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.

[pablo]

Is there any plans to add conditionals support to this ? Like I would like to be able to use the conditionals to have certain forums show certain banners, and all the rest a default one.

has anyone had problems using this on the archives ? i.e. the code for the header ad , being outputted before the the start of the HTML code.

[RedGTiVR6]

Originally Posted by pablo

Is there any plans to add conditionals support to this ? Like I would like to be able to use the conditionals to have certain forums show certain banners, and all the rest a default one.

This would be really nice to have. For instance, for sponsored forums...

[joyceleong]

Hi,

Can this hack could track statistics for each of the banners?

Thanks.

[imedic]

Aren't we taking the whole hand of the guy
I have a suggestion too (and agree with the above suggestions)
In Navbar left and right columns you can condition usergroup for the whole banners (navbar, left and right banner) It will be nice to have group conditionals for each banner.
Thanks.

[verino]

Originally Posted by Turbe

OK, I had the same issue, I just went into ad_headerEnd and changed the size on this line:

<iframe src="autorefresh_header.php" width=728 height=90 frameborder=0 scrolling=no>

Do the same for the footer as well to match your banner size.

I think this should be handled with variables as well. FEATURE?

Also, you are not supposed to Auto Refresh Adsense, that is against their rules. Disable that and enable ads rotation in header.


-Turbe

I agree with you. It would be better if we can put the size we want for the ads, rather than editing the ad_ template one by one for each styles we have.

Maybe you can take a look (for example only) at Cyb-Flash Image banner rotator. It also has a hit count for the statistic.

Thank's again karim for your work :up:

[RedGTiVR6]

Any updates on the right column thing?

[Zilvia]

karim004, thanks for this awesome mod!

I was wondering if there is a way to separate the permissions for Threadbits, Forumsbits, and Navbar?

I want my guests to see forumbits, but I dont want logged in users to see them. Then I want registered members to see threadbits.

Any way to do this or is it planned to separate out the permissions?

Also, on the previous version for vB 3.6 there was a Remove Ads link which you could link to a premium members page to have ads removed, any way to add this again?
Thanks!

[AzzidReign]

Suggestion: Can you make it so there's an expiration date? That would really help those that sell their adspace out to other people so that we can just set and forget.

I'm not sure if that's been suggested yet, or if it's apart of it...but I looked at the features and didn't see this listed.

[Seerkan]

Hi,

I followed the instructions but i find a txt archive called "new installation for vb3.7.txt" where invite me to modify my templates:

1=upload the 4 files in folder upload to your forum folder

2= import the product-advertisementV2.3
*** Header : 2 edits

1= at the end add : $ad_headerEnd

2= before :
<td align="$stylevar[right]" id="header_right_cell">
<if condition="$ad_location['ad_header_logo']">$ad_location[ad_header_logo]<else />&nbsp;</if>
</td>
Add :
(...)

But in this thread i can read:

installation :
you know in vb3.7 we already have a templates group for advertisement we gotta use them in this mod and make things easy for you because you dont have to edit any template just import the product

So, ?should i modificate the templates or not?

Notes: I used recently installed vbulletin 3.7.2 with the default style.
In my templates i have seen codes like "$ad_location[ad_header_end]" or "$ad_location[ad_footer_start]".
The only product i have installed is "Last x threats in forum home" and works perfects.

thanks

[MadK]

The simple rotation is not working properly. It shows both ads at once!

I have seperated both ads with a comma, but no luck.