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.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by lifesourcerec

I get this error trying to add a sponsor:

Fatal error: Field sponsor_enabled is not defined in $validfields in class vb_datamanager_forum in /includes/class_dm.php on line 485

The install likely failed. It didn't add the fields to the table. Rerun the install. Be sure to check the "Allow Overwrite" option.

Originally Posted by MrPHD

Best Regards.

Why did you post the install instructions? The link is provided at the top. I use the website since its easier to maintain changes (easier than uploading a new file everytime).

[TheWhite]

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/a/c/2/ddddddd/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/a/c/2/dddddd/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by TheWhite

Warning: main(./global.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/a/c/2/ddddddd/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/a/c/2/dddddd/html/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

Check line 30 in link.php. Please see: http://www.digitaldeviation.com/content/view/57/20/

[DeeperImage]

How the heck do I get the large rotating banners to show up? The small ones are working like a charm, but i've added the URLs for the large ones and nothig shows, am I missing something?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by DeeperImage

How the heck do I get the large rotating banners to show up? The small ones are working like a charm, but i've added the URLs for the large ones and nothig shows, am I missing something?

Check your FORUMDISPLAY template. Be sure you made the required changes.

[DeeperImage]

Originally Posted by Deviation

Check your FORUMDISPLAY template. Be sure you made the required changes.

I'm just a fool, I thought the big banners would rotate on the top header also, I was looking at a few hacks and must of gotten them confused. Is there any way to have the large banners rotate on the top header?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by DeeperImage

I'm just a fool, I thought the big banners would rotate on the top header also, I was looking at a few hacks and must of gotten them confused. Is there any way to have the large banners rotate on the top header?

Banner rotation isn't supported yet. Unless you mean using animated banners.

Banner rotation is in the works though.

[00stanggt]

[13-Dec-2006 06:46:12] PHP Warning: require_once(./global.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/ec7f/public_html/vb/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32 [13-Dec-2006 06:46:12] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/ec7f/public_html/vb/vB.Sponsors/link.php on line 32

I know ur going to say to check line 30 so here is line 30

chdir('/home/ec7f/public_html/vb/vB.Sponsors/');

I believe that is exactly how settings-check.php says to put it still having the global.php error.

Please PM me with a solution.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by 00stanggt

I know ur going to say to check line 30 so here is line 30

chdir('/home/ec7f/public_html/vb/vB.Sponsors/');

I believe that is exactly how settings-check.php says to put it still having the global.php error.

It should be /home/ec7f/public_html/vb/. There was a misprint in the install guide. Sorry about that. settings-check.php would have given you the correct path.

[00stanggt]

well ty sir it works great now. I saw it did give me both and i thought i tried them both but i guess not. I appriciate the help.