Banner Ads System

Banner Ads System
Author: Thinh Nguyen (tnguy3n)
Support: www.vbviet.org

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Banner Ads System Expanded version supports Adsense, Adbrite, Flash, Inframe, etc.
Click on the link below for more info & to purchase:
http://www.vbviet.com/index.php?act=...od&productId=8
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This simple rotational banner ads system get random ads from your database and display globally under navbar on your board.
It's been fully tested on vb 3.5.2, but it should work fine for all 3.5 Gold version.

FEATURES:
- Banner stats tracker
- Ability to enable/disable
- Admin ability to add/modify/delete banners
- Admin ability to view banner stats/detail for each banner
- more

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STRUCTURE:
- New Files: 3
- New Template: 1
- New db tables: 2
- Product: 1


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INSTALLATION:

1. Upload files to appropriate dir in your forumroot
2. UPload product xml file in your Product Manager

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If you need custom version of this hack, pls contact me.

:::::UPDATE:::::
The product xml above will add 2 plugins and the ads stays fixed under navbar. This, however, may not be working with some custom skins if navbar template's codebit are changed. To fix that problem, open Banner System plugin (at global_start hook), replace the whole content with:

PHP Code:

// Banner Ads System by tnguy3n
if($vbulletin->options['bannersys_mode'])
{
    $getads = $vbulletin->db->query_read("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "

bannersys_banners WHERE status = '1' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1");
    $ads = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($getads);

    // print banner ads
    eval('$bannerads = "' . fetch_template('bannerads') . '";');

    $vbulletin->db->free_result($getads);
    unset($getads);
} 


Next step, you'll have to modify some templates in order to display the ads, place this following code:

$bannerads

anywhere you want to show the ads.
If you want to show the ads globally on your forums, put that code in either header or navbar or footer template.

To enable/disable or change other settings of Banner System: vBulletin Options -> Banner System Settings
- Banner System Mode: yes = enable, no = disable
- Show Banners to Logged In Users: yes = everyone (including logged in users), no = only guests
- Ads In New Window: yes = open in new window, no = open in same window

[2fast4ya]

Originally Posted by overload7

It all depends on where you have banner.php and your directory structure. I had to just put "banner.php" into my footer replacements. You may have to put in "/'forumroot'/banner.php"

If you have the banner showing in the footer, then put it in the footer replacements, if in the header, then put it in the header replacements. All this can be done in the AdminCP > vBa CMPS options.

OOOkay, i'm trying this now. So i'm going to go into footer replacements, and add

PHP Code:

banner.php 


I'll let you know how it turns out

[RPM Photography]

Hello, I am tryting to install this banner system onto my forums:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=104432

My forums:

http://www.FloridaGerman.com/forums/

The install went cleanly and I see the Banner thing in the Admin, and adding a banner went smoothly and everything.

But the banners are not showing up on the page, I am a big of a n00b when it comes to mods, so I could really use some help!

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by 2fast4ya

add several different banners and each time you refresh the pages a different banner will show up

I ment actually rotate without refresh =\

[2fast4ya]

Oh, I dunno then. LOL. SOrry

[2fast4ya]

Still got teh dot. So i dunno what to do. Can someone give me exact code and exactly where to place code? This question has been on here several times and there was never a clear answer, just do this then this, but never, heres the code put the code here kinda thing.

[Shazz]

just mess around with it.
You can insert it in the header, Navbar anywhere.

[jp30]

Got this working on CMPS and the Forum Hompage, but the redirects don't work on the Gallery.

Instead of pointing to www.website.com/forum/banner.php
when I click on the ad,
it points to this www.website.com/gallery/banner.php

How do I redirect the link on my galleries page? I have PhotoPost Pro, BTW.

[Goatpod]

Originally Posted by ckhorne

For those using cmps, you need to edit either the Page or the Default Settings for CMPS. In the "Portal Output Global Variables" section, add:

ads

This will load the necessary variables for the banner system.

ckhorne, thanks for that - worked perfectly

and thanks for the wonderful Hack tnguy3n

[FSX]

Thanks - works great.

One thing I would like to see in a future update maybe, is the banner stats. I would like to see how many page impressions the banner got as well as a export link so I can export the banner stats and email it to my advertising client to show him exactly how many page impressions/clicks his banner got for the month etc.

Otherwise really good job!

[BTTF.com]

The $20.00 version has stats. It also supposedly supports Flash, but I've found that the code doesn't support Flash on IE -- just Netscape.