Usergroup Specific Adverts

[high]Installation Instructions[/high]

Step 1: Upload the .xml file to the Product Manager
Step 2: Edit the [high]global_advert[/high] template to add your advert code, i.e. Google Adsense code
Step 3: Add the variable [high]$advert[/high] to any of the following templates: [high]header, navbar, footer[/high] - I placed mine at the top of the navbar template to make it show like it does in the screenshots
Step 4: Alter the plugin code to reflect your premium members/staff usergroups so that they do not see the ads (if you don't want them to)

To do so, edit:

PHP Code:

if (!in_array($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'], array(5, 6, 7))) { 


replacing, obviously, [high]5, 6, 7[/high] with whatever usergroups you need
Step 5: Click [high]INSTALL[/high]

To see what it looks like (yes I used a hideous h1 tag and red font to make the point out) take a look at the screenshots...

[high]Updates[/high]
Version 1.0.1: Simple update to make this work globally - This will show up in every page - To upgrade, remove the forumhome_advert template, delete the existing plugin and follow the installation instructions above

Chris

[Chris_D]

This is great

[Mr_Bob]

Will this be updated for 3.5 gold or is it good as is? I'm interested in using this .

[Chris M]

Currently this should work as is - There may be tweaks that can be made for 3.5 Gold but I honestly can't forsee any at the moment - It is best to assume that it is compatible and then if any issues arise they can be fixed

Chris

[Julie]

Uhh, is it possible to have this work with secondary usergroups? Because I've set up my forum so that a paying user gets a secondary usergroup (without changing their primary usergroup)... Is there a way to have so that you can add secondary usergroup ids as well? Thanks.

[n1ckn4me]

Hi nice hack! it's got some potention in my opinion.

I have for example some plain text I only want to show at some places of my vbsite. so I place the $advert outthere and I copy the code within the plugin from "global_start" and than add the idusergroup numbers exept for id1 (guests). This way you probably tell that every idgroup does not see it.

Is there a way to invert that? so you just place the useridgroup-numbers who WILL see it? (it's just that it tires my mind to think the other way around i guess )

further more...nice plugin

[Mr_Bob]

Originally Posted by Julieh

Uhh, is it possible to have this work with secondary usergroups? Because I've set up my forum so that a paying user gets a secondary usergroup (without changing their primary usergroup)... Is there a way to have so that you can add secondary usergroup ids as well? Thanks.

Yes I agree. I want to use it but it doesn't seem to work that way yet. I have my forums set up so by doing certain things you are sent to another primary group. I would much rather just make a subscription that says you are a secondary user of this group which prevents you from seeing ads rather then figure out a whole new promotion scheme.

Is there a way to include secondary groups you select as well as primary?

[Chris M]

Edit the plugin, and change:

PHP Code:

if (!in_array($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'], array(5, 6, 7))) { 


to

PHP Code:

if (!(is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, array(5, 6, 7)))) { 


That should work

Chris

[Mr_Bob]

Yup that worked flawlessly . Maybe that could be the default in the product or even just another attachment something like "Use only primary groups" and another "Check both primary and secondary". I attached the edited version of your product if you want to throw it up alongside the first for those that want it to apply for both primary and secondary groups. I didn't rename it or anything of the sort I just went through with PSPad and changed the line .

[Q-v-n-s-Q]

if u want ads display on the 1st post use this code

<if condition="!$GLOBALS['FIRSTPOSTID']"> 

$spacer_open 
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"> 

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> 
<tr> 
    <td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
    <td class="alt1" align="center"> 
        $advert
</if> 
    </td> 
</tr> 
</table> 

</div> 
$spacer_close 

</if>

credit go to artonex for the code
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...t=Adsense+post

[Julie]

Originally Posted by Chris M

Edit the plugin, and change:

PHP Code:

if (!in_array($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'], array(5, 6, 7))) { 


to

PHP Code:

if (!(is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, array(5, 6, 7)))) { 


That should work

Chris

Perhaps it's changed in vB 3.5.2, because it's not working for me :S

I've altered the plugin code;

PHP Code:

if (!(is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, array(5, 6, 7, 16, 21, 26)))) { 


Which are my not-to-see-ads-groups ... But they're still seeing ads. Like f.ex, 21 and 26 are my paid subscription groups. I've added a clone of myself, Julie2 in the subscription group, and marked the secondary group "Gold Membership", but I'm still viewing ads (when logged in as that user)...