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Rotating Forum Banners

Rotating Forum Banners

Tested on vBulletin 3.0.1

I have seen this sort of hack requested many times so I thought I would spend a bit of time and create one.

This will add upto 3 rotating image banners with links on each of your forums using your AdminCP.

The orignal slide show script came from Dynamic Drive

Some values you can change in the script are for pause between next image, animation speed and image size, just find:

Code:

var trans_width='480px' //slideshow width

var trans_height='60px' //slideshow height

var pause=5000 //SET PAUSE BETWEEN SLIDE (3000=3 seconds)

var degree=10 //animation speed. Greater is faster

If you use this please click install, thanks :)

very useful, waiting for something like this! thannx

nice, i think i can find some use for this eventually.

cool. could be more advanced - will be?

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmarik

cool. could be more advanced - will be?

How do you mean? how advanced do you want it?

Great, thanks a lot!

its great - but I would prefer something that would have more then 3 banners and could be displayed on all forums

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeychgo

its great - but I would prefer something that would have more then 3 banners and could be displayed on all forums

I did 3 because I thought it was a good place to start, like I said it's easy to add more, but where do you stop? you might want 5, someone else 10, and another wants 25, to display on all forums shouldn't be a problem I will have a look at it

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beermonster

ok, maybe simple instructions on how to add more for those of us who are html challenged? :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeychgo

ok, maybe simple instructions on how to add more for those of us who are html challenged? :)

hmm I had started to do that, but I'm getting really confused :)

If you can see whats happening to this then I will be happy to go through the rest of it

Code:

Run Query:

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner1` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `description` ;

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink1` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner1` ;

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner2` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbannerlink1` ;

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink2` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner2` ;

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner3` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbannerlink2` ;

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink3` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner3` ;

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner4` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbannerlink2` ;

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink3` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner4` ;

No no -- im one of the HTML challenged :)

Also -- I was thinking --- is there a way to break it up so that one set of banners can work as you have it, on an individual forum basis, and then have a second set for all the non forum specific areas ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeychgo

I've added the extra bits of code for you, it will now show up to 10 banners on each forum, also note that I have not installed or tested this one but there should be no reason why it won't work, any problems just ask.

I'm not sure what you mean with showing a second set for all non forum specific areas

nice hack, just installed it and it works perfectly!

Is it possible to show the Banners even if a user is reading a thread in the forum itself?

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormblast

Is it possible to show the Banners even if a user is reading a thread in the forum itself?

Edit SHOWTHREAD
find $navbar and below paste

Code:

<!--- Start rotating banner --->

<if condition="$foruminfo['rbanner1']">



<center>

<script type="text/javascript">



/***********************************************

* Translucent Slideshow script- ? Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)

* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use

* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code

***********************************************/



var trans_width='480px' //slideshow width

var trans_height='60px' //slideshow height

var pause=5000 //SET PAUSE BETWEEN SLIDE (3000=3 seconds)

var degree=10 //animation speed. Greater is faster.



var slideshowcontent=new Array()

//Define slideshow contents: [image URL, OPTIONAL LINK, OPTIONAL LINK TARGET]

slideshowcontent[0]=["images/rbanner/$foruminfo[rbanner1]", "http://$foruminfo[rbannerlink1]", "_blank"]

<if condition="$foruminfo['rbanner2']">slideshowcontent[1]=["images/rbanner/$foruminfo[rbanner2]", "http://$foruminfo[rbannerlink2]", "_blank"]</if>

<if condition="$foruminfo['rbanner3']">slideshowcontent[2]=["images/rbanner/$foruminfo[rbanner3]", "http://$foruminfo[rbannerlink3]", "_blank"]</if>





////NO need to edit beyond here/////////////



var bgcolor='white'



var imageholder=new Array()

for (i=0;i<slideshowcontent.length;i++){

imageholder[i]=new Image()

imageholder[i].src=slideshowcontent[i][0]

