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.

[Simon Lloyd]

Firstly, check the terms of service for google and adbrite, i believe you cannot display both on the same page. The ad code is pasted in VBulletin Options > Advertisement System (Forumbit Threadbit & Full page)

[karel1985]

Is it possible to enable the right column also on the forumdisplay and topics?
i think its just adding the $ad_rightcolumn_code in the templates, but i'm not sure where

[DjEddie]

ok, stupid question time:

Where do you go to see the Full Page Advertisement on the forum, I know where to set up in the admin cp ... but can't see for the life of me where on the actual forum you would see this?..

Any ideas?

Thank you

[soundbarrierpro]

Hi, got it installed but can't for the life of me figure out the txt. instructions.

What is *** before each [1] and [2] supposed to mean?

Can somebody put these step by step directions in "normal step 1, step 2......" order?

1=upload the 4 files in folder upload to your forum folder 

2=  import the product-advertisement 
*** Header : 2 edits 

1= at the end add :  $ad_headerEnd

2= before :
<td align="$stylevar[right]" id="header_right_cell">
		<if condition="$ad_location['ad_header_logo']">$ad_location[ad_header_logo]<else />&nbsp;</if>
	</td>
Add :

<td align="$stylevar[right]"><center><if condition="$ad_headerLogo"><center>$ad_headerLogo</center><else />&nbsp;</if></center>
*** Footer 2 edits :
1= in top add :  $ad_footerStart

2= before :
<if condition="$show['dst_correction']">

add :
$ad_footerEnd

**** navbar  1 edit :
at the end add : $ad_navbarBelow



*** Postbit&Postbit_legacy 1 edit :
after :
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu --> 
add :
$ad_postbit_below

*** FORUMHOME 2 edits :
1 = Below 
$navbar
Add

$ad_leftcolumn_code

nb= if you have problem to display the sidebar try to add :
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
above 

$ad_leftcolumn_code

2 = above :
$footer
Add:
$ad_rightcolumn_code

*** forumhome_forumbit_level1_post & forumhome_forumbit_level2_post : 1edit
at the end add : $ad_forumbit_end

***** threadbit 1 edit :
at the end add : $ad_threadbit_end

[soundbarrierpro]

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd

You will see in the Advertising System options (VBulletin options) something like this limit who sees the ads:
Do NOT display Postbit advertisements to Usergroups:
IDs of the usergroups who will not see the Postbit advertisements, separated by |
Just add the usergroups id who you do not wish to see the ads, there is also something similar below to explicitly show the ads to certain groups.

You will see at my site http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz that you can see the ads but other members who belong to different usergroups see ads in different places to you the unregistered user.

Hi, I'm really insterested in your help, but not your site. It seems you're more interested in pimping the site rather than helping to explain the very rudementary instructions.

[GeorgeB85]

Does this work with commission junction ads? I had my webmaster install this on my forum, but I cant get the ads to show up. Any idea why? I am running 3.7.4

Thanks for any help!

[soundbarrierpro]

Originally Posted by GeorgeB85

Does this work with commission junction ads? I had my webmaster install this on my forum, but I cant get the ads to show up. Any idea why? I am running 3.7.4

Thanks for any help!

Because most likely your webmaster had the same problem just about everybody in this thread had. The instructions for the template edits are useless. They make no sense. He/she has to make the template edits, otherwise this mod won't work.

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by soundbarrierpro

Hi, I'm really insterested in your help, but not your site. It seems you're more interested in pimping the site rather than helping to explain the very rudementary instructions.

If you read the posts in this thread you will see that i have been explanitory, and the reason for givening my site is not to PIMP but to allow folk to see what can be acheived on a live board. If you have read the posts and not been able to understand the "rudementary" instructions i have given then you're going to have trouble.

Sorry i've not been of any help to you!

[justchil]

Nice mod! I had to tweak the locations of a couple ads... but that is to be expected with a custom theme

[soundbarrierpro]

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd

If you read the posts in this thread you will see that i have been explanitory, and the reason for givening my site is not to PIMP but to allow folk to see what can be acheived on a live board. If you have read the posts and not been able to understand the "rudementary" instructions i have given then you're going to have trouble.

Sorry i've not been of any help to you!

Thank you and I appreciate the fact you know where to put everything.

But......

As stated in my prior post, the instructions make no sense. Flipping through the 50 or so pages here I see I'm not the only one who doesn't understand how the developers instructions are set.

All I want is for the instructions to be laid out so people can understand them. I'm pretty secure in understanding hoe the ACP and the mod is supposed to look and work. It's the templates configuration changes I can't figure out.