). It needs:

- a text editor;
- a refresh time of your choice (see metatag refresh in file, now at 10 seconds);
- a banner location (see placeholder in file, now at position 0);
- at least a banner for that location;
- a global target of a new page aka _blank (RBS options), else you jump into the iframe;
- a template modification for a 468x60 banner:
<iframe src="rbs_iframe.php" align="center" frameborder="0" height="60" width="468" scrolling="no"></iframe>Please note: with smaller banners you get white borders, with larger than the iframe area, they are clipped.

it shunts my forum tab down a little is there any way to not have it do that

and it does this either way i code it when i shrink my screen or on smaller screen sizes
any way to stop it doing this?!
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[clauz]

Hello and thanks for this great mod.
Anyway, I have a small problem on my 4.2.1 vBulletin forum: the attached images are covered by the banners like you can see bellow. This happen on IE9 and Chrome. On Firefox it is OK.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/07/5.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/vzc42jl11/)

Can anyone help me on this problem?

[y2ksw]

Hello and thanks for this great mod.
Anyway, I have a small problem on my 4.2.1 vBulletin forum: the attached images are covered by the banners like you can see bellow. This happen on IE9 and Chrome. On Firefox it is OK.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/07/5.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/vzc42jl11/)

Can anyone help me on this problem?
Isn't this great? ;)

What kind of banner is this? If it is a scripted banner, it may need adjusting the z-order. However I'm not a great help in CSS/HTML ...

[y2ksw]

it shunts my forum tab down a little is there any way to not have it do that

and it does this either way i code it when i shrink my screen or on smaller screen sizes
any way to stop it doing this?!
http://imageshack.us/a/img189/7321/t2il.jpg
Try a style attribute with "margin: 10px;"

[y2ksw]

Hi all,

First of all, thanks for the developer for this great mod.

It works fine in most screens, however when the resolution gets smaller, my banner overlaps with my logo. My website is: www.supercoachscores.com (http://www.supercoachscores.com). As you can see on most monitor resolution it's fine, however for older computers or mobile phones (in non-mobile format), it goes out of whack.

I tried using <div width=100% etc etc> rather than the absolute width in px, I then used in the banner css width at 55% instead of absolute value. Thus from my understanding, this should have converted to a lower px due to using percentages.

On my laptop, in IE, Chrome and Firefox, it looks all good, but when others look at it, it looks out of place.

Thanks in anticipation

Jay
Most probably you will have to create dedicated banners for mobile ... the high number of different formats and reduced HTML/CSS support on old devices can't be universally translated.

[clauz]

Isn't this great? ;)

What kind of banner is this? If it is a scripted banner, it may need adjusting the z-order. However I'm not a great help in CSS/HTML ...

Hello, it is a flash banner, located on:
"images/banner1.swf"

There is any way this could be fixed?

Here are my setting for banners:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/07/2.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/q8qstlo5j/)

[y2ksw]

Hello, it is a flash banner, located on:
"images/banner1.swf"

There is any way this could be fixed?

Here are my setting for banners:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/07/2.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/q8qstlo5j/)
I don't believe it can be fixed. The flash wrapper does its best to stay underneath popup elements (menues, images) and most times does.

You may try to load normal image instead of the swf file (keeping the flash option on) and if the problem disappears, then the problem may be the transparent setting of the flash banner itself.

[clauz]

I don't believe it can be fixed. The flash wrapper does its best to stay underneath popup elements (menues, images) and most times does.

You may try to load normal image instead of the swf file (keeping the flash option on) and if the problem disappears, then the problem may be the transparent setting of the flash banner itself.

Thank you for your answer.
Unfortunately the swf banners are "custom made" by a design company, i have promised them that they can use SWF files instead of animated gif, for quality reason.

[fuyunobara]

Try a style attribute with "margin: 10px;"

sorry for my thick-ass response but where do i put that?

great mod btw!

tried this and it has not worked.

i have the code inputted in to the style code under this in the header section, as if i place it above or anywhere else it sits in completely the wrong place any better place to put it?


<div class="above_body"> <!-- closing tag is in template navbar -->
<div id="header" class="floatcontainer doc_header">
<vb:if condition="$stylevar['titleimage']"><div><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}" class="logo-image"><img src="{vb:stylevar titleimage}" alt="{vb:rawphrase x_powered_by_vbulletin, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}" /></a></div></vb:if>

[y2ksw]

sorry for my thick-ass response but where do i put that?

great mod btw!

tried this and it has not worked.

i have the code inputted in to the style code under this in the header section, as if i place it above or anywhere else it sits in completely the wrong place any better place to put it?


<div class="above_body"> <!-- closing tag is in template navbar -->
<div id="header" class="floatcontainer doc_header">
<vb:if condition="$stylevar['titleimage']"><div><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}" class="logo-image"><img src="{vb:stylevar titleimage}" alt="{vb:rawphrase x_powered_by_vbulletin, {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}}" /></a></div></vb:if>
I'm sure I'll regret you helping in HTML (since I don't know enough), but here it is:

<div style="margin: 10px;"><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div>

[xoninet]

anyone help me ,I do not see this why? ad_header_logo

http://s10.postimg.org/m9twvu4o9/header_logo.png

[Videx]

anyone help me ,I do not see this why? ad_header_logo

http://s10.postimg.org/m9twvu4o9/header_logo.pngI don't think there is supposed to be one. I just checked and I don't have one either (vb 4.2.1).

[muimui]

hi,how to put the banner under first post?

[webmaster74]

thank you for the new version, but how do I upgrade my current version?

should I uninstall my current version and install the new?

I don't want to lose any of my banners or their stats.

[y2ksw]

thank you for the new version, but how do I upgrade my current version?

should I uninstall my current version and install the new?

I don't want to lose any of my banners or their stats.
No, just upgrade as you would do with a normal product (upload the changed files, import the product-rbs.xml file with overwrite option on).

[inigo]

After uploading the files general error::

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'likelihood' in 'where clause'

So I can't install the XML, because the web crashes.

Any help?

[CGhostGroup]

<font color="DarkRed">First update the xml-file. Than upload. Otherwise you kill your forum...

Just reupload the 2.4.0 files and update die 2.4.1 xml, than upload the 2.4.1 files.</font>

[webmaster74]

No, just upgrade as you would do with a normal product (upload the changed files, import the product-rbs.xml file with overwrite option on).

thank you very much. The upgrade went smooth like the breeze...... I think you deserve a little gift. On its way to you.

[y2ksw]

After uploading the files general error::

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'likelihood' in 'where clause'

So I can't install the XML, because the web crashes.

Any help?

Did you update the product?

First update the xml-file. Than upload. Otherwise you kill your forum...


Just reupload the 2.4.0 files and update die 2.4.1 xml, than upload the 2.4.1 files.
Nope. The right way to upgrade (any) product is to upload the files in the package (as usually described) and then update the product with the xml file. Eventually you would also close the forums for a minute ;)

[y2ksw]

And, you would go maybe first to your admin Panel. I believed this was already good practice.

All Beginners Upgrade Guide:
Go to your admin panel and login directly. Usually you can do this under any condition: /admincp/index.php.
Close the forums
Upload the files contained in the /upload/ folder to your forum home (all or just the ones which have changed), making sure they get replaced
Upgrade the product with the xml file
Open the forums
Keep the admin panel open and do some testing :)

[muimui]

hi,how to put the banner under first post?

[y2ksw]

hi,how to put the banner under first post?
some hints here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=96249

Google finds them all :)

[muimui]

yeah i know.but i need to rotate my banner too. (under firstpost)

[djbaxter]

After uploading the files general error::

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'likelihood' in 'where clause'

Did you update the product?


Nope. The right way to upgrade (any) product is to upload the files in the package (as usually described) and then update the product with the xml file. Eventually you would also close the forums for a minute ;)

I get the same error, following the normal procedure:


Upload new files
Import product file (xml) with Overwrite = Yes

[Videx]

And, you would go maybe first to your admin Panel. I believed this was already good practice.

All Beginners Upgrade Guide:
Go to your admin panel and login directly. Usually you can do this under any condition: /admincp/index.php.
Close the forumsWhoa! Closing the forum is not a standard step in upgrading a mod. I don't think I have ever had to do that, and I know I've never had to do it with RBS.

Now I'm beginning to dread this update. Hopefully if I ignore this one the next one will act properly? i.e., just upload the files and run the xml with overwrite.

[Joe Pimms]

wow this mod so dose not work on my site what the hell

[y2ksw]

Whoa! Closing the forum is not a standard step in upgrading a mod. I don't think I have ever had to do that, and I know I've never had to do it with RBS.

