Miscellaneous Hacks - Banner Rotator

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New version of https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=133954, compliant with vB 3.7 and with new features!!!

So, what does this hack do?
- This mod allows you to add lots of forum banners.
- The banners will be randomly showed everytime you reload your forums.

How can i work with it?
- It's all controlable through AdminCP.
- NOT NEEDED ftp access to upload banners.
- You CAN upload banners (jpg, gif & png) through AdminCP.
- You can upload flash (SWF) banners!
- You can set a description for individual banners.
- You can set size (width & height) for each banner individually
- You can edit the description easily and individually.
- You can delete the banners through AdminCP (this function delete the banner from the ftp)
- You can enable/disable you banners.
- Disabled banners remains in the ftp, but will not be shown on forum home.
- NEW: You can set different URLs for each banner!
- NEW: You can select the forums you want the banner to appear!!! (with inherit option)
- NEW: Mass delete banners is now possible.
- NEW: You can set default values for new banners on vBulletion Options

How can i install? (Time to install: 1 minute if you are fast enough )
- Unzip the package and upload the content of the "upload" folder to your forum directory.
- Install product-brotator.xml
- Go to your AdminCP > Style Manager > YOUR SKIN > Edit HEADER template and find:

<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a>

replace it to:

<center><a href="<if condition="$ban['url']">$ban[url]<else />$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]</if>" target="_blank">$banner</a></center>

- Refresh your admincp index and Banner Rotator menu should appear!

The improvements over the last version werent tested a lot, so please report any bugs you find!

Thanks!

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UPGRADE IS NOT AVAILABLE, SO YOU NEED TO UNINSTALL THE OLD VERSION AND INSTALL THIS ONE

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[Twisted Shifter]

I worked it all out! all is good now

[Twisted Shifter]

Two things,

Can/will we ever be able to get ad click stats?

I keep getting an error with FF and it looks like it might be coming from the ad rotator

AJAX error, please try again. (HTTP status: 0 / communication failure)

Any ideas?

[Twisted Shifter]

Disregard, I have uninstalled and moved on to Rotating Banner System.

[raznaran]

Disregard

[Tralala80]

I have installed it sucessfully and it works good.

I have a small problem though, and that is that the LOGO is cached from the frontpage, and is displayed in different categories aswell. Is there any way to force re-loading of the images ?

I found a way of doing it, but i would have to disable cache for the whole site.

[Abomination]

Originally Posted by Tralala80

I have a small problem though, and that is that the LOGO is cached from the frontpage, and is displayed in different categories as well.

Believe you mean the only way to put up an image on the main forums page is to select an image to be displayed on FORUMHOME and if that is done it will show up on all other subforums on the site.

I've not found a clean way around that from by coding, but will offer that as a way to sell 'premium' advertising for an extra fee. A more advanced banner system is another alternative.

It does seem the person who wrote this software has not been on this site since late August.

[abqtj]

Installed today. I'm a complete vb newb and this is working out just fine so far.

THANKS!

[HabbStar]

Anyone know how to make the banners centered with the forum? I tried removing <Center> but that didnt do anything..

[HabbStar]

Surely somebody must know by now? Please say if you do

[axi]

i am putting hyperlinks in but they do not work anyone know??