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.

[ohgenki]

hi,

i was using the old vb.sponsors for 3.5. i uninstalled that and installed this one and got this error whenever i'm trying to add sponsors to categories:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.7:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE forum SET
title_clean = 'Gaming',
title = 'Gaming',
description_clean = 'Review a game. Share your strategy. The latest game talk, nowhere else. Just here.',
description = 'Review a game. Share your strategy. The latest game talk, nowhere else. Just here.',
link = '',
displayorder = 3,
parentid = 455,
daysprune = -1,
defaultsortfield = 'lastpost',
defaultsortorder = 'desc',
showprivate = 0,
newpostemail = '',
newthreademail = '',
### Bitfield: forum.options ###
options = IF(options & 8, options - 8, options),
options = IF(options & 16, options - 16, options),
options = IF(options & 32, options - 32, options),
options = IF(options & 32768, options - 32768, options),
options = IF(options & 8192, options, options + 8192),
options = IF(options & 4, options, options + 4),
options = IF(options & 1, options, options + 1),
options = IF(options & 2, options, options + 2),
options = IF(options & 16384, options, options + 16384),
options = IF(options & 256, options, options + 256),
options = IF(options & 64, options, options + 64),
options = IF(options & 128, options, options + 128),
options = IF(options & 512, options, options + 512),
options = IF(options & 1024, options, options + 1024),
options = IF(options & 2048, options, options + 2048),
options = IF(options & 4096, options, options + 4096),
options = IF(options & 65536, options, options + 65536),
styleid = 0,
password = '',
forumkeywords = '',
forumdescription = '',
vbseo_moderatepingbacks = 1,
vbseo_moderatetrackbacks = 1,
vbseo_moderaterefbacks = 1,
sponsor_enabled = 1,
sponsor_banner_enabled = 1,
sponsor_name = 'I.R.C.',
sponsor_banner = 'http://www.ohgenki.com/ads/adview.php?what=zone:16&n=ab67be03',
sponsor_banner_big = 'http://www.ohgenki.com/ads/adview.php?what=zone:16&n=ab67be03',
sponsor_url = 'http://www.irc.com.sg',
sponsor_adsense = '',
sponsor_date_updated = '1184731157'
WHERE forumid = 157;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'sponsor_enabled' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Wednesday, July 18th 2007 @ 11:59:43 AM
Script : http://forums.ohgenki.com/admincp/forum.php?do=update
Referrer : http://forums.ohgenki.com/admincp/fo...?do=edit&f=157
IP Address : 202.156.12.12
Username : Doug
Classname : vB_Database

[pjcnlv]

Ad Position and Alignment.

Okay, I have the mod working and formatted properly to display the way I want in most templates however, I am wondering if anyone has templates to share to cover the following changes I would like.

Here is the primary forum list. This is broken.

Attachment 68133

Here is the secondary forum list. This is how I want the primary to look.

Attachment 68132

ALSO

Here is the forum list of threads. It is broken.

Attachment 68131

I want it to look like this which is the thread list of posts.

Attachment 68134


Any help is appreciated.

[rhinoForums.net]

Originally Posted by madkeen

I am using Openads Adserver software to run my ads. Does anyone know how I can get the ads from Openads to show up?

Can the code be inserted into the Adsense section, and if so how, what code option, etc?

I am curious about this also. I already have an old version of this software installed on one of my forums, and I see that there has been an upgrade that allows adsense code. I use openAds (phpAdsNew) for my vendors and am curious if I can simply plug in my "Remote Invocation" code? I have not installed this newest version yet, so I am not sure what you mean by "what code option" but could someone please tell me if this will work? If someone has this system installed on their boards would you be willing to help me test this? I can supply my invocation code to see what happens? Thanks guys.

[rhinoForums.net]

Bump? Can anyone help me? Any ideas or guesses at all?

[madkeen]

Can anyone help with this. Is this mod still being supported?

[USAMustangs.com]

need help quickly.

i just installed this and followed all of the instructions, but i am unable to select a forum in the admin cp. the drop down box is empty. what did i miss?

EDIT:

nevermind...i fixed it.

[momo2]

i installed every, but i do not see this mod

i see vb setting from cpanel but not this one
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...2&d=1182699538

[baby41]

where can I find the box as it shows on your first picture to insert my codes for sponsors???Only thing it shows at Amincp it is the statistics but nothing to insert the codes,have I done something wrong.......

Originally Posted by USAMustangs.com

need help quickly.

i just installed this and followed all of the instructions, but i am unable to select a forum in the admin cp. the drop down box is empty. what did i miss?

EDIT:

nevermind...i fixed it.

Can you tell us what did you have done,regards.

[USAMustangs.com]

Originally Posted by baby41

where can I find the box as it shows on your first picture to insert my codes for sponsors???Only thing it shows at Amincp it is the statistics but nothing to insert the codes,have I done something wrong.......




Can you tell us what did you have done,regards.

it wasn't really a fix, more along the lines of me not paying attention. and i think it should be better explained in the instructions.

admin cp > forum manager > select the forum you wish to use > edit forum > scroll all the way down and you will see the vb.sponsors section with the fields you need to fill out. it defaults to disabled, so make sure you click enable use sponsor banner.

[baby41]

Originally Posted by USAMustangs.com

it wasn't really a fix, more along the lines of me not paying attention. and i think it should be better explained in the instructions.

admin cp > forum manager > select the forum you wish to use > edit forum > scroll all the way down and you will see the vb.sponsors section with the fields you need to fill out. it defaults to disabled, so make sure you click enable use sponsor banner.

Now was a great explanation,it should be more detailed on first place but thanks for your help.:up: