Add-On Releases - Advertisement System V2.6 Aka Ad Management

Many forums are using the Ad management system, however the coder has stopped supporting the script. Therefore I have decided to release this modification. I will give support to those who need it and continue to make updates to the system.

====>> Live Demo
The Advertisement System was designed with the intent that anyone with any level of experience could use the system. It is easy to install and once installed, the templates are easy to use on a site. The advertisement system has several features that sites will enjoy such as it can be used on versions 3.6.x as well as 3.7.x. The ads can be placed in the following areas: header , footer , below whats going on, below the navbar , postbit , postbit legacy, pms, announcement, archive, left & right column in forum home , left column in member info and full page , threadbit , as well as forumbit. Also, the ability to not display advertisement on certain pages such as login, registration & the search page. This system allows you to personalize the system to better suit their needs such as setting permissions like ads after first post on a page, ads after last post on a page, ads after X post on a page, and ads every X posts on a thread. You may also display ads by forum ID, as well as customize the full page for your site. The system comes with a feature for auto refresh ads as well as Google analytics. Besides the features,there is constant support given to those who need it and of course, updates are made to the system in order to better serve the sites using the system.

10/15/2008 version 2.6

** ability to tun on /off the autorefresh : check the screen below

Yes : will enable the autorefresh
No : will enable a simple rotation
** fixed 2 bugs in [left & right column ]
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Features :
* works for v3.7.x and also v3.6.x
*advertisement in header , footer , below whats going on ? , below the navbar , postbit , postbit_legacy , pms , announcement , archive , left & right column in forumhome , left column in memberinfo and full page , threadbit , forumbit
* flash rotation
* do not display advertisement on certain pages Such as login , register & search
* google analytics
* permissions by area : display advertisement or not for usergroup x in :
... area 1 : header , footer
... area 2 : navbar , left & right column
... area 3 : forumbit & threadbit
... area 4 : postbit,postbit legacy , pms & announcement
* for postbit & postbit_legacy you have the ability to set more permissions like :
.... ad after first post on a page
.... ad after last post on a page
.... ad after X post on a page
.... ad every X posts on a thread
.... Minimum thread postcount
.... Maximum user postcount
..... Display Advertisements as User
*** Full Page
****Auto refresh ads

Please remember to click Mark as Installed if you use this modification.
Support questions from members who have not marked this as installed will be considered low priority.

[karim004]

Originally Posted by tekguru

So is the adsense script handling option now working?

i am gotta relase today a new update with the options i forgot yesterday :

1= rotation for google adsense , amazon and others
2= a easy code for the rotation and you can add both banners {{ images+link & script:adsense , amazon.... }} in same table

3= if i have time the permissions/section & Archive

for redlabour i am still testing the after X' Posts Feature for Postbit and the Full-Page Ads. and i changed the adesnse title for you .

Originally Posted by D.Baker

Hey Guys,

Anyway, I have my board setup (I turned on plugins) and would like to install this plugin/product (which is it?). I uploaded ads.php into my forum root (mydomian.com/forums/) and imported product-advertisement_.xml through the product manager. If that's the correct thing to do, now what?

I can't seem to find the advertisement admin panel as shown in the screenshots so I think I may have done something wrong. Can I even get to that admin panel through my admincp? Or is a different thing altogether. Like I said, I'm a complete n00b, sorry and thanks.

Admincp , vBulletin Options , Advertisement System :: ForumDisplay & Full Page

[Pocket Aces]

Originally Posted by Paul M

When posting replies, please remember that modifications are provided free of charge, and written in a coders free/spare time. Thank you.

People nowadays seem to forget this fact.
Anyway, its good to know and im thankful that someone has started a new ad management for 3.7. Im looking forward for the interesting updates in the future. *Bookmarked*

[karim004]

Originally Posted by redlabour

Argh - more Failures then in 1.0:



And who needs Full-Page Feature if you forget the Full-Feature after X Posts????

I remembered you 4 Times in our PM Discussion.

