Add a banner image to each forum

Works on: VB3 RC3 - 3.1+

This modification will Add an image banner w/ link option per forum.

This hack modifies/adds :

1 php file
2 templates
4 query / table field
4 added phrase

*1.6 Update 12.18.05

Useage:
This modification will Add an image banner w/ link Or paste in your own HTML code option per forum. These files can be any image. (png, jpg, gif, ect). This will be located after the $navbar on FORMDISPLAY. This images can be located on the localhost or on a remote server.

Admincp -> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Manager -> Edit Forum -> Fill out the banner info.

Banner Image - (location of image)
Banner URL - (Link that you go to when u click the banner)
Alt Tag (if you mouse over the banner; pop-up text)
HTML Paste (added)

You can also fill out the info when you make a new forum.

NOTES:


Changes:
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1.6
Banner shows up on each thread
adds: 1 more template edit to the install

*1.5
+Added HTML option

*1.2
+ Added Alt text for each banner(admincp)
+ Images no longer must be on the server
You can use a local image off your webserver or use a image at another location.
EX: /images/banner/someimage.jpg or http://www.yoursite.com/someimage.jpg

*1.1
+ Added option for image to have a link

*1.0
+ Image banner for every forum under the $navbar

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JAVA BANNER ROTATION

FYI-

I did some playing around took the <if></if> statement added to the ForumsDisplay template. You can insted place it in the header / footer template and it will show up also.

VB3.5X ver
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=94119

[OFFSHORE DAN]

I will try this!

[SlipNslide281]

might be a stupid question but where do you link the banner? I installed the hack and everything seemed to do fine but if I want a banner at the top just below my forum home header just like the example screen shot, where do I go to edit the banner or link it?

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by SlipNslide281

might be a stupid question but where do you link the banner? I installed the hack and everything seemed to do fine but if I want a banner at the top just below my forum home header just like the example screen shot, where do I go to edit the banner or link it?

Useage:
Admincp -> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Manager -> Edit Forum -> Fill out the banner info.

Banner Image - (location of image)
Banner URL - (Link that you go to when u click the banner)
Alt Tag (if you mouse over the banner; pop-up text)

You can also fill out the info when you make a new forum.

1st post updated w/ info.

[SlipNslide281]

excellent hack, and great tech support. I really enjoy this hack.

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by SlipNslide281

excellent hack, and great tech support. I really enjoy this hack.

:nervous: No problem sir. Glad it helped out.

[uReside.com]

Originally Posted by HarryButt

:nervous: No problem sir. Glad it helped out.

so this hack will let me put any ad in a specific forum, i know it says "This modification will Add an image banner w/ link option per forum." but does that limit it to 1 or can i put any amount of ads in and it rotate them or randomly pick them? also does it count the clicks each ads recieves?

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by uReside.com

so this hack will let me put any ad in a specific forum, i know it says "This modification will Add an image banner w/ link option per forum." but does that limit it to 1 or can i put any amount of ads in and it rotate them or randomly pick them? also does it count the clicks each ads recieves?

This is very basic. Any image w/ link per forum. It can be placed in the header / footer / body. Current setup places the image between the $navbar / breadcrumb and the forums list. (forumdisplay)

There are a few other things that can be done. 100x25px image ForumHome insted of ForumDisplay.

[RichieBoy67]

Originally Posted by p h o e n i x x

I have installed this hack. However in the forums the banners appear next to the navbar. I have tried using the line break code to drop it down a line but it will not work. even if i use about 15 line break's it just moves down but is still in the same line up. This makes my forums look extremely demented. How can i move it UNDERNEATH the navbar.

Cheers
- PX

I am having the same problem and I have tried a bunch of difrent tags to no avail. I do already have rotating banners in the header but I am not sure why that would effect this...

Does anyone have a fix???


Thanks

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by RichieBoy67

I am having the same problem and I have tried a bunch of difrent tags to no avail. I do already have rotating banners in the header but I am not sure why that would effect this...

Does anyone have a fix???


Thanks

Ya was a lamebrain when I coded the hack. My brain grew since then.


In the Attached file:

/////////////////////////////
Edit Template : ForumDisplay
//////////////////////////////
- Find:
$navbar

- Below add:

<if condition="$foruminfo['banner'] AND $foruminfo['bannerlink']"><center><td><a href="$foruminfo[bannerlink]" target="_blank"><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></a></td></center>
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']"><center><td><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></td></center>
</if>
</if>

change it to:

<if condition="$foruminfo['banner'] AND $foruminfo['bannerlink']"><center><a href="$foruminfo[bannerlink]" target="_blank"><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></a></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']"><center><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></center><br />
</if>
</if>

I killed the <td> </td> and added a <br /> to space the banner and the rest of the forum list.

I will update the main hack soon. I will also have a VB3.5 ver sometime today.

[RichieBoy67]

Great! Thanks.... I should have caught that myself...

Great hack man!!