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.

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Any updates ?

[Zachariah]

no but It is next on my list

[Master Miyagi]

Fatal error: Field banner is not defined in $validfields in class vb_datamanager_forum in /includes/class_dm.php on line 485



What's this all about? I did everything just right. I added the right xml product and also pasted the code mentioned in the zip file below $navbar in the two templates.

These things can get really annoying sometimes..


[EDIT]

Also, am I supposed to be typing anything inside these codes:


<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>

[Hypocrisy]

Hello,


I've got a question about this plugin:

Can I put the code directly inside the navbar template? Will the code still make difference of what forum / thread the ads are selected to display in?

What if I want to have one code that shows in every other case than the thread/forumdisplay options? Like a certain html code / ad is shows on the mainpage, the user panel and private messages page?


Thanks in advance

[Normandi2]

Click install

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Downloaded and installed in under a minute.

It appears to be working fine for vb 3.5.3 at the moment.

[midirtrider]

Quick question..
I have the banner system all installed and its working great. but forsome reason It wont allow me to link the banners to the abnners homepage..

for instance I have a banner for Edge industries (home page www.edgeindustries.com however it just redirects you back to my forum home page when you click on their banner?

how do I fix this?

[midirtrider]

Also, just a quick add on to the above question..

In my admin cp where it says Banner link and you have to type in the http://blah blah.com

after i save it and the image banner is in the "banners" list.. I can click on them their and they send me to the banners home page.. just not when im in my forum. from their they do as I stated above..

[midnightsoaper]

Love this hack!

My only problem is, I already have a phpadsnew banner at the top of the page just above the navbar, so it looks really bad if I have this banner just below. I'm running 3.5.4.

Is there a way I can add this to the postbit template? I wanted to try combining this with a hack similar to this hack so that this banner can show up below the first post in each thread.

[utw-Mephisto]

Zach, is there a way to do add a banner for the categories and they show up then above the categorie ? So far I am just using html tags in the categorie name but the problem with that is of course, they showing up everywhere ..