Now I'm beginning to dread this update. Hopefully if I ignore this one the next one will act properly? i.e., just upload the files and run the xml with overwrite.
Ok, I'll think about a solution for that.

[y2ksw]

Ok, I'll think about a solution for that.
I solved this problem by defining a constant in the plugin and testing for this constant in the functions_rbs.php file. If missing, it takes a likelihood of 100, else the likelihood it finds in the database.

Thanks for helping me out on this one :)

[slherzog]

I did the update by uploading the files first. Noticed the db error, changed my config file to disable hooks globally, uploaded the xml file and then enabled the hooks in the config file again and it worked.

Not a big deal, next time I'll update later at night and do a quick temp close of the forum. Love this plugin, helped me get away from openx so I really have no complaints as that thing was a nightmare for security.

Keep up the good work!

[kamran_dotnet]

i suggest a option to rename banner lists

[kamran_dotnet]

and if possible, mail advisers x day befor ad expired

[desmomax]

I am using vbulletin 3.8.7 patch level 3, is this mod working with my version? many thanks
is any italian translation for my vbulletin version?

[desmomax]

afterm installation i receive this database error :


Database error in vBulletin 3.8.7:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT *
FROM rbs_banners
WHERE enabled=1
AND likelihood>0
AND startdate<=1380031455
AND enddate>=1380031455
AND IF(forumhome, 0=0, IF(forumids='', 1, FIND_IN_SET('0', forumids)))
AND IF(maximpressions>0, impressions<maximpressions, 1)
AND IF(clicktrack, maxclicks=0 OR (maxclicks>0 AND clicks<maxclicks), 1)
ORDER BY -LOG(1-RAND()) / likelihood;

MySQL Error : Table 'forum_bracchi.rbs_banners' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Tuesday, September 24th 2013 @ 04:04:15 PM
Error Date : Tuesday, September 24th 2013 @ 04:04:16 PM
Script : http://www.ilbraccoitaliano.net/forum/login.php?do=emailpassword
Referrer : http://www.ilbraccoitaliano.net/forum/login.php?do=lostpw
IP Address : 8xxx
Username : Non registrato
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

[rhody401]

(deleted by original poster. oops I didnt realize this 4.x product also works on some 3.x systems)

[DonLKSAB]

I have been running the rotater for some while on my sandbox setup. And it works perfect.
But now im installing it on my real system and i get a problem.
I use the iframe files to display some of my banners and for some reason it shows me the full page in every iframe.
So i have my page with a duplicate of each page in every iframe.

Any ideas?

[y2ksw]

I am using vbulletin 3.8.7 patch level 3, is this mod working with my version? many thanks
is any italian translation for my vbulletin version?
Yes, and yes: http://www.vbulletin.it/14-vbulletin-anteprime-amp-download/6940-traduzione-rotating-banner-system

[y2ksw]

I have been running the rotater for some while on my sandbox setup. And it works perfect.
But now im installing it on my real system and i get a problem.
I use the iframe files to display some of my banners and for some reason it shows me the full page in every iframe.
So i have my page with a duplicate of each page in every iframe.

Any ideas?
Maybe there is a redirect at .htaccess level?

[DonLKSAB]

Maybe there is a redirect at .htaccess level?

How would that look?
I need to know what to look for :-)

[y2ksw]

How would that look?
I need to know what to look for :-)
No idea ... sandboxes are usually less restrictive and behave better than production sites. One suspect is about fully qualified URL's. Eventually your iframes refer still to your sandbox and the redirect in production fills the iframe with the full page. Thus you would have to create an exception or revisit the iframe code.

[Cicada]

I'm stil; unsure -- does this addon allow me to place banners between posts?

[Videx]

I'm stil; unsure -- does this addon allow me to place banners between posts?No, this mod allows you to randomly rotate banners via placeholder(s).

There are various ways to get vbulletin to put a banner where you want it, including between posts. If it's only one banner, you don't need this mod.

[rhody401]

It'll do it if you change the postbit code and insert the trigger(s). I have it display with this mod every 5th post, and also after the last post. This is the code I used, which I believe I found from a previous post in this thread:

BANNER AFTER LAST POST HACK Added this mod to our forum on 3/1/12

GO TO: Admin Console -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> edit template -> postbit templates -> postbit_legacy

......at the END add this, if you want it to display random ad after the LAST post:

<vb:if condition="$post['islastshown']">
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div><br />
</vb:if>


.....at the VERY END add this: (puts random ad after 5th and 10th posts)

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND (($post['postcount'] % 15 == 10) OR $post['postcount'] == 10)">
<div class="thread_controls">
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center">
<!--@vbbanners:0@-->
</div>
</div>
<vb:elseif condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND (($post['postcount'] % 15 == 5) OR $post['postcount'] == 5)" />
<div class="thread_controls">
<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center">
<!--@vbbanners:0@-->
</div>
</div>
</vb:if>


Hope this is helpful! We LOVE the RBS add-on!

[johnscanlan2]

I have tried a couple of these rotating banner mods over the many years of using vB. This will be my last. Simply because it works. Once you figure it out, you quickly find that you can put the placeholder any place you want correctly.

I love it!

[y2ksw]

I have tried a couple of these rotating banner mods over the many years of using vB. This will be my last. Simply because it works. Once you figure it out, you quickly find that you can put the placeholder any place you want correctly.

I love it!
Thanks :)

[webmaster74]

Hi. What is the meaning of the star next to the name of the banner in the banner list ?

[y2ksw]

Hi. What is the meaning of the star next to the name of the banner in the banner list ?
No idea ... Maybe it is a rappresentation of bold characters on your browser? Bold banners are enabled.

[kamran_dotnet]

Hi. What is the meaning of the star next to the name of the banner in the banner list ?

stared banners are expired

[webmaster74]

stared banners are expired

among my active and working banners, one is starred. (it expires in June 2014)

Among my disabled banners, expired banners and NOT EXPIRED banners, I have banners which are starred and Not.

[webmaster74]

No idea ... Maybe it is a rappresentation of bold characters on your browser? Bold banners are enabled.

Oh no, surely not, I see those stars in Firefox 24 and Chrome 30.......

I have both expired and not expired, enabled and disabled banners with a star next to their name.

[Videx]

Interesting. I have 2 (out of 16) banners starred. One is active, one isn't. I don't use expiration so all are set to expire in 2030 or something. I can't figure out why they're starred.

[webmaster74]

Interesting. I have 2 (out of 16) banners starred. One is active, one isn't. I don't use expiration so all are set to expire in 2030 or something. I can't figure out why they're starred.


I believe we should stop trying to guess and ask the developper to tell us what he or she meant by the star

[ozzy47]

I believe we should stop trying to guess and ask the developper to tell us what he or she meant by the star

He did reply on it.

No idea ... Maybe it is a rappresentation of bold characters on your browser? Bold banners are enabled.

[Tim Wheatley]

Hi.

This works great. Thanks so much for this mod.

Just an FYI, I initially was confused, and getting a blank page as I followed your PDF and was looking in AdminCP > Advertising instead of AdminCP > Rotating Banner System which is where your stuff actually is.

Thanks again,

Tim

[y2ksw]

I believe we should stop trying to guess and ask the developper to tell us what he or she meant by the star
yeah ... I can't remember :D

[desmomax]

Yes, and yes: http://www.vbulletin.it/14-vbulletin-anteprime-amp-download/6940-traduzione-rotating-banner-system

thanks but when i try to import language i receive this versione error:


Questo file ? stato creato usando una diversa versione vBulletin rispetto a quella che stai utilizzando.

La tua versione: 3.8.7
Versione file: 4.1.9

[y2ksw]

thanks but when i try to import language i receive this versione error:


Questo file ? stato creato usando una diversa versione vBulletin rispetto a quella che stai utilizzando.

La tua versione: 3.8.7
Versione file: 4.1.9
just ignore the version ;)

[desmomax]

nice it works!

i see the banner is changing just after a refresh of the page and not rotating it, is it normale?

i put the code in my header but i can see the banner only inside forum and topic display and not, for example, in my homepage or other pages. Is it possible to set up to see in all pages or most of them?

many thanks

[whoareyou82605]

Maybe i am missing something? After some time reading through the posts and the pdf i cant make my banners show, I placed the codes in multiple locations to try but no banners will show.
I have no idea why this isn't working or maybe mi missing something really stupid?

[bzcomputers]

nice it works!

i see the banner is changing just after a refresh of the page and not rotating it, is it normale?

i put the code in my header but i can see the banner only inside forum and topic display and not, for example, in my homepage or other pages. Is it possible to set up to see in all pages or most of them?

many thanks

The "rotating" is doing what it was programmed to do - rotate through the ads you have under the same Position # on each refresh of the page. It does NOT rotate after a certain time limit. Rotating after a certain amount of time is against the rules for almost anyone who publishes ads and will get you blocked / banned / dropped from their advertising programs.

