Add a banner image to each forum (vb3.5)

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[HowTo] Add a banner option image w/ Link or HTML paste to each forum V.1.6
Tested on vBulletin: 3.5.0 RC2

Zachariah - http://www.gzhq.net

This is a VB3.5 Ver of my previous hack:

*** Add a banner image to each forum (VB 3.0x)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61555

*** Info:
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.
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Upload the "plug-in" and edit 2 template, It's a snap.



Changelog:
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1.6
Banner shows up on each thread
adds: 1 more template edit to the install
Requested by: - Ryan McBain

** Note: 1.5 - 1.6 needs only to edit SHOWTHREAD not Reinstall the XML files

1.5
Added HTML option (tested w/ Java and Iframe from phpadsnew output)
Added 3.x to VB 3.5 upgrade XML file.

** Random Banner Code Java

**Please click " Install " to track updates.

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by Karsh

no XML file in the zip i downloaded..

You may not have the "install button" pushed to get e-mail update.
- Ver. 1.6 current

Originally Posted by davesx

thanks for this zach, works great.

just wanted to know if there is a way i can add this to the bottom? like above the quick reply but after the last post in the thread?

would i just update showthread and forum display and put the same code in the right spot...or would i likely run into problems because that would display the same image twice? like that would only work if i were doing adsense, not banners?

thanks

As long as you stay in the same template "location" is up to you. I placed after $navbar in the templates as it worked for my current style.

[davesx]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

As long as you stay in the same template "location" is up to you. I placed after $navbar in the templates as it worked for my current style.

Right but lets say I wanted a banner on top and on the bottom...two different banners. The plugin only manages one banner per forum, right?

Or is there a way to make it do multiple ones?

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by davesx

Right but lets say I wanted a banner on top and on the bottom...two different banners. The plugin only manages one banner per forum, right?

Or is there a way to make it do multiple ones?

Yes this is 1 area for a banner.

Take a look @ this:

Add a Header / Footer option to each forum
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=96398

Someone wanted extra header / footer per forum.
- html area to paste code.
- 2 areas per forum to place banners or anything (not php). :knockedout:

[defcon_420]

"Clicks Install" Great mod! very simple and good installation instructions

[Ins]

Installed!

Thanks for a great mod. Easy to use and worked 100% right off the bat without any issues!

... just one thing... the usergroups issue? Are you still working on getting this to be able to display ads per user group? Ultimately what I would like to do is add a "Subscribers" group to my board and have people in that group not see the ads. Or possibly even have a CP switch to turn ads on / off if they are in the "Subscribers" group. Either way would be great

Thanks again!

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by Ins

Installed!

Thanks for a great mod. Easy to use and worked 100% right off the bat without any issues!

... just one thing... the usergroups issue? Are you still working on getting this to be able to display ads per user group? Ultimately what I would like to do is add a "Subscribers" group to my board and have people in that group not see the ads. Or possibly even have a CP switch to turn ads on / off if they are in the "Subscribers" group. Either way would be great

Thanks again!

Yes still in the works.
- perhaps in a week

[Bukusami]

Sound slike a really great mod Zach..

I use Subdreamer as my portal front and use tradedoubler as my affiliates host, i have a sponser ad for subdreamer for the portal and will use this as my forums affiliate mod.

I will not install just yet as i am looking forward to the next update where i can have ads off per usergroup, and will work on the text links from tradedoubler to put in the rotation.

Will click install for now so i get news of the update but will nto install till update out.
Please be prompt :P

Regards
Gary

[NR Fatal]

installed it, uploaded my image, went to the forum I wanted the image in and put the link in, checked to see if the image was showing, Its not. know why?

[Zachariah]

NR Fatal,

At the current stage of this hack it still needs 2 template edits to operate. Did you make them ?

[NR Fatal]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

NR Fatal,

At the current stage of this hack it still needs 2 template edits to operate. Did you make them ?

Yes I did.

PHP Code:

2) Edit and add / replace(old code).

*** Edit 2 Template(s) : FORUMDISPLAY, SHOWTHREAD

Find:
$navbar

below add / replace:


<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="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['bannercode']"><center>$foruminfo[bannercode]</center><br />
</if>
</if>
</if>