Major Additions - vB.Sponsors - Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

vB.Sponsors
Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

Add sponsor's ads or Google AdSense to forums & categories

INTRO:
This extension will allow you to add sponsors to you forums and categories or use Google AdSense. You can also track the hits to each sponsor by date as well. See below for more features and demo sites.

For vBulletin 3.5.x, please see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=103327

For vBulletin 3.7.x, please see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=183335

FEATURES:
-Enable sponsorship on forums and categories
-Ability to use Google AdSense code
-Use a banner or a text link
-Supports large banners for the top of the sponsored forum and small banners for the forum listing
-Tracks hits for each sponsor
-Statistics viewable inside Admin CP
-Ability to alter the "Forum sponsored by:" text
-Easy to use and install

INSTALLATION:
Documentation is located here.
I've found it's easier to maintain an online version rather than files included in the download.

THANKS:
...to vBulletin.org and its members.
...to the people who have installed this mod, suggested improvements and found bugs.

FEEDBACK:
Feedback Forums: http://www.DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Feedback is always welcomed! Good or bad. Post all feedback and feature requests in this thread or in the forums above. Trust me, I'll be reading it even if I don't respond to every post.

SUPPORT:
Support Forums: http://www.DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Should you need any assistance with this, you can reach me via the link above or by posting in this thread.

In either case, please post as much detail as possible with any code or screenshots pertaining to the issue. MySQL, PHP and web server software versions are helpful. You can obtain these from the Admin CP in vBulletin.

DONATE:
If you like this product, a donation would be appreciated. But of course its not required.


VERSION HISTORY:
2.0.6 - BugFix
-Changed maxversion attribute to enable vBulletin 3.7 installs
2.0.5 - Feature Add / BugFix
-Added version checking
-Added support for Google Adsense (template code has been updated)
-Fixed the table layout in the AdminCP
-Options are now controlled via vBulletin options

2.0.0 - Initial Release

DEMO SITES: If you'd like your forum added here, PM me.
Sites listed at http://www.digitaldeviation.com/proj...referencesites

---FEATURE REQUEST LIST---
-Integration: phpAdsNew integration
-Reporting: Sponsors able to view statistics from User CP
-Reporting: Export reports in PDF (or other) format
-Rights: Ability to hide sponsors based on a user's group
-Option: Rotating banner support
-Option: Multiple sponsors per forum/category
-Option: Remove the branding copyright
-Option: Ability to not show sponsor's banner in the main forum listing, but show when the forum is displayed.
-Option: Display ads in individual threads
-Option: Email the sponsor daily/weekly/monthly hit statistics

---KNOWN BUGS---
-NONE

Don't forget to click the install link below if you use it.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by Zilvia

Is there a way to enable the index page to have a Text link, and then inside the forum it will then display the Big banner? I tried this ever such way and it will always change the index page to a bad image.

Not yet. I'll add that to the list of requests.

Or... I cant use Text links on both the Forum Index and Within the forum. No matter what I do it will either display the Link on the index page perfectly, then will only show the Forum Sponsored by: within the forum, with no link.

I would like to have both pages show a text link.

Thanks!!

I would assume that its an issue with your style. The code I've provided is for the default style and just to give you an idea of how to lay it out. Some style will require some adjustments.

Originally Posted by joker2040

Great mod but how can I disable the banners for one specific user group?

You can't. Yet....

Originally Posted by Masiello

It works good for vB 3.6.5 with no standart skin/template?

Not sure I understand what you mean. It will work with most styles. The code I've given is for the defualt style.

DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.digitaldeviation.com/docu...ion/vbsponsors

Once I obtain my new license, I'll be able to update the mod and the first post. Hopefully that will be tonight.

[Deviation]

Just got my new license. I'll be working to get a new release out ASAP.

[pelican]

is it working for 3.6.7 since there is quite a change in 3.6.6

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by pelican

is it working for 3.6.7 since there is quite a change in 3.6.6

Actually I'm not sure yet. I haven't tested it, but there's one way to find out.

[grahamsmythe]

Hey, I'm running vBulletin 3.6.7 on my forum, and I've just installed vB.Sponsors.
I installed it without any problem, and thought I'd try and set up a 'test' forum sponsor.
The problem I have, is when I click on the sponsor, a new window opens with an error message.

