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.

[forumrunt]

sorry for the stupid question but shoudl this install automatically on the default theme?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by forumrunt

sorry for the stupid question but shoudl this install automatically on the default theme?

No. You need to make the template modifications suggested here.

[basketmen]

helppp banner/link cannot displayed just in forumdisplay page, banner/link displayed in forumhome


"Forum Sponsored By:" is displayed, but banner/link not displayed just blank



i have sure add this code in template for forumdisplay http://www.digitaldeviation.com/node/9 but still not show up, is there setting for disable/enable just in forumdisplay maybe i miss it



maybe you need to fix this template??? is there anyone here can do this in forumdisplay with this code???

To display the advertisement at the top of the forum/category:

FORUMDISPLAY
FIND:
<if condition="$pagenav"><td align="$stylevar[right]">$pagenav</td></if>

ADD, AFTER:
<!-- vBSponsors -->
<if condition="$foruminfo[sponsor_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_sponsorship] == 1">
<if condition="!empty($foruminfo[sponsor_adsense])">
$foruminfo[sponsor_adsense]
<else />
$vboptions[sponsor_global_default_text] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]" title="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">
<if condition="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1">
<if condition="!empty($foruminfo[sponsor_banner_big])">
<if condition="$vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_big_banners] == 1">
<img src="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner_big]" alt="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
<else />
<img src="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner]" alt="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
</if>
<else />
$foruminfo[sponsor_name]
</if>
</if></a>
</if>
</if>
<!-- / vBSponsors -->

[CypherSTL]

I have the same problem that geevest.com has, everything has been triple checked, I do have http://link.com and still have the problem.

[basketmen]

Originally Posted by basketmen

helppp banner/link cannot displayed just in forumdisplay page, banner/link displayed in forumhome


"Forum Sponsored By:" is displayed, but banner/link not displayed just blank



i have sure add this code in template for forumdisplay http://www.digitaldeviation.com/node/9 but still not show up, is there setting for disable/enable just in forumdisplay maybe i miss it



maybe you need to fix this template??? is there anyone here can do this in forumdisplay with this code???

i am still dont get the answer

the ads just not showing up in forumdisplay using the code

and i cant register in http://digitaldeviation.com/ forum too

[nyunyu]

not bad..but I prefer to do it manually..
Is it possible to make ads placing like featured in this article into a plugin?

Article: www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=107965

[madkeen]

I would like to have my banners display on all pages when someone visits a category, not just the index page.

At teh moment when you click on a catergory and see teh list of topic you see the ad. But when you click on a thread you no longer see the ad. I would like the add to display on every
thread page.

Can this be done?

If so what code will I use and where do you insert it?

Thanks

[nyunyu]

madkeen, click on the link I provided.

Or you can look the placement of ads on my forum

http://www.animeheist.com

[basketmen]

Originally Posted by nyunyu

madkeen, click on the link I provided.

Or you can look the placement of ads on my forum

http://www.animeheist.com

hi nyunyu can you share what code are you using in your forumdisplay


i cant display ads in forumdisplay

[madkeen]

That doesn't seem to help. I want the Sponsors banner throughout the category, you seem to just have a Google ad at the top of your pages.