vB.Sponsors - Forum and Category Sponsorship with Statistics

vB.Sponsors
Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

Add sponsor's ads to forums & categories

INTRO:
This extension will allow you to add sponsors to you forums and categories. You can also track the hits to each sponsor by date as well. See below for more features.

FEATURES:
-Enable sponsorship on forums and categories
-Use a banner or a text link
-Supports large banners for the top of the sponsored forum, large banners at the top of the thread and small banners for the forum listing
-Tracks hits for each sponsor
-Statistics viewable inside Admin CP
-Easy to use and install

THANKS:
...to vBulletin.org and its members.
...to the people who have installed this mod, suggested improvements and found bugs.

FEEDBACK:
Feedback Forums: http://www.DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Feedback is always welcomed! Good or bad. Post all feedback and feature requests in this thread or in the forums above. Trust me, I'll be reading it even if I don't respond to every post.

SUPPORT:
Support Forums: http://www.DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Should you need any assistance with this, you can reach me via the link above or by posting in this thread.

In either case, please post as much detail as possible with any code or screenshots pertaining to the issue. MySQL, PHP and web server software versions are helpful. You can obtain these from the Admin CP in vBulletin.

DONATE:
If you like this product, a donation would be appreciated. But of course its not required.



INSTALLATION:
Documentation is located here. I've found it's easier to maintain an online version rather than files included in the download.

DEMO SITES: If you'd like your forum added here, PM me.
Sites listed at http://www.digitaldeviation.com/proj...referencesites

VERSION HISTORY:
1.1.0 - Code Cleanup/Bugfix/Feature Added
Big banner display now works
Added the ability to change the Forum Sponsored By text
Updated example template code (added SHOWTHREAD template code)
Cleaned up code (XML, vBSponsors.php, link.php)
Code now more closely matches the vBulletin 3.6.x version (here)
Updated the documentation
1.0.5 - Feature Added/Bug Fix/Code Cleanup
Added a large banner option for the forum that's sponsored by the sponsor
Added FORUMDISPLAY template code
Cleaned up code (link.php, vBSponsors.php)
1.0.4 - Bug Fix
Corrected statistics database error.
Template code updated.
1.0.3 - Bug Fix
Corrected issue with settings. Now saves settings.
Fixed parser error.
1.0.2 - Features Added
Added Admin CP block
Stats are now viewable in the Admin CP by administrators
Minor template changes (please verify your code if upgrading)`
1.0.1 - Bug Fix
Corrected issue with vBSponsors table. Now correctly adds statstics.
1.0.0 - Initial Release

---FEATURE REQUEST LIST---
-Stats viewable by the sponsors in the User CP of their account
-Option to use Adsense code instead of link
-Ability to change the "Forum Sponsored By" text on a per forum basis
-Ability to hide sponsors based on user groups
-Multiple sponsors per forum/category
-Option to remove the branding copyright

---KNOWN BUGS---
-NONE

Don't forget to click the install link below if you use it.

[soletrader]

Thank you Deviation

[Quarterbore]

Sorry to be a dummy...

Deviation indicated this is not for 3.6 but we have one post in here saying it works with 3.6? So, any update on a 3.6 version or are people using this?

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by Quarterbore

Sorry to be a dummy...

Deviation indicated this is not for 3.6 but we have one post in here saying it works with 3.6? So, any update on a 3.6 version or are people using this?

Here's the plan:

I will be releasing one final update for vBulletin 3.5.X. This will mostly be a code cleanup and perhaps a couple added features. After that release, there will only be maintenance releases (bugs, security, etc) for 3.5.X.

After that release, I will be releasing a vBulletin 3.6.X edition. This will likely arrive soon after the last 3.5.x edition is released as it will be minor changes to fully support 3.6.x. This edition will receive feature updates as well as maintenance releases.

To answer your question, this does work with vBulletin 3.6.X. It doesn't take advantage of some of the new features from vB 3.6 though (version checking, help topics, faqs, etc.).

Hope this answers some of the questions.

[Sangrun]

This morning I am starting to use this to put images on my forums that are not sponsored.

This is a great mod!

Here is the link to my forum list. They are not all filled out yetand I hope it doesn't bog things down too much.

http://www.guns-and-ammunition.com/index.php

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by Sangrun

This morning I am starting to use this to put images on my forums that are not sponsored.

This is a great mod!

Here is the link to my forum list. They are not all filled out yetand I hope it doesn't bog things down too much.

http://www.guns-and-ammunition.com/index.php

Unique way to use it.


If those of you using it could PM me your forum's address I'd appreciate it. I'd love to see how you guys/gals are using it. Plus I'm planning on adding some links on my website to the forum's using it.

[Sangrun]

Deviation,

I'm getting this error now when clicking on the sponor banners.

All are enabled and links are correct. It looks like the software is looking at my server for the link to the off site address?

The banners are stored on my site in a folder if that helps.

Any help is appreciated.

Not Found
The requested URL /vB.Sponsors/ was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/1.3.34 Server at www.guns-and-ammunition.com Port 80

[Sangrun]

Deviation,

I figured it out myself, whew! I am proud of myself as I have been learning a a lot over the last 3 months.

I'm an IT guy, but not a coder, who knows.... Maybe I'll learn coding too.

Thanks for the great hack.

[Deviation]

Originally Posted by Sangrun

Deviation,

I figured it out myself, whew! I am proud of myself as I have been learning a a lot over the last 3 months.

I'm an IT guy, but not a coder, who knows.... Maybe I'll learn coding too.

Thanks for the great hack.

Good work. What was the cause? In case anyone else stumbles across this.

[Deviation]

Version 1.0.5 is out! A new version for VB 3.6 will be out soon.

As I said above:

I will be releasing one final update for vBulletin 3.5.X. This will mostly be a code cleanup and perhaps a couple added features. After that release, there will only be maintenance releases (bugs, security, etc) for 3.5.X.

After that release, I will be releasing a vBulletin 3.6.X edition. This will likely arrive soon after the last 3.5.x edition is released as it will be minor changes to fully support 3.6.x. This edition will receive feature updates as well as maintenance releases.

[Sangrun]

Originally Posted by Deviation

Good work. What was the cause? In case anyone else stumbles across this.

My fatigue I had forgotten to add the forum/site name to line 27 in the links.php file. DOH!

By clicking on the banner link and seeing where it was directed and what it was looking for as it errored out. From there I started thinking in my mind how the flow of what was supposed to happen and it dawned on me I had forgotten a step.


Here is another question, if I upgrade to 1.05, do I re-install everything, or do I just drop the new files into the directory? This will be the first time I upgrade a hack and I was wondering if there was a short cut?

Thanks again!