Add a banner image to each forum (vb3.5)

/* -----------------8/11/2005-----------------
[HowTo] Add a banner option image w/ Link or HTML paste to each forum V.1.6
Tested on vBulletin: 3.5.0 RC2

Zachariah - http://www.gzhq.net

This is a VB3.5 Ver of my previous hack:

*** Add a banner image to each forum (VB 3.0x)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61555

*** Info:
This modification will Add an image banner w/ link Or paste in your own HTML code option per forum. These files can be any image. (png, jpg, gif, ect). This will be located after the $navbar on FORMDISPLAY. This images can be located on the localhost or on a remote server.
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Upload the "plug-in" and edit 2 template, It's a snap.



Changelog:
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1.6
Banner shows up on each thread
adds: 1 more template edit to the install
Requested by: - Ryan McBain

** Note: 1.5 - 1.6 needs only to edit SHOWTHREAD not Reinstall the XML files

1.5
Added HTML option (tested w/ Java and Iframe from phpadsnew output)
Added 3.x to VB 3.5 upgrade XML file.

** Random Banner Code Java

**Please click " Install " to track updates.

[Zachariah]

I have plans to do some updates on this hack.

- no template edits for banner placement
- perhaps rotation script option for images and flash banners.

Thoughts anyone ?

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by CnB

Nice hack just what i need.
few questions though

is it possible to show the banner/image always ? in the header not mather what page your on ?
and is it possible to have more then 1 image, switch image after x seconds ?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=96398

and post #18 - simple rotation per refreash (switch image after x seconds ... soon)

[megnin]

The updates sound great.

Thank you for the clarification on the installation. I'm quite new to this and nothing is "familiar" to me yet. I'm only done a few things in HTML, even less in Visual Basic and nothing in PHP. I appreciate the "hand hold".

[megnin]

Well, I still can't get an image to show up in a forum.

I made the edits to the FORUMDISPLAY and SHOWTHRED files, used Forum Manager, Edit Forum, "Place an image on your forum" to select an image. I tried a .gif then a .jpg.

In my forums, no graphics. What could I have missed?

[rnmcd]

Has this awesome hack been working with 3.5.4? Anyone tried it yet?

Zachariah, those updates sound helpful. In particular, banner rotation.

[megnin]

I'm using vB 3.5.4 and haven't been able to get it to work, but then this is my first experience with vBulletin, so don't judge by my experience.
The steps to install it are pretty simple and I believe I've followed them correctly, but I don't have the experience with this software to know how "touchy" it is.

[Warlock40]

Works great. Also works with phpadsnew using the remote java.

I am thinking about installing vbadvance cmps. Will I have problems installing cmps with this hack installed? Should I disable it before or not worry about it.

Its going on a test forum first before it goes to the live version.

[Trevor Hannant]

Originally Posted by craiovaforum

If I add the code for a flash banner instead of the code for an image, in the code from up, it doesn't work


I have this code:

<if condition="$foruminfo['banner'] AND $foruminfo['bannerlink']"><right><a href="$foruminfo[bannerlink]" target="_blank"><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></a></right><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']"><right><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></right><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['bannercode']"><right>$foruminfo[bannercode]</right><br />
<else /><object border="0" width="600" height="100">
    <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
    <embed src="magic2.swf" width="600" height="100" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" /></object>
</if>
</if>
</if>
</if>
</td>

Yep, I'm having a problem getting a flash file to come up too.

[skcyber]

first of all, thank you for this plug... this is really cool !

i have vb 3.5.4 and aria skin.

the plug is working great !

i have a question, i would like the banner to be on every category of a forum, and even in the threads ? how can i do ?

for exemple :
forum 1 : pict1.jpg
- category 1
- category 2

forum 2 : pict 2.jpg
- category 1
- category 2
- category 3 ...etc

should i modify this ? :

<if condition="$foruminfo['banner'] AND $foruminfo['bannerlink']"><center><a href="$foruminfo[bannerlink]" target="_blank"><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></a></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']"><center><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['bannercode']"><center>$foruminfo[bannercode]</center><br />
</if>
</if>
</if>

thanks for your help !

[Zachariah]

To place on all threads in the same forum.

EX:

Forum1 - Image1
- Thread1 - image1
- Thread2 - image1

Forum2 - Image2
- Thread1 - image2
- Thread2 - image2


2) Edit and add.

*** Edit 2 Template(s) : FORUMDISPLAY, SHOWTHREAD

Find:
$navbar

below add :

<if condition="$foruminfo['banner'] AND $foruminfo['bannerlink']"><center><a href="$foruminfo[bannerlink]" target="_blank"><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></a></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['banner']"><center><img src="$foruminfo[banner]" alt="$foruminfo[banneralt]" border="0" /></center><br />
<else />
<if condition="$foruminfo['bannercode']"><center>$foruminfo[bannercode]</center><br />
</if>
</if>
</if>