I Tried everything but no other placeholder except <!--@vbbanners:0@--> will work at my vb4.?.2. PL 1

I'm trying to get ads to show in the space directly beneath the navbar without success. vb4's ad_navbar_below is integrating the banner into the body, I want the banner between the navbar and body. Tried editing the FORUMHOME template and get the same result. TIA.

If one placeholder works, all others should do so, too.

If you have <!--@vbbanners:1@--> somewhere in your templates, you still find them in your HTML page code? If not, the plugin works, but you haven't a valid banner available to show. In that case, please duplicate one of the default banners and assign position 1, in order to see where it appears.

I'm sorry, I can't help with HTML and style issues at all.

I have the same problem with 3.8.4. Only <!--@vbbanners:0@--> works, and I've even tried to move the banners from 0 to 2, and it still doesn't show up where i've put <!--@vbbanners:2@-->.

Well I am instaleld, and cannot see the banner n html

At first glance, this mod is just what I've been looking for, but I'm struggling to get started.

I downloaded the latest version 2.2.4, then the later 2.2.5 .xml file.

I've uploaded all the relevant files, and now imported the 2.2.5 .xml file

I've checked, double checked and triple checked everything is installed as per the instructions, but still nothing appears.

Anyone got any ideas?

"Should" is the operative word here. I agree it should. But I can confirm that it doesn't work in 4.02.

I just tried it again:

• <!--@vbbanners:0@--> inserted after first post works
  
• <!--@vbbanners:1@--> inserted below navbar, above footer, and below threadlist does NOT display.

Added:

The ad codes are fine, by the way. I can manually insert exactly the same code and the ads are displayed. They just aren't displayed via this add-on.

Added - Curiouser and Curiouser:

Since <!--@vbbanners:0@--> was working, I decided to renable the add-on to at least get rotating banners in that location.

I had hardcoded the ads in the other locatiions, leaving the non-working <!--@vbbanners:1@--> above the hardcoded ad.

After about half an hour, I noticed that a double ad was appearing in just one of the locations (below navbar) using <!--@vbbanners:1@--> but NOT in the other two locations using that tag. In other words, the hardcoded ad plus the rotating ad from <!--@vbbanners:1@--> was being displayed, but only in that one location.

This is just bizarre. I've now disabled the add-on again. If it worked reliably in 4.02 as it did earlier, it would be amazing but as it is it's jusy plain spooky.

Ok, let's try to trace it down. :)

I have a clean installation and for me it works at any place for any placeholder, ranging from <!--@vbbanners:0@--> to <!--@vbbanners:9@-->. I do have also several production sites where it works perfectly well with any combination of rules, some of which are very complex.

Together, we have found that vbSEO may clean HTML comments, thus the standard placeholders won't work at all, and would have to be replaced by a different one.


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In order to catch all possible errors, please make sure, your placeholder in the options looks like <!--@vbbanners:%d@--> or like @vbbanners:%d@ (if you have vbSEO or other software which cleans HTML). It may have any other combination of characters, as long as a %d appears inside. %d is replaced with numbers between 0 and 9 at runtime.


vbSEO or HTML cleaning software users:
vBulletin Options - Rotating Banner System Options - Nth Placeholder: @vbbanners:%d@

All other users:
vBulletin Options - Rotating Banner System Options - Nth Placeholder: <!--@vbbanners:%d@-->


(2)
Now put a:


vbSEO or HTML cleaning software users:
<div align="center">@vbbanners:0@</div>
<div align="center">@vbbanners:1@</div>

All other users:
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@--></div>
<div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:1@--></div>

in the template: ad_navbar_below


(3)
and enable the default banners, moving the second banner to position 1. Both banners should appear, one below the other.

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On a standard installation, this combination of settings works 100% guaranteed on 4.0.2 PL1. I have set it up once again from scratch just to be sure. If it doesn't work for you, I'll install a test board with these settings on, in order to demonstrate the facts.


