Major Additions - vB.Sponsors - Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads (and AdSense) 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 3.6.x, please see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1116730

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

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://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://DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Should you need any assistance with this, you can reach me via the link above.

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

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

---KNOWN BUGS---
-NONE

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

[okhissabigfish]

I sent a PM to the fact that the banner links created after the page is viewed are broken. Suggestions? And...I wanted to ask if when clicked will the browser open in a new window by default? Nice Mod.

Suggestion: Allow the placement of a banner at the header and footer with this mod from Admin. Or does this mode perform that function? I missed it if so...

[euro2low]

i get this message when someone clicks on the link for the sponsor... i followed all the steps

"
Warning: require_once(./global.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/e/u/r/euroe93/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /home/content/e/u/r/euroe93/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32"

[Captain Tycoon]

Installed and Working Perfectly!

Originally Posted by euro2low

i get this message when someone clicks on the link for the sponsor... i followed all the steps

"
Warning: require_once(./global.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/e/u/r/euroe93/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /home/content/e/u/r/euroe93/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32"

I also had this problem...To fix it, you need to do this (taken from the documentation website):

1. Open upload/vB.Sponsors/link.php in notepad, wordpad or similar editor.
2. On line 30, enter the path to your forum. This is the physical path not the URL. If your forum is located in /usr/com/userid/forums/, the path would be /usr/com/userid/forums/.

[verino]

Originally Posted by Deviation

I'm not sure what's going on with the screenshots... I'll try to upload them again here shortly.


Good suggestion.

I'm not sure what you mean. You can use an image as a banner. Or you can use AdSense

Yes, image as banner is exactly what i mean. Also can i put a swf as banner ?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by verino

Yes, image as banner is exactly what i mean. Also can i put a swf as banner ?

You can. If its not an "active banner" (meaning you can't click the animation) it should work fine.

Originally Posted by Captain Tycoon

Installed and Working Perfectly!

I also had this problem...To fix it, you need to do this (taken from the documentation website):

That's pretty much the answer. If you are having issue like that, it HAS to be the path you put in. Double check it. The slashes at the beginning and end are important.

[srkrocks]

Anyway for an Update of this wonderful Add On to allow Sponsor Ads on Header nd Footer of Forum?

[RedGTiVR6]

if this mod included the ability to add side banners (skyscrapers) it would be sweet.

the advertisement management 2.3 mod seems to not work right and we're looking for a solution that does it all.

The ability to set viewing per user group would be sweet as well.

[okhissabigfish]

Is anyone having the issue of broken links? Am I missing something? I've set up for text only sponsorship. Added the links in Admin. Added the name in Admin. Clicked the appropriate checks for not showing banners, etc. The ads show on the forum heading, but when clicked the link pulls up an error message.

Confused.

?

[schlizzag]

seriously.. no installation instructions still? the site has been down since last thursday.

http://digitaldeviation.com/documentation/vbsponsors

And now a word from our sponsor... Well if I had one it would go here. Or maybe here. Not really sure where I'd put it.... Updating the site.... Be back soon.

*yawn*

[Diggazz]

great Mod

But how can i remove the text that says

Forum Sponsored by:

I need to remove this because with a fixed forum width it disrupts the forum image I have to the left because there is not enough room to fit that text and another image

My Forums so you see what I mean



Thanks in advance