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.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by TheBlackPoet

i tried this once before and couldnt get it to work... today... right before i had to leave to go to work... i READ THE DAMN INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY... and got it working.. i cant wait to get home in the morning!!

lol RTFM eh?


The next releases are coming (3.5.x & 3.6.x) soon. I've been out in training as of late, but I promise them soon.

[heyitsjeremy]

Originally Posted by Deviation

lol RTFM eh?


The next releases are coming (3.5.x & 3.6.x) soon. I've been out in training as of late, but I promise them soon.

i can't wait for 3.6.x to be out. great job !

[ka81]

Originally Posted by ka81

on mine - banner and sentence are on the left.

author, plz, help.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by ka81

author, plz, help.

This is likely a result of the style you are using. Please test this on the default style (unmodified). Also, please post screenshots as well.


The 3.6 version is cooking. Should be out soon.

[smoknz28]

Deviation, this looks like a great modification that I cannot wait to see coded for vB 3.6.1.

It's great to see so many coders working on various modifications are willing to put them up on this site for all of us to download and add to our sites.

Keep up the great work and I'll be keeping me eye out for a version of vB.Sponsors for my vB 3.6.x.

Thanks again,
Mark
www.f-bodyhideout.com

[principino1984]

waitin for the 3.6.x version too

Awesome hack man!

Marco

[MGSteve]

Just to add my 2c to this too, I've just upgraded to 3.6.0 and need this for my site... Any ETA on the 3.6 compatible version yet?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by MGSteve

Any ETA on the 3.6 compatible version yet?

About 2 weeks is my best guess. This is mostly due to a rewrite of the system (and work..erm..my real life job ). Seems there's some things that I should take advantage of in 3.6.x.

Sorry for the delay on it.

[nul7]

Just got this installed, and everything seems to be fine except for the Global Settings/Stats links in the admincp. I noticed a few other people have reported this problem, but there was never a posted solution as to how to fix it. When I click either of the links, I get a blank admincp page. If I manually enter the url into the address bar it shows up fine. When hovering over the links, I see the correct url in the status bar.

Now for some info:

Forum Version: 3.6.2
vB.Sponsors Version: 1.0.5
Browser: FireFox 2.0 RC2
Notes: I just started with vBulletin so I'm not very familiar with the code yet, however I checked your code against other mods that work fine and everything seems to be in order. The options show up fine under forum options. All other mod admincp sections work fine. It DOES work in IE. I've seen that other people have stated that they just logged out, overwrote vBSponsors.php, logged back in and it worked. I've tried that, even closing the browser and clearing the cache, and still no go.

Any ideas?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by nul7

Just got this installed, and everything seems to be fine except for the Global Settings/Stats links in the admincp. I noticed a few other people have reported this problem, but there was never a posted solution as to how to fix it. When I click either of the links, I get a blank admincp page. If I manually enter the url into the address bar it shows up fine. When hovering over the links, I see the correct url in the status bar.

Now for some info:

Forum Version: 3.6.2
vB.Sponsors Version: 1.0.5
Browser: FireFox 2.0 RC2
Notes: I just started with vBulletin so I'm not very familiar with the code yet, however I checked your code against other mods that work fine and everything seems to be in order. The options show up fine under forum options. All other mod admincp sections work fine. It DOES work in IE. I've seen that other people have stated that they just logged out, overwrote vBSponsors.php, logged back in and it worked. I've tried that, even closing the browser and clearing the cache, and still no go.

Any ideas?

Sounds like a Firefox related issue. Can you try Firefox 1.5.x? www.portableapps.com has a version that you don't need to "install". I'm curious if that resolves your issue. I use Firefox 1.5 myself without issues.

Also, I'd hold out for the 3.6.x version if I were you. There will be some changes that may not be compatible with the 3.5.x version. I'm still working on that right now.