Depending on where you put the code will depend on where it shows up. If you put it in the Advertising - Manage Ads - Header location it will show on all pages.

[MySaltyreef]

hi i am currently using your hack for vb4.2.2, its flawless and does the job better than expected, are you planning on doing it for vb5 ?

[y2ksw]

hi i am currently using your hack for vb4.2.2, its flawless and does the job better than expected, are you planning on doing it for vb5 ?
Due to a number of changes in the plugin system of vbulletin 5 it will not be possible to port this product without making a lot of substantial changes. It will not be possible to integrate the banners by the means of now, and requires to become stand-alone and maintained externally. I do have the project ladder ready, but it will take a lot of time to get it done and most probably isn't what people really want.

I'm not sure, if an add-on rather than a plugin is more useful. I am also opting to break into the base code, as in the very beginning of vbulletin, in order to show banners cheap, easy and fast as in vbulletin 4. But this is not an option to most of the users, and also not to me, having then to create special installation procedures for every release.

Maybe however vbulletin will decide to add some classic methods to their code, which allow us to do what we want, without reinventing the wheel once again.

[DoumDoum5058]

Hi,

Can you explain me what is the position 0, position 1, position 2, position 3 and so on this hack

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/ (http://imageshack.com/i/new0l5j)

What does each position in VBulletin?

Thank

[y2ksw]

Hi,

Can you explain me what is the position 0, position 1, position 2, position 3 and so on this hack

http://imageshack.com/a/img842/8681/w0l5.jpg (http://imageshack.com/i/new0l5j)

What does each position in VBulletin?

Thank
You may choose what they do. You would insert a placeholder in your templates and then (or before) fill that position with 1 or more banners. :)

[MySaltyreef]

hi me again, i am currently running version 2.3.2, as i said it works flawlessly and perfectly but i am scared to update in case i loose my 30 odd banners or am i just being silly ?

and i'm pretty bummed about vb5 and not having your banner system !

[bosanci28]

So , just to clear my self, with this plugin/mod can i put banners anywhere in the forum? or...

Thanks.

[Videx]

So , just to clear my self, with this plugin/mod can i put banners anywhere in the forum? or...

Thanks."Anywhere" may be a bit optimistic, but that is the general idea. There are lots of examples throughout the thread.

[y2ksw]

hi me again, i am currently running version 2.3.2, as i said it works flawlessly and perfectly but i am scared to update in case i loose my 30 odd banners or am i just being silly ?

and i'm pretty bummed about vb5 and not having your banner system !
Please backup the rbs_* tables so you may roll back ... however, if updating wasn't working, people would have killed me already. Backups are always a good idea :)

Eventually you may use the banner system in vb5 by using iframes and the addon example code, and using a normally hidden copy of your old vb4 forums somewhere (e.g. a protected folder). Not very elegant, but it may be an option. In any case, the time is arriving where I have more time ...

[MySaltyreef]

cool sounds a bit to complicated for me so lucky you have the brains for it, i will attempt the update this weekend, your hack was the only one that didn't give an error with the upgrade to 4.2.2 :)

[nxtgen]

Great job, thank you

[Toorak Times]

You may choose what they do. You would insert a placeholder in your templates and then (or before) fill that position with 1 or more banners. :)


I sorta get the placeholder thing, but how do these positions reflect on the ad positions in the Advertising Admincp.

Or do I have to somehow put a placeholder in these positions in the Advertising (i do NOT know what I'm talking about, trying to understand)

[Toorak Times]

Are there instructions on how to use the add on? Cheers

[Videx]

Are there instructions on how to use the add on? CheersAs with many mods, instructions are included in the download. Also as with many mods, don't bother trying to figure it out 100% before trying it; it will all make more sense once you get ONE banner rotating. Then you can add others if you really need them.

In many cases, such as our forum, the fact that the ads rotate in ONE place is all we need. I have never used a second placeholder (though I have placeholder 0 in a few different places).

[y2ksw]

I sorta get the placeholder thing, but how do these positions reflect on the ad positions in the Advertising Admincp.

Or do I have to somehow put a placeholder in these positions in the Advertising (i do NOT know what I'm talking about, trying to understand)
:up:

[MySaltyreef]

okay another stupid question !

can we use this in a widget or forum block ?

[y2ksw]

okay another stupid question !

can we use this in a widget or forum block ?
yes :)

[MySaltyreef]

awesome

[drdoc]

please post video explaining this banner system so that everyone can learn how to upload files...if already video was posted please let me know link. thanks

[bzcomputers]

please post video explaining this banner system so that everyone can learn how to upload files...if already video was posted please let me know link. thanks

I assume when referring to "upload files" you are asking about "How to install this modification?"

It is just like every other modification install you will come across...

1) Download the latest version of the modification.
In this instance it is 2.4.2.rbs.zip (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=146356&d=1378748237)

2) Unzip modification.

3) Upload files to their respective directories.
In general this is the same for almost every vBulletin modification:
a) All files within the "upload" directory are uploaded as if upload = your forum directory.
b) product-xxxxxxx.xml are always imported (this is usually shown as a single file outside of the upload directory). This is done through "Manage Products" under Plugins & Products in the vbulletin admincp.


If you want further details or a video, google "vbulletin modification install", there are plenty of other references already out there.

[s_cocis]

it's possible generate more than 10 position ?

[New Joe]

Setting this up for the vb sidebar.
I have one block in the sidebar with say 6 clickable banners.
My co admin who does the banners wrote me this::
I see problems with ID (

<!--@vbbanners:%d@-->
) and multiple ads on one ID-place as all ads might have different re-directs.

I think he means as I said, we have one main block within the sidebar with around 6 banners in it, each one goes to a different url when clicked, we need to have each one tracked separately.

Any ideas?

[bazookajoe]

I just upgraded from vb3.8 to vb4.2.1 and the rotating banner mod is not working. Is this mod compatible with the vb4 advertising system? I much prefer using this than the built in banner ad system.
Suggestions?

[Forensic]

I just upgraded from vb3.8 to vb4.2.1 and the rotating banner mod is not working. Is this mod compatible with the vb4 advertising system? I much prefer using this than the built in banner ad system.
Suggestions?

Lots of people using 4.2.x in here. I am still on 4.2.1 myself.
did you add <div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div> to the vb advertising in admincp?
Have you disabled all other plugins first?
Can't make many suggestions without more details.

[bazookajoe]

Lots of people using 4.2.x in here. I am still on 4.2.1 myself.
did you add <div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div> to the vb advertising in admincp?
Have you disabled all other plugins first?
Can't make many suggestions without more details.

Thanks for the quick reply! I didnt add that code...whats that supposed to do?

I haven't disabled any banner or advertising plugins as there aren't any except for the vb4 (with suite) advertising.

[Forensic]

Two questions,
Can I display a single banner from within a large group of banners using the banner Id?
Is there a way to display a single group of banners in forum home and selective forums without maintaining redundant groups of banners?

I have our banners set to show everywhere. I can't use the Forums selection as it removes it from forum home and I can't select forum home because it removes it from forums.

If I can show a single banner I believe I can use an IF/Else statement to show a single banner for a forum id otherwise show the rotation.

[Forensic]

Thanks for the quick reply! I didnt add that code...whats that supposed to do?

I haven't disabled any banner or advertising plugins as there aren't any except for the vb4 (with suite) advertising.

That code tells vb to display one random banner from the 'Position 0 Banner List' that you have setup in the Rotating Banner System.
Under AdminCP - Rotating Banner System - Make sure you have an ad setup in Position 0 Banner List, that its active and not expired. Also make sure the url to your image/banner is valid. If not, nothing will appear and you will not know if RBS is working or not.

Make sure the ad is setup.
AdminCP - Advertising - Manage Ads should have a sample 'RBS 0 Below NavBar' ad setup. Click it, select below nav bar. Create a new ad if you don't see one already there. In the ad HTML section enter
<!--@vbbanners:0@-->
You can align it later after its working.
Make sure its active and uncheck any options below until you know the ad works.

[y2ksw]

I just upgraded from vb3.8 to vb4.2.1 and the rotating banner mod is not working. Is this mod compatible with the vb4 advertising system? I much prefer using this than the built in banner ad system.
Suggestions?
Yes, but most probably your styles got updated and overwritten.
Lots of people using 4.2.x in here. I am still on 4.2.1 myself.
did you add <div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div> to the vb advertising in admincp?
Have you disabled all other plugins first?
Can't make many suggestions without more details.
This is the code for showing all the banners from location 0.
Thanks for the quick reply! I didnt add that code...whats that supposed to do?

