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"

[gbox master]

Originally Posted by pauldack

gbox master

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

i think you meen like this ?
jpeg|jpg|png|bmp|gif|image/jpeg|application/x-shockwave-flash
these settings are standard in the banner rotator when i installed it
as you can see gif is in the list and stil its not accepted
shoot me because i dont understand it
and i reaaly would like it to work because more people are asking me for a banner on my site now

and i really want to add some banners for organisations who do good work
like greenpeace and so on
so if some one feels like helping out you can always contact me

[acast]

Originally Posted by juan71287

Hey, I have the STYLE/SKIN Enlighten. Now, the banner is located in the Main CSS. This is how it looks:

#logo {
background: url(enlighten/misc/header_logo.gif);
width: 197px;
height: 102px; 
float: left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0; 
}

How would I be able to make the banner rotate with the other banners I made?

I have the same. Any idea??If i put there the code doesnt appear, appears the background.

/* ***** sets background for header area - No need to change this ***** */
#hdr {
background: #F7632F url(enlighten/misc/header_back.gif) ;
width: 100%;
height: 102px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0; 
}

[dohkoken]

i have a same problem to "gbox_master"
for gif and jpg import

[BJF]

I can not find:

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

Please help!

[jonbaker]

I installed and this works great!! I followed the installation and I have the GIF to work, I can upload and all the other settings. However, the image I use seems to be centered in some odd setting. The image is not left justified, and there seems to be a larger area that is not a hotlink. I can see that by hovering my mouse from side to side of the image.

Is there another setting that I am missing?
www.metrodubs.com/forums

I changed the following settings in the vBulletin Options section for Banner Rotator;
added “|image/gif”
default height to 85
default width to 575
default Alt to www.metrodubs.com
file size to 50000
default dir (unchanged)

and I added the following to the header;
<td align="$stylevar[left]"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]">$banner</a></td>

[jonbaker]

i removed all <center> </center> from the brotator.php file. still no results.

[HaS?R]

Thank You.Installed

[jonbaker]

why does it show the banner centered?

[vbplusme]

Originally Posted by jonbaker

why does it show the banner centered?

Is this a new query or an extension of the old question you asked months ago? Most likely the "template" that has the banner call has center alignment wrapped around it. You should check the header template where you placed the $banner. The call that its embedded in will probably have an center alignment in it.

[davew]

Working fine with 3.8.1

Thank you!