Major Additions - vB.Sponsors - Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

vB.Sponsors
Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

Add sponsor's ads or Google AdSense to forums & categories

INTRO:
This extension will allow you to add sponsors to you forums and categories or use Google AdSense. You can also track the hits to each sponsor by date as well. See below for more features and demo sites.

For vBulletin 3.5.x, please see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=103327

For vBulletin 3.7.x, please see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=183335

FEATURES:
-Enable sponsorship on forums and categories
-Ability to use Google AdSense code
-Use a banner or a text link
-Supports large banners for the top of the sponsored forum and small banners for the forum listing
-Tracks hits for each sponsor
-Statistics viewable inside Admin CP
-Ability to alter the "Forum sponsored by:" text
-Easy to use and install

INSTALLATION:
Documentation is located here.
I've found it's easier to maintain an online version rather than files included in the download.

THANKS:
...to vBulletin.org and its members.
...to the people who have installed this mod, suggested improvements and found bugs.

FEEDBACK:
Feedback Forums: http://www.DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Feedback is always welcomed! Good or bad. Post all feedback and feature requests in this thread or in the forums above. Trust me, I'll be reading it even if I don't respond to every post.

SUPPORT:
Support Forums: http://www.DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Should you need any assistance with this, you can reach me via the link above or by posting in this thread.

In either case, please post as much detail as possible with any code or screenshots pertaining to the issue. MySQL, PHP and web server software versions are helpful. You can obtain these from the Admin CP in vBulletin.

DONATE:
If you like this product, a donation would be appreciated. But of course its not required.


VERSION HISTORY:
2.0.6 - BugFix
-Changed maxversion attribute to enable vBulletin 3.7 installs
2.0.5 - Feature Add / BugFix
-Added version checking
-Added support for Google Adsense (template code has been updated)
-Fixed the table layout in the AdminCP
-Options are now controlled via vBulletin options

2.0.0 - Initial Release

DEMO SITES: If you'd like your forum added here, PM me.
Sites listed at http://www.digitaldeviation.com/proj...referencesites

---FEATURE REQUEST LIST---
-Integration: phpAdsNew integration
-Reporting: Sponsors able to view statistics from User CP
-Reporting: Export reports in PDF (or other) format
-Rights: Ability to hide sponsors based on a user's group
-Option: Rotating banner support
-Option: Multiple sponsors per forum/category
-Option: Remove the branding copyright
-Option: Ability to not show sponsor's banner in the main forum listing, but show when the forum is displayed.
-Option: Display ads in individual threads
-Option: Email the sponsor daily/weekly/monthly hit statistics

---KNOWN BUGS---
-NONE

Don't forget to click the install link below if you use it.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by John1uk

is there a way i can have the text "forum sponsored by:" above the small banners on my forum

thanx

john

In forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost look for:

$vbphrase[sponsored_by] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$forum[forumid]" title="$forum[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">

				<if condition="$forum[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1">

Add a line break (<br/> tag) after:

<a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$forum[forumid]" title="$forum[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">

That should do it. I'm not able to verify that right now though.

[John1uk]

what does "tag" mean plz?

i copied and pasted <br/> tag but no joy......sorry me being a newbie..

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by John1uk

what does "tag" mean plz?

i copied and pasted <br/> tag but no joy......sorry me being a newbie..

HTMAL tags refer to web page layouts. See http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_primary.asp

[popowich]

-Supports large banners for the top of the sponsored forum and small banners for the forum listing

Hello,

Before installing...

Will this support having banners display in the forums but not in the main web page?

I think this might be "enabled small banner - no" and "enable big banner - yes"?

-Raymond

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by popowich

Hello,

Before installing...

Will this support having banners display in the forums but not in the main web page?

I think this might be "enabled small banner - no" and "enable big banner - yes"?

-Raymond

Hmm. Do you mean not display any sponsors in the main forum listing? Can you clarify this for me?

[popowich]

Originally Posted by Deviation

Hmm. Do you mean not display any sponsors in the main forum listing? Can you clarify this for me?

Yes, if I go to my site I would not want the main forum listing cluttered with ads,
but if you click into a forum then show the big add in there above the thread listing.

-Raymond

[rezapci]

cool hack, thank you

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by popowich

Yes, if I go to my site I would not want the main forum listing cluttered with ads,
but if you click into a forum then show the big add in there above the thread listing.

-Raymond

Well no. Not yet anyhow. This seems like an interesting feature. You can, however, specify not to use a sponsor's banner image. This will create a text link with the sponsor's name. This can be done globally or via forum settings.

Screenshot: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...1&d=1164197175

Originally Posted by rezapci

cool hack, thank you

Glad you like it. If you use it, be sure to click the install link at the top. That way you will be notfied of any updates.

[AWJunkies]

Can you view this mod and use its code to make other sections like posts and pms and so on able to have the same features as you mod?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=131150&page=8

Would be nice to have counters and reports etc for all areas of advertisement. Thanks.

[irishblacknight]

The link to the documentation is broken (two x http instead of one )