AdColumns v1.0

AdColumns 1.0

Description
This hack will allow you to toggle between (or have both) right/left column sidebars on your forum allowing you to insert Advertisements, Banners or whatever else you desire.

Information
Sidebar HTML code by DARK_WIZARD, used with permission (re: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=59781)

Tested on RC4, should work on RC1+

Version History
v1.0 - Initial Release

Planned Features
v2.0
- Image/Content control via ACP (actually, I have this done now.. I'm just finishing up testing)
- Increased Ad Locations toggles (top, bottom, etc..)


If you use this, please click

[n_wattam]

think i may have fixed it

kiteforums.net

[n_wattam]

I've just finished modding my script now, to include TOP & BOTTOM ad locations. These can be changed just like the left and right ones.

Also tidyed up the layout to make it look nicer

http://www.kiteforums.net/index.php?

working example..

I have the top, bottom and left activated on mine

[[Stryder]]

]i can't get anything to show up inside the colum, i was trying to use this code:

<tr><td class="thead" colspan="2"><a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase></td></tr></tbody><tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr><td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td><td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">
<div>$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads, $vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts, $vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div></td></tr></tbody><tr> <td class="thead"><b>Upcoming PPV Coverage</b></td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td class="alt1" width="100%"> <div class="smallfont"> <div align="left"><strong>ECW ONE NIGHT STAND</font>:</strong> Remember, <a href="http://www.lndforums.com" target="_blank">www.lndforums.com</a> will be providing free, live coverage of this WWE Pay-Per-View event on June 12th.</div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td class="thead"><b>Miscellaneous</b></td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td class="alt1" width="100%"> <div class="smallfont"> <!----Set site as homepage script----------
By Ryan Gravener (ryangravener@hotmail.com)
Permission granted to Dynamicdrive.com 
to include script in it's archive
For full source code, installation instructions,
100's more DHTML scripts, visit http://dynamicdrive.com
-------------------------------------------> <div align="left"> <div class="smallfont">
: <A STYLE="behavior: url(#default#homepage); cursor: hand" ONCLICK="this.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';this.setHomePage('http://www.lndforums.com');" href><b><U>Home Page</U></b></A> <br>
: <A HREF="javascript:window.external.AddFavorite('http://www.lndforums.com', 'LND Forums.com')"><b>Bookmark Us</b></A> <br>
: <A HREF="http://www.lndwrestling.com" target="_blank"><b>LND Wrestling</b></A> <br>
: <A HREF="http://www.lndforums.com" target="_blank"><b>LND Forums</b></A> <br>
: <A HREF="webmaster@lndforums.com"><b>Contact Us</b></A> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td class="thead"> <b>Advertisement</b></td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td class="alt1" width="100%"> <div class="smallfont"> <div align="center"><strong>Click The Ads To Make The Site Money></strong></a><br><br> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!--
now = new Date();
random = now.getTime(); 
site = "http://custom2.hurricanedigitalmedia.com";
target = "/site=weforums.com/area=bottom/generic=Sports/sitecategory=Sports";
document.write('<IFRAME SRC="' + site + '/hserver/acc_random=' + random + target + '"');
document.write(' NORESIZE SCROLLING=NO HSPACE=0 VSPACE=0 FRAMEBORDER=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0 MARGINWIDTH=0 WIDTH=160 HEIGHT=600  allowtransparency="true" background-color="transparent">');
document.write('<SCR');
document.write('IPT SRC="' + site + '/jnserver/acc_random=' + random + target + '">');
document.write('</SCR');
document.write('IPT>');
document.write('</IFRAME>');
//--> </SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT> <A HREF="http://custom2.hurricanedigitalmedia.com/adclick/site=weforums.com/area=bottom/generic=Sports/sitecategory=Sports"> <IMG SRC="http://custom2.hurricanedigitalmedia.com/nserver/site=weforums.com/area=bottom/generic=Sports/sitecategory=Sports"> </A> </NOSCRIPT> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p align=center> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!--
now = new Date();
random = now.getTime(); 
site = "http://custom3.hurricanedigitalmedia.com";
target = "/site=weforums.com/area=middle/generic=Sports/sitecategory=Sports";
document.write('<IFRAME SRC="' + site + '/hserver/acc_random=' + random + target + '"');
document.write(' NORESIZE SCROLLING=NO HSPACE=0 VSPACE=0 FRAMEBORDER=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0 MARGINWIDTH=0 WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=250  allowtransparency="true" background-color="transparent">');
document.write('<SCR');
document.write('IPT SRC="' + site + '/jnserver/acc_random=' + random + target + '">');
document.write('</SCR');
document.write('IPT>');
document.write('</IFRAME>');

[xtreme-mobile]

is there any way i can make this hack work so it only displays the left ad coloum on the forum home and not in every thread etc

as its making my thread pages go all out size with browser screen

many thanks

dean

[n_wattam]

yeah thats what i origonaly did, for the same reason

[xtreme-mobile]

any one?

ive seen it done on another forum where the colum is only visible on the proper forum homepage, it does not display when you go into a thread etc

does anyone know how to do this?

[mobillica]

Hi Anyone know how to divide the ad column so you have more than one adcolumn down the left hand side?

[n_wattam]

you mean like mine

http://www.kiteforums.net

[kungen]

Looks great, can you share the modifications you done? would really like to get the same adcolumn layout as yours.

Originally Posted by n_wattam

you mean like mine

http://www.kiteforums.net

[mattyk72]

Is there a solution for the uncached templates??