Banner Rotator (Definitive Mod)

Hi you there. I was looking for a really nice Banner Rotator Mod, but i couldn't find one that had what i need. So i decided to code one. Finished it right now and i'll share with you.

So, what does this hack do?
- This mod allows you to add lots of forum banners.
- The banners will be automatically randomized 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 set a description for individual banners.
- 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 activate/deactivate you banners.
- Deactivated banners remains in the ftp, but will not be shown on forum home.

How can i install? (Time to install: 1 minute if you are fast enough )
- Upload all the files contained in the "upload" folder inside the zip to your forum root directory and CHMOD 77 the folder "/image/banners"
- Install product-brotator.
- Go to your AdminCP > Style Manager > YOUR SKIN > Edit HEADER template and find:

<img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" />

Replace with:

<center>$banner</center>

You can change banner width and height editing the plugin called "Banner Rotator Generator" and changing the values:

width=879 height=160

for your own values.

I really hope you enjoy this hack and, please, if you find any kind of bug, report it to me as soon as possible.
And if you have any suggestions, post here.

Thanks you all!

[jrofosho]

Issue resolved.

Nice hack.

[Synth]

Will this still allow affiliates to track activity on a banner?

[Itworx4me]

Would be a nice addition if it had banner clicks and a way to show stats to your advertisers.

[DS MrSinister]

this hack is for your banner at the top of your page. its like what vb.org has done with ther banners. how it changes when u click on to a another link etc.

[andrefedalto]

Originally Posted by Itworx4me

Would be a nice addition if it had banner clicks and a way to show stats to your advertisers.

its not an advertisement mod... just main forum banner

you can find plenty of ad mods

[16ggst]

im stupid.. where do i manage this banners in the admincp

[andrefedalto]

Originally Posted by 16ggst

im stupid.. where do i manage this banners in the admincp

a small box will appear there, called BANNER ROTATOR, just like other submenus on the AdminCP

[16ggst]

sorry i forgot to do something thanks

[newfun]

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.2:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE brotator SET active = '0' WHERE id = '1';

MySQL Error : Table 'forums.brotator' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Saturday, December 24th 2005 @ 12:22:26 AM
Script : http://localhost/forums/admincp/bann...activate&bid=1
Referrer :
IP Address : 127.0.0.1
Username : admin
Classname : vB_Database

I found this error? How can we fix that? plzzz

[andrefedalto]

Originally Posted by newfun

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.2:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE brotator SET active = '0' WHERE id = '1';

MySQL Error : Table 'forums.brotator' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Saturday, December 24th 2005 @ 12:22:26 AM
Script : http://localhost/forums/admincp/bann...activate&bid=1
Referrer :
IP Address : 127.0.0.1
Username : admin
Classname : vB_Database

I found this error? How can we fix that? plzzz

oops... my mistake... forgot to add the table prefix in some queries...
i'll just sent an update, just download and replace you /admincp/banner_rotator.php with the one in the package
that should fix your problem... if you get any other error, please report here