I haven't disabled any banner or advertising plugins as there aren't any except for the vb4 (with suite) advertising.
Upgrading from 3.x to 4.x has essentially destroyed any customisation of styles. with the above code in one or all of the advertising sections, your banners should be up again.

[y2ksw]

Two questions,
Can I display a single banner from within a large group of banners using the banner Id?
1. Is there a way to display a single group of banners in forum home and selective forums without maintaining redundant groups of banners?

2. I have our banners set to show everywhere. I can't use the Forums selection as it removes it from forum home and I can't select forum home because it removes it from forums.

3. If I can show a single banner I believe I can use an IF/Else statement to show a single banner for a forum id otherwise show the rotation.

No. But you can duplicate a banner setting and have it (1) on forum home and (2) on certain forum sections as well.
Then you would not select anything (nor home neither single sections) and that's it.
You can show a single banner only if you have one banner per each location. However this product is intended to show as many banners as you have for a single location at a near to random frequency. Aditionally, you may define a weight and thus show some banners less or more frequently.

[bazookajoe]

Got it ..thanks!

Will posting this code as an ad work on any banner ad location like postbits? Do you have to post it in each section?

[New Joe]

Setting this up for the vb sidebar.
I have one block in the sidebar with say 6 clickable banners.
My co admin who does the banners wrote me this::


I think he means as I said, we have one main block within the sidebar with around 6 banners in it, each one goes to a different url when clicked, we need to have each one tracked separately.

Any ideas?

:rolleyes:

[bazookajoe]

Is there a way to disable banners just on the CMS Articles pages?

[y2ksw]

Setting this up for the vb sidebar.
I have one block in the sidebar with say 6 clickable banners.
My co admin who does the banners wrote me this::


I think he means as I said, we have one main block within the sidebar with around 6 banners in it, each one goes to a different url when clicked, we need to have each one tracked separately.

Any ideas?
you would insert 6 lines like this:
<!--@vbbanners:0@--><br />
<!--@vbbanners:0@--><br />
<!--@vbbanners:0@--><br />
<!--@vbbanners:0@--><br />
<!--@vbbanners:0@--><br />
<!--@vbbanners:0@-->
and then insert at least 6 banners in location 0 and you are done. Each banner is tracked separately and the number of banners in your database decide how randomly these banners appear in the given space. If you have 6 or less banners available, the just would flip in the given space (sidebar I guess).

[y2ksw]

Got it ..thanks!


Will posting this code as an ad work on any banner ad location like postbits? Do you have to post it in each section?
For postbits you must change the placeholder format in the options, since the vbulletin editor removes html tags. However before going on that adventure I suggest to try first other options, such as the standard ad locations, some of which show in the first and last post of a thread.

Also, having too many banners on one page may penalize you inadvertedly (Google allows up to 3 on each page).

[Toorak Times]

Giovanni, it is identifying the standard ad locations that has me tricked.

I have successfully fluked putting 2 ads in Position 0 a while ago, gone now, but it just wont sink into my head how the RBS interfaces with the standard ad locations.

I'm trying to write an advertising rate and was thinking of limiting each to 5 rotations but putting this down in a way I can sell is doing my head in mate, its mainly trying to decide what shape ad goes where...

[bzcomputers]

A couple days ago I was trying to debug an error I had in vB (ended up non-related to this mod). But in debugging I disabled this mod through the admincp for a few minutes, found out it was not the issue, reenabled it and since then it has not worked. All occurrences of the position code are now just displaying the code.

Prior to disabling / re-enabling it had been working fine for well over 18 months (as long as I had it installed).

Any idea of what might have occurred and why it seems it is just not re-enabling?

[y2ksw]

A couple days ago I was trying to debug an error I had in vB (ended up non-related to this mod). But in debugging I disabled this mod through the admincp for a few minutes, found out it was not the issue, reenabled it and since then it has not worked. All occurrences of the position code are now just displaying the code.

Prior to disabling / re-enabling it had been working fine for well over 18 months (as long as I had it installed).

Any idea of what might have occurred and why it seems it is just not re-enabling?
Magic? :)

I never heared about such an issue ... however it can be a (post) cache issue, if the banners are embedded in posts or CMS widgets, forum blocks and so stuff. The cache can be cleaned partially from the Maintenance area in ACP. For the post cache it needs a query.

[bzcomputers]

Magic? :)

...For the post cache it needs a query.

That's probably it, the code is within a sidebar block - off to figure out a query...

[New Joe]

I searched through this Thread but it's o long and so many different posts I thought i'd ask again.

I have my banners set up, they are image banners, no matter how many times I click them the click counter stays at '0'
How can I make it so it will start to count the clicks?
Thanks

[y2ksw]

I searched through this Thread but it's o long and so many different posts I thought i'd ask again.

I have my banners set up, they are image banners, no matter how many times I click them the click counter stays at '0'
How can I make it so it will start to count the clicks?
Thanks
Could you please indicate me a page where this banner appears?

[New Joe]

Could you please indicate me a page where this banner appears?

All ok now, got it sorted, everything working fine
Thanks

[dariyos]

is it possible to have more than 10 banner positions?

ok, found it in settings.

[GeorgeB85]

Can anyone tell me if there is an option for this mod to choose how many seconds it displays an ad before changing it?

[GeorgeB85]

Also can anyone tell me, if there is a way that this mod can be used in multiple locations? Meaning, if I want to show one set of ads in one part of the forum (like under the navbar), but show a completely other set of ads above the footer?

[bzcomputers]

Can anyone tell me if there is an option for this mod to choose how many seconds it displays an ad before changing it?

No this is not possible with this mod. It is also against the policy of most advertising companies and can get you banned quickly from their programs for attempting to do this.

[bzcomputers]

Also can anyone tell me, if there is a way that this mod can be used in multiple locations? Meaning, if I want to show one set of ads in one part of the forum (like under the navbar), but show a completely other set of ads above the footer?

Yes, this mod allows for 10 different locations (more is possible but not supported). Positions are 0-9. When inserting an ad into the mod you will assign it to one of those positions.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/12/29.jpg

[y2ksw]

Also can anyone tell me, if there is a way that this mod can be used in multiple locations? Meaning, if I want to show one set of ads in one part of the forum (like under the navbar), but show a completely other set of ads above the footer?
yes :)

[GeorgeB85]

No this is not possible with this mod. It is also against the policy of most advertising companies and can get you banned quickly from their programs for attempting to do this.

I wasn't referring to like adsense or anything. Just ads that we put up from members paying us to display ads. My apologies as I should have clarified more.

Since it doesn't do that, how often does it change out the ads?

[GeorgeB85]

Yes, this mod allows for 10 different locations (more is possible but not supported). Positions are 0-9. When inserting an ad into the mod you will assign it to one of those positions.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/12/29.jpg

Thank you! This will come in handy for sure!

[bzcomputers]

I wasn't referring to like adsense or anything. Just ads that we put up from members paying us to display ads. My apologies as I should have clarified more.

Since it doesn't do that, how often does it change out the ads?

On each new pageload it will randomly display an ad you have assigned to that position. So if you have 10 ads for a certain position, if you reload the page 10 times in that position you'll probably see most of the ads.

[GeorgeB85]

On each new pageload it will randomly display an ad you have assigned to that position. So if you have 10 ads for a certain position, if you reload the page 10 times in that position you'll probably see most of the ads.
How many ads can go into each position?

[Stevenwi]

Hello..

Installed.. hope in the banner list, can sort banner by the expired date, so we know who will be expired soon.

Thanks

[y2ksw]

How many ads can go into each position?
As many as you have. Hundreds, thousands :)

[Rckcrwlr]

I am trying to install this but not getting any images...

I have uploaded all my banners to a folder called /banners

I set up the Rotating Banner Ad in Advertising and then added the banner to RBS.

The space was made for the banner but nothing shows up and there is nothing to click on.

Can you help?

Running 4.2.2

Thanks

[GoriLLakoS]

I am having trouble displaying a specific flash banner which works flawlessly in the vbulletin advertising system, but when I place it in the rbs, it displays only as a black background.

Would you mind testing it out to see watch going on? You can find the .swf file I am trying to integrate in the attacments.

Thank you very much, and happy Holidays!

[y2ksw]

I am having trouble displaying a specific flash banner which works flawlessly in the vbulletin advertising system, but when I place it in the rbs, it displays only as a black background.

Would you mind testing it out to see watch going on? You can find the .swf file I am trying to integrate in the attacments.

