Add a banner image to each forum (vb3.5)
 

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[HowTo] Add a banner option image w/ Link or HTML paste to each forum V.1.6
Tested on vBulletin: 3.5.0 RC2

Zachariah - http://www.gzhq.net

This is a VB3.5 Ver of my previous hack:

*** Add a banner image to each forum (VB 3.0x)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61555

*** Info:
This modification will Add an image banner w/ link Or paste in your own HTML code option per forum. These files can be any image. (png, jpg, gif, ect). This will be located after the $navbar on FORMDISPLAY. This images can be located on the localhost or on a remote server.
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Upload the "plug-in" and edit 2 template, It's a snap.
:cool:


Changelog:
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1.6
Banner shows up on each thread
adds: 1 more template edit to the install
Requested by: - Ryan McBain

** Note: 1.5 - 1.6 needs only to edit SHOWTHREAD not Reinstall the XML files

1.5
Added HTML option (tested w/ Java and Iframe from phpadsnew output)
Added 3.x to VB 3.5 upgrade XML file.

** Random Banner Code Java

**Please click " Install " to track updates.

Nice!
Can we mod this to do something more "flexible" and "per forum"?, like this:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=65890
To put our own html code, instead a direct link/image for a banner.

To use another ads script with vbulletin, like phpadsnew.
Can you do that?

Thanks for all in advance ;)

To put your own html code is not to hard( ill see what I can cook up). This does allow a direct Image / link / alt Tag per forum.

I know the Java / HTML that phpadsnew spits out is easy. I'll have to test the php code it spits out.

Thanks again in advance for look that ;)

Just what i wanted , i asume each section supports different banners and multiple banners?

This add-on is very simple.

1 image with or without a link , and alt tag per forum. No rotation , click or impression count.

The code can be moved around on the Forumdisplay template (ie: header, footer, it currently sits under the $navbar).

added and using on ragezone.com -- would be nice if i could add multiple stuff side by side or a random option ! none the less its very useful and appreciated.

Works like a charm :) *installed*

easy and nice - thanks :)

clicks install

Cheers!

nice mod. it would be nice too to be able to add in your own html code like someone else said as well, as a lot of people use Google Adsense on their forums :)

agreed - phpadsnew is what i use, but it amounts to the same thing. I'm not live with 3.5 yet, but once I do go live with it - that will be a necessity, not a wish.

Is there a way to show it on forumhome too ?

Really nice.. *Installed*

Would it be possible to make something so we can add the code for a Google adsense banner instead of a regular banner link?

I am working on that and an option: "Mod" of the forum can change the banner or not. The adding your own code option will be 1st on the list.

That sounds great :)

I have the "add" own HTML ready not worked on adding PHP. ( works: w/ Java and Iframe from phpadsnew)

Great! :*

:P

got error =.=

below:

Field ircchan is not defined in $validfields in class vb_datamanager_forum in /includes/class_dm.php on line 483

Has nothing to do with this hack directly, unless there is another hack and is conflicting. Looking @ your error there was a hack dealing with IRC/MIRC you installed that missed a step in the creation of the hack or you missed a step installing it. ( I think ..... I am not a VB guru :cry: )

If this is true try adding a Plugin.

Although you can edit class_dm_form.php, in VB3.5 we have plugins !!! :bunny:

hookname = forumdata_start
Let me know how it works out. :nervous:

:rambo: , have you tryed out the html / code part of the update ? I only tested w/ java and Iframe from phpadsnew output.

Feedback :nervous:

Works perfect thanks

This is nice.

So if I have a music banner, I'll put it on the music forum. :)

I get this error what can be wrong?
MySQL Error : Unknown column 'banner' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

Did you skip the XML file import?

This is a Product to be imported via. plug-in system.

1) Choose the right XML file.

*** How to Install:

In your Admin Control Panel

Admincp => Plugin System => Manage Products
Click [Add/Import Product]
Browse for the file "banner_image.xml"
Allow Overwrite should be off
Import

-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+--
*** How to Upgrade:
There are 2 old ver. of this hack. What do I use?
What do you have installed?
1. banner, alt, link (use: 3.x to 3.5no-code.xml) v1.2
2. banner, alt, link, HTML (use: 3.x to 3.5code.xml) v1.5


In your Admin Control Panel After you upgrade to VB3.5.

Admincp => Plugin System => Manage Products
Click [Add/Import Product]
Browse for the file "xxxxxxxxxxx.xml"
Allow Overwrite should be off
Import

First I imported the banner_image.xml, than in ForumDisplay I put after $navbar:

<if condition="$foruminfo['banner'] AND $foruminfo['bannerlink']"><center><a href="$foruminfo[bannerlink]" target="_blank"><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></a></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']"><center><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['bannercode']"><center>$foruminfo[bannercode]</center><br />
</if>
</if>
</if>

Because it was not working I imported the 3.x to 3.5no-code.xml.
Now I had 2 entries in the plugin folder, I unsinstalled the old one and now having only the Add Banner Upgrade 1.5 in the pluginfolder but this mysql error is coming if I want to save a Forum.
Thank you

vb3.5x new install - banner_image.xml

vb3.0x upgrade - 3.x to 3.5code.xml - If you have already upgraded to ver. 1.5 in VB3.x hack.
vb3.0x upgrade - 3.x to 3.5no-code.xml - If you have ver. 1.2 in VB3.x hack.

After the install you should have:

2 plugins
add Banner - AdminCP
add Banner - ForumDisplay

Your manual template edit is fine, and will stay there even if you install / uninstall the plugins / products.

All XML files will make the same plugins. They have different DB edits.

Cool, now it is working, thank you for this great plugin Zachariah :) :banana:

I must be doing something wrong cause I can't get the banners to show up in the showthread forums (where you see the posts of other people) just the main forums.

Changelog:
------------
1.6
Banner shows up on each thread
adds: 1 more template edit to the install
Requested by: - Ryan McBain

** Note: 1.5 - 1.6 needs only to edit SHOWTHREAD not Reinstall the XML files

How can I use this plugin for a Main Page banner?

this would be great :banana:
and then.... hack of the month? :rolleyes:
*click install*

This hack can work where ForumID can be used. The FORUMHOME does not have in "ID". There is a way that you can set a default banner that does not change via AdminCP. I have worked the banner in the $header to construct a default banner if there is not one filled in. This wil also show the default image in the FORUMHOME (in red, below).


You could also just edit the FORUMHOME:
after $navbar

Fill in your info. (this will be static, but will work)

is there no way to make it not static?
a coder might explain it better, but how about this way?

in vbulletin options you can give a default banner.
if you leave this blank, the forum displays the specific thread banner

like:
don't laugh - i'm a noob in php :rolleyes:

I understand. Yes this could be done.

I might move the template edit to the end of the $navbar, so that it would be on every page. The drawback of this is that programs that use the $navbar (gallery, non-VB pages, CMS front ends, etc .) would also have the banner under the navbar.

Ill look in on it.

thanks a lot for your help :up:

Everyone else seems to have no issue, so I feel a little dumb asking this.

I got this installed fine through the plugin manager, but once I added the code to the two templates I get "Parse error: parse error, unexpected '<' in /www/b/batavia/htdocs/forums/forumdisplay.php on line 336" when I try to access a forum and a simpilar error when I try to go direct to a thread.

I am a php newbie, so not sure what i am doing wrong...

What other showtread type plugins are you running ? VB ver ?

None that I know of.. this is a fresh 3.5 install.

thanks!
/me installs

Very nice...

Thanks, dreck

*install*