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.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by lawahdy

okay .. cool work.. bless.. it is showing now in the forum.. yepppy.. but when you click on the "Forum Sponsored By: XXXX" as text it give me this error..

Uninstall the product from the Admin CP and re-install. If this does not solve your issue, PM me and I will send you the manual uninstall (you will need access to phpMyAdmin or similar).

Originally Posted by Devil Woman

I have installed this and added a banner, the picture of the banner doesn't even show up and when I click on where the picture is supposed to be I get this

Am i doing anything wrong?

Thanks

Double check your template code, the forum sponsor settings (in Forum Manager) and the vB.Sponsors settings (in vB.Sponsors Manager) to make sure banners are enabled. Also double check the URL you entered for the banner image.

From the error, I'd say the path you entered on line 27 of link.php is incorrect. There is a directory called do not upload. If you look in there you will find a file called settings-check.php. Upload this to the vB.Sponsors directory on your server. Access the file directly from a web browser (i.e. - http://www.yoursite.com/forum/vB.Spo...ngs-check.php). This will show you the correct path to enter on line 27.

[NDRPrelude]

Everything looks great, but I have ran into a small problem/bug:

When I click on the banner, instead of going to the url I entered in the adminCP, it appends the url to the end of the vb.sponsors directory on the server, which naturally returns a file not found error...

IE - "http://alabamaracingscene.net/forum/vB.Sponsors/www.summitracing.com"

Any ideas?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by NDRPrelude

Everything looks great, but I have ran into a small problem/bug:

When I click on the banner, instead of going to the url I entered in the adminCP, it appends the url to the end of the vb.sponsors directory on the server, which naturally returns a file not found error...

IE - "http://alabamaracingscene.net/forum/vB.Sponsors/www.summitracing.com"

Any ideas?

Double check your template code. That would be the most likely cause. Also, the URL for the sponsor should always begin with http://.

[CSS59]

subscribed

[djmini]

I've installed and it works GREAT with the Catagories...

But I can't get it to work on the forums.

I'll click install as soon as it works

THANKS!

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by djmini

I've installed and it works GREAT with the Catagories...

But I can't get it to work on the forums.

I'll click install as soon as it works

THANKS!

Check your template code. The template code has been updated in 1.0.4.

[JonnyQuest]

Originally Posted by Deviation

Check your template code. The template code has been updated in 1.0.4.

This is a great start. The ultimate addition to this pack which would make it a truly revolutionary addition is if you allow any registered user to purchase sponsorship of a given forum using the paid subscriptions functionality. A user could purchase a sponsorship for a given period of time, manage the banner and see their stats. Getting the timing part to function correctly would be challenging but this would be a dream (and worth paying for).

[djmini]

the template code... I just replaced the templates with the new ones...

Thanks!

Working now

::Clicks Install::

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by djmini

the template code... I just replaced the templates with the new ones...

Thanks!

Working now

::Clicks Install::

Thought that might be it. glad its finally working for you.

Originally Posted by JonnyQuest

This is a great start. The ultimate addition to this pack which would make it a truly revolutionary addition is if you allow any registered user to purchase sponsorship of a given forum using the paid subscriptions functionality. A user could purchase a sponsorship for a given period of time, manage the banner and see their stats. Getting the timing part to function correctly would be challenging but this would be a dream (and worth paying for).

Interesting ideas. I'll be keeping those in mind.

There's a lot that I want to add to this. It's just a matter of getting the time to do so. This actually got a little bigger than what I thought it would. I originally did this out of neccessity for myself. :classic:

[NDRPrelude]

You were right on the http:// part. That fixed that problem. I am having another issue and I don't know what to do. I have two skins installed on the forum. I have three sponsor banners but they only show up on one skin. It's the skin I use and probably the skin it was on when I set up the banners. Black and Gold is my default skin. The banners won't show up on the default vb skin or on the brushed blue skin I have installed. Has anyone else had this problem?

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