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

[EchoZA]

Thanks, where would I add the database name to perform this query in in the above command list?

[EchoZA]

^^^ please ignore above post I have fixed it, is there anything else I will need to add?

[tnguy3n]

admincp or phpmyadmin

[futuregizmo]

Nice hack, running smoothly in my forum. Some questions though:

1 - How to modify the plugin so that the banners will be placed to the right of the forum logo? I tried editing the plugin but the best I did was place the banner in the center right below the forum logo. Dunno how to place it beside (to the right of) the forum logo.

2 - When will the phrases be added? I usually get this error (and some other phrase errors) when adding/editing banners:

Could not find phrase 'updated_banner_successfully'.

3 - Is there a way to put a weight on the banners that appear so that Banner 1 for example appears 80% of the time while Banner 2 appears only 20% of the time?

[EchoZA]

O.K. I got access to my site again, went into AdminCP and uninstalled the plugin and then tried again but same error, is there a version of the product-bannersys.xml file without the MyISAM issue? If not what do I need to edit out of the .xml file or add in?

[tnguy3n]

@ futuregizmo: you can manually add the missing phrase to Error Message phrasegroup.

@ EchoZA: pls use the attached product xml to import it. I stripped out the default MyISAM engine.

[jmaldo]

I am also getting the missing phrase error. WHere do i add this?

Aslo on my portal page i get a tiny little black dot where it looks like its trying to display the banners, how can i get rid of that?

[futuregizmo]

thanks tnguy3n. how about my other questions?

1 - How to modify the plugin so that the banners will be placed to the right of the forum logo? I tried editing the plugin but the best I did was place the banner in the center right below the forum logo. Dunno how to place it beside (to the right of) the forum logo.

3 - Is there a way to put a weight on the banners that appear so that Banner 1 for example appears 80% of the time while Banner 2 appears only 20% of the time?

[EchoZA]

Originally Posted by tnguy3n

@ futuregizmo: you can manually add the missing phrase to Error Message phrasegroup.

@ EchoZA: pls use the attached product xml to import it. I stripped out the default MyISAM engine.

Thanks, all working great Looking forward to future developments on this mod Does the job Thanks for all your help!

all seems to of uploaded fine but i can see the banners in the admin panel but on the forum its self i get a tiny dot in the middle of the screen under the nav bar

any ideas what i have done wrong ?

Rix