Mini Mods - New Ad Location - Below Postbit Signature

What it does?
Have you wanted to add a new Ad Location below the signature in each Postbit where you can place text ads or banner ads?

File Edits: 2
Template Edits: 2
New Templates: 1


*** This has only been tested with vBulletin 3.8.1. ***

Instructions

1. Make a backup of your Class_Postbit.php and your Showthread.php.

2. Open the Class_Postbit.php in your forum includes folder and look for:

PHP Code:

 
  if ($post['isfirstshown'])
  {
   eval('$ad_location[\'ad_showthread_firstpost_start\'] = "' . fetch_template('ad_showthread_firstpost_start') . '";');
   eval('$ad_location[\'ad_showthread_firstpost_sig\'] = "' . fetch_template('ad_showthread_firstpost_sig') . '";');
  } 


(Note: The ending "}" should be on or around line 300.)

2. Add the following code below it:

PHP Code:

 
eval('$ad_location[\'ad_showthread_below_sig\'] = "' . fetch_template('ad_showthread_below_sig') . '";'); 


3. Save the file.

4. Log into your AdminCP, and go to:
Styles & Templates => Styles Manager => Master Style => Add New Template

Product: vbulletin

Title: ad_showthread_below_sig

Template:

 
<br />
<div align="center" class="smallfont">
This is a test ad below everyone's signature<br />
<a href="http://www.mydomain.com/register.php" target="_self">Sign Up Now To Remove These Ads</a>
</div>
 
 
 
 

Note: I had to add the new template to the Master Style in order to get it to show up under existing "Ad Locations Template" group.

5. Save your new template.


6. Now, make the following edit to your Postbit and Postbit Legacy templates:

Find:

 
            $template_hook[postbit_signature_end]

7. Add the following below:

 
            $ad_location[ad_showthread_below_sig]

8. Save template and do the same in Postbit_legacy.

9. Open showthread.php in the forum root folder and look for:

PHP Code:

 
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array(
    'ad_showthread_beforeqr',
    'ad_showthread_firstpost',
    'ad_showthread_firstpost_start',
    'forumdisplay_loggedinuser',
    'forumrules',
    'im_aim',
    'im_icq', 


9. Insert "'ad_showthread_below_sig', in between
"'ad_showthread_firstpost_start'," and "'forumdisplay_loggedinuser',"

which should look like this when done:

PHP Code:

 
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array(
    'ad_showthread_beforeqr',
    'ad_showthread_firstpost',
    'ad_showthread_firstpost_start',
                'ad_showthread_firstpost_sig',
                'ad_showthread_below_sig',
    'forumdisplay_loggedinuser',
    'forumrules',
    'im_aim',
    'im_icq', 


10. Save the file.

11. Upload your edited showthread.php to your forum's root folder, and
class_postbit.php file to your forum's includes folder overwriting the existing file.

Optional: If you use an ad rotation system such as OpenX, you may need to create a new plugin using the "postbit_display_start" hook for the ad to show up.

If you have questions, let me know and I'll try to help as much as I can.

Make sure you Click Install if you use this!!!

[TalkVirginia]

Originally Posted by Loco.M

It would be nice if it was default, but seems like a lot of work when you could just add the banner code in the postbit template, or openX


Keep up the good work

I guess if it seems like a lot of work, then you probably don't need it.

but thank you!

[ahmed-samara]

now is working great thanks too much
installed

[KevinGupta]

Sorry.. how do I exactly put in a banner/text ad.. could you please give me step by step guide to it?

and what type of banner links can I put in... Can I just put in a URL e.g. www.domain.com/pic.gif ?

[TalkVirginia]

Originally Posted by KevinGupta

Sorry.. how do I exactly put in a banner/text ad.. could you please give me step by step guide to it?

and what type of banner links can I put in... Can I just put in a URL e.g. www.domain.com/pic.gif ?

Once you make the edits as instructed above, you should be able to put any html code including image or text banners, and template conditionals in the new template as you would the other ad locations.

[TheLastSuperman]

Tagged, will check out later & Thanks