When installing vB.Sponsors, I was unsure of the path of my forum, so I ran the 'settings-check', and it came back with the following:
Directory name is: /home/v/i/myforumname_co_uk
Forum directory:: /home/v/i/myforumname_co_uk

So, in my link.php file, I changed it so it now reads as follows:
/home/v/i/myforumname_co_uk/
* Modify this to reflect the path to you forums*/
chdir('/path/to/forums/');

As I said at the beginning, when I click on the sponsor, a new window opens with an error message that says "Parse error: parse error, unexpected '/' in /home/v/i/vincentownersclub_co_uk/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 29"

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[geevest.com]

i have some problem about vbsponsor......
banner show but if click banner
this error message :

Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/nx/public_html/forum/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 30

Warning: main(./global.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nx/public_html/forum/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/nx/public_html/forum/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

what happen? anybody can help? this verry urgent for me

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by grahamsmythe

When installing vB.Sponsors, I was unsure of the path of my forum, so I ran the 'settings-check', and it came back with the following:
Directory name is: /home/v/i/myforumname_co_uk
Forum directory:: /home/v/i/myforumname_co_uk

So, in my link.php file, I changed it so it now reads as follows:
/home/v/i/myforumname_co_uk/
* Modify this to reflect the path to you forums*/
chdir('/path/to/forums/');

As I said at the beginning, when I click on the sponsor, a new window opens with an error message that says "Parse error: parse error, unexpected '/' in /home/v/i/vincentownersclub_co_uk/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 29"

It looks like line 29 got messed up in link.php. Here's what lines 28 through 32 should look like for you:

PHP Code:

/********************
     * Modify this to reflect the path to you forums*/
    chdir('/home/v/i/myforumname_co_uk/');

    require_once('./global.php'); 


I'm guessing you accidentally deleted one of the slashes in that comment line on line 28. All else fails, start with a fresh link.php.

Originally Posted by geevest.com

i have some problem about vbsponsor......
banner show but if click banner

what happen? anybody can help? this verry urgent for me

Check that the path to your forums directory is correct. When you enter the path to the forums on line 30 in link.php, be sure that it ends with a forward slash ( / ).

[grahamsmythe]

I have installed vb.sponsors - at first glance, all looks pretty good (see attachment 1).
The problem I have, is if you look at attachment 2, you'll see that when you actually go into the sponsored forum, at the top, just below the forum title, it just says "his Forum Has Kindly Been Sponsored By:" and doesn't give the name of the sponsor.
I've double and triple checked the changes I made to the style templates and all seems to be OK.
Any help would be much appreciated.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by grahamsmythe

I have installed vb.sponsors - at first glance, all looks pretty good (see attachment 1).
The problem I have, is if you look at attachment 2, you'll see that when you actually go into the sponsored forum, at the top, just below the forum title, it just says "his Forum Has Kindly Been Sponsored By:" and doesn't give the name of the sponsor.
I've double and triple checked the changes I made to the style templates and all seems to be OK.
Any help would be much appreciated.

That was a bug on my part. The template code I gave for FORUMDISPLAY was incorrect. I've updated the zip file with the latest code. Also the placement of the code has changed. I realized it wasn't proper HTML in the position it was located in (see the documentation for details).

Here's the new code for the FORUMDISPLAY template:

<!-- vBSponsors -->
<if condition="$foruminfo[sponsor_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_sponsorship] == 1">
	$vboptions[sponsor_global_default_text] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]" title="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">
      	<if condition="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1">
        	<if condition="!empty($foruminfo[sponsor_banner_big])">
                	<if condition="$vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_big_banners] == 1">
                        	<img src="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner_big]" alt="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
                        <else />
                                <img src="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner]" alt="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
                        </if>
                <else />
                	$foruminfo[sponsor_name]
                </if>
        <else />
                $foruminfo[sponsor_name]
      	</if></a>
</if>
<!-- / vBSponsors -->

The documentation has been updated as well.

[grahamsmythe]

Nice one.
All works fine now.
Cheers.
Graham