Rotating banners

I created this simple and easy hack for a rotating banner block. All you have to do is create a template and add a plugin location and your done.

1. Go to your ADMINCP and create a template called "banner" and insert the attacked code:

PHP Code:

<!-- Begin rotating ad code -->
<script language="Javascript"><!-- 
function image() { 
}; 
image = new image(); 
number = 0; 
// imageArray 
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/payments.php'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/donatebanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.hikersupply.com'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/hikersupply.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.modelt.net'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/modeltbanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://appalachiantrailservices.com/'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/atservicesbanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.thepacka.com/'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/cedartreebanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
// Carry on adding images - as many as you want
increment = Math.floor(Math.random() * number); 
document.write(image[increment]); 
//-->
</script>
<!-- End rotating ad code --> 


2. Now still in your ADMINCP go to PLUGIN SYSTEM-->ADD NEW PLUGIN
HOOK LOCATION is "global_start"
TITLE is "banner"
PLUGIN PHP CODE:

PHP Code:

eval('$banner = "' . fetch_template('banner') . '";'); 


Do not forget to make the plugin active.

3. Now you can go into any template you want and where ever you put the $banner your rotating banners will appear.

4. Most people want to put this in the top right corner of the forums. If this is what where you want it then. go into you ADMINCP templates and into you header:

Find:

PHP Code:

<td align="$stylevar[right]">
&nbsp; 


Under that insert:

PHP Code:

$banner 


Now you done. All you have to do is edit your template your created with the links and banners you want to use.

You can add more rotating banners then what is in the code. All you have to do in insert more lines with banners in the right location in the code. That should be self explanatory.

Note:
You can make your link open in a seperate browser window by adding the target='ad' in the line as shown below.

PHP Code:

image[number++] = "<a target='ad' href='http://www.hikersupply.com'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/hikersupply.gif' border='0'></a>" 


[BruZZi]

Installed.

It works great on my (upcoming) forum thanks.

Two questions...

Is there a way to get the banners rotate in order ???

How can I change the color of the border ?

.

[attroll]

Originally Posted by BruZZi

Installed.

It works great on my (upcoming) forum thanks.

Two questions...

Is there a way to get the banners rotate in order ???

How can I change the color of the border ?

.

Yes you can.

In you banner template.

Find:

PHP Code:

<!-- Begin rotating ad code --> 


Above that add:

PHP Code:

<table border=#CCCCCC">
<tr>
<td width="100%"> 


Now find:

PHP Code:

<!-- End rotating ad code --> 


Below that add:

PHP Code:

</td>
</tr>
</table> 


To change the border color replace the color in this code here:
border=#CCCCCC"

[BruZZi]

Thanks attroll.

[TonyRio]

Thank you much.. this was just what I was looking for.

However, is there anyway to get rid of the "PHP Code:" that shows up to the left of the banners?

[rollinjunk]

how come i cant figure out how to make a template to begin with ???

i kow im missing something

[attroll]

Originally Posted by rollinjunk

how come i cant figure out how to make a template to begin with ???


i kow im missing something

Go to your ADMINCP--> STYLES & TEMPLATES--> STYLE MANAGER. Now pick the style you want to put it in. I recommend you DEFAULT or the top level style and then click the drop down menu and click on ADD NEW TEMPLATE. You can not get any more easier then that.

[ArchangelX]

I have one Flash banner in my sponsors group. How do I modify the code to work with it? Thank you.

[ArchangelX]

No dice, huh?

[attroll]

I have never played with flash so I am sorry I don't know where to start.

[ArchangelX]

Thanks, don't worry...I mucked about with it for the past day, and I finally figured out the sequence that worked.

Here's what I used for the code for flash. Now I'm no coder, so this may be really off, but it works on my site in both IE and FF. Thanks for the help...I hope this helps others! Of course, change the colors and dimensions for your file.

image[number++] = "<embed src= 'Enter your source file here' bgcolor='#FFFFFF' width='240' height='85'/>"