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.

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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.

[Lars T]

Great install..
How do I change so when a user clicks the adds, the new website (add) pops up in a new browserwindow and the user doesn't leave the forum.
Tha way it is now, the user is taken away from the forum to the new website when he/she clciks the adds.

[viper357]

I'm getting this message when I try to upload either of the xml files.

The following dependencies were not met:

1. This product is not compatible with version 3.6.11 of vBulletin. (Compatible starting with 3.7.0)

[karim004]

Originally Posted by Lars T

Great install..
How do I change so when a user clicks the adds, the new website (add) pops up in a new browserwindow and the user doesn't leave the forum.
Tha way it is now, the user is taken away from the forum to the new website when he/she clciks the adds.

<a href="http://www.websitelinkhere" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bannerlinkhere"></a>

[Sawa Dee SohL]

I'm having an issue with the ad's showing up

I have a Google adsense(sp?) account - and I put the code they gave me into the Ad Manager in the designated fields, but no ads show up.

Can someone tell me what step I'm missing? Or how to go about making the ad's visible?

I'm not sure where it's supposed to show up on the page, but I've put the code into these area's:

Advertisement System (Forumbit Threadbit & Full page)
-Once on this option, the code is put into these box's: Forumbit advertisement code and Threadbit advertisement code

I also have the Google adsense code in here: Advertisement System (Posts, PMs & Announcements)

I did both of these, Yesterday, and one on Monday.

[Cyn]

I need to remove the Sponsored Links text at the top of the left column ad and place different text or none at all. I believe using Sponsored Links above or below Adsense ads is against Adsense TOS.

I did search the Phrases for "Sponsored Links" to try to find where it is to edit it but nothing is coming up in the search results.

Thanks in advance and for the great mod!

[akonze]

I have problems installing this. There's a readme, which tells me to change some templates. But when I edit these templates, it seems the mod already has added at least some of the changes. Now I am unsure what to do?

[karim004]

Originally Posted by Cyn

I need to remove the Sponsored Links text at the top of the left column ad and place different text or none at all. I believe using Sponsored Links above or below Adsense ads is against Adsense TOS.

I did search the Phrases for "Sponsored Links" to try to find where it is to edit it but nothing is coming up in the search results.

Thanks in advance and for the great mod!

admincp , Advertisement System (Settings & Slideshow ) , Advertisement title
This is the text that is used in places to mark advertisements. change me

[karim004]

Originally Posted by akonze

I have problems installing this. There's a readme, which tells me to change some templates. But when I edit these templates, it seems the mod already has added at least some of the changes. Now I am unsure what to do?

Can you provide more details !

[akonze]

Originally Posted by karim004

Can you provide more details !

Sure. In example the readme says:

*** Header : 2 edits 
1= at the end add :  $ad_headerEnd

So, I opened the "header" template. At the end I already found the following code:

$ad_location[ad_header_end]

I am not sure if this was added by your mod or if it's something left from another mod.

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by akonze

Sure. In example the readme says:

*** Header : 2 edits 
1= at the end add :  $ad_headerEnd

So, I opened the "header" template. At the end I already found the following code:

$ad_location[ad_header_end]

I am not sure if this was added by your mod or if it's something left from another mod.

Make the edits exactly as instructed in the read me, the Varname you refer to is one already in place and supplied by vbulletin, you need to add the extra edits as instructed and all will be fine!