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:
------------
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.

[gc1]

Works perfect thanks

[Brinnie]

This is nice.

So if I have a music banner, I'll put it on the music forum.

[Ramsesx]

I get this error what can be wrong?
MySQL Error : Unknown column 'banner' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

[Zachariah]

Did you skip the XML file import?

This is a Product to be imported via. plug-in system.

1) Choose the right XML file.

*** How to Install:

In your Admin Control Panel

Admincp => Plugin System => Manage Products
Click [Add/Import Product]
Browse for the file "banner_image.xml"
Allow Overwrite should be off
Import

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*** How to Upgrade:
There are 2 old ver. of this hack. What do I use?
What do you have installed?
1. banner, alt, link (use: 3.x to 3.5no-code.xml) v1.2
2. banner, alt, link, HTML (use: 3.x to 3.5code.xml) v1.5


In your Admin Control Panel After you upgrade to VB3.5.

Admincp => Plugin System => Manage Products
Click [Add/Import Product]
Browse for the file "xxxxxxxxxxx.xml"
Allow Overwrite should be off
Import

Originally Posted by Ramsesx

I get this error what can be wrong?
MySQL Error : Unknown column 'banner' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

[Ramsesx]

First I imported the banner_image.xml, than in ForumDisplay I put after $navbar:

<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>

Because it was not working I imported the 3.x to 3.5no-code.xml.
Now I had 2 entries in the plugin folder, I unsinstalled the old one and now having only the Add Banner Upgrade 1.5 in the pluginfolder but this mysql error is coming if I want to save a Forum.
Thank you

[Zachariah]

vb3.5x new install - banner_image.xml

vb3.0x upgrade - 3.x to 3.5code.xml - If you have already upgraded to ver. 1.5 in VB3.x hack.
vb3.0x upgrade - 3.x to 3.5no-code.xml - If you have ver. 1.2 in VB3.x hack.

After the install you should have:

2 plugins
add Banner - AdminCP
add Banner - ForumDisplay

Your manual template edit is fine, and will stay there even if you install / uninstall the plugins / products.

All XML files will make the same plugins. They have different DB edits.

[Ramsesx]

Cool, now it is working, thank you for this great plugin Zachariah :banana:

[Ryan McBain]

I must be doing something wrong cause I can't get the banners to show up in the showthread forums (where you see the posts of other people) just the main forums.

[Zachariah]

Changelog:
------------
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

[TomAlien]

How can I use this plugin for a Main Page banner?