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]

<tbody>
    <tr align="center">
      <td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
          <tr>
            <td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
            <td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
            <td><div> <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a> <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if> </div>
              <if condition="$show['forumdescription']">
              <div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div>
              </if> <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']">
              <div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div>
              </if> <if condition="$show['subforums']">
              <div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div>
              </if> </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
        <if condition="$forum[sponsor_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_sponsorship] == 1">
        <div style="float:$stylevar[right]"> $vbphrase[sponsored_by] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$forum[forumid]" title="$forum[sponsor_name]" target="_blank"> <if condition="$forum[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1"> <img src="$forum[sponsor_banner]" alt="$forum[sponsor_name]" border="0" /> <else /> $forum[sponsor_name] </if> </a></div>
        </if> </td>
...

The part in bold is what's causing it to align left. That's from the style you have installed. You could change it to:

<td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[right]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

[ka81]

Originally Posted by Deviation

The part in bold is what's causing it to align left. That's from the style you have installed. You could change it to:

<td class="alt1Active" colspan="2" align="$stylevar[right]" id="f$forum[forumid]">

No result!!

[Deviation]

You might try asking in the other sections. It is an issue with the template code itself, not vB.Sponsors. I can't really get into dissecting the template code for all the different styles out there. I have too little time as it is lately.:cross-eyed:

Thanks.

[bada_bing]

First I would like to say thank you for this great hack as I just installed it. I do have a couple questions.

1. If I dont enter a Sponsor URL and get a database error then I click on the sponsor banner? Some of my sponsors do not have a web site so to get around the error I have been placing my site URL in that spot to avoid the error. How do I fix that?

Enable Sponsor= Yes
Sponsor Name = John Smith CC
Use Sponsor Banner (If disabled, it will use a text link instead.) Yes
Sponsor Banner: http://www.example.com/images/banner.gif)
Sponsor URL:


Also how do I remove the powered vb.sponor in my footer? I will be willing to pay to get this removed as it looks bad how its placed?

[SaN-DeeP]

nice work, might use this

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

First I would like to say thank you for this great hack as I just installed it. I do have a couple questions.

1. If I dont enter a Sponsor URL and get a database error then I click on the sponsor banner? Some of my sponsors do not have a web site so to get around the error I have been placing my site URL in that spot to avoid the error. How do I fix that?

Enable Sponsor= Yes
Sponsor Name = John Smith CC
Use Sponsor Banner (If disabled, it will use a text link instead.) Yes
Sponsor Banner: http://www.example.com/images/banner.gif)
Sponsor URL:


Also how do I remove the powered vb.sponor in my footer? I will be willing to pay to get this removed as it looks bad how its placed?

Interesting. I didn't really think about people having sponsors without sites. Hmm.

The vB.Sponsors at the bottom will have to stay for now. The next version may give the flexibility to remove it. Be sure to click INSTALL at the top.

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by Deviation

Interesting. I didn't really think about people having sponsors without sites. Hmm.

The vB.Sponsors at the bottom will have to stay for now. The next version may give the flexibility to remove it. Be sure to click INSTALL at the top.

Great hack and I have clicked install...

Yes the no sponsor link issue you may want to look at becasue we have lots of local sponsors that dont have website..

I also noticed that when you are running subforum structure like this

-Main forum Name
--subforum
---forum 1
---forume 2
---forum 3
---and so on

The banner system does not line up correctly any way to fix this?

[bada_bing]

I am trying to add a small banner next to each of my sub-forums. How can I do this

Here is a snap shot of what im trying to do

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

I am trying to add a small banner next to each of my sub-forums. How can I do this

Here is a snap shot of what im trying to do

Can someone help me with this please?

[bada_bing]

Is anyone supporting this hack anymore? I would like to get some help before I uninstall it .