Thank you very much, and happy Holidays!
I've tried it and it's black. So all you can do about it, is to paste the code you were using into the "Text" field to get it handled from RBS.

[GoriLLakoS]

Thank you very much :) That solved the problem.

[y2ksw]

phew :)

[dany_danay]

Great mod. Now the next step is geolocalization conditions

[y2ksw]

Great mod. Now the next step is geolocalization conditions
You mean, banners depending upon IP? Most scripts (Google AdSense etc) do that already. This feature would require a great deal of server tweaks and would slow down the whole process by a degree nobody would really like.

For such features, I believe specialized services do their best.

[webmaster74]

this is one of the best mods ever. I have used it on my site for many years now, and it never made an error. it always runs great.

one minor question, if you allow me. Why does it stop showing ads once ALL the ads are already shown on a page?

In other words, why does it not start over randomizing ads and displaying ???

[y2ksw]

this is one of the best mods ever. I have used it on my site for many years now, and it never made an error. it always runs great.

one minor question, if you allow me. Why does it stop showing ads once ALL the ads are already shown on a page?

In other words, why does it not start over randomizing ads and displaying ???
It's concept is not to show a single banner more than once on a single page. If you would like more repetitive banners, you would just duplicate the ones you wish to show more often :)

[webmaster74]

It's concept is not to show a single banner more than once on a single page. If you would like more repetitive banners, you would just duplicate the ones you wish to show more often :)

you are right, this could work.......... but it would be a bit fussy, as you must remember to work in doubles when you create, modify, stop, update or delete a banner. You would have to do it twice.

I wish I could control how many banners I wish to show per page

[bazookajoe]

PM sent y2ksw

[y2ksw]

you are right, this could work.......... but it would be a bit fussy, as you must remember to work in doubles when you create, modify, stop, update or delete a banner. You would have to do it twice.

I wish I could control how many banners I wish to show per page
Maybe with the "new" system which "one day" will come up, maybe.

But since you can decide how often to show one banner, by duplicating, I don't see the point of messing up the logic, which works for all the rest of us :)

[johnscanlan2]

I used to be that way myself. Cost me a couple of grand hiring someone over several years. Then I just had a change in confidence and jumped into doing it myself. Piece of cake. As long as you are backed up, you should give it a shot. OR put up a test site (highly suggested) and go for the gusto and mess around with vB there. No harm no foul on a test site. In no time you'll be glad you did. This mod is really the best mod ever. I just love it as it fits my bill to a tee. Install is a real no brainer, managing it is comes with a learning curve. Once you "get it" it then becomes simple beyond belief.

John
John2@thescanlans.com

JS

[c.c.]

Can you add banners on the sides or outside of the forum if your forum is fixed? I'm looking for a mod that does this?

[chikuru]

Can you add banners on the sides or outside of the forum if your forum is fixed? I'm looking for a mod that does this?

Yes, I already did this to one of my clients.
You can insert anywhere using the shortcode.
Even on non-vb pages using iframe.

[bazookajoe]

Anyone interested in modifying this mod to add the ability to post banners between postbits under posts #1, 4, 8, 12? Will pay.

[y2ksw]

Anyone interested in modifying this mod to add the ability to post 70X170 px banners between postbits under posts #1, 4, 8, 12? Will pay.
This would just need a modification of the postbit template. Somebody has done this already much time ago, if I remember correctly.

[bazookajoe]

Yep...got someone to do this yesterday.

[Toorak Times]

Sharing type of guy Bazook?

[bazookajoe]

The post bit template mod works great but I do have one small issue and that is the banner's hotlink will not work if the click tracking function is checked in the original Rotating Banner Mod. Not sure why that is. Un-click tracking and the hotlink works fine. Any ideas on this??

[y2ksw]

The post bit template mod works great but I do have one small issue and that is the banner's hotlink will not work if the click tracking function is checked in the original Rotating Banner Mod. Not sure why that is. Un-click tracking and the hotlink works fine. Any ideas on this??
Nope. Never heared about this issue.

[drdoc]

I assume when referring to "upload files" you are asking about "How to install this modification?"

It is just like every other modification install you will come across...

1) Download the latest version of the modification.
In this instance it is 2.4.2.rbs.zip (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=146356&d=1378748237)

2) Unzip modification.

3) Upload files to their respective directories.
In general this is the same for almost every vBulletin modification:
a) All files within the "upload" directory are uploaded as if upload = your forum directory.
b) product-xxxxxxx.xml are always imported (this is usually shown as a single file outside of the upload directory). This is done through "Manage Products" under Plugins & Products in the vbulletin admincp.


If you want further details or a video, google "vbulletin modification install", there are plenty of other references already out there.

I have VB 4.2.2....I have just followed this procedure but uploaded files using File manager instead of FTP. I uploaded all files under "upload" folder of 2.4.2 rbs ( there are total 10 files, see screenshot of my server where files uploaded to public_html)

But when i check in my VB CP , i cannot see Rotating banner System under Left side menu but instead under suspect files i see all 9 files of upload folder as "File not recognized as part of vBulletin"....rbs_wrapper.swf of "upload" folder is not under the list of "File not recognized as part of vBulletin", so total 9 of 10 are under list "File not recognized as part of vBulletin"

Next i went to Manage product=> Add/Import and then Browsed for the product's XML file (product-rbs.xml), and clicked import but i got a message like this "Please upload the files that came with the product before installing or upgrading!

Missing files:

The missing files do not show anything....

what should i do now to get RBS in my VB cpanel...where i went wrong.....kindly help...thanks

[y2ksw]

I have VB 4.2.2....I have just followed this procedure but uploaded files using File manager instead of FTP. I uploaded all files under "upload" folder of 2.4.2 rbs ( there are total 10 files, see screenshot of my server where files uploaded to public_html)

But when i check in my VB CP , i cannot see Rotating banner System under Left side menu but instead under suspect files i see all 9 files of upload folder as "File not recognized as part of vBulletin"....rbs_wrapper.swf of "upload" folder is not under the list of "File not recognized as part of vBulletin", so total 9 of 10 are under list "File not recognized as part of vBulletin"

Next i went to Manage product=> Add/Import and then Browsed for the product's XML file (product-rbs.xml), and clicked import but i got a message like this "Please upload the files that came with the product before installing or upgrading!

Missing files:

The missing files do not show anything....

what should i do now to get RBS in my VB cpanel...where i went wrong.....kindly help...thanks
You just copied the files without the folders. It is intended to copy the contents of the upload folder to your forum home ... including the folders.

[drdoc]

You just copied the files without the folders. It is intended to copy the contents of the upload folder to your forum home ... including the folders.

I have uploaded all files in folders Upload....when i click "upload" folder then again shows admincp folder with 4 files in it and also shows includes folder which again shows files of cron xml etc...

How to upload directly folder...when i tried in file manager it redirecting to files in folder the how can we upload folders directly....what makes different when i upload all files with in upload folder....confused....

[drdoc]

UPDATED feedback

Just now i have removed all previous uploaded individual files and now uploaded entire "UPLOAD" folder using ZIP format and later Extracted as you told u upload entire folder of "upload" . I named my Upload folder as "rbs upload"....unzipped that and deleted zip format file and now have all files and folder with in "rbs upload"

Now the directory path is public_html/rbs upload

Check screen shot...BUT still i cannot see RBS in my VB CP...where i went wrong now, as i uploaded entire folder this time.....

Next ..Manage product=> Add/Import and then Browsed for the product's XML file (product-rbs.xml), and clicked import but i got a message like this "Please upload the files that came with the product before installing or upgrading!

Missing files:

The missing files do not show anything....

Kindly check screen shot and let me know what to do...i uploaded all folders this time...but no use:confused:

Next what about addons folder with in 2.4.2...i ignored it as i was instructed only on "upload" folder and "product's XML file (product-rbs.xml)"

check my screenshot for better understanding and pls guide me experts or coder...thanks:up:

[Videx]

I don't think you'll be able to run your forum using cpanel or any other file manager; you're going to have to learn FTP.

At any rate it looks like you're still uploading to the wrong place. Usually you can just rename the "upload" folder to "forum" (or whatever your forum folder is) and drag and drop it on public_html.

A good beginner guide is at:
DJ's "How To Install Modifications (Mods/Hacks)" for Beginners - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=201864

[drdoc]

I don't think you'll be able to run your forum using cpanel or any other file manager; you're going to have to learn FTP.

At any rate it looks like you're still uploading to the wrong place. Usually you can just rename the "upload" folder to "forum" (or whatever your forum folder is) and drag and drop it on public_html.

