Major Additions - vB Ad Management 4

vB Ad Management 4

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What does it do?

Features include global settings, advertisements allowing template conditionals, ad sharing and ad revenue sharing, timed advertisements, preset popular ad locations and functions such as sponsors, additional custom ad locations, random and static advertisements and its all very easy to use. You can use it for ordinary ads like adsense, banner rotations, or any content at all as well as using it to manage ads outside your forum too.

You can read in more detail about these and other features in the manual, which also contains some helpful notes and instructions, as well as the installation and upgrade instructions



If you are using autoinsertion and were using vB Ad Management before version 4.00, you will need to remove your old template edits or advertisements will appear multiple times. Just reverse the old instructions below.

* Find <!-- post $post[postid] popup menu --> and paste $postbit_advertisement above it in your postbit & postbit_legacy templates.
* Paste $forumbit_advertisement at the bottom of your forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post templates.
* Paste $threadbit_advertisement at the bottom of your threadbit template.
* Paste $footer_advertisement at the top of your footer template.
* Find $spacer_close in your footer template and below it paste $rightcolumn_advertisement.
* Find &nbsp; in your header template and replace it with $header_advertisement.
* Find $spacer_open in your header template and below it paste $leftcolumn_advertisement.

[GospelLabs]

I entered my own add to show up in the postbit template and I dont see any ads. Is it supposed to show up on all forums. Can someone help me set this up. I am in desperate need here.!
Sharing is not on.

[GospelLabs]

scratch that, I found the toggle for it.
john

[tyademosu]

Somehow I was able to install it but it only seems to show when I'm logged in, is there any explanation for that ??? Also we where hoping to include an opt-in box in the left column, is there anyway to do that ??? Please help.

[1quick1]

Got mine setup. I only use this for the custom feature since I wanted a rotating banner in my navbar. Works like a charm www.extremebodybuilding.net/forum

The only thing I'd suggest is making the navbar a default option since it seems to be a practical place to put a 468x60 banner but I think you mentioned including it in future upgrades.

[SnowBot]

Hi guys, I have looked through the thread but can not seem to find the answer.....to many pages

How would i set this up so my members just have to input their "pub-xxxxx" code so that their own google ads show up like they have on Digitalpoint?

[Four_ari]

Is there a way for the ads to only be shown to users who haven't logged in.
Thanks

[Brew]

What I would like to see added to this mod is the ability to turn off only adverts.

Let me explain....

I use this mod to not only display adverts but also, at the top of the right column, I use it to show links to important parts of the site and the latest X posts in the forums. Then below that I have the adverts.

Since I cannot turn off just a part of the right column I have to use a second mod (Ultimate Side Columns) in a way that displays the links etc but no adverts and switch between the two depending on which usergroup a visitor is in.

If this mod could be changed in such a way as to use blocks for the side columns that can be turned off individually per usergroup it would save me from having to use a bunch of tricks trying to make use of two mods for the same area of the page.

Something like:

Block #1:

Usergroups to NOT display to; (text box for usergroup numbers)
Usergroups to display to; (text box for usergroup numbers)

Then a box to input code to display for these groups.

Block #2:

Usergroups to NOT display to; (text box for usergroup numbers)
Usergroups to display to; (text box for usergroup numbers)

Then a box to input code to display for these groups.

Block #3:

Usergroups to NOT display to; (text box for usergroup numbers)
Usergroups to display to; (text box for usergroup numbers)

Then a box to input code to display for these groups.


etc etc

This way I can have block #1 with the links and other stuff and Block #2 will be code for the adverts and they can be turned off for certain groups. It would allow me to keep my links but turn off the adverts and keep me from having to jury-rig the forums to get what I'm needing.

You can see how I am using it here: http://www.criticalreactor.com/forums/index.php

What do you think?

[crocodile]

by using this tool, how can I change the header ads'sposition?

[majorvbuser]

Is the coder still around?

I was going to get my coder to click install but I need to know

Does it allow you to add a different banner depending on which catagory / forum a user is viewing so we can target the banner to the area of interest being discussed in that catagory?

Does it allow you to add a URL to the banner so when the banner is clicked it sends the user off to the advertisers site?

Appreciate anybody using it letting me know.

Thx

[stevebullman]

newbie question here. ive uploaded this and all seems ok, i have all the options in vb options. i have a selection of gif banners i want to use...how to i find the actual code of the gif to copy paste in the appropriate box?
thankyou