Miscellaneous Hacks - Banner Rotator (Definitive Mod) **UPDATED**

New version of https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=103477 with minor bugs fixed and added some additions people requested.

So, what does this hack do?
- This mod allows you to add lots of forum banners.
- The banners will be automatically randomized everytime you reload your forums.

How can i work with it?
- It's all controlable through AdminCP.
- NOT NEEDED ftp access to upload banners.
- You CAN upload banners (jpg, gif & png) through AdminCP.
- NEW: You can upload flash (SWF) banners!
- You can set a description for individual banners.
- NEW: You can set size (width & height) for each banner individually
- You can edit the description easily and individually.
- You can delete the banners through AdminCP (this function delete the banner from the ftp)
- You can activate/deactivate you banners.
- Deactivated banners remains in the ftp, but will not be shown on forum home.

Future additions: Add URL for each banner individually, so when users click on it they will be redirected.
How can i install? (Time to install: 1 minute if you are fast enough )
- Upload all the files contained in the "upload" folder inside the zip to your forum root directory.
- Install product-brotator.
- Go to your AdminCP > Style Manager > YOUR SKIN > Edit HEADER template and find:

<img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" />

replace to:

$banner

- Refresh your admincp index and Banner Rotator menu should appear!

Please, I updated and added new features of this mod in this afternoon, so probably it still have some bugs. So, if you find one please report here.

Thanks!

NOTE: Maybe some of you will have to create folder called "banners" inside folder "images" manually, and then chmod it 0777.

SUPPORT GIVEN ONLY FOR WHO CLICKED "INSTALL"

[andrefedalto]

Tuga: Giveme your forum address please

[Barteken]

does this hack also handle javascript? because i have a pool with banners at tradedoubler...

[PoetJA-1975]

Originally Posted by Barteken

does this hack also handle javascript? because i have a pool with banners at tradedoubler...

Good question! I'd like this to work for google scripts and others...
ALSO - I assume that the $banner can be placed anywhere in say the navbar template?

Looks nice though - Thanx for the share!

Jacquii.

[andrefedalto]

Sorry, this handles only images (jpg, png, gif...) and flash (swf).

PoetJA-1975: Yes, it will show the images/flash wherever you place $banner


Don't forget to click install!

[Barakat]

still have the same bug while trying to upload a banner with ext. jpeg or png .

The selected file type is not allowed.

[Darat]

Originally Posted by Barakat

still have the same bug while trying to upload a banner with ext. jpeg or png .

The selected file type is not allowed.

I've got the same bug - the banners folder is there, chmod'd to 777, the types are defined in the settings but all uploads return an error saying "The selected file type is not allowed. image/gif"

[Attitude]

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE banners SET active = '1' WHERE bid = '1';

MySQL Error : Table 'mydatabasename.banners' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146

my table prefix is not mydatabasename though it is testvb

cant figure out what to do ?

[NFLfbJunkie]

When trying to edit/update or deactivate banner, the following message occurs:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.4:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE banners SET active = '0' WHERE bid = '1';

MySQL Error : Table 'databasename_forums.banners' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146

[andrefedalto]

Barakat: Download and put the newest brotator.php in admincp folder. When the error appears, it must show the file type like it did with Darat, that showed "image/gif"

Darat: Go to vBulletin Options, Banner Rotator and add this "image/gif" to file types allowed. Dont forget to put | between file types.

Attitude & Junkie: It was my mistake. I forgot to add table prefix in some queries. Everything is ok now. Please download the zip file again and replace ONLY /admincp/brotator.php in your host. Thanks for reporting the bugs!

Please post here again if it works, and dont forget to click install!

[phovanxua]

Thanks very much ....this is look kick ass .