}



var ie4=document.all

var dom=document.getElementById&&navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1



if (ie4||dom)

document.write('<div style="position:relative;width:'+trans_width+';height:'+trans_height+';overflow:hidden"><div id="canvas0" style="position:absolute;background-color:'+bgcolor+';width:'+trans_width+';height:'+trans_height+';left:-'+trans_width+';filter:alpha(opacity=20);-moz-opacity:0.2;"></div><div id="canvas1" style="position:absolute;background-color:'+bgcolor+';width:'+trans_width+';height:'+trans_height+';left:-'+trans_width+';filter:alpha(opacity=20);-moz-opacity:0.2;"></div></div>')

else if (document.layers){

document.write('<ilayer id=tickernsmain visibility=hide width='+trans_width+' height='+trans_height+' bgColor='+bgcolor+'><layer id=tickernssub width='+trans_width+' height='+trans_height+' left=0 top=0>'+'<img src="'+slideshowcontent[0][0]+'"></layer></ilayer>')

}



var curpos=trans_width*(-1)

var curcanvas="canvas0"

var curindex=0

var nextindex=1



function getslidehtml(theslide){

var slidehtml=""

if (theslide[1]!="")

slidehtml='<a href="'+theslide[1]+'" target="'+theslide[2]+'">'

slidehtml+='<img src="'+theslide[0]+'" border="0">'

if (theslide[1]!="")

slidehtml+='</a>'

return slidehtml

}



function moveslide(){

if (curpos<0){

curpos=Math.min(curpos+degree,0)

tempobj.style.left=curpos+"px"

}

else{

clearInterval(dropslide)

if (crossobj.filters)

crossobj.filters.alpha.opacity=100

else if (crossobj.style.MozOpacity)

crossobj.style.MozOpacity=1

nextcanvas=(curcanvas=="canvas0")? "canvas0" : "canvas1"

tempobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+nextcanvas) : document.getElementById(nextcanvas)

tempobj.innerHTML=getslidehtml(slideshowcontent[curindex])

nextindex=(nextindex<slideshowcontent.length-1)? nextindex+1 : 0

setTimeout("rotateslide()",pause)

}

}



function rotateslide(){

if (ie4||dom){

resetit(curcanvas)

crossobj=tempobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+curcanvas) : document.getElementById(curcanvas)

crossobj.style.zIndex++

if (crossobj.filters)

document.all.canvas0.filters.alpha.opacity=document.all.canvas1.filters.alpha.opacity=20

else if (crossobj.style.MozOpacity)

document.getElementById("canvas0").style.MozOpacity=document.getElementById("canvas1").style.MozOpacity=0.2

var temp='setInterval("moveslide()",50)'

dropslide=eval(temp)

curcanvas=(curcanvas=="canvas0")? "canvas1" : "canvas0"

}

else if (document.layers){

crossobj.document.write(getslidehtml(slideshowcontent[curindex]))

crossobj.document.close()

}

curindex=(curindex<slideshowcontent.length-1)? curindex+1 : 0

}



function jumptoslide(which){

curindex=which

rotateslide()

}



function resetit(what){

curpos=parseInt(trans_width)*(-1)

var crossobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+what) : document.getElementById(what)

crossobj.style.left=curpos+"px"

}



function startit(){

crossobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+curcanvas) : dom? document.getElementById(curcanvas) : document.tickernsmain.document.tickernssub

if (ie4||dom){

crossobj.innerHTML=getslidehtml(slideshowcontent[curindex])

rotateslide()

}

else{

document.tickernsmain.visibility='show'

curindex++

setInterval("rotateslide()",pause)

}

}



if (window.addEventListener)

window.addEventListener("load", startit, false)

else if (window.attachEvent)

window.attachEvent("onload", startit)

else if (ie4||dom||document.layers)

window.onload=startit



</script></center>



</if>



<!--- End Rotaing Banner --->

this code is for the 3 banner version

Well I had to be the one...

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.1:

Invalid SQL: UPDATE forum SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
title = 'A MAN\'S WORLD!!',
description = 'Where the big dawgs stomp! The fastest growing porn and male discussion section on the net.
The Gift of Gifted!',
rbanner1 = '',
rbannerlink1 = '',
rbanner2 = '',
rbannerlink2 = '',
rbanner3 = '',
rbannerlink3 = '',
link = '',
displayorder = '1',
daysprune = '30',
parentid = '8',
newpostemail = '',
newthreademail = '',
styleid = '0',
password = '',
uttpoints_perthread = '20',
uttpoints_perreply = '10',
uttpoints_perview = '2',
options = '90055',
parentlist = '9,8,-1'
WHERE forumid=9
mysql error: Unknown column 'rbanner1' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

Soon as I hit save can I get a scrreen shot of what the datbase is suppose to look like?

