Major Additions - vB Ad Management 4

vB Ad Management 4

Check the FAQ before requesting support!

What does it do?

Features include global settings, advertisements allowing template conditionals, ad sharing and ad revenue sharing, timed advertisements, preset popular ad locations and functions such as sponsors, additional custom ad locations, random and static advertisements and its all very easy to use. You can use it for ordinary ads like adsense, banner rotations, or any content at all as well as using it to manage ads outside your forum too.

You can read in more detail about these and other features in the manual, which also contains some helpful notes and instructions, as well as the installation and upgrade instructions



If you are using autoinsertion and were using vB Ad Management before version 4.00, you will need to remove your old template edits or advertisements will appear multiple times. Just reverse the old instructions below.

* Find <!-- post $post[postid] popup menu --> and paste $postbit_advertisement above it in your postbit & postbit_legacy templates.
* Paste $forumbit_advertisement at the bottom of your forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post templates.
* Paste $threadbit_advertisement at the bottom of your threadbit template.
* Paste $footer_advertisement at the top of your footer template.
* Find $spacer_close in your footer template and below it paste $rightcolumn_advertisement.
* Find &nbsp; in your header template and replace it with $header_advertisement.
* Find $spacer_open in your header template and below it paste $leftcolumn_advertisement.

[Videx]

Originally Posted by Vinyljunky

Thats a different Mod and coder

True. Sort of. However, it works in 3.7, unlike this mod.

[djbaxter]

I know it's in here somewhere - can't remember where.

How do I change the label "Sponsored links" to "Advertisement"?

Added:

Found it - needed to edit phrases.

[hossenpheffer]

The issue below has been resolved: By reducing the advertisement_sponsors template to the following, it removed the collapsible icon along with the onclick function, but leaving the Sponsored Links title along with the ad images. After all, if viewers could collapse the advertisements, what good are they? Hope this helps somebody. . . Here's my current template code which works fine in Firefox and IE without scripting errors:

<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="$vboptions[adintegrate_sponsors_rows]">
$vbphrase[adintegrate_sponsored_links]
</td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_sponsors" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_sponsors]">
<tr>
$sponsors_adcode
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />

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Disregard this issue!

I'm currently running this in 3.7.1 PL2 with "automatic settings" enabled. Most everything is working just fine, however when checking appearance in IE with script debugging turned on, I keep getting an error stemming from the advertisement_sponsors template. According the the script debugger, the illegal character is in the following code. With limited skill in coding, I've tried removing or changing many of the items without success. Any ideas of the issue? Here's a cut/paste from the script source:

<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="3">
<a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse(\'sponsors\')"><img id="collapseimg_sponsors" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
The WLF Hotlist Forum is proud to be supported by the following sponsors.
</td>
</tr>

Thanks for any help!

[Tapage]

Originally Posted by AFemaleProdigy

I was right there with you yesterday! I have installed this several times in the past and always just refered back here for instructions (I have a horrible memory). Well of course I come here and couldn't find it. It took me a while, but I got it worked out. So here you go:

1. Upload all of the files that are in the "uploads" folder. Be sure to maintain the folder heirarchy.

2. Go to your vB admincp, then "Plugins & Products" in the left hand menu, select "Manage Products". You will see an "Add/Import Product" link, click it.

3. Use the "Browse" button to locate the file called "vb_ad_management.xml". It is in the "vb_ad_management_402" folder. Check "Allow Overwrite" to "Yes". Then click "Import". The system will then import the product and let you know when it's done.

4. Once that is done. Do step #3 again except you will import a different file. It is called "vb_ad_management_english.xml" and is in the "languages" folder.

5. If you refresh your admincp, you should now see a new menu option on the left hand side called "vB Ad Management". That is where you will set everything up. It's pretty straight forward from that point on.

Good luck!

Thanks to your instructions I where able to install it .. let's see how it goes now ..

[Antonio Pereira]

Originally Posted by hossenpheffer

The issue below has been resolved: By reducing the advertisement_sponsors template to the following, it removed the collapsible icon along with the onclick function, but leaving the Sponsored Links title along with the ad images. After all, if viewers could collapse the advertisements, what good are they? Hope this helps somebody. . . Here's my current template code which works fine in Firefox and IE without scripting errors:

<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="$vboptions[adintegrate_sponsors_rows]">
$vbphrase[adintegrate_sponsored_links]
</td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_sponsors" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_sponsors]">
<tr>
$sponsors_adcode
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />

------------------------------
Disregard this issue!

I'm currently running this in 3.7.1 PL2 with "automatic settings" enabled. Most everything is working just fine, however when checking appearance in IE with script debugging turned on, I keep getting an error stemming from the advertisement_sponsors template. According the the script debugger, the illegal character is in the following code. With limited skill in coding, I've tried removing or changing many of the items without success. Any ideas of the issue? Here's a cut/paste from the script source:

<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="3">
<a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse(\'sponsors\')"><img id="collapseimg_sponsors" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
The WLF Hotlist Forum is proud to be supported by the following sponsors.
</td>
</tr>

Thanks for any help!

At some time with this problem and i use your temporary solution to.

No one have any idea ?

This works ok in 3.7.1 PL2:up:

[lee246]

Originally Posted by lee246

Can't seem to find the answer for this. What template do I edit to change the 'remove advertisements' link from 'register.php' to whatever I want?
Thanks in advance.

Apart from that problem it all works great in 3.7.

Can anyone help me with this please?

[principino1984]

workin good on vb 3.7.2

[theparentpack]

The links to the manual, installation/upgrade instructions, and FAQ are not working.

[ETDC]

Good to hear this works in 3.7.2 I'm assuming this is the best solution for multi-location ad placement? Does it support tracking i.e. phpAdsNew?

Anyone have any working examples I could see?

RedTyger - before I install, can you re-link to the manual and the installation and upgrade instructions? Cheers.

[tommykjensen]

Originally Posted by ETDC

Good to hear this works in 3.7.2 I'm assuming this is the best solution for multi-location ad placement? Does it support tracking i.e. phpAdsNew?

Anyone have any working examples I could see?

RedTyger - before I install, can you re-link to the manual and the installation and upgrade instructions? Cheers.

RedTyger has not been online since december 2007 so I would not count on him seeing your message.