Rotating banners

I created this simple and easy hack for a rotating banner block. All you have to do is create a template and add a plugin location and your done.

1. Go to your ADMINCP and create a template called "banner" and insert the attacked code:

PHP Code:

<!-- Begin rotating ad code -->
<script language="Javascript"><!-- 
function image() { 
}; 
image = new image(); 
number = 0; 
// imageArray 
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/payments.php'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/donatebanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.hikersupply.com'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/hikersupply.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.modelt.net'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/modeltbanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://appalachiantrailservices.com/'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/atservicesbanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.thepacka.com/'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/cedartreebanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
// Carry on adding images - as many as you want
increment = Math.floor(Math.random() * number); 
document.write(image[increment]); 
//-->
</script>
<!-- End rotating ad code --> 


2. Now still in your ADMINCP go to PLUGIN SYSTEM-->ADD NEW PLUGIN
HOOK LOCATION is "global_start"
TITLE is "banner"
PLUGIN PHP CODE:

PHP Code:

eval('$banner = "' . fetch_template('banner') . '";'); 


Do not forget to make the plugin active.

3. Now you can go into any template you want and where ever you put the $banner your rotating banners will appear.

4. Most people want to put this in the top right corner of the forums. If this is what where you want it then. go into you ADMINCP templates and into you header:

Find:

PHP Code:

<td align="$stylevar[right]">
&nbsp; 


Under that insert:

PHP Code:

$banner 


Now you done. All you have to do is edit your template your created with the links and banners you want to use.

You can add more rotating banners then what is in the code. All you have to do in insert more lines with banners in the right location in the code. That should be self explanatory.

Note:
You can make your link open in a seperate browser window by adding the target='ad' in the line as shown below.

PHP Code:

image[number++] = "<a target='ad' href='http://www.hikersupply.com'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/hikersupply.gif' border='0'></a>" 


[She Unlimited]

Where can I find the plug in system in the AdminCP?

[attroll]

Originally Posted by She Unlimited

Where can I find the plug in system in the AdminCP?

It should be in the left menu area and the third one from the bottom.

[She Unlimited]

Hm, that is strange. The 3rd from the bottom is Tasks? Is that the main category name?

Thank you!

[attroll]

Originally Posted by She Unlimited

Hm, that is strange. The 3rd from the bottom is Tasks? Is that the main category name?

Thank you!

I see your problem. You are running vBulletin 3.0.7. This hack was designed for 3.5 and higher. But I can tell you what to do to get it working on your version.

Replace step #2 in this hack with this.

2. Put the following command in your phpinclude_start template:

PHP Code:

eval('$banner = "' . fetch_template('banner') . '";'); 


[She Unlimited]

Great, thank you, I have tried both in the header but they stretch out the template...I wonder if I can add this to the navbar?

[snowman872]

This hack seems to be working fine, but at the bottom of my board, I am getting the uncached template message:

Uncached templates: banner (1)

Is this normal? Is there a way to make it go away?

Thanks!

Edit - Hmmm it was working, until I added more than one banner. Now no banners appear. Are we supposed to edit the "number=0" or "image[number++]" incrementially or something?

[Wizardjv]

Originally Posted by trancetopia

I've got this to work now. For some reason if you put the width and hight attributes in the img tag, none of the banners will display. If nothing is showing just leave out these attributes and they will display.

How did you go about removing them....I dont have any attributes in the img tag and still refuses to work....Any help would be greatly appreciated

[mattyk72]

how do I cache the template?

[DJCobol]

Thanks for this. I've gotten it working on the header, but when I tried adding the "$banner" variable to my right column area it doesnt work. Any help?

[Freak0204]

This isn't working for me. Nothing is showing up.