Add a banner image to each forum (vb3.5)

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[HowTo] Add a banner option image w/ Link or HTML paste to each forum V.1.6
Tested on vBulletin: 3.5.0 RC2

Zachariah - http://www.gzhq.net

This is a VB3.5 Ver of my previous hack:

*** Add a banner image to each forum (VB 3.0x)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61555

*** 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. This images can be located on the localhost or on a remote server.
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Upload the "plug-in" and edit 2 template, It's a snap.



Changelog:
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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 (tested w/ Java and Iframe from phpadsnew output)
Added 3.x to VB 3.5 upgrade XML file.

** Random Banner Code Java

**Please click " Install " to track updates.

[azmi]

Originally Posted by TomAlien

How can I use this plugin for a Main Page banner?

this would be great :banana:
and then.... hack of the month?
*click install*

[Zachariah]

This hack can work where ForumID can be used. The FORUMHOME does not have in "ID". There is a way that you can set a default banner that does not change via AdminCP. I have worked the banner in the $header to construct a default banner if there is not one filled in. This wil also show the default image in the FORUMHOME (in red, below).

<if condition="$foruminfo['banner'] AND $foruminfo['bannerlink']"><center><a href="$foruminfo[bannerlink]" target="_blank"><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></a></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']"><center><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['bannercode']"><center>$foruminfo[bannercode]</center><br />
<else />
<a href="http://www.yoursite.com"><img src="images/banner/default.gif" border="0" alt="banner image" /></a>
</if>
</if>
</if>

You could also just edit the FORUMHOME:
after $navbar

<a href="http://www.yoursite.com"><img src="images/banner/default.gif" border="0" alt="banner image" /></a>

Fill in your info. (this will be static, but will work)

[azmi]

is there no way to make it not static?
a coder might explain it better, but how about this way?

in vbulletin options you can give a default banner.
if you leave this blank, the forum displays the specific thread banner

like:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$foruminfo['bannerdefault'] ... //vbulletin options for default
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']... // forum options
</if
</if 


don't laugh - i'm a noob in php

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by azmi

is there no way to make it not static?
a coder might explain it better, but how about this way?

in vbulletin options you can give a default banner.
if you leave this blank, the forum displays the specific thread banner

like:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$foruminfo['bannerdefault'] ... //vbulletin options for default
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']... // forum options
</if
</if 


don't laugh - i'm a noob in php

I understand. Yes this could be done.

I might move the template edit to the end of the $navbar, so that it would be on every page. The drawback of this is that programs that use the $navbar (gallery, non-VB pages, CMS front ends, etc .) would also have the banner under the navbar.

Ill look in on it.

[azmi]

thanks a lot for your help :up:

[commonsense]

Everyone else seems to have no issue, so I feel a little dumb asking this.

I got this installed fine through the plugin manager, but once I added the code to the two templates I get "Parse error: parse error, unexpected '<' in /www/b/batavia/htdocs/forums/forumdisplay.php on line 336" when I try to access a forum and a simpilar error when I try to go direct to a thread.

I am a php newbie, so not sure what i am doing wrong...

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by commonsense

Everyone else seems to have no issue, so I feel a little dumb asking this.

I got this installed fine through the plugin manager, but once I added the code to the two templates I get "Parse error: parse error, unexpected '<' in /www/b/batavia/htdocs/forums/forumdisplay.php on line 336" when I try to access a forum and a simpilar error when I try to go direct to a thread.


I am a php newbie, so not sure what i am doing wrong...

What other showtread type plugins are you running ? VB ver ?

[commonsense]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

What other showtread type plugins are you running ? VB ver ?

None that I know of.. this is a fresh 3.5 install.

[csidlernet]

thanks!
/me installs

[dreck]

Very nice...

Thanks, dreck

*install*