Possible issues:
- You are using a style which does not implement ad_navbar_below, or which comments out that template. In this case, no banner appears.
- Your system caches pages (e.g. Apache mod_cache). Unless you refresh the page explicitly, the banners don't seem to rotate or won't even appear.
- Your vBulletin Options - Rotating Banner System Options - Nth Placeholder is setup like: <!--@vbbanners:0@--> or @vbbanners:0@. In this case, only banners at location 0 appear. You should have set: <!--@vbbanners:%d@--> or @vbbanners:%d@ instead.

I don't dispute that you got it to work on a clean install. It may well be that there is a conflict with another add-on somewhere but I have done and double-checked all of the things you list above - still not working reliably.

I am using vBSEO but I don't use (and never have) the "HTML cleaning" option.

No.

No.

Set correctly.

Thanks. :)

So the next questions are:

- Do you have a product or plugin which disables or jumps over the global_complete hook, or changes existing hook code? Since banners are rendered there, it is the only place I would look at.
- Which of your products / plugins are working with this hook?
- Do some of the other global_complete hooks call a PHP: die; or: exit(0); command? I suppose not, else no banners would be rendered...

... out of other options and ideas ... :erm:

Just wanted to share...I am new to this forum and to vBulletin and am just figuring out how to edit the templates and css....but I needed a rotating banner system...and really like the features in this mod. I have the latest version of vb 4.02 pl1 and after not being able to figure out how to edit the templates I decided to try adding the required code to the build in banner ad setup....and it worked like a charm.

I used the code <div align="center"><!--@vbbanners:0@-->&nbsp;<!--@vbbanners:2@--></div> and created a new ad "below navbar" and "above footer" and they work perfectly....so far. I wanted to banners side by side.

Maybe it's a good shortcut and maybe it's not but right now it's working...really good, tracking the impressions and clicks just like it would otherwise...so maybe this could help someone else...until code changes and causes it not to work...;)

Hey a guy has to be creative right?

Check it out if you want to here and please let me know what you think.

I would like to put rotating banner instead of default vbulletin logo. Is this possible?
I have putted code in ad_header_logo, and removed image of vbulletin logo, but there is space between image and navigation bar.
You can see it here: http://www.bg-anime.com/forum.php
Can someone help me with this?

Hm. You mean use this as a logo rotator? Yes, I guess you could. In your case I'm not so sure it's the space below that's messing you up, it's the lack of space above to balance it out. Have you tried adding a <br> in there to move it down a bit? Beyond that I have no clue; it's all in the CSS somewhere.

Any help with this?

I tried but that didn't helped...
But, with your help I have found Logo rotator, which will resolve my problems :)
Thanks!

Guys if your adding adsence it could take up to an hour for it to show have patience...

That's only true when you're creating a new banner. I'm using existing banners and those should show up immediately, just as they do if they are added via hard coding.

Hi guys,

I've searched through pages of this mod, but can't seem to find an answer.

I would like to be able to place an add in the right hand column, but can't seem to find the template to do it... Can anybody help?

It's the only reason that I haven't converted my forum to vb4 as I'm still using vbadmanagement as it seems to work.

This looks much better, but need to be able to work out how to display the add correct. Could I use the new Forum Blocks with this code?

My website is http://www.ozaudi.com, you can see what I am trying to achieve...

UPDATE I've managed to get it to work in one of my new forums (www.ozbmw.com) that is running on VB4.0.2....

However, if I use the VB Blocks, the user can close them and that's not ideal. So still after any help with what template could be used for a right hand column (hopefully to sit where the current blocks are).

In order to ad a column to the standard layout of your pages, you would have to add a table right below the <body> tag and add one or more columns, and close the table right at the bottom of the page, before the </body> tag.

Your layout would roughly look like:

thanks, I really appreciate your help.

Would this be able to go under the new 'Forum Blocks' that are available in VB4.0?

I do think so, but vBulletin is still undergoing many changes, so I would not rely too much on them.

