vB.org Banner Rotation

[Intex]

I have a number of banners that I'd like to display and would like to know whether anybody knows how to make it change on page refresh between 2-3 just like at the top of vB.org.

[Xenon]

actually very easy.

all you need is to edit phpinclude_start template and add something like:

PHP Code:

// ############## Headerimage and text rotating #########
switch(intval(time() / 2) % 3)
{
    case 0:
    $banner = 'img1.jpg';
    break;
    case 1:
    $banner = 'img2.jpg';
    break;
    case 2:
    $banner = 'img3.jpg';
    break;
} 


then just put $banner into the place of your img tag of the header

[Intex]

Xenon- thanks a lot for that. If you're banner consists of multiple slices, can that be integrated into the above code?

[Xenon]

well, you can assing more html code to a variable and put it into the header then as well.

that's not a problem, above is just the technique to make an rotating banner

[basskiller]

how would make the banners clickable
IE adding a hyperlink

[Brad]

Originally Posted by basskiller

how would make the banners clickable
IE adding a hyperlink

PHP Code:

// ############## Headerimage and text rotating #########
switch(intval(time() / 2) % 3)
{
    case 0:
    $banner = 'img1.jpg';
    $banner_url = 'www.mysite.com';
    break;
    case 1:
    $banner = 'img2.jpg';
    $banner_url = 'www.mysite2.com';
    break;
    case 2:
    $banner = 'img3.jpg';
    $banner_url = 'www.mysite3.com';
    break;
} 


Then use this in the template

<a href="$banner_url"><img src="$banner" border="0" /></a>

[Michael Morris]

Originally Posted by Intex

Xenon- thanks a lot for that. If you're banner consists of multiple slices, can that be integrated into the above code?

As brad pointed out there's no real limit to the number of variables you can assign in each case. Hence...

PHP Code:

case 0: 
    $banner_slice1 = 'img1_slice1.jpg';
    $banner_slice2 = 'img2_slice2.jpg';
    $banner_url = 'www.mysite.com'; 


And so on for however many slices you need to define. You then call them in your table as normal.

[basskiller]

Thanks guys.. !!!!!

[deathemperor]

ah this is a very good lession for novice like me ^^

[cyclical]

what about assigning a specific banner depending on what style you have chosen?

i.e. I have a light style and a dark style each with their own background color.