Ya, But I had to be #2...
I see the error "?" icon scroll to the center of the forum, but no banner! As if the image is not seen....Help!

People If you wanna do banner rotation just use something much simpler

1. Go to whichever style you want banner rotated. (Style Manager > Style Name > All Style Options)

2. In The phpinclude_start box insert this

PHP Code:


		
			
// Foreach banner you want to rotate insert a a line such as:

// 'images/bannerx.gif',

$banner_array = array(

  'images/banner1.jpg',

  'images/banner2.jpg',

  'images/banner3.jpg'

);

$banner = $banner_array[mt_rand(0,count($banner_array)-1)];

3. In the header template replace the section that deals with the img tag with something like this

HTML Code:

<img src="$banner" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" usemap="#Map" />

Basically you're just changing the the src to the $banner variable... very easy requires no special html or javascript or any of that stuff..

Check this link out:
http://phpadsnew.com/two/

I am running it on my server, serving over 150K banners a day, running vBulletin, coppermine and few sites off of one server with no problem.

The application is amazing and has more futures then you'll ever need :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jarekn

I want to have those three rotating banners on the FORUMHOME page directly under the navbar.

How can I do so?

I think this can be also done or?

Coming in my forum in August 2004!

Where do you add these variables:

Quote:

Add these phrases:

Varname:
rbanner1

text:
Banner Image 1<br>EX: banner1.jpg

Varname:
rbannerlink1

text:
Image Link 1<br>(www.yoursite.com)

Varname:
rbanner2

text:
Banner Image 2<br>EX: banner2.jpg

Varname:
rbannerlink2

text:
Image Link 2<br>(www.yoursite.com)

Varname:
rbanner3

text:
Banner Image 3<br>EX: banner3.jpg

Varname:
rbannerlink3

text:
Image Link 3<br>(www.yoursite.com)

Thanks,

John

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnn

Where do you add these variables:

Thanks,

John

In your AdminCP you need to go to Languages & Phrases then Phrase Manager and add new phrase.

:)

May I please point people in the direction of this thread where a hack is available to produce a rotating banner with unlimited banners but with no database changes?
Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinball

May I please point people in the direction of this thread where a hack is available to produce a rotating banner with unlimited banners but with no database changes?
Thanks

Thanks for the info, but there's no need to hijack other peoples threads to advertise your own, they are totally different hacks

I apologise but it was not my intention to 'hijack' any thread, but rather to let people know of a solution to a possible need they might have.
If our roles were reversed, I would thank you for offering people an alternative solution but i would not chastise you for 'advertising' your own.
I have nothing to gain from 'advertising' my hack on here. I posted it to 'give something back' to the vBulletin.org community.
I thought this forum was about helping people out with hacks, not inflating egos. If it offends you so much, please ask admin to delete it and let forum members find it themselves. I'm sure they'll apreciate your helpfulness.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinball

I thought this forum was about helping people out with hacks, not inflating egos.

I'm not inflating my ego, I don't have one, I always thought that the thread started was for help and support, ie "The Author(s) agreed to give support for this modification!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beermonster

I always thought that the thread started was for help and support, ie "The Author(s) agreed to give support for this modification!"

Ok, well let me correct you, then. The way I see it, these threads exist for three purposes:

To let people know that the hack exists. I.e. people find the hack by searching through the archive. Which is the reason I posted here.
For the author to support the hack as you say and
For people to discuss the hack (implementation, variations etc).

But if I'm wrong, then please ask admin to delete my posts from here. I'm not bothered either way - just trying to help people out as I've recieved some tremendous help from you folks on here and it's appreciated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinball

To let people know that the hack exists. I.e. people find the hack by searching through the archive. Which is the reason I posted here.
For the author to support the hack as you say and
For people to discuss the hack (implementation, variations etc).

OK but you didn't do any of that, it was just a case of "May I please point people in the direction of this thread" that's not discussing it at all, anyway I really aren't that bothered, and this is the last I will say on the subject.

Very nice! Works great, and easy to install. Good job.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc203

Very nice! Works great, and easy to install. Good job.

Thank you :)

looks great, can't wait to install it!

A better way to have more banners would be to use a MULTI-LINE form box. Two of them. One for the Image Link and one for the URL. That way they can correspond to eachother and you can add as many as you need or dont need.

