Forum Display Enhancements - Add a banner image to each forum (vb3.6)

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[HowTo] Add a banner option image to each forum w/ Link V.1.7
Tested on vBulletin: 3.6.4

Zachariah - http://www.gzhq.net

This is an update of my previous hack:
*** Add a banner image to each forum (VB 3.5x)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=94119

DEMO
- banner for an on-line game clan/guild.

*** Info:

• This modification will Add an image banner w/ link Or paste in your own HTML code option per forum.
• These files can be any image. (png, jpg, gif, ect).
• This will be located after the $navbar on FORMDISPLAY and SHOWTREAD.
• This images can be located on the localhost or on a remote server.

Changelog:
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1.7
- str_replace used to place hack at $navbar in FORUMDISPLAY, SHOWTHREAD.
- choice to show in thread per forum.
- Place $add_banner in template if str_replace fails to work.
- add_banner template added


1.6
Banner shows up on each thread
adds: 1 more template edit to the install
Requested by: - Ryan McBain

** Note: 1.5 - 1.6 needs only to edit SHOWTHREAD not Reinstall the XML files

1.5
Added HTML option
Added 3.x to VB 3.5 upgrade XML file.

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[trigatch4]

You mention placing these in the header template without the use of conditionals would be a pretty simple task. Would you mind holding our hands through that? I"ve been trying to get this done for AGES and it looks like your mod alone has gotten me 95% of the way.

OH SO CLOSE!

[stuartn]

I've been searching through the FORUMDISPLAY and SHOWTHREAD templates for the code that pulls in the template add_banner. Its not under $navbar, so I checked out $navbar thinking it was globally being pulled over but still no luck. Obviously the template add_banner is in, but it get's pulled those two templates is something I'm struggling width.

Any clues - cause my head is hurting.;-)

[stuartn]

Sussed it....Helps if you actually ready the details in the install. Works nice.

[DieselMinded]

Working on 3.7.0 Gold

[stuartn]

For those wanting to use this with OpenX I would highly recommend it. Also its not very difficult to create a duplicate script that will allow you to run two or multiple set's of ad's throughout the forum. Very nice work indeed.

[stuartn]

Originally Posted by class101

Nice peace of code , thanks for sharing your knowledge

OpenX will achieve this and far more if plugged you just use the java code invocation within the code part of the forum manager. Yes you run another database and have to install it. But it offers far more flexibility.

[Lee Wallace]

Originally Posted by shadowevil

is it working for 3.7.x?

Works great with my 3.7.1 and after market skin. This rocks; Thanks Zachariah!!!

[snowman872]

Working well here with 3.7.2.

I did notice on small thing. Apparently if you do not have a banner defined for a given forum, it creates an uncached template now (addbanner if memory serves). I don't recall that in the past. This is true, even if the banner is "off" for that forum.

Please keep up the good work and keep this add on compatible with vBulletin! Nothing else comes close to it for this specialized purpose. I'll be sending a donation soon. =)

[Zachariah]

I have a lot of ideas and changes in mind for this.
I need to get some time to add them.

[newbuck]

How can we make banners be displayed to guests only? Ive tried various codes but can't seem to get it working