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>" 


[fridaypassion]

How do I get the image displayed to centre? I am wanting it to appear below my main logo which is also centred

thanks!

[attroll]

Originally Posted by fridaypassion

How do I get the image displayed to centre? I am wanting it to appear below my main logo which is also centred

thanks!

How did you get your main logo centered? You shouold be able to do it the same way you main logo was centered. If I could see your header I could help you out but I do not know how you have your header template setup.

[fridaypassion]

Hi

thanks for the reply this is my current header template:

<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>
<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td align="center"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a></td>
<td align="center">


</td>

</table>

<!-- /logo -->
<td align="center">

<!-- content table -->
$spacer_open

$_phpinclude_output

[attroll]

I would try something like this. If this is not what you want let me know.

<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>
<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td>
<center>
<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a><br />
<a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a>
</td>
</center>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo -->
<!-- content table -->
$spacer_open
$_phpinclude_output

[Chance4Today]

I wonder if this works with the 3.7.0 patch 2? anyone know. I am looking for a banner changer

wanting a extra navbar but not any drop down or anything just another navbar to clean up mine has too many

[attroll]

Originally Posted by Chance4Today

I wonder if this works with the 3.7.0 patch 2? anyone know. I am looking for a banner changer

wanting a extra navbar but not any drop down or anything just another navbar to clean up mine has too many

I do not see why it wouldn't. Nothing has changed since VB 3.5 that I can see that would keep this from working.

I have to admit though. I no longer use this mode that I created. I have switch to GARS for my banner rotation. It is not free software but it works good for setting the start and stop times that you want each banner to display.