Miscellaneous Hacks - Banner Rotator

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New version of https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=133954, compliant with vB 3.7 and with new features!!!

So, what does this hack do?
- This mod allows you to add lots of forum banners.
- The banners will be randomly showed 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.
- You can upload flash (SWF) banners!
- You can set a description for individual banners.
- 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 enable/disable you banners.
- Disabled banners remains in the ftp, but will not be shown on forum home.
- NEW: You can set different URLs for each banner!
- NEW: You can select the forums you want the banner to appear!!! (with inherit option)
- NEW: Mass delete banners is now possible.
- NEW: You can set default values for new banners on vBulletion Options

How can i install? (Time to install: 1 minute if you are fast enough )
- Unzip the package and upload the content of the "upload" folder to your forum directory.
- Install product-brotator.xml
- Go to your AdminCP > Style Manager > YOUR SKIN > Edit HEADER template and find:

<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a>

replace it to:

<center><a href="<if condition="$ban['url']">$ban[url]<else />$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]</if>" target="_blank">$banner</a></center>

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

The improvements over the last version werent tested a lot, so please report any bugs you find!

Thanks!

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UPGRADE IS NOT AVAILABLE, SO YOU NEED TO UNINSTALL THE OLD VERSION AND INSTALL THIS ONE

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[baymortgage99]

Ive been looking for a hack that allowed me to have a rotating banner

Excellent !

[Britmovie]

There will be a field for allowed file types, just add "image/gif" there (dont forget the comma).

This was the reason why i was unable to upload the files.

I have put image/png and now I can upload pings, but when i added gif as in 'image/png,gif' I could not upload gifs. I also tried image/png,image/gif so what format should it be.

[macc]

Hello!

in IE 7 is ok but in Firefox banners is not in center , much outside - right side !

some help ?

reg

macc

[atlambros83]

Originally Posted by veb

Edit the style.

From:
<center><a href="<if condition="$ban['url']">$ban[url]<else />$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]</if>" target="_blank">$banner</a></center>

To:
<center><a href="<if condition="$ban['url']">$ban[url]<else />$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]</if>">$banner</a></center>

(Notice I took away the "Target" part?)

ahhh....much better. thank you.

[yaoren]

I uploaded a banner but couldn't see the image on my actual forum. Also is there any way to have it so you can upload a banner to a particular skin?

[cerbdawg]

I've installed this on my testing server (using 3.6.8) and it works according to spec (so far).

My question!

Is there a way to make this banner function "only" on the forumhome?

Rather than using this as the site banner, I am using it as a "Sponsors" banner Ad Manager.

Any thoughts?
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Ignore this post. I came up with my own very ghetto solution (encapsulated the header modification in an If statement to check the forumid).

Still, if anyone gets a more elegant solution - I'm all ears!

[old7888]

Everything is installed properly but I do not see a banner, I have v3.7
Is there something I am missing?

[karrerax]

Clicks INstall

This pluguins is wonderful!! Thanks

[DawnsWebDesigns]

Originally Posted by Stile2

This is how I added banners to my forum. Works great!! I ended up with my original header with an ad banner right next to it. Both are centered, and both are links to separate sites. My original header links to my forum home page and the ad banner links to page that I told it to when I added the banner. Hope that makes sense.

<td align="$stylevar[left]"><center><a href="http://www.iemas.us/index.php"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]"><a href="<if condition="$ban['url']">$ban[url]<else />$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]</if>" target="_blank">$banner</a></center>
	</td>

BTW, I really like how I can tell the banner which forums to show up in.
Good job on this mod.

Thanks
Keith

Thanks for this. But with the default theme the logo's centered left. How can I get the banners to go right? Or if I simply lose the logo how could I add some space between the banners & the top of the forum?

Also with my main theme the headers left. How do I add space between it & the banners to make them go right. http://x.dawnswebdesigns.com if you want to see what I'm talking about.

Thanks for any help.

Also to be helpful to others the creator of this mod may want to add to the instructions: create a folder under images called brotator & chmod it to 777. And although the settings have added pnglgifletc. you must add image/ before every single one before they'll work. And since it already has image/jpeg you'll have to delete one else have 2.

Otherwise thanks very much. I've been looking for this a while...glad I finally found it.

[wickedstangs]

very nice mod..