Add-On Releases - Advertisement System V2.6 Aka Ad Management

Many forums are using the Ad management system, however the coder has stopped supporting the script. Therefore I have decided to release this modification. I will give support to those who need it and continue to make updates to the system.

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The Advertisement System was designed with the intent that anyone with any level of experience could use the system. It is easy to install and once installed, the templates are easy to use on a site. The advertisement system has several features that sites will enjoy such as it can be used on versions 3.6.x as well as 3.7.x. The ads can be placed in the following areas: header , footer , below whats going on, below the navbar , postbit , postbit legacy, pms, announcement, archive, left & right column in forum home , left column in member info and full page , threadbit , as well as forumbit. Also, the ability to not display advertisement on certain pages such as login, registration & the search page. This system allows you to personalize the system to better suit their needs such as setting permissions like ads after first post on a page, ads after last post on a page, ads after X post on a page, and ads every X posts on a thread. You may also display ads by forum ID, as well as customize the full page for your site. The system comes with a feature for auto refresh ads as well as Google analytics. Besides the features,there is constant support given to those who need it and of course, updates are made to the system in order to better serve the sites using the system.

10/15/2008 version 2.6

** ability to tun on /off the autorefresh : check the screen below

Yes : will enable the autorefresh
No : will enable a simple rotation
** fixed 2 bugs in [left & right column ]
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Features :
* works for v3.7.x and also v3.6.x
*advertisement in header , footer , below whats going on ? , below the navbar , postbit , postbit_legacy , pms , announcement , archive , left & right column in forumhome , left column in memberinfo and full page , threadbit , forumbit
* flash rotation
* do not display advertisement on certain pages Such as login , register & search
* google analytics
* permissions by area : display advertisement or not for usergroup x in :
... area 1 : header , footer
... area 2 : navbar , left & right column
... area 3 : forumbit & threadbit
... area 4 : postbit,postbit legacy , pms & announcement
* for postbit & postbit_legacy you have the ability to set more permissions like :
.... ad after first post on a page
.... ad after last post on a page
.... ad after X post on a page
.... ad every X posts on a thread
.... Minimum thread postcount
.... Maximum user postcount
..... Display Advertisements as User
*** Full Page
****Auto refresh ads

Please remember to click Mark as Installed if you use this modification.
Support questions from members who have not marked this as installed will be considered low priority.

[Simon Lloyd]

That code is placed in Templates>Header very near the top between <!-- logo --> and <!-- /logo -->

[JGNYC]

What about the left side?

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by JGNYC

What about the left side?

What about it?, what is it you are having trouble with?

[Lars T]

We were running this pluginn just nice, but are experincing some problems sincethis afternoon.
Enable advertisements system in your forum - Yes
Enable slideshow - Yes
Ads enabled in header in main- Yes
Ads enabled in header in archives - Yes

But the ads are no showing..
help please..

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by Lars T

We were running this pluginn just nice, but are experincing some problems sincethis afternoon.
Enable advertisements system in your forum - Yes
Enable slideshow - Yes
Ads enabled in header in main- Yes
Ads enabled in header in archives - Yes

But the ads are no showing..
help please..

Do you actually have slideshow code in?, you have to use this format for the slideshow:
slideshowcontent[0]=["banner1_link", "website1_link", "_new"]
slideshowcontent[1]=["banner2_link", "website2_link", "new"]
slideshowcontent[2]=["banner3_link", "website3_link", "new"]

[segwayon]

Does this product alter any of the colors within the forum's styles, such as table border colors? Just wondering.

[Update: Please disregard]

[segwayon]

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd

What about it?, what is it you are having trouble with?

When I placed in a lefthand verticle banner ad, the ad appeared just fine, but it squished the forum content and added a series of empty columns on the righthand side. I would estimate that the width ratio of forum content in the middle to empty columns on the right was even.

We are running a Transparencity variation, and have not had the left-right margins used before for anything, if that helps.

Another issue, which might have been addressed already, if so I apologize for not reading through all 500 posts: When I enable the refresh option for the header banner because otherwise it seems to be pretty static even between page changes), it moves the banner from center to the right, and there's just a blank banner appearing.

I've gone through the templates and added my forumlink before all the calls to the new PHP pages, but to no avail.

Any pointers appreciated.

[segwayon]

Originally Posted by karim004

10/15/2008 version 2.6

** ability to tun on /off the autorefresh : check the screen below


Yes : will enable the autorefresh
No : will enable a simple rotation
** fixed 2 bugs in [left & right column ]

Curious what the difference is between an autorefresh and a simple rotation. Using 2.6, if I say 'No' to autorotation, the image banner is static between page requests. (It's a Google adSense banner). Shouldn't it be altered on occasion? People would get tired of seeing the same ad, I suppose.

Thanks!

[segwayon]

Is there a primer for ad placement somewhere I can read? I am new to placing ads, and have to wonder how they really work. I assumed that the ad provider is able to get different ads to my forum. Using this mod and Google's adSense, the banner ad never changes. Do each banner ads from Google contain one advertiser all the time? Do I need to get a series of same-size ads from Google and string them into the script box which this mod provides and then enable the auto-refresh? How exactly is it all supposed to work?

[Turbe]

Originally Posted by karim004

for "_new" it s target=_blank to open all ads in a new window and poeple cant leave your website so what the prb with that you can change it to target=_blank !

Slideshow options:

Is it supposed to be "_new" or "new"?

I see #0 is "_new" and #1 + are "new" in your example in Admin.

Also, what other options can be there?


How about an option to change delay per banner (or use default)?

i.e.
slideshowcontent[0]=["banner_image","banner_link","_new", 10000]
slideshowcontent[1]=["banner_image","banner_link","new", 0]
slideshowcontent[2]=["banner_image","banner_link","_new", 30000]
slideshowcontent[3]=["banner_image","banner_link","new", 5000]
slideshowcontent[4]=["banner_image","banner_link","_new", 0]
slideshowcontent[5]=["banner_image","banner_link","new", 0]

0 = default delay setting