Perhaps someone can modify this hack to use that kind of system.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackxRam

I looked in to this at first, but the only problem is that the info is stored in mysql so you would still have to create the tables in the first place, and also I'm not sure how you would call the data from the text box, and also you will have to add more phrases, it's not jsut a case of a simply modification, it needs totaly rewriting, but your free to give it ago :)

In 3.0.3 have modifications?

Quote:

Originally Posted by luiseman

In 3.0.3 have modifications?

Sorry? please expand :)

Version vB: 3.0.3

Http://www.grassteam.com/foroccnet30/xxx there is no banner option at admin.

Installed hacks:
vba_cmps_1-0-0

Modifications:

admincp/forum

PHP Code:


		
			
    print_input_row($vbphrase['title'], 'forum[title]', $forum['title']);

    print_textarea_row($vbphrase['description'], 'forum[description]', $forum['description']);

    

// annadido banner en forum

    print_input_row($vbphrase['rbanner1'], 'forum[rbanner1]', $forum['rbanner1']);

    print_input_row($vbphrase['rbannerlink1'], 'forum[rbannerlink1]', $forum['rbannerlink1']);

    print_input_row($vbphrase['rbanner2'], 'forum[rbanner2]', $forum['rbanner2']);

    print_input_row($vbphrase['rbannerlink2'], 'forum[rbannerlink2]', $forum['rbannerlink2']);

    print_input_row($vbphrase['rbanner3'], 'forum[rbanner3]', $forum['rbanner3']);

    print_input_row($vbphrase['rbannerlink3'], 'forum[rbannerlink3]', $forum['rbannerlink3']);

// fin annadido

    

    print_input_row($vbphrase['forum_link'], 'forum[link]', $forum['link']);

    print_input_row("$vbphrase[display_order]<dfn>$vbphrase[zero_equals_no_display]</dfn>", 'forum[displayorder]', $forum['displayorder']);

    //print_input_row($vbphrase['default_view_age'], 'forum[daysprune]', $forum['daysprune']);



    // make array for daysprune menu

PHP Code:


		
			
    $forum['title'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['title']);

    $forum['description'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['description']);

    

    // annadido banner

    $forum['rbanner1'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbanner1']);

    $forum['rbannerlink1'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbannerlink1']);

    $forum['rbanner2'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbanner2']);

    $forum['rbannerlink2'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbannerlink2']);

    $forum['rbanner3'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbanner3']);

    $forum['rbannerlink3'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbannerlink3']);

    $forum['rbanner4'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbanner4']);

    $forum['rbannerlink4'] = convert_to_valid_html($forum['rbannerlink4']);

    // fin annadido

    



    if (empty($forumid))

Template:
FORUMDISPLAY

Quote:

$navbar


<if condition="$foruminfo['rbanner1']">

<center>
<script type="text/javascript">

...

var slideshowcontent=new Array()
//Define slideshow contents: [image URL, OPTIONAL LINK, OPTIONAL LINK TARGET]
slideshowcontent[0]=["images/rbanner/$foruminfo[rbanner1]", "http://$foruminfo[rbannerlink1]", "_blank"]
<if condition="$foruminfo['rbanner2']">slideshowcontent[1]=["images/rbanner/$foruminfo[rbanner2]", "http://$foruminfo[rbannerlink2]", "_blank"]</if>
<if condition="$foruminfo['rbanner3']">slideshowcontent[2]=["images/rbanner/$foruminfo[rbanner3]", "http://$foruminfo[rbannerlink3]", "_blank"]</if>

////NO need to edit beyond here/////////////

...

</script></center>

</if>



<if condition="$show['forumslist']">

Table:
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner1` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `description` ;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink1` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner1` ;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner2` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbannerlink1` ;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink2` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner2` ;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner3` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbannerlink2` ;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink3` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner3` ;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbanner4` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbannerlink4` ;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `rbannerlink4` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL AFTER `rbanner4` ;

Phrases add.

And folder http://www.grassteam.com/foroccnet30/images/rbanner, has created.

Regards

I'm really not sure why you are posting all these bit's of code, it looks like you have added some lines to some parts but not to others, you have added rbanner4 to the mysql but nothing to the FORUMDISPLAY

If it's not showing in the AdminCP then without looking I'm not sure and seen that I don't have axx to it there's no point in posting the link :)

One of the reasons it might not be showing is that you have something that prefixes the tables, like vb3_table name

the prefix table is none.

Phrase Groups Available:

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