Sorry Guy - this release is not what you have told me and other to be released.

hi redlabour
i just find out i included this option in v1.1 and it s not done yet

try set ads after x posts to 3 and enable the banner rotation/postbit after that post 6 posts and you will see the full page page with a ad from the postbit banners roration but i didnt finish yet the option because i must add the back redirection to your last post

i am working on it now .

[TheInsaneManiac]

I will not install this until the following issues are fixed:
1.) Usergroup permissions (I have VIP which see no ads)
2.) The footer on many websites that use this get an extra break in it.
3.) Fix the position on the credits (TZ appears below the footer on the dark_vb style.

[blindmedia ltd]

ive given up on this one now ive been tying for days to get this working ive followed all of the info in this thread and no matter what i do the ads still do not show up.

i have tried to do this with both the default vbulletin style thats standard in vbulletin and also with my customised themes but it will not do anything full stop

im using vbulletin 3.7.0

[D.Baker]

Hey Karim004,
Thanks for the help, I have it working now. I have a suggestion, although I think you are already working on it judging by your last post, but here it is anyway.

You could simply get rid of the different type of ad (eg. Adsense, Amazon etc) and just have the one box that allows you to put in any code. Allow the end user to specify a code separator (eg. ***CODE***) that allows your plugin to determine which code to use when displaying random banners. I would imagine this would be much easy to code for you, rather than having to cater to all these different ad types.

This is exactly what the plug in "Who Sees Ads" for Wordpress does, and it won awards. This would make the whole thing much more intuitive and allow complete control for ads. If you need some more information about Who Sees Ads, I am using it on my Wordpress Install and can help.

Otherwise, this seems to be the best for vBulletin and we should all be thanking you for your hard work.

[redlabour]

Ok thanks for your Work - and my last Request since all others are in progress - please don?t forget the Archive Ads.

[karim004]

05/18/2008 Version 2.1
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1= rotation work now for both banner (image+link ) and other scripts like google adsense , amazon
2= now you can use your Your html Codes Sperated By Commas ,
example :

<a href="website1"><img src="banner1"> , adsense code , <a href="website2"><img src="banner2">

3 = Ads in archive
4 = Permission / section :
you can disable or enable the ads for a usergroups in each section : header , postbit , navbar , footer , forumdisplay

[megawelle]

hey man,

great mod! i also would love to see a Google Adsense Revenue sharing option.

thanks for your work!

[D.Baker]

Hello Karim004,
Thanks for the update, its a big step forward. However, using a comma as a code separator will conflict with any type of flash banner a user would like to embed, as flash embed codes generally have commas in them.

For example, this is the code I have setup in Who Sees Ads, I thought it might help to show you what an end user like me is trying to do:

<div id="leaderboardad">
<a href="http://mydomian.com/twoweeksin/" onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview ('/webads/leaderboard_twoweeksin');" target="_self"><img src="http://mydomian.com/blog/wp-content/ads/twoweeksin_ad1.jpg" alt="Two Weeks In... " name="leaderboard1" width="728" height="90" /></a>
</div>
*** CODE ***
<div id="leaderboardad"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
           var so = new SWFObject("http://mydomian.com/blog/wp-content/ads/forum/DESTROYER2noLoopb.swf", "ForumDestroyer", "728", "90", "9", "");
		   so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
           so.write("leaderboardad");
</script>
*** CODE ***
<div id="leaderboardad"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
           var so = new SWFObject("http://mydomian.com/blog/wp-content/ads/burton/ESTbanner.swf", "BurtonEST", "728", "90", "9", "");
		   so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
           so.write("leaderboardad");
</script>

As you can see, the first banner in the set is a plain JPEG with some Google Analytics tracking code, the second and third banners are Flash banners embedded using the swfobject.js embed method. As you can see from my code, using a comma will not separate the banners correctly. May I suggest you use a unique code separator instead of a comma (ideally this could be changed by the user) such as ***CODE*** or ***ROTATE***, that way a user could use your plugin to embed anything, even non ads!

And, doing it this way would mean the user could specify his own DIVs and CSS, thus removing the need to edit templates to center ads, or anything like that. As the users is placing their own DIVS, it would also allow ads to be embedded that are different sizes, so you wouldn't need the global size setting anymore. How awesome would that be!?

Thanks again and keep up the good work.