vB.Sponsors - Forum and Category Sponsorship with Statistics

vB.Sponsors
Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

Add sponsor's ads to forums & categories

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

FEATURES:
-Enable sponsorship on forums and categories
-Use a banner or a text link
-Supports large banners for the top of the sponsored forum, large banners at the top of the thread and small banners for the forum listing
-Tracks hits for each sponsor
-Statistics viewable inside Admin CP
-Easy to use and install

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.



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

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

VERSION HISTORY:
1.1.0 - Code Cleanup/Bugfix/Feature Added
Big banner display now works
Added the ability to change the Forum Sponsored By text
Updated example template code (added SHOWTHREAD template code)
Cleaned up code (XML, vBSponsors.php, link.php)
Code now more closely matches the vBulletin 3.6.x version (here)
Updated the documentation
1.0.5 - Feature Added/Bug Fix/Code Cleanup
Added a large banner option for the forum that's sponsored by the sponsor
Added FORUMDISPLAY template code
Cleaned up code (link.php, vBSponsors.php)
1.0.4 - Bug Fix
Corrected statistics database error.
Template code updated.
1.0.3 - Bug Fix
Corrected issue with settings. Now saves settings.
Fixed parser error.
1.0.2 - Features Added
Added Admin CP block
Stats are now viewable in the Admin CP by administrators
Minor template changes (please verify your code if upgrading)`
1.0.1 - Bug Fix
Corrected issue with vBSponsors table. Now correctly adds statstics.
1.0.0 - Initial Release

---FEATURE REQUEST LIST---
-Stats viewable by the sponsors in the User CP of their account
-Option to use Adsense code instead of link
-Ability to change the "Forum Sponsored By" text on a per forum basis
-Ability to hide sponsors based on user groups
-Multiple sponsors per forum/category
-Option to remove the branding copyright

---KNOWN BUGS---
-NONE

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

[Ten94Tuner]

does this work for 3.5.1 ?

[Hornstar]

yes it will work for all of vb 3.5.x correct me if im wrong anyone, but i've been using this through all the updates and works fine.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by lawahdy

i'm facing a problem..

when i go to activate global vB.Sponsors settings.. i set both options to yes.. click save.. tells me it saved.. then redirects me to the main page.. and nothing is saved.. the two radio buttons are set to NO??!! what is going on.. where did i go wrong this time.?

Interesting. Did you do an upgrade or fresh install (wasn't sure if you had the older version installed)? If its an upgrade, make sure you choose "Allow Overwrite" in the Import Product area. Did you receive any errors installing this?

Anyone else experiencing this?

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

yes it will work for all of vb 3.5.x correct me if im wrong anyone, but i've been using this through all the updates and works fine.

You are correct. :classic:

[tcs]

Originally Posted by Deviation

Interesting. Did you do an upgrade or fresh install (wasn't sure if you had the older version installed)? If its an upgrade, make sure you choose "Allow Overwrite" in the Import Product area. Did you receive any errors installing this?

Anyone else experiencing this?


You are correct. :classic:

I am having this problem. I have not looked at why it is doing it yet.

I upgraded from the last version. I have also tried un-install and re-install of both versions.

Is the installer suppose to make some custom templates?

[lawahdy]

Originally Posted by tcs

I am having this problem. I have not looked at why it is doing it yet.

I upgraded from the last version. I have also tried un-install and re-install of both versions.

Is the installer suppose to make some custom templates?

for you it is an upgrade.. and for me it is a fresh install.. didn't know about this from before...

don't know why is it happening.. but everything went smooth while installing.. no errors .. no nothing..

:surprised:

[tcs]

Thanks, It is an awesome hack. Going to be one of my favorites. The issue is it is not installing all the DB stuff. (I think) Still have not had anytime to look at it deep.

[Deviation]

The issue should be resolved now. An oversight on my part. (yes tcs, I missed some db inserts

Download the latest zip in the first post.....

[kommuni]

Originally Posted by Deviation

The issue should be resolved now. An oversight on my part. (yes tcs, I missed some db inserts

Download the latest zip in the first post.....

Download the latest zip in the first post.....

and do what?

Reupload files? reinstall XML?

Same problem here...

EDIT: Would be good to upgrade to a newer version on fixes... makes it a bit easier for me to find out if something really got updated and what (eventually got fixed). Thanks

EDIT: did the full update (upload and reimport xml) but that didn't fix that bug with enabling vb.Sponsors. After enabling they are still disabled.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by kommuni

and do what?

Reupload files? reinstall XML?

Same problem here...

EDIT: Would be good to upgrade to a newer version on fixes... makes it a bit easier for me to find out if something really got updated and what (eventually got fixed). Thanks

EDIT: did the full update (upload and reimport xml) but that didn't fix that bug with enabling vb.Sponsors. After enabling they are still disabled.

Re-upload. Reinstall the XML making sure your choose "Allow Overwrite". It's been incremented to 1.0.3 (just did that this morning; I was a little tired last night). The XML has changed, so be sure to grab the latest zip.

As of last night, this was working for me. Tonight I'll be doing a fresh install of vBulletin 3.5.3 to remove any changes I may have made in my testing.

[kommuni]

Originally Posted by Deviation

Re-upload. Reinstall the XML making sure your choose "Allow Overwrite". It's been incremented to 1.0.3 (just did that this morning; I was a little tired last night). The XML has changed, so be sure to grab the latest zip.

As of last night, this was working for me. Tonight I'll be doing a fresh install of vBulletin 3.5.3 to remove any changes I may have made in my testing.

seem's like you're still a bit tired

now i get a parse error with the actual included product-xml. and yes i'm sure i already used overwrite when reimporting the one wich was online a few hours ago.

Sorry i can't paste the parse error from the import - it redirects me back too fast.