Show Thread Enhancements - Digital Point Ad Positioning

About
This allows you to insert an ad into a random location within the post currently being viewed and/or insert an ad after the currently viewed post.

I made this a couple years ago for internal use and decided to release it because a few people have been requesting it.

Installation

• Install the product-dp_positionads.xml product under AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product
• Go to AdminCP -> Settings -> Options -> Digital Point Position Ads for all your settings/options.

Notes

• You can control which usergroups see ads.
• You can control which forums the ads are inserted for.
• This addon works just fine with vBulletin 3 as well as vBulletin 4.
• The ads are inserted relative to the currently viewed post, not necessarily the first/last, etc. post in a thread.
• Requires no template edits.
• Our ad revenue more than doubled when we implemented this (and we opted to only use it for non-registered members).

[chefy]

Originally Posted by digitalpoint

Should work fine with vB3 too.

Originally Posted by WoodiE

Does this happen to work for vB 3.8.x too?

Originally Posted by digitalpoint

Nope, 4.x only.

I'm confused, digitalpoint
In your original message (mod description) you clearly state this:

This addon works just fine with vBulletin 3 as well as vBulletin 4.

So is this working with vBulletin 3? If no, could you release a vBulletin 3 version please?

[digitalpoint]

I dunno, it's been years since I've had a vBulletin 3 installation. You could try it I suppose... maybe it *does* work...

[cloferba]

Originally Posted by datoneer

Hello,
well i tweaked some settings to manage more customized ads. Good for those who have post thank you hack.

and which are the improvements?

[cloferba]

No news about this mod and vBSEO?

[Lifesupporters]

I installed this and it while it does look pretty good, it would be nice to have more options such as ad within post positioning and word wrap (which vB core does not seem to do).

It would also be nice if the ad after first post actually contained the same styling as the post box itself such as border and background.

Otherwise, nice mod.

...if I missed these suggestions elsewhere sorry but I didn't' read through all 11 pages.

[digitalpoint]

Originally Posted by Lifesupporters

It would also be nice if the ad after first post actually contained the same styling as the post box itself such as border and background.

You can wrap the ad in whatever you want since it's just HTML.

[naveeid]

wonderful add on - thank you very much. i just implemented on my website and my earning increased. thank you very much. five star rating , recommended for every 1

[rmd708]

To have the second add match the style of the posts (as seen on digital point forum) do the following:

Add this to additional.css template (change the background color to your preferred background color):

#adsense_inline {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #EAF4E9;
padding: 1px;
text-align: center;
}

Then in the options page for the plugin, use the following for the 2nd code box (ad after post):

<li class="postbit" id="adsense_inline">

<insert your adsense code here>

</li>

[rmd708]

I just installed this. Will give some feedback after a couple days whether it improved earnings or not.

[rmd708]

Initial feedback is that the second add (ad after post) performs very poorly, but the first ad (ad within post) performs decently (above 1% click through rate). I still need to test it against a regular adsense in signature of first post to see if it is performing better than that.