Randomly positioned ad in between postbits in showthread

Inspired by this hack.

The ad is positioned randomly after one of the postbits. We use this for positioning adsense ads on visordown.com.

Install the attached plugin then add the following code to your postbit or postbit_legacy template:

<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open 
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"> 

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> 
<tr> 
	<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
	<td class="alt1" align="center">

<!-- ad code goes here -->

	</td> 
</tr> 
</table> 

</div> 
$spacer_close 
</if>

Changelog

v1.01
Bug fix: The ad code shouldn't appear on PMs any more (template change)

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[tribedude]

This was working great for us initially (so I thought) but I am now getting many users who are complaining of blank pages and threads that lead to http:///

It seems all of these users are on IE. I haven't been able to replicate this behaviour on IE or Firefox.

Here is my postbit legacy:

<!-- post #$post[postid] -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
$spacer_open
<div id="edit$post[postid]" style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">
<if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --></if>
</if>

<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<if condition="$show['announcement']">
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal" colspan="2">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" />
<phrase 1="$post[startdate]" 2="$post[enddate]">$vbphrase[x_until_y]</phrase>
</td>
<else />
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal" $post[scrolltothis]>
<!-- status icon and date -->
<a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a>
$post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
$post[firstnewinsert]
<!-- / status icon and date -->
</td>
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal" align="$stylevar[right]">
&nbsp;
<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount$post[postid]" name="$post[postcount]"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>
<if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
<input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" onclick="inlineMod.toggle(this)" />
</if>
</td>
</if>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="alt2" width="175">

<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
<if condition="$show['profile']">
<a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>
<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
<else />
$post[musername]
</if>
</div>

<if condition="$post['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont">$post[usertitle]</div></if>
<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>

<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<div class="smallfont">
&nbsp;<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
</div>
</if>

<div class="smallfont">
&nbsp;<br />
<if condition="$post['joindate']"><div>$vbphrase[join_date]: $post[joindate]</div></if>
<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>
<if condition="$post['age']"><div>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</div></if>
<div>
$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]
</div>
<if condition="$show['reputation']"><div><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: $post[reppower]</if>$post[reputationdisplay]</div></if>
<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]</div>
</div>

</td>
<if condition="$show['moderated']">
<td class="alt2" id="td_post_$post[postid]">
<else />
<td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]">
</if>

<if condition="$show['messageicon'] OR $post['title']">
<!-- icon and title -->
<div class="smallfont">
<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if>
<if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if>
</div>
<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
<!-- / icon and title -->
</if>

<!-- message -->
<div id="post_message_$post[postid]">$post[message]</div>
<!-- / message -->

<if condition="$show['attachments']">
<!-- attachments -->
<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">

<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_thumbnails]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
$post[thumbnailattachments]
</div>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
$post[imageattachments]
</div>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[imageattachmentlinks]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attached_files]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[otherattachments]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>

<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$vbphrase[attachments_pending_approval]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
$post[moderatedattachments]
</table>
</fieldset>
</if>

</div>
<!-- / attachments -->
</if>

<if condition="$post['signature']">
<!-- sig -->
<div>
__________________<br />
$post[signature]
</div>
<!-- / sig -->
</if>

<if condition="$show['postedited']">
<!-- edit note -->
<div class="smallfont"> <hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
<em>
<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>.
<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]</if>
</em>
</div>
<!-- / edit note -->
</if>

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2">
$post[onlinestatus]
<if condition="$show['reputationlink']"><a href="reputation.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reputation.gif" border="0" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_to_xs_reputation]</phrase>" /></a></if>
<if condition="$show['reportlink']"><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif" alt="$vbphrase[report_bad_post]" border="0" /></a></if>
$post[iplogged]
&nbsp;
</td>
<if condition="$show['moderated']">
<td class="alt2" align="$stylevar[right]">
<else />
<td class="alt1" align="$stylevar[right]">
</if>
<!-- controls -->
<if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a href="$post[editlink]" name="vB::QuickEdit::$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/edit.gif" alt="$vbphrase[edit_delete_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">
<a href="$post[forwardlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/forward.gif" alt="$vbphrase[forward_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow" id="qr_$post[postid]" onclick="return false"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickreply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[quick_reply_to_this_message]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$show['moderated']">
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/moderated.gif" alt="$vbphrase[moderated_post]" border="0" />
</if>
<!-- / controls -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<!-- post $post[postid] popup menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="postmenu_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$post[username]</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$show['profile']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[view_public_profile]</a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['pmlink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['emaillink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['homepage']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$post[homepage]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[visit_xs_homepage]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['search']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_more_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$post['userid'] AND $show['member']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->

