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"

[Stile2]

Well no support, Clicks Uninstall!!! Bummer.

[SpeedJunkyz]

Im confused about the instructions to install, can you re state them more clearly.

I DL'ed the info to my pc
I uploaded the files in the image folder in the zip
I installed the xml file product to my admincp
I do not know which template you are talking about with the header. Should I revert the header tmplate first?

edit:

I figured out how to fix the header code, however its not working what did I do wrong

what does this mean = "and CHMOD 77 the folder "/image/banners""

[Robert Paulson]

Originally Posted by SpeedJunkyz

I do not know which template you are talking about with the header.

If you're just using the default template, edit that one. If you have a custom template, edit that one. If you are giving your users the option to select multiple unique headers, you'll need to edit all of them if you want the banners to appear on each one.

[SpeedJunkyz]

Originally Posted by SpeedJunkyz

Im confused about the instructions to install, can you re state them more clearly.

I DL'ed the info to my pc
I uploaded the files in the image folder in the zip
I installed the xml file product to my admincp
I do not know which template you are talking about with the header. Should I revert the header tmplate first?


edit:

I figured out how to fix the header code, however its not working what did I do wrong

what does this mean = "and CHMOD 77 the folder "/image/banners""

No I figured out the header bit, its still not working. I dont know what chmod 77 means. If noone can help me I guess I will get my designer to do it thanks

[webspider]

I must be daft. How do you set the url for each banner?

[gbox master]

Originally Posted by SpeedJunkyz

No I figured out the header bit, its still not working. I dont know what chmod 77 means. If noone can help me I guess I will get my designer to do it thanks

chmod is the rights of the dir or file
there are 3 category's owner group and world
those 3 have 3 options
read write execute

ok thats to much for me i dont understand anything of this
so lets make it easy for you
download total commander
login on the server with that
go to the file that needs to be chmodded
select it
then at the top of total at the left i think it say in english FILE
klik it then choose change atributes

then you will understand everything there is about chmod
for noobs like us this is the way to understand something about this

see jpegs

ps:
lees=read
schrijf=write
uitvoeren=execute
bestand=file

[SpeedJunkyz]

lol ok thanks, Nevermind I will just get my developer to do it lol

[Robert Paulson]

Originally Posted by SpeedJunkyz

lol ok thanks, Nevermind I will just get my developer to do it lol

It's not real difficult. Right click on the file. It'll become painfully obvious at that time.

[SpeedJunkyz]

No im having a hard time reading peoples typing because either they leave out words, letters or whatever, so their typing isnt making any sense

[SpeedJunkyz]

Ok I ch mod 0777 it lol I think....why didnt someone just say change the permissions of that file/folder lol