Major Additions - vB.Sponsors - Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads (and AdSense) with Statistics

vB.Sponsors
Forum and Category Sponsorship Ads with Statistics

Add sponsor's ads or Google AdSense to forums & categories

INTRO:
This extension will allow you to add sponsors to you forums and categories or use Google AdSense. You can also track the hits to each sponsor by date as well. See below for more features and demo sites.

For vBulletin 3.6.x, please see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1116730

For vBulletin 3.5.x, please see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=103327

FEATURES:
-Enable sponsorship on forums and categories
-Ability to use Google AdSense code
-Use a banner or a text link
-Supports large banners for the top of the sponsored forum and small banners for the forum listing
-Tracks hits for each sponsor
-Statistics viewable inside Admin CP
-Ability to alter the "Forum sponsored by:" text
-Easy to use and install

INSTALLATION:
Documentation is located here.
I've found it's easier to maintain an online version rather than files included in the download.

THANKS:
...to vBulletin.org and its members.
...to the people who have installed this mod, suggested improvements and found bugs.

FEEDBACK:
Feedback Forums: http://DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Feedback is always welcomed! Good or bad. Post all feedback and feature requests in this thread or in the forums above. Trust me, I'll be reading it even if I don't respond to every post.

SUPPORT:
Support Forums: http://DigitalDeviation.com/forums/
Should you need any assistance with this, you can reach me via the link above.

In either case, please post as much detail as possible with any code or screenshots pertaining to the issue. MySQL, PHP and web server software versions are helpful. You can obtain these from the Admin CP in vBulletin.

DONATE:
If you like this product, a donation would be appreciated. But of course its not required.


VERSION HISTORY:
2.0.6 - BugFix
-Changed maxversion attribute to enable vBulletin 3.7 installs

DEMO SITES: If you'd like your forum added here, PM me.
Sites listed at http://www.digitaldeviation.com/proj...referencesites

---KNOWN BUGS---
-NONE

Don't forget to click the install link below if you use it.

[PossumX]

Any chance of this mod being updated for vB 4.0 when the time comes? I am reliant on it's function for forum sponsorships.

[Stephan Whelan]

I'm keen on getting the install guide as well - anyone got it?

[PossumX]

The whole DigitalDeviation site has long since been changed, and the developer hasn't been on this site since February 2009.

Is there any other modification that allows forum level sponsors, in a fashion similar to this? I will never be able to upgrade to vB 4 if this is not available in some fashion.

[PossumX]

Originally Posted by PossumX

The whole DigitalDeviation site has long since been changed, and the developer hasn't been on this site since February 2009.

Is there any other modification that allows forum level sponsors, in a fashion similar to this? I will never be able to upgrade to vB 4 if this is not available in some fashion.

Anyone? how are other folks handling forum level sponsorships? In a quandary, as I need this ability to move forward with upgrade in the next month or 2.

[novabandit]

I'm in the same boat.

I found the dev on Twitter, but he never responded...

I'd pitch in $20 for this in VB4!

[PossumX]

<u>Anyone</u> know of any other modification that provides this type of function and is or will be vB 4.x compatible?

[Jonathan81]

Are there any installation instructions anywhere?

[Jonathan81]

An answer to my own question: http://web.archive.org/web/200806300...ion/vbsponsors#

EDIT: Better paste the above into this thread incase it disappears at some point:

vB.Sponsors 2.0.x Installation Guide
Product Requirements
Version 2.0.5 has been tested with vBulletin 3.6x. If you need a version for vBulletin 3.5.x, please see vB.Sponsors version 1.x.

