vb.org Archive - Miscellaneous Hacks - Rotating Banner System

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forensic (Post 2464128)

Lots of people using 4.2.x in here. I am still on 4.2.1 myself.
did you add

Code:

<div align="center"></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.

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Originally Posted by bazookajoe (Post 2464134)

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

11-27-2013 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forensic (Post 2464138)

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

11-27-2013 11:06 PM

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

11-27-2013 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by New Joe (Post 2464108)

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

11-28-2013 06:29 PM

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

y2ksw

11-29-2013 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by New Joe (Post 2464108)

you would insert 6 lines like this:

Code:

<!--@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

11-29-2013 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bazookajoe (Post 2464214)

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

11-29-2013 11:36 AM

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

11-29-2013 12:39 PM

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

11-29-2013 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bzcomputers (Post 2464558)

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.

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