elmati - Ads inside postbit
 

Hi all, this is my first hack and i want share here.

This product will give you the option to add advertising on postbit template without template edits. just upload the xml set your ad code and done!
This hack is for any ads service, not only for google adsense :)

> install
Go to your admin cp, then:
Plugin System -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product] -> Select 'product-ads_in_postbit.xml' from your computer then press 'Import'

> Mod Info
Plugins : 2
Phrases : 10
Templates : 1
Settings : 4

> Ads inside postbit Settings
Go to your admin cp, then:
vBulletin Options -> elmati - ADS inside postbit

> Versions:
v1.0 - 05 May 2008
-First release

v1.0.1 - 07 May 2008
- Usergroup permisions. (exclude usergroups)
- Added feature: Exclude forums.
- Added feature: Show ads every certain number of messages
- Minor bugs fixed

v1.0.2 - 07 May 2008
- Quick fix to quote overlap issue in IE.

> Next Update:
- Random Ads... (cooming soon)

> Bugs:
- There is a bug when using the quickreply and the new post created has advertising. That issue shows a blank page... I am still looking for a solution.
- Just tested in Firefox 2.x - 3 and IE 7.


For Support and questions just pm me

feedback, suggestions, issues, etc are welcome :)

Important: I will only give support to those who installed the plugin

If you use this hack please click install.

nice :D

for further versions, I need an option for show ads in last post or every 10 post on a site.

I have just installed it but the ad is not showing.

You can see where the ad is meant to be with the text wrapped around it but the ad doesn't show.

Edit - Got it working now. dont no what was playing up but its all looking good now.

Cheers dude

Ok, i will do it!

If you create a new google adsense takes almost 10 minutes to show up.


Thanks all.

installed and working great

Thanks for this

Could have mentioned that before lol

anyways lookin good and i like the way you can turn the ads off for members

Nice hack :D. Installed! As hcmagix said an option for show ads after X posts would be nice :)

Right now Google adsense just let you put 3 ads with same code per page.
I'll make this option for you :)

Next update:
Exclude forums
Show ads after X posts.

Cooming soon! :)

Version 1.0.1 is out!

v1.0.1 - 07 May 2008
- Added feature: Exclude forums.
- Added feature: Show ads every certain number of messages
- Minor bugs fixed

Please upgrade to new version :)

Best Regards!

Thanks for this working well on my site. The only problem I have is that the ads sometime overwrite a post that has been quoted.

There's an example on this page of my site http://www.fruit-emu.com/forums/site...tml#post117021

Ok, im checking that because just happens in IE...
I'll try to fix today.

thanx for the feedback!

I see what you mean it works OK in Firefox. It's not working for me in Safari.

Updated! Thanks :)

and posbit_legancy work?

that's because in IE widths works different, and the Quote bbcode is a ' width="100%" ' table, and IE makes the 100% to the other side of the POST itself, while firefox and any good browser will see that 100% is to where the floated div starts. the workaround for that would be to set a fixed width of X% or Xpx to the table (only for ie)

esto pasa por que en IE es una porqueria como renderiza los tama?os, no toma en cuenta los elementos que flotan como algo de tama?o sino que toma el contenedor principal para el 100% y como ve que no entra, lo manda para abajo..la unica forma de arreglarlo que se me ocurre es ponerle un tama?o fijo el quote de manera que entre...lo que si me sorprende es que funcione bien en firefox...por que yo trato de reproducir el mismo caso y se me superpone el texto el ad de google con el quote, rarisimo realmente...pero con ie esta mas complicada la cosa

Mi duda es pero sirve para el postbit vertical..

pues lo agrege tal cual y no me funciono.. muchas gracias

Hi all!

yeah it's works with both templates: postbit & postbit_legacy

I'm workin on a whole upgrade to fix the bbcodes issue

Many thanks to those who installed the plugin
Muchas gracias a los que instalaron el plugin

Instalado gracias!!!

Ok, i have implemented a temporary fix to quote overlap issue in IE.

Just upload the product again and dont forget to check rewrite to yes.
Go to product settings and add a message area width.

I hope that will help until i find a new way to fix it :)

Thanks!
please click install :)

Thanks, this works perfectly for me. I prefer the way this display in Safari better than how it looked correctly before in Firefox.

Thanks Duplu :)

I'm workin on a better upgrade

Best Regards

instalado thank

Great Mod! Is it possible in a future version to enable this mod to display ads only for certain user group?
Thanx!

It already does this. There is a setting in the admincp where you put the numbers of the usergroups you want to see the ads.

Very nice! If I could make a suggestion. Please provide an option where you can exclude specific usergroups. I have a premium membership on my site and one of the benefits is no ads.

Hi, the plugin has this feature!



Btw... Bug finded...
There is a bug when using the quickreply and the new post created has advertising. That issue shows a blank page... I am still looking for a solution.

If anyone find a possible solution please share :)

turn it on and off per forum would be awesome.

Ok, elmati. I got a request for you.

I want to be able to use two different ad codes depending on what style I'm using. If I use a fixed style (or a style specified in AdminCP) it would result in one code, and a fluid style would result in another.

One possible set up would be like this:

Ad Code 1:
Ad Code 2:
Select A Style for AdCode 1: (Click and hold Cntrl to select multiple)
Select A Style for AdCode 2: (Click and hold Cntrl to select multiple)

What do you think?

Also, does this use any iframes or float elements?

Yeah, That could be a nice add on.
Added to the todo list :)

Added to the todo list for the next release! :)

Just use a div to contain the ads, but some ads uses a iframes.
And that's iframes are causing troubles when you use the quick reply and your post will have advertising. I'm trying to fix that.


Thanks all for your comments and sugestions :)

I asked about the iframes and float elements because someone mentioned that one of these is against google policy.

Does your mod violate any terms by google?

No, this mod respect the terms of google and every advertisement networks like linkshare.com.

your code will be something like this:
<!-- message -->
<div>
<div style="float:right">ADS CODE</div>
<div>Post message</div>
</div>
<!-- /message -->

That way is used in a lot of portals and websites without problems.

Best regards!

Thank you for clearing that up!

Can't wait for your next update! When do you think you'll have that one out?

i got a full time work so i'll work on this weekend :)

thanks for your interest.
Best regards!

ok. Thank you.

These would be very useful options:

1. Location: last post.

2. Disable ad in first post if thread is sticky.

3. "All usergroups" setting. Allot of mods use 0 to equal all groups.

Very nice mod, installed.

This seems to scruntch up the text in the posts - it pushes the text all to the left. Any idea what I missed that might cause this?

Hi all,

I'm fixin all the issues to the next release...
Please be patient cuz i dont have full time to work with this :(

Thanks for all the C&C!