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"

[Cooter]

per your instructions, it doesn't work

[phill2003]

Originally Posted by Cooter

per your instructions, it doesn't work

If you follow instructions then it does work the simple fact is, It is working on my site now just go and have a look. I would make sure you have

1. imported the product
   
2. uploaded the 2 files one to admincp the other to includes xml
   
3. put the variable $banner where you want to show it.
   
4. set the banner options in vbulletin options
   
5. set up some banners to show
   

then if it still does not work undo it and start again.

[valdet]

Here are the modified files for those who are having problems with placing links for their banners.

All credit to the original coder andrefedalto and warlion for the "linkage"..

Cheers,
Val

[tillcat5]

des this work with buttons as well as banners

[tipoboy]

just installed it followed instructions installed plugin did edits etc and all works but the image does not show double checked all 777'd images folder still nothing any help here would be appreciated

[tipoboy]

anyone know how to resolve this??????

[Fungsten]

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

Code:
$banner

Where it says "replace to" that doesn't mean "replace with" does it? Anyways, the option is not showing up in the ACP except under VB Options.

[tipoboy]

now i'm confuzed.

"replace to" and "repalce with" arent they the same????

i've been using vb for a while now and all hacks i've done when it asks you to edit the templates it usually means overwriting the existing code!

it appears to work i have the rotating banner option in my admincp can upload new banners can delete banners etc etc but when trying to view them on the forum it just shows the appropriate size of the picture with a red cross in the corner like the picture can not be found even though it has been saved in the banner folder created in the host directory!!!!

so my question again is cane help, cause i'm stumped been trying various things for a few days to no avail
thanks
dave

[OpalCat]

I am apparently an idiot. I thought this would be a rotator for advertising banners, but instead it completely removed my entire forum logo. Well that sucks. Does anyone know of a banner rotator that lets you have sponsor banners rotating without removing your site's branding like this one does? (A search for "banner rotate" comes up with a bunch of hits, and I don't want to waste a bunch of time messing with another one that totally doesn't do what I want, which is why I'm asking for suggestions rather than just blindly installing another one from the search results.)

[we_scooter]

sucks i am clicking uninstall , as no support for this hack and it ruins the forum..