Product Installation

1.Extract the contents of vB.Sponsors.zip to your computer
2.Open upload/vB.Sponsors/link.php in notepad, wordpad or similar editor.
3.On line 30, enter the path to your forum. This is the physical path not the URL. If your forum is located in /usr/com/userid/forums/, the path would be /usr/com/userid/forums/.
You can find the physical path to your forum directory by uploading the settings-check.php file that is located in the do not upload/vB.Sponsors directory. Upload this to the vB.Sponsors directory on your web site. To run it, simply browse to http://web.archive.org/web/200806120...ings-check.php in your browser. Please delete this file when you are done.
4.Upload the files in the upload directory to the corresponding directory on the web server under the forum directory.
5.Open the Admin CP of your board. On the left hand side scroll down to Plugins & Products.
6.Click on Manage Products.
7.Click on Add/Import Product.
8.Click on Browse... and choose the product-vB.Sponsors.xml file.
9.Click Import.
Template Installation

You will need to modify the templates of your style(s). Sample template code is included with the download. This is for the default vBulletin style only. I highly recommend that you create a test style to apply template changes before you commit them to your regular styles.



For forums & categories:

forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
FIND:

<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>

ADD, AFTER:

<!-- vBSponsors -->
<if condition="$forum[sponsor_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_sponsorship] == 1">
<div style="float:$stylevar[right]">
<if condition="!empty($forum[sponsor_adsense])">
$forum[sponsor_adsense]
<else />
$vboptions[sponsor_global_default_text] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$forum[forumid]" title="$forum[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">
<if condition="$forum[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1">
<img src="$forum[sponsor_banner]" alt="$forum[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
<else />
$forum[sponsor_name]
</if></a>
</if>
</div>
</if>
<!-- / vBSponsors -->

forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
FIND:

<if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
</div>

ADD, AFTER:

<!-- vBSponsors -->
<if condition="$forum[sponsor_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_sponsorship] == 1">
<div style="float:$stylevar[right]">
<if condition="!empty($forum[sponsor_adsense])">
$forum[sponsor_adsense]
<else />
$vboptions[sponsor_global_default_text] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$forum[forumid]" title="$forum[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">
<if condition="$forum[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1">
<img src="$forum[sponsor_banner]" alt="$forum[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
<else />
$forum[sponsor_name]
</if>
</a>
</if>
</div>
</if>
<!-- / vBSponsors -->

To display the advertisement at the top of the forum/category:

FORUMDISPLAY
FIND:

<if condition="$pagenav"><td align="$stylevar[right]">$pagenav</td></if>

ADD, AFTER:

<!-- vBSponsors -->
<if condition="$foruminfo[sponsor_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_sponsorship] == 1">
<if condition="!empty($foruminfo[sponsor_adsense])">
$foruminfo[sponsor_adsense]
<else />
$vboptions[sponsor_global_default_text] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]" title="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">
<if condition="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1">
<if condition="!empty($foruminfo[sponsor_banner_big])">
<if condition="$vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_big_banners] == 1">
<img src="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner_big]" alt="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
<else />
<img src="$foruminfo[sponsor_banner]" alt="$foruminfo[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
</if>
<else />
$foruminfo[sponsor_name]
</if>
</if></a> 
</if>
</if>
<!-- / vBSponsors -->

For subforums:

forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
FIND:

<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

ADD, AFTER:

<!-- vBSponsors -->
<if condition="$forum[sponsor_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_sponsorship] == 1">
<div style="float:$stylevar[right]">
<if condition="!empty($forum[sponsor_adsense])">
$forum[sponsor_adsense]
<else />
$vboptions[sponsor_global_default_text] <a href="vB.Sponsors/link.php?f=$forum[forumid]" title="$forum[sponsor_name]" target="_blank">
<if condition="$forum[sponsor_banner_enabled] == 1 AND $vboptions[sponsor_global_enable_banners] == 1">
<img src="$forum[sponsor_banner]" alt="$forum[sponsor_name]" border="0" />
<else />
$forum[sponsor_name]
</if>
</a>
</if>
</div>
</if>
<!-- / vBSponsors -->

[Ocean-Wonders]

Any chance this could be updated to work with version 4 ?

I would really appreciate it

[MagicThemeParks]

Installed on 3.8.4 with no problems. Made sure to eliminate the version check as detailed in Post #66 on this thread.

One issue though is the fact that the forum name and the counts are now aligned to the top. Any suggestions on how to fix that?

Attached are the before and after pics