I cannot get any banner to work at all

I have installed it uninstalled it and tried everything listed in these forums

Site is www.NorCalCanyonCarvers.com

VB Version is 3.8.4 PL2
VBadvanced is 3.2.1

Just not showing up

Update

Got it to work following the instructions for VBseo. User in the option @vbbanners:%d@ with out the <!-- -->

But the only place these ads appear is in the below navbar :confused:

I can use my Google, Adsense in Admincp for that.

Pretty buggy stuff if you ask me

One thing I have been noticing is every single ad I create is set for start date to be 2 days ahead. So example is, Today is 3/8/10 The Start date is 3/10/10 Odd. Just caught that. Uninstalled and reinstalled same issue. I think I will wait until this is a far more stable system. I like it an all, but I can accomplish the same thing just by putting my adsense code where i want it. I am a new site so it is no big deal to me right now.

For the larger sites, tis is just to much work I might as well install phpads

The date/time problem is most certainly a problem with your board's timezone settings, and likely an additional problem with your server, running a day ahead.

This software can't and won't ever fix problems with servers, browsers and vbulletin styles. I'm almost sure that your style does not support all Ad locations the vbulletin Default style does, and for this reason it may not work everywhere :)

I have a strange issue that I could not find an answer to. I have a google image ad that shows up just below the navigation of my site and I cant seem to get rid of it. My Google Adsense is disabled on the forum and I have disabled all of the ads in the Rotating Banner System. I have also deleted all the google image ads in the module and it still shows up. Any suggestions?

Probably it is hard-coded into your style. A few of the free styles for vBulletin have this feature enabled.

I also need a side column, how do I add this and where to?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=662

;)

All the rest depends really on you ... :)

This is the same post I was referring to. Maybe I asked the wrong question?

Where do I enter this piece of code?
Into a specific template or into the mod html text box?:confused: This is the area which is causing me the confusion.

Everything else works A1 on vb4.0.2, I just cant figure out how to install a side column. Could you explain in laymans terms please?

Thanks

I would like to, but unfortunately I have not enough time to solve also the HTML related issues.

Though, you may have a look at the templates FORUMHOME and FORUMDISPLAY in order to get an idea where to start with, but eventually you will end up to add a second column to many other templates, each of which has its own characteristics.

Thats a step in the right direction. Your help is appreciated. :up:

New try. I have marked as installed, and would appreciate a reply...

There is not much I can add :)

There have been issues with PhotoPost, which is replacing partially the source code of vBulletin, and forgets sometimes about calling the terminating hook: global_complete.

If you see the placeholders in the HTML code, the RBS code in global_complete has not been executed.

I have no solution for fixing this problem.

I have this working very nicely but cannot work out how to use a flash (.swf) file.

I don't understand what this means:

I tried entering the URL of the file, but that doesn't work.

Can anyone help please?

Thanks a lot - then there is no use for me trying to find a solution.

It would be a valid URL to a SWF file, like

http://www.domain.tld/myflash.swf

If this file is publically accessible and the name is conforming to HTML name standards (no spaces, special characters ecc, and if it isn't a script, it will be loaded by the Flash wrapper. Please note, that flash banners also need to specify their dimensions (width, height) in order to show up correctly.

If your flash banner can be shown normally on a HTML page, it really should work in the wrapper, too. However, if the file of the flash banner isn't a true banner, but a camouflaged Java Script or anything else, it won't. The wrapper will not interpret flash banners which aren't conforming to Flash.

If you are sure the flash should work, please send me via PM the link to your file and the expected width and height. I'll have a closer look to it :)

Sorted, my fault entirely, I hadn't uploaded the wrapper!:eek:

BTW this is brilliant, I've nominated it. :up::up::up::D

But, I think it is a bit unclear that you need to put a URL in the image/flash field. Yes it's kind of obvious but I think it would be good to make the instructions very explicit.

Also it would be good if banners could be disabled/enabled in the list, without having to go into each banner's properties to do this.

That was actually a bug (missing check upon upgrade/installation) and got fixed today.

Version 2.2.6 though will not be released immediately, since I'm also adding, as suggested, some of the most important issues to the help file.