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.

[bada_bing]

Will there be a 4.0 supported version PLEASE

[Deviation]

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[brihan]

Hi Justin,

I hope you are doing well.

Any update to your 4.0?

Also, in another thread where barne77 has worked on your code I have been asking about placing the banners above the New Thread / Reply buttons in the individual threads.

I was able to do it with your 3.8 code like this example but I could not get barne77 code to do the same thing. This location(s) is SO important to the sponsors. I also have it above the "Submit" button on the post/reply page. Any help with that when you roll out your new version would be greatly appreciated.

I am also willing to pay to get this released and with the banners in the locations mentioned above. Contact me if this would make a difference and speed up the project.

Thank you very much for all your hard work.

Brian

[postcd]

Would appreciate VB4 version of this Mod. I canot find similar mod for category speciffic ads + ads in that category threads.

[brihan]

+1

This one mod is keeping me from upgrading to 4.x. I would really appreciate it if someone could figure it out. I would pay for it as well.

[postcd]

Just want to notiffy You all.

vbulleting 4 version allows adding ads to categories, forums etc using Advertising manager. More

[Jonathan81]

Originally Posted by postcd

Just want to notiffy You all.

vbulleting 4 version allows adding ads to categories, forums etc using Advertising manager.

Unfortunately the vb4 options are limited in terms of ad locations and don't provide the option of a smaller banner opposite a forum on the home page.

[Superorb]

I'm surprised no one has done one of these for 4.x yet. It's something I very much would like.