Rotating Forum Banners

Rotating Forum Banners

Tested on vBulletin 3.0.1


I have seen this sort of hack requested many times so I thought I would spend a bit of time and create one.

This will add upto 3 rotating image banners with links on each of your forums using your AdminCP.

The orignal slide show script came from Dynamic Drive

Some values you can change in the script are for pause between next image, animation speed and image size, just find:

var trans_width='480px' //slideshow width
var trans_height='60px' //slideshow height
var pause=5000 //SET PAUSE BETWEEN SLIDE (3000=3 seconds)
var degree=10 //animation speed. Greater is faster

If you use this please click install, thanks

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by jarekn

Check this link out:
http://phpadsnew.com/two/

I am running it on my server, serving over 150K banners a day, running vBulletin, coppermine and few sites off of one server with no problem.

The application is amazing and has more futures then you'll ever need

I want to have those three rotating banners on the FORUMHOME page directly under the navbar.

How can I do so?

I think this can be also done or?

[Datenpapst]

Coming in my forum in August 2004!

[johnn]

Where do you add these variables:

Add these phrases:

Varname:
rbanner1

text:
Banner Image 1<br>EX: banner1.jpg

Varname:
rbannerlink1

text:
Image Link 1<br>(www.yoursite.com)

Varname:
rbanner2

text:
Banner Image 2<br>EX: banner2.jpg

Varname:
rbannerlink2

text:
Image Link 2<br>(www.yoursite.com)

Varname:
rbanner3

text:
Banner Image 3<br>EX: banner3.jpg

Varname:
rbannerlink3

text:
Image Link 3<br>(www.yoursite.com)

Thanks,

John

[Beermonster]

Originally Posted by johnn

Where do you add these variables:


Thanks,

John

In your AdminCP you need to go to Languages & Phrases then Phrase Manager and add new phrase.

[Spinball]

May I please point people in the direction of this thread where a hack is available to produce a rotating banner with unlimited banners but with no database changes?
Thanks

[Beermonster]

Originally Posted by Spinball

May I please point people in the direction of this thread where a hack is available to produce a rotating banner with unlimited banners but with no database changes?
Thanks

Thanks for the info, but there's no need to hijack other peoples threads to advertise your own, they are totally different hacks

[Spinball]

I apologise but it was not my intention to 'hijack' any thread, but rather to let people know of a solution to a possible need they might have.
If our roles were reversed, I would thank you for offering people an alternative solution but i would not chastise you for 'advertising' your own.
I have nothing to gain from 'advertising' my hack on here. I posted it to 'give something back' to the vBulletin.org community.
I thought this forum was about helping people out with hacks, not inflating egos. If it offends you so much, please ask admin to delete it and let forum members find it themselves. I'm sure they'll apreciate your helpfulness.

[Beermonster]

Originally Posted by Spinball

I thought this forum was about helping people out with hacks, not inflating egos.

I'm not inflating my ego, I don't have one, I always thought that the thread started was for help and support, ie "The Author(s) agreed to give support for this modification!"

[Spinball]

Originally Posted by Beermonster

I always thought that the thread started was for help and support, ie "The Author(s) agreed to give support for this modification!"

Ok, well let me correct you, then. The way I see it, these threads exist for three purposes:

1. To let people know that the hack exists. I.e. people find the hack by searching through the archive. Which is the reason I posted here.
2. For the author to support the hack as you say and
3. For people to discuss the hack (implementation, variations etc).

But if I'm wrong, then please ask admin to delete my posts from here. I'm not bothered either way - just trying to help people out as I've recieved some tremendous help from you folks on here and it's appreciated.

[Beermonster]

Originally Posted by Spinball

1. To let people know that the hack exists. I.e. people find the hack by searching through the archive. Which is the reason I posted here.
2. For the author to support the hack as you say and
3. For people to discuss the hack (implementation, variations etc).

OK but you didn't do any of that, it was just a case of "May I please point people in the direction of this thread" that's not discussing it at all, anyway I really aren't that bothered, and this is the last I will say on the subject.