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.

[projectego]

Awesome! Thank you.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by PossumX

ALL WORKING NOW !!

Good to hear.

Originally Posted by dougeetx

Is there a way to make this for each thread instead of each forum?

Not yet. But I'll add that to the FR list at the top.

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

The only thing to make this better that I can think of, is to allow statistics to be shown to specified users through a login, or a page where they have permission.

eg. Banner 'x' statistics shown to userid 'xxx'

That would be really good.

There's a FR for that already. That would be a great addition I think. That may be next on the list.

[nul7]

Yes! Thanks Dev! Installing now....

[nul7]

Also, fix your Install button link.... it goes to the 3.5.x version.

[Deviation]

For those that wouldn't mind showing off their forums, PM me your site address. I'd like to compile a "demo" list at the top of this thread for people to see.

Originally Posted by nul7

Also, fix your Install button link.... it goes to the 3.5.x version.

Ha ha! Good catch! Copy & paste > me.

[nul7]

Unfortunately I'm having the same problems I was with the older version.... the admincp pages and the banners don't display in firefox. They work just fine in IE though. The admin pages will display if I paste the link in the address bar, but clicking on them creates a blank page, then every other admin link ceases to work. I have many mods installed, and this only happens with this one. That's no big deal... but the banners don't show up.

[nul7]

One more thing... if I click on a banner in IE it links to:

http://forum.crookedh.com/vB.Sponsor...otorsports.com

[nul7]

more info... that doesn't happen for all forums. I added the same sponsor to 2 different forums... the banner works for one, but not the other. The one I added first does not work.

EDIT: Don't know if it will help, but the forum it DOESN'T work on is ID 140. The forum it DOES work on is ID 14.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by nul7

Unfortunately I'm having the same problems I was with the older version.... the admincp pages and the banners don't display in firefox. They work just fine in IE though. The admin pages will display if I paste the link in the address bar, but clicking on them creates a blank page, then every other admin link ceases to work. I have many mods installed, and this only happens with this one. That's no big deal... but the banners don't show up.

I don't seem to have those issues. I do most of my dev work in FF. Strange.

Originally Posted by nul7

more info... that doesn't happen for all forums. I added the same sponsor to 2 different forums... the banner works for one, but not the other. The one I added first does not work.

EDIT: Don't know if it will help, but the forum it DOESN'T work on is ID 140. The forum it DOES work on is ID 14.

Check the link you entered in the forum manager. Verify that its the same link to the sponsor. Be sure you preface the links with http://.

[nul7]

Ok, I am a moron. I'm sorry for posting a false bug report.

For the incorrect link: I didn't add "http://" to that particular forum.

For the banners not showing in FF: AdBlock /me slaps forehead

I've been messing with the code for hours and it was my own stupidity causing them not to show. lol

Now if I can just get the admincp pages to work.....