vB.Sponsors - Forum and Category Sponsorship with Statistics

vB.Sponsors
Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

Add sponsor's ads to forums & categories

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

FEATURES:
-Enable sponsorship on forums and categories
-Use a banner or a text link
-Supports large banners for the top of the sponsored forum, large banners at the top of the thread and small banners for the forum listing
-Tracks hits for each sponsor
-Statistics viewable inside Admin CP
-Easy to use and install

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.



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

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

VERSION HISTORY:
1.1.0 - Code Cleanup/Bugfix/Feature Added
Big banner display now works
Added the ability to change the Forum Sponsored By text
Updated example template code (added SHOWTHREAD template code)
Cleaned up code (XML, vBSponsors.php, link.php)
Code now more closely matches the vBulletin 3.6.x version (here)
Updated the documentation
1.0.5 - Feature Added/Bug Fix/Code Cleanup
Added a large banner option for the forum that's sponsored by the sponsor
Added FORUMDISPLAY template code
Cleaned up code (link.php, vBSponsors.php)
1.0.4 - Bug Fix
Corrected statistics database error.
Template code updated.
1.0.3 - Bug Fix
Corrected issue with settings. Now saves settings.
Fixed parser error.
1.0.2 - Features Added
Added Admin CP block
Stats are now viewable in the Admin CP by administrators
Minor template changes (please verify your code if upgrading)`
1.0.1 - Bug Fix
Corrected issue with vBSponsors table. Now correctly adds statstics.
1.0.0 - Initial Release

---FEATURE REQUEST LIST---
-Stats viewable by the sponsors in the User CP of their account
-Option to use Adsense code instead of link
-Ability to change the "Forum Sponsored By" text on a per forum basis
-Ability to hide sponsors based on user groups
-Multiple sponsors per forum/category
-Option to remove the branding copyright

---KNOWN BUGS---
-NONE

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

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by designBox

No update anymore on this hack?
Any ETA for the new version?
I know i am such an unpatient

I would like to know also?

[GrantHorizons]

Hi,

Great hack, working well except for one glitch no one else seems to have, so I probably screwed up somewhere, but for the life of me can't figure it out.

When you click on the sponsors image, it goes to a redirect page, BUT the page says:

----------------------
Redirecting...

Can't find phrase ''

If your browser etc...
Proceed button
------------------------

and then redirects just fine.

err, what phrase? It works, but this looks bad!

any ideas?

Thanks, Grant

[redspider]

anyway to make this show to some user group only ?

thanks

[designBox]

Is this hack not anymore in development?
Would like to have an update on this

[shoot1st]

Installed, good one!!

[SHalliday]

Awesome Hack! Installed without a hitch. Thank you --> and clicks "Install"

[bada_bing]

Any updates on this hack?

[blackdream1971]

hey Deviation is this hack compatible with version 3.0.6?

thanx.

[ka81]

Hello!
Need help.
Problem is - that banner and "Sponsored by:" is still on the left side.

Maybe someone knows how to fix it?

this doesn't work - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...&postcount=131


Thanx anyway!

[satfox360]

Hello there,

Great work on this hack. So easy to up load this hack.

Question:
1. I would like to show the sponsered link on the subforum's linked page. Meaning when they click the main forum sub forum it goes to a sub forum page and there is no link there. How can I ad this link to the page that the sub forum is linked to?

2. When I have a image in the forum title the sponser will not show up there. That is fine for me as long as I can have the image show in the page it links to.

Thanks again for a great ad-on. and have a great day!