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"

[old7888]

I can't get it to work with 3.7.1

[webspider]

It works fine with 3.71 but you may want to try the proper version.

[glenbelt]

Hopefully someone here can help - I'm trying to install the Banner Rotator but I've got a different forum style so I'm not too sure...

I can't find this line of code:

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

on the Header section of my forum.

My Header section contains a lot more code than the default one:

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="width: 331px;"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_left.jpg" alt="" width="331" height="80" /></td>
<td style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_bg.gif);"><div style="padding-right: 15px;" align="right">$random_banner3[$random_number3]</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/links_bg.gif); height: 22px;">
<div class="headlinks" style="padding-left: 15px;">

<a href="index.php">Home</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">FAQ</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.paid2review.co.uk/$session[sessionurl_q]">Make Money Online</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.make-money-investing.co.uk/$session[sessionurl_q]">Make Money Investing</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Members List</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<if condition="$show['member']"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a>
<else />
<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></if></if>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp ;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow" id="navbar_search">$vbphrase[search]</a> <if condition="$show['quicksearch']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></if>
</if>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp ;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<if condition="$show['member']">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools" id="usercptools">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></if>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp ;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#">Advertise</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
<if condition="$show['member']"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">UserCp</a></if>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp ;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']"><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">Register</a></if></div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<!-- header quick search form -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_search_menu" style="display:none">
<form action="search.php?do=process" method="post">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="quicksearch" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="childforums" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="exactname" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<div><input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="25" tabindex="1001" /><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[go]" tabindex="1004" /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<label for="rb_nb_sp0"><input type="radio" name="showposts" value="0" id="rb_nb_sp0" tabindex="1002" checked="checked" />$vbphrase[show_threads]</label>
&nbsp;
<label for="rb_nb_sp1"><input type="radio" name="showposts" value="1" id="rb_nb_sp1" tabindex="1003" />$vbphrase[show_posts]</label>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</div>
<!-- / header quick search form -->
</if>

<if condition="$show['member']">
<!-- user cp tools menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="usercptools_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[quick_links]</td></tr>
<if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=n o,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=y es,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="thead"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['siglink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr></if>
<!--<if condition="$show['avatarlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr></if>-->
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_profile]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[miscellaneous]</td></tr>
<if condition="$show['pmmainlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>

</table>
</div>
<!-- / user cp tools menu -->
</if>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->
</if>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="width: 15px;"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/links_under_left.gif" alt="" width="15" height="11"></td>
<td style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/links_under_bg.gif);"><div align="right"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/links_under_right.gif" alt="" width="15" height="11"></div></td>
</tr>
</table>

<div style="padding-top: 15px;"></div>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="11" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top">

<table style="background-color: #c5c7f1;" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width: 7px; height: 7px;"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/rounded_topleft.gif" width="7" height="7"></td>
<td colspan="2"><div align="right"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/rounded_topright.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7"></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>






<!-- content table -->
$spacer_open

$_phpinclude_output

Any idea where the line of code is?


Thanks for any help

[wWw.Fun2Wii.Com]

thanks

[anderow]

Originally Posted by FishMRC

Yes I have, and I've also added the image/jpeg stuff, and still getting the error message!

I've loaded the newer version and this still doesnt work!

I'm starting to wonder why I am bothering with it.

The permissions are set at 777 on the ./image and .image/banners folders and still no luck.

Fish

Have you added it with an

|

so image/gif|image/jpeg

and so on .
No seperator is used at the end of the last item

[pt-hanhdung]

"Not Found

The requested URL /misc.php was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

I attach link to banner. But when lick to banner , Iy not show link. It's make errors like that. Help me slove this problem.

[gbox master]

some things can drive you crazy
this is one of them

The selected file type is not allowed. image/gif
the file is a gif and the size is ok
so why is this not accepted ?

if some one could help me with this it would be apriciated

[pauldack]

gbox master

You need to add the extension type to Options -> Banner Rotator -> Extensions

[Jonouchiboy]

Hi. I installed it, and the images are uploaded, but I can't see them in the 'Edit Banners' tab. What's wrong? http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8625/nobannerfd4.jpg

it says: "
Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to access /home99a/sub005/sc62064-XBST/www/forum/images/banners/Banner - 001.png in [path]/admincp/banner_rotator.php on line 56"

Also, there're not showing up on my frontpage either. I know it's in the right spot too. Thanks ^_^

[nMIK-3]

To developer

A good idea is to add the ability to display a specific banner to specific forums, or limit a banner to be displayed only in a group of forums.
Also another good idea is to automatically deactivate a banner after a specific amount of views or hits.