<if condition="$show['spacer']">
</div>
$spacer_close
</if>
<!-- / post #$post[postid] -->
<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0 && $thread['forumid'] != 13">
$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left"><a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxx";
google_alternate_ad_url = "http://";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="5418150519";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "22229C";
google_color_url = "000000";
google_color_text = "000000";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>

</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close
</if>

[SIINSI]

Originally Posted by tribedude

This was working great for us initially (so I thought) but I am now getting many users who are complaining of blank pages and threads that lead to http:///

It seems all of these users are on IE. I haven't been able to replicate this behaviour on IE or Firefox.

Here is my postbit legacy:

I dunno if it's a coincidence or what but, my Firefox users have reported quick replying sending them to a blank white page.... I dunno if it's this hack. I dunno what it is...

[tribedude]

I think it might be the google alternate ad going to http://

I just saw that and put a functioning URL in there and we will see what happens....

[SIINSI]

Originally Posted by tribedude

I think it might be the google alternate ad going to http://

I just saw that and put a functioning URL in there and we will see what happens....

Try this man....

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...hlight=firefox

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157022

Worked for me

Miguel

[tribedude]

Originally Posted by SIINSI

Try this man....

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...hlight=firefox

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157022

Worked for me

Miguel

Thanks Miguel but installing this plugin solved the quick reply issue for me a long time ago, however I am still getting complaints from users who click on threads in IE and end up going to http:///

[UK Jimbo]

Thanks for the PMs Gottcha, I think that your problem is running multiple Google ads on the same page. Have a read here and try doing a search for "multiple" in the Google AdSense search section.

[mattyk72]

clicking install

[Marv]

Hi UK Jimbo,

I?ve got my own custom Ads showing up above the first post and under the lastpost. Any chance that your plugin could show the Ads only under the firstpost and above the lastpost ? Otherwise sometimes there would be 2 Ads showing up and that?s not nice and clean..

Guess it could be done with another conditional in

PHP Code:

<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0"> 


I need it that way, that ads delivered by this plugin only appear

1. under the first post
2. above the last post
3. if the whole thread has at least 3 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up between the first and second or second and third post)

Any ideas ?

[Marv]

Originally Posted by Marv

I need it that way, that ads delivered by this plugin only appear

1. under the first post
2. above the last post
3. if the whole thread has at least 3 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up between the first and second or second and third post)

Jason,

even better would be a second one for registered users where Adsense only appears:

1. under the first post
2. above the last post
3. if the whole thread has at least 5 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up without overloading the thread with ads)
4. under the lastpost as Andreas mentioned before. The reason is clear - that?s the post most users read first and should lead to the best reveniews

Would turn this plug-in into a must-have for all AdSense and Yahoo publishers, which have already own custom ads or adservers running on their forums

[Marv]

Originally Posted by Marv

1. under the first post
2. above the last post ($perpage=10)
3. if the whole thread has at least 3 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up between the first and second or second and third post)

May be someone can help me out. I?ve tried to implement these 3 conditions that way_

PHP Code:

<!-- RandomAds for unregistered users -->
<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1) AND $GLOBALS[threadinfo][replycount] >= 3">
<if condition="$post['postid'] > '1' AND $post['postid'] <> '10' AND $post['postid'] <> '20' AND $post['postid'] <> '30' AND $post['postid'] <> '40' AND $post['postid'] <> '50' AND $post['postid'] <> '60' AND $post['postid'] <> '70' AND $post['postid'] <> '80' AND $post['postid'] <> '90'">
<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
    <td class="alt2" align="center">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxx";
google_alternate_ad_url = "http://www.mysite.com/forum/google_adsense_script.html";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="9100589350";
google_color_border = "EFF0F3";
google_color_bg = "EFF0F3";
google_color_link = "445683";
google_color_url = "445683";
google_color_text = "798AB4";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
    </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
$spacer_close
</if>
</if>
</if>
<!-- / RandomAds for unregistered users --> 


But I hit and miss. Does anyone see, where I went wrong..? Guess I can?t see the wood because of all the trees...