A good beginner guide is at:
DJ's "How To Install Modifications (Mods/Hacks)" for Beginners - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=201864

Thanks for your suggestion...yes i need to learn FTP but before that i will try renaming and read your link on How To Install Modifications (Mods/Hacks)" for Beginners

Thanks videx

[drdoc]

I don't think you'll be able to run your forum using cpanel or any other file manager; you're going to have to learn FTP.

At any rate it looks like you're still uploading to the wrong place. Usually you can just rename the "upload" folder to "forum" (or whatever your forum folder is) and drag and drop it on public_html.

A good beginner guide is at:
DJ's "How To Install Modifications (Mods/Hacks)" for Beginners - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=201864


But i cannot see FORUM folder in public_html?

[Videx]

But i cannot see FORUM folder in public_html?Then where did you install your forum? Note this mod is for VB4 which by default will install in public_html/forum (I think).

[drdoc]

Then where did you install your forum? Note this mod is for VB4 which by default will install in public_html/forum (I think).

It was installed by VB expert professional install/upgrade not by me ...i can see only public_html/forum.php and that forum.php is file not folder

I installed "upload" folder to public_html so it became like this public_html/upload

[bzcomputers]

It was installed by VB expert professional install/upgrade not by me ...i can see only public_html/forum.php and that forum.php is file not folder

I installed "upload" folder to public_html so it became like this public_html/upload

In your instance the forum is installed in your root folder, which is "public_html/"

You should be uploading everything to "public_html/" not to "public_html/upload/".

For instance the file and folder structure after uploading should look like:
public_html/admincp
public_html/includes
public_html/rbs_banner.php
public_html/rbs_stats.php
public_html/rbs_wrapper.swf


P.S. This will be how you install all mods in the future also. The "upload" directory for mods is just reference to your default forum directory which for you is the root folder "public_html".

[drdoc]

In your instance the forum is installed in your root folder, which is "public_html/"

You should be uploading everything to "public_html/" not to "public_html/upload/".

For instance the file and folder structure after uploading should look like:
public_html/admincp
public_html/includes
public_html/rbs_banner.php
public_html/rbs_stats.php
public_html/rbs_wrapper.swf


P.S. This will be how you install all mods in the future also. The "upload" directory for mods is just reference to your default forum directory which for you is the root folder "public_html".

yes i have uploaded everything to public_html/ only but NOT to public_html/upload/

But as seen in screenshots above i uploaded "upload folder" ( renamed as rbs upload) entire thing to public_html/ so finally it looks public_html/rbs upload after uploading "upload folder"

so next i will try like you mentioned like this

public_html/admincp
public_html/includes
public_html/rbs_banner.php
public_html/rbs_stats.php
public_html/rbs_wrapper.swf

BUT after my upload it looked like this

public_html/rbs upload/admincp
public_html/rbs upload/includes
public_html/rbs upload/rbs_banner.php
public_html/rbs upload/rbs_stats.php
public_html/rbs upload/rbs_wrapper.swf

i will again reupload again my upload folder (rbs upload)

Thanks..let u know soon

[bzcomputers]

...BUT after my upload it looked like this

public_html/rbs upload/admincp
public_html/rbs upload/includes
public_html/rbs upload/rbs_banner.php
public_html/rbs upload/rbs_stats.php
public_html/rbs upload/rbs_wrapper.swf

i will again reupload again my upload folder (rbs upload)

Thanks..let u know soon

Just make sure you are selecting to upload the contents within the "upload" directory and not selecting to upload the "upload" directory itself and it should give you the results you need.

[drdoc]

Just make sure you are selecting to upload the contents within the "upload" directory and not selecting to upload the "upload" directory itself and it should give you the results you need.

Coder replied like this in post # 2460 "You just copied the files without the folders. It is intended to copy the contents of the upload folder to your forum home ... including the folders."

Are you both telling same thing? I will now try to upload the contents within the "upload" directory as you said and check the status...I will update my feedback soon...thx

[bzcomputers]

Coder replied like this in post # 2460 "You just copied the files without the folders. It is intended to copy the contents of the upload folder to your forum home ... including the folders."

Are you both telling same thing? I will now try to upload the contents within the "upload" directory as you said and check the status...I will update my feedback soon...thx

Yes, we are saying the same thing. For you, when looking at the "upload" directory for any mod, consider the "upload" directory the same as your "public_html" directory on your server.

You then need to copy the contents of the "upload" folder to your root folder "public_html". This includes maintaining the file/folder structure under "upload".

Sample of what is being uploaded:
upload/admincp/admin_rbs.php
upload/includes/cron/rbs_mail_cron.php
upload/rbs_banner.php

Where it should be uploaded:
public_html/admincp/admin_rbs.php
public_html/includes/cron/rbs_mail_cron.php
public_html/rbs_banner.php

[drdoc]

Just make sure you are selecting to upload the contents within the "upload" directory and not selecting to upload the "upload" directory itself and it should give you the results you need.


NEW UPDATE

This time i uploaded like people said here....default admincp and includes folder names were already present in my public_html.....then i uploaded admincp and includes folders of 2.4.2 "upload" to my public_html (Actually i uploaded zip of admincp and includes and extracted and later deleted zip files) and then all files with in admincp and includes folders of 2.4.2 "upload"went in to previously present default admin and includes folder....I though i replaced folders and shocked a moment but realized that uploaded 2.4.2 upload and includes files just went in to previously present default admincp and includes folder (thank god), and later uploaded rbs_banner.php,rbs_stats.php,rbs_wrapper.swf files in to public_html and now i an see following below format in my public_html

public_html/admincp
public_html/includes
public_html/rbs_banner.php
public_html/rbs_stats.php
public_html/rbs_wrapper.swf

But still i cannot see RBS in my VB cpanel...i thought some thing went wrong and disappointed....but i immediately tried to add/import and did following

Manage product=> Add/Import and then Browsed for the product's XML file (product-rbs.xml), and clicked import ....To my surprise it got imported and accepted this time...then i thought RBS may now appear in my VB cpanel and scroll down left menu.....then....hurray i did it...i can see RBS as seen in screen shot.....thanks to bzcomputers and coder...ESPECIALLY special thanks to bzcomputers, you guided me with example and i did it now....hay...thanks...i will go for next steps now...my target is adding RBS below navbar....Now i dont know next steps....just read and proceed further and update u all..

check my screenshot....big thanks to bzcomputers

[drdoc]

Regarding placing Banners "Below Navbar" location

I am looking for Rotating banners which need to Refresh after every "few seconds" below navbar location.

So far i placed 2 banner successfully below navbar with "position 0 banner list" and they are changing alternately only when i refresh...what to do to set auto rotation with few seconds gap.

How i did....i created 2 banners and saved in "position 0 banner list" and next went to RBS in settings => options...and changed <!--@vbbanners:%d@--> to <!--@vbbanners:0@-->

Next went to style manager=>edit templates=>navbar below=> template box was empty so i added this "<!--@vbbanners:0@-->" Hope i did correctly so far

next what should i do in order to add position 1-9, i mean in settings=>options=>what should i add in the place of Nth Placeholder , as i have already entered <!--@vbbanners:0@-->

pls clarify and also let me know about rotating banner with time gap automatically instead of rotation banner after refreshing page.

Thanks

[TheLastSuperman]

@bzcomputers (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=473914) I'd like all of your posts for helping dr.reddy if it would let me, can only like one for now until I share more "like love" so instead a shout out to you for being super nice and helping him today!

How i did....i created 2 banners and saved in "position 0 banner list" and next went to RBS in settings => options...and changed <!--@vbbanners:%d@--> to <!--@vbbanners:0@-->


^ Go back in settings and change that BACK to the previous value, it should always read <!--@vbbanners:%d@-->

If you currently have it set to: <!--@vbbanners:0@--> then it will not work, it must have the %d.
To explain the mod knows that the %d represents a # i.e. the banner list ID#.


Next went to style manager=>edit templates=>navbar below=> template box was empty so i added this "<!--@vbbanners:0@-->" Hope i did correctly so far


That is correct, that will now show the banners (all banners you have added to LIST 0) from list 0 in that location. If more than one banner they will randomly rotate in.


next what should i do in order to add position 1-9, i mean in settings=>options=>what should i add in the place of Nth Placeholder , as i have already entered <!--@vbbanners:0@-->

pls clarify and also let me know about rotating banner with time gap automatically instead of rotation banner after refreshing page.

Thanks

Add more banners to List 0 OR manage the other list and add in banners to those list, you only add more code to the template i.e. <!--@vbbanners:0@--> and <!--@vbbanners:1@--> if you are showing the banners from list 0 AND list 1.

Edit: Ahh and this mod rotates the banners on page load/refresh there is currently no timer function.

