vb.org Archive - Make Linked Forums Appear as Sponsors

This was inspired by the sponsor forums on vBulletin.nl and implemented at theadminzone.com. I would like to share it with you.

Open your forumhome_forumbit_level2_post template and replace the code with:

HTML Code:

  <tr align="center">

   <if condition="$forum[link] != ''">

          <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>

           <td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

                   <div>

                          <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" target="_blank"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>

                          <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>

                   </div>

                  <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>

                   </td>

                  <td align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">4<else />3</if>">

                   <!-- Advertising Banner -->

                          <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" target="_blank"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/banner_$forumid.gif" width="185" height="25" border="0"></a>

                   <!-- End Advertising Banner -->

                   </td>

   <else />

          <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>

           <td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

                   <div>

                          <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>

                          <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>

                   </div>

                  <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>

                  <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>

                  <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>

           </td>

           <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>

           <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>

           <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>

           <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">

          <td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>

           </if>

   </if>

  </tr>

  $childforumbits

There is a default size of 185 X 25 pixels for the images hardcoded in the code above, feel free to change this. You would name the images banner_$forumid.gif where $forumid corresponds with the Forum ID appropriately.

I don't have a screen shot but you can see it in action at either of the sites listed above. I am sure for those who use Advertising on their sites, this would allow a new avenue of advertising. You can probably modify the above code to work with Categories easily enough as well.

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