Mist's Random Banner Hack

Mist's Random Banner Hack

What does this hack do?

This allows you to have a random banner in your header.

Latest Version: 1.0

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If you install this hack then please click the INSTALL button.
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Regards

- miSt

[Koss]

im sorry im not sure if I understand what you mean?

do you mean like this:

$bannerh[2]=\"<OBJECT classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,0,0" ID=popup_06 WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=250>
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="http://www.yourdomain.com/banner.swf?url=[AffiliateWizTargetURL]http://www.yourdomain.com"> <PARAM NAME=menu VALUE=false> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF>
 <EMBED src="http://www.yourdomain.com/banner.swf?url=[AffiliateWizTargetURL]http://www.yourdomain.com" menu=false quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF swLiveConnect=FALSE WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=250 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>";

[Dean C]

No only in the html code

Like this:

PHP Code:

$bannerh[2]= "<OBJECT classid=\"clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,0,0\" ID=popup_06 WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=250>
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=\"http://www.yourdomain.com/banner.swf?url=[AffiliateWizTargetURL]http://www.yourdomain.com\"> <PARAM NAME=menu VALUE=false> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF>
 <EMBED src=\"http://www.yourdomain.com/banner.swf?url=[AffiliateWizTargetURL]http://www.yourdomain.com" menu=false quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF swLiveConnect=FALSE WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=250 TYPE=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" PLUGINSPAGE=\"http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\">
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>"; 


I think i managed to find all the double quotes hehe

- miSt

[Koss]

thanks but that didnt work....guess its back to PPN's one banner hack

oh well thanks for helping out

[maoz440]

nano - works perfectly! Thanks

[klunderj]

This is my first real hack of a hack

I really wanted to have the banner have a clickable url... so I modified the hack inphpinclude as follows...

//©hololith.com(NanoEntity)
$banners=array('image1', 'image2'); //images names
$bannerhref=array('url1.com','url2.com'); //url names
$randomnum=rand(0,count($banners)-1); //generate random num
$bannerimg=$banners[$randomnum]; //random image
$bannerurl=$bannerhref[$randomnum]; //corresponding random url

$adbannerurl="<a href=\"http://$bannerurl\">\n";
$adbanner="<img src=\"/images/banner/$bannerimg.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\">\n"; //images output

//END ©hololith.com(NanoEntity)

In my header I simpy call $addbanner, and $addbannerurl
Hope this is useful...

[engquist]

hey mist, wanted to let you know that the code doesn't work unless you change this part:

PHP Code:

//output banner
$banner = "<img src=\"https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/banner$num\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />"; 


to:

PHP Code:

//output banner
$banner = "<img src=\"https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/$banner[$num]\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />"; 


notice the difference?

but then it works fine, thanks MIST!

[Zedd]

Originally Posted by NanoEntity

nice one Mist!

Mist! I would just forget about global.php, why not just insert this code to the phpinclude, it will be easy to mod if you need to add a new banner.

Also why list them as
$banner[1]="banner1.gif";
$banner[2]="newthread.gif";

Why not make an Array.
$banners=array('banner1', 'banner2');

Here is a simple way to do it, only takes 3 lines

PHP Code:

//?hololith.com(NanoEntity)
$banners=array('banner1', 'banner2'); //images names
$shuffle=$banners[rand(0,count($banners)-1)]; //shuffle images 
$adbanner="<img src=\"https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/greentek/adbanners/$shuffle.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\">\n"; //images output
//END ?hololith.com(NanoEntity) 


Was that easy

DEMO:
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php - random
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=draco v1 - static
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=magal v1 - static
http://artwork.hololith.com/sigs.php?show=kinght v1 - static

This generates random signature, same way it would a banner ad, but its more advanced when it comes to code, about 13 lines.

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EDIT - Addon

I am geting PMs from people that want diffrent urls to diffrent banners, here is the code

This was tested and it works.

PHP Code:

//?hololith.com(NanoEntity)
$banner1="<a href=\"http://url1\"><img src=\"{ imagesfolder }/adbanners/banner1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"></a>";
$banner2="<a href=\"http://url2\"><img src=\"{ imagesfolder }/adbanners/banner2.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"></a>";

$banners=array($banner1,$banner2); //banner array
$shuffle=$banners[rand(0,count($banners)-1)]; //shuffle banners 
$adbanner="$shuffle\n"; //banners output
//END ?hololith.com(NanoEntity) 


Enjoy.

Thanx Nanoentity, you code for the phpinclude template did the trick. IT was exactly what I wanted with no file hacks.

[Dave Rosteck]

Originally Posted by engquist

hey mist, wanted to let you know that the code doesn't work unless you change this part:

PHP Code:

//output banner
$banner = "<img src=\"https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/banner$num\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />"; 


to:

PHP Code:

//output banner
$banner = "<img src=\"https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/$banner[$num]\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />"; 


notice the difference?

but then it works fine, thanks MIST!

I hate to bump but you're right, it won't work without this fix. I also wanted to point out that this hack works with vB3 as well.

Simply place the revised banner code under

PHP Code:

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


in global.php.

[ReZ]

By any chance would this work with 3.0.7 also?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

vB2 hacks will not work with vB3.