Banner Ads System

Banner Ads System
Author: Thinh Nguyen (tnguy3n)
Support: www.vbviet.org

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Banner Ads System Expanded version supports Adsense, Adbrite, Flash, Inframe, etc.
Click on the link below for more info & to purchase:
http://www.vbviet.com/index.php?act=...od&productId=8
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This simple rotational banner ads system get random ads from your database and display globally under navbar on your board.
It's been fully tested on vb 3.5.2, but it should work fine for all 3.5 Gold version.

FEATURES:
- Banner stats tracker
- Ability to enable/disable
- Admin ability to add/modify/delete banners
- Admin ability to view banner stats/detail for each banner
- more

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STRUCTURE:
- New Files: 3
- New Template: 1
- New db tables: 2
- Product: 1


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INSTALLATION:

1. Upload files to appropriate dir in your forumroot
2. UPload product xml file in your Product Manager

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If you need custom version of this hack, pls contact me.

:::::UPDATE:::::
The product xml above will add 2 plugins and the ads stays fixed under navbar. This, however, may not be working with some custom skins if navbar template's codebit are changed. To fix that problem, open Banner System plugin (at global_start hook), replace the whole content with:

PHP Code:

// Banner Ads System by tnguy3n
if($vbulletin->options['bannersys_mode'])
{
    $getads = $vbulletin->db->query_read("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "

bannersys_banners WHERE status = '1' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1");
    $ads = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($getads);

    // print banner ads
    eval('$bannerads = "' . fetch_template('bannerads') . '";');

    $vbulletin->db->free_result($getads);
    unset($getads);
} 


Next step, you'll have to modify some templates in order to display the ads, place this following code:

$bannerads

anywhere you want to show the ads.
If you want to show the ads globally on your forums, put that code in either header or navbar or footer template.

To enable/disable or change other settings of Banner System: vBulletin Options -> Banner System Settings
- Banner System Mode: yes = enable, no = disable
- Show Banners to Logged In Users: yes = everyone (including logged in users), no = only guests
- Ads In New Window: yes = open in new window, no = open in same window

[rclark666]

is there an easy way so that the banner appears in the top right instead of under the navbar?

[DementedMindz]

ok question i wanted to add this to my header to the extra space on my right side im not using could we just do something like this?

<img src="$bannerads" alt="" />

[Marty McFly]

Originally Posted by one.eg6

Someone else asked, and I didn't see it ever answered for him...

On my vBadvanced homepage the banner only shows as a very small dot. Any idea of how to fix this? Has anyone else ran into it?

anyone find a solution to this??? i'm having the same problem.

[osso12]

Yes. The dot will be there unless you turn the system off, or add a banner to the banner manager from what I have found.
Put some banners in the system and the DOT will go away.

[headrat]

Originally Posted by osso12

Yes. The dot will be there unless you turn the system off, or add a banner to the banner manager from what I have found.
Put some banners in the system and the DOT will go away.

I've got banners in the system and it works great on every other page, but on my portal page, I have the blank do too. Any fix to this? Preferably to get the banners to show up there too, not just remove the dot. Tried "turning it off" and then on again, I'm assuming you are talking about the disable function in the AdminCP????? but that did nothing, but remove the dot because it disabled the hack. When I enabled it again, the dot came back, though it works on all other pages.

[xec]

Hi this was the first mod I have ever installed on vB. The installation seemed to work because I see the "++++++.org" banner on my forums. However, I have no idea how to add/change banners. Thank you.

EDIT: Nevermind. I logged in and out and then I saw the Banner System settings.

Thank you for the great mod!

[osso12]

Originally Posted by headrat

I've got banners in the system and it works great on every other page, but on my portal page, I have the blank do too. Any fix to this? Preferably to get the banners to show up there too, not just remove the dot. Tried "turning it off" and then on again, I'm assuming you are talking about the disable function in the AdminCP????? but that did nothing, but remove the dot because it disabled the hack. When I enabled it again, the dot came back, though it works on all other pages.

Support: www.vbviet.org

[headrat]

Ok, I went there, I find pretty much the same thread, but no help to finding out to make that dot on my portal page work properly as the banner system.

[osso12]

Originally Posted by headrat

Ok, I went there, I find pretty much the same thread, but no help to finding out to make that dot on my portal page work properly as the banner system.

The dot is simply a banner not showing up.
Maybe i can help you. Not sure if im supposed to do this, but what is your site?

[headrat]

<a href="http://www.ratpackinternational.com" target="_blank">www.ratpackinternational.com</a> if I only had ONE banner, I could understand, but I don't and I don't have any troubles on any other pages.