Rotating banners

I created this simple and