[bzcomputers]

I am looking for Rotating banners which need to Refresh after every "few seconds" below navbar location.


Not possible with this mod as it is. You would need to do some custom script writing for this. Also, if you intend to run ads from an ad publishing company, almost all of them will ban you for doing this. Rule is typically one ad to show per ad position per page load.


How i did....i created 2 banners and saved in "position 0 banner list" and next went to RBS in settings => options...and changed <!--@vbbanners:%d@--> to <!--@vbbanners:0@-->

Incorrect. The settings option should remain "<!--@vbbanners:%d@-->". The only place you should be placing the numbered position reference is in the templates.


Next went to style manager=>edit templates=>navbar below=> template box was empty so i added this "<!--@vbbanners:0@-->" Hope i did correctly so far

This is correct.

next what should i do in order to add position 1-9, i mean in settings=>options=>what should i add in the place of Nth Placeholder , as i have already entered <!--@vbbanners:0@-->

See answer above about what should be in settings. For your other positions just place the respective ad position reference within the template as you did for "<!--@vbbanners:0@-->".

Edit: I see you beat me to responding @TheLastSuperman. Looks like we were typing at the same time.

[drdoc]

@bzcomputers (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=473914) I'd like all of your posts for helping dr.reddy if it would let me, can only like one for now until I share more "like love" so instead a shout out to you for being super nice and helping him today!



^ Go back in settings and change that BACK to the previous value, it should always read <!--@vbbanners:%d@-->

If you currently have it set to: <!--@vbbanners:0@--> then it will not work, it must have the %d.
To explain the mod knows that the %d represents a # i.e. the banner list ID#.

Now i have changed back to <!--@vbbanners:%d@-->, but to my surprise it was working before even with <!--@vbbanners:0@--> :)

Thanks a lot

[TheLastSuperman]

Edit: I see you beat me to responding @TheLastSuperman. Looks like we were typing at the same time.

Usually my kids come in the room and everyone else beats me to the punch, for once I win! jk jk but made me laugh! See my shoutout at the top of my last post ;).

[drdoc]

Not possible with this mod as it is. You would need to do some custom script writing for this. Also, if you intend to run ads from an ad publishing company, almost all of them will ban you for doing this. Rule is typically one ad to show per ad position per page load.

I am getting only 1 Ad per page load (refresh), i think we can also place ads side by side....what Ad publishing company you are referring, i have pvt.ads on my site ( not Google Adsense)...who bans these ads??

I have for example 6 banners all at " banner location 0", below navbar .....banner 1-3 are big, so no problem, but banner 4,5,6 are very small rectangle banner ads...is there any way to make appear banner 4,5,6 side by side...order should be like this on page refresh

1=>2=>3=> 4,5,6 small ads together....so it means 6 ads in 4 batches

I tried it like described in rbs pdf instructions where they gave example with Full banner side by side , but when i load page, 2 banners are appearing randomly like 1,6 2,5, 3,6 etc, so do u have any suggestion on this...

Thanks for other suggestions and for giving opinion on my previous work

[drdoc]

can we duplicate same banner to make it appear more often than other banners on page load. ( i see that out of my 6 banners 1 banner is appearing less often)

Example banner ID is 10,12 and 13 and position is "0" for all of them targeting below navbar

[bzcomputers]

I am getting only 1 Ad per page load (refresh), i think we can also place ads side by side....what Ad publishing company you are referring, i have pvt.ads on my site ( not Google Adsense)...who bans these ads??

I have for example 6 banners all at " banner location 0", below navbar .....banner 1-3 are big, so no problem, but banner 4,5,6 are very small rectangle banner ads...is there any way to make appear banner 4,5,6 side by side...order should be like this on page refresh

1=>2=>3=> 4,5,6 small ads together....so it means 6 ads in 4 batches

I tried it like described in rbs pdf instructions where they gave example with Full banner side by side , but when i load page, 2 banners are appearing randomly like 1,6 2,5, 3,6 etc, so do u have any suggestion on this...

Thanks for other suggestions and for giving opinion on my previous work

For side by side change banner 4 to this:

<table align="center"><tr><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 4 here</td><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 5 here</td><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 6 here</td></tr></table>

If you want spacing between the banners add this code between each banner code above:
<td style="width: 20px;">&nbsp;<td>

Adjust "20" to any spacing width you would like.

You can then delete Banners 5 & 6.

[bzcomputers]

can we duplicate same banner to make it appear more often than other banners on page load. ( i see that out of my 6 banners 1 banner is appearing less often)

Example banner ID is 10,12 and 13 and position is "0" for all of them targeting below navbar

Yes, you can duplicate banners within a position to get them to show more often.

Be aware though that over time if each banner is represented once within a position it will be shown approximately the same amount of times. When you say one is appearing less often it is most likely your sample number of page refreshes was too low to get an accurate display of what would occur over time. If you want the ad to display the same amount of times as the other ads you really should only reference it once under that position.

[drdoc]

@bzcomputers (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=473914) I'd like all of your posts for helping dr.reddy if it would let me, can only like one for now until I share more "like love" so instead a shout out to you for being super nice and helping him today!



^ Go back in settings and change that BACK to the previous value, it should always read <!--@vbbanners:%d@-->

If you currently have it set to: <!--@vbbanners:0@--> then it will not work, it must have the %d.
To explain the mod knows that the %d represents a # i.e. the banner list ID#.



That is correct, that will now show the banners (all banners you have added to LIST 0) from list 0 in that location. If more than one banner they will randomly rotate in.



Add more banners to List 0 OR manage the other list and add in banners to those list, you only add more code to the template i.e. <!--@vbbanners:0@--> and <!--@vbbanners:1@--> if you are showing the banners from list 0 AND list 1.

Edit: Ahh and this mod rotates the banners on page load/refresh there is currently no timer function.

For side by side change banner 4 to this:

<table align="center"><tr><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 4 here</td><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 5 here</td><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 6 here</td></tr></table>

If you want spacing between the banners add this code between each banner code above:
<td style="width: 20px;">&nbsp;<td>

Adjust "20" to any spacing width you would like.

You can then delete Banners 5 & 6.

I have one doubt here about this code <table align="center"><tr><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 4 here</td><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 5 here</td><td>Put what you have currently in Banner 6 here</td></tr></table>

sorry but I have few qs on this

1. I need to place this code in below navbar template beside <!--@vbbanners:0@-->??

2. you said, Put what you have currently in Banner 4...5...6...what i should put there exactly? ..any example

3. why should i delete 5 and 6, how can i redirect to my website URL and image source URL...little bit confused here....example i have banner 4, 5, 6 under 10,11,12 ID at position 0,

I think i need to read pdf little more...yes am thinking of avoiding duplicate banners to show more often...

4. As shown in demo by coder here, http://www.pagerobot.com/pub/rbs/rbs_01.htm where is ad_header_logo in AD templates as shown in demo...i think it is not present in VB 4.2.2...am also thinking of placing banners above logo...

thx

[bzcomputers]

1. I need to place this code in below navbar template beside <!--@vbbanners:0@-->??

No. The code belongs in the "Text" field for the banner (I believe your ID10).


2. you said, Put what you have currently in Banner 4...5...6...what i should put there exactly? is it...any example

Example:
<table align="center"><tr><td><img src="http://www.yoursitename.com/ad-banners/banner4.jpg" /></td><td><img src="http://www.yoursitename.com/ad-banners/banner5.jpg" /></td><td><img src="http://www.yoursitename.com/ad-banners/banner6.jpg" /></td></tr></table>


3. why should i delete 5 and 6, how can i redirect to my website URL and image source URL...little bit confused here....example i have banner 4, 5, 6 under 10,11,12 ID at position 0,

Your confused? I think you're confusing me now! I was referring to deleting the ID positions for the banners that are no longer needed because they will now be combined under the one ID.

[drdoc]

Just now i saw under Add templates 2 similar templates

1. ad_navbar_below ...here i placed <!--@vbbanners:0@--> codes as mentioned in demo and as suggested by you guys

2.ad_global_below_navbar Is this template for This one is meant for default VB Ad locations?

Both looks similar, so i raised this question....i hope for this rbs mod i should stick to ad_navbar_below

[drdoc]

No. The code belongs in the "Text" field for the banner (I believe your ID10).

Actually i have nothing in my TEXT field but have just image banner with destination URL (http://example dot com) and image/flash (http://.tinypic dot 4.jpg)

my text field is empty...i have HTML codes but simply using URL for destination site and image/flash




Example:
<table align="center"><tr><td><img src="http://www.yoursitename.com/ad-banners/banner4.jpg" /></td><td><img src="http://www.yoursitename.com/ad-banners/banner5.jpg" /></td><td><img src="http://www.yoursitename.com/ad-banners/banner6.jpg" /></td></tr></table>






Your confused? I think you're confusing me now! I was referring to deleting the ID positions for the banners that are no longer needed because they will now be combined under the one ID.

I got it, but am not using text filed....i understood your intention of using all 3 banners under same ID, so asking me to delete other ID's

[bzcomputers]

Actually i have nothing in my TEXT field but have just image banner with destination URL (http://example dot com) and image/flash (http://.tinypic dot 4.jpg)

my text field is empty...i have HTML codes but simply using URL for destination site and image/flash

To combine those 3 ads into one position you would need to pull the info out of URL and IMAGE/FLASH and combine it in the single Text field.

Example of what would go in Text:
<table align="center"><tr><td><a href="WHAT YOU HAVE IN URL 1" /><img src="WHAT YOU HAVE IN IMAGE/FLASH 1" /></a></td><td><a href="WHAT YOU HAVE IN URL 2" /><img src="WHAT YOU HAVE IN IMAGE/FLASH 2" /></a></td><td><a href="WHAT YOU HAVE IN URL 3" /><img src="WHAT YOU HAVE IN IMAGE/FLASH 3" /></a></td></tr></table>

[drdoc]

To combine those 3 ads into one position you would need to pull the info out of URL and IMAGE/FLASH and combine it in the single Text field.

Example of what would go in Text:
<table align="center"><tr><td><a href="WHAT YOU HAVE IN URL 1" /><img src="WHAT YOU HAVE IN IMAGE/FLASH 1" /></a></td><td><a href="WHAT YOU HAVE IN URL 2" /><img src="WHAT YOU HAVE IN IMAGE/FLASH 2" /></a></td><td><a href="WHAT YOU HAVE IN URL 3" /><img src="WHAT YOU HAVE IN IMAGE/FLASH 3" /></a></td></tr></table>

you are simple superb...i have added few banners which are small side by side and just added space between them like you mentioned before with <td style="width: 20px;">&nbsp;<td>

apart from above, i just added target="_blank", to make target website of banner to appear in new window.

overall am really happy with your help....

For the 3 banners i placed ( example 4,5,6) , i think impressions and clicks will be shown under banner 4 only...so i just miss individual clicks in results, if i place banner side by side

anyway am satisfied with this experiment....thanks:)

[drdoc]

I observerd that these banners are appearing randomly and one or two banners some time appear more often than other.

1. Is there any way to make banners appear in a serial way like banner 1, next 2, next 3 etc...instead of current random rbs

2. Next thing as already discussed we don't have settings of time gap control between rotating banners

[bzcomputers]

1. Is there any way to make banners appear in a serial way like banner 1, next 2, next 3 etc...instead of current random rbs

Not unless you are into writing code to change this mod. It is currently hardcoded to show the ads randomly. Trust me over time they will appear approximately the same number of times. If this wasn't true there would have been more people complaining about over the last 5 years this mod has been available.



2. Next thing as already discussed we don't have settings of time gap control between rotating banners

Again, not unless you are into writing code to change this mod. It is currently hardcoded to rotate banners on pageload, not on a specific time.

Just remember to consider how long a visitor is on your page and then how long that ad will be viewable. Average page visits are less than a minute and during that time a user is probably scrolling at some point moving the initial ad(s) at the top of your page out of view and ad(s) further down the page into view. On top of that, the visitor came to your page for a reason and it wasn't initially for that ad. They will typically want to check out the page for the information they seek prior to clicking on an ad. Then when they're ready to click, you may have changed the ad on them already. There is a reason this option doesn't exist, because under most circumstances it isn't a benefit.

[nxtgen]

Any idea what causes the banners to move around? If I resize the window, the banner moves? It doesn't seem to matter where I place it. Is there anyway to make it static...

This could even be style related or my tags? I am not sure.. This mod is awesome that is for sure. thanks for it

I am trying to place two ads under the "Welcome username, Settings, Profile, Log out" in the header.
They are 468 x 60 in size


** CSS EDIT::
#ad_global_below_navbar {
width:100%;
padding:{vb:stylevar ad_padding};
margin:{vb:stylevar ad_margin};
display: inline-block;
overflow-x:auto;
white-space: nowrap;
}

[drdoc]

Trust me over time they will appear approximately the same number of times. If this wasn't true there would have been more people complaining about over the last 5 years this mod has been available.

I agree with you that over time they will appear approximately the same number of times. thx a lot for continuous help from install to banner placements:up:

[CPOWA]

Just download and installed. Great product!

I have one question: How do I advertise my own banners in certain areas and have them take advantage of being part of the rotating banners product. Eg: My own ads offering my company's services and products, in the header and below navbar or anywhere for that matter?

If this has been asked and answered, I apologize. If so, could someone list a post number or approx page within this thread?

Thanks

Ah, found my answer. I didn't see the Rotating Banner System link at the bottom, in the ACP. I was looking in Options only.

[inigo]

I have a question regarding the likehood new option.

How is it calculated? I suppose is a number of times per period of time, isn' it?

For example I have had a banner in Pos 0 for the last 3 months, with 30.000 impressions, and 100 likehood, and now I add a new Pos 0 banner, with likehood 80.

One has 30.000 impressions and the other 0, but I suppose the script is calculating the number of impressions per time unit, so from the moment i add the second banner, the previous 30.000 impressions of banner nr.1 are not counted .

Is this correct?

Thanks!

[bzcomputers]

I have a question regarding the likehood new option.

How is it calculated? I suppose is a number of times per period of time, isn' it?

For example I have had a banner in Pos 0 for the last 3 months, with 30.000 impressions, and 100 likehood, and now I add a new Pos 0 banner, with likehood 80.

One has 30.000 impressions and the other 0, but I suppose the script is calculating the number of impressions per time unit, so from the moment i add the second banner, the previous 30.000 impressions of banner nr.1 are not counted .

Is this correct?

Thanks!

Yes, what has occurred in the past will have no weight on what occurs in the future.

100 = Normal (Default) Weight
80 = Less Weight, it will show 20% fewer times in the future than your banner weighted 100

[inigo]

Thanks very much!!!! ;)

[digeditor]

I'm baffled. I've followed the Add New Ad instructions in the PDF which came with the install.
I've added <div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@--><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div> to give me two side by side (non-swf) banners. I've sized them 300 X 150 and 250 X 125, but no matter how hard I try they stack one above the other.

I want A B centered side by side, but I get

A
B

I even removed the second @vbbanners:0@ to see if they would rotate - which wasn't what I wanted, but they continue to stack. I'm on vb 4.2 The ads are all position 0 horizontal.

Is this because the space side by side below the navbar can't handle them side by side?

How big is the space below the navbar?

EDIT: With a bit more playing, I replaced @vbbanners:0@ with @vbbanners:2@ and that worked. But I still don't understand why putting @vbbanners:0@@vbbanners:0@ doesn't put them side by side.

Another question. I'm obviously not understanding the

URL If you are using an Image banner, please insert here the destination URL field.

I thought it would allow the ad when clicked on to take you to wherever the URL pointed.

When I click on my ads, nothing happens.

Jim

[bzcomputers]

I'm baffled. I've followed the Add New Ad instructions in the PDF which came with the install.
I've added <div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@--><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div> to give me two side by side (non-swf) banners. I've sized them 300 X 150 and 250 X 125, but no matter how hard I try they stack one above the other.

I want A B centered side by side, but I get

A
B




For side by side centered use this:

<table align="center"><tr><td><!--@vbbanners:0@--></td><td style="width: 20px;">&nbsp;</td><td><!--@vbbanners:0@--></td></tr></table>

Adjust the width (20px) to whatever you want for spacing between the images.


Another question. I'm obviously not understanding the

URL If you are using an Image banner, please insert here the destination URL field.

I thought it would allow the ad when clicked on to take you to wherever the URL pointed.

When I click on my ads, nothing happens.



Yes, that is the way it is suppose to work. You could also use the TEXT box and use code like this (it does the same thing):

<a href="YOUR DESTINATION URL HERE" target="_blank"><img src="YOUR IMAGE URL HERE" alt="ON HOVER TEXT HERE" /></a>

[SPEEDKILLZ]

I am having a few problems. 1 how do i get my ad over and under the welcome name (see attached img) and also how do i add multiple ads to rotate in the same spot?

[digeditor]

Those all worked. Thanks bzcomputers.
No matter what I put in the URL nothing happens. I've got to use the TEXT field. Weird.

[digeditor]

There's a template for the Header(?) which you would put your reference (@0 etc) into.
To rotate those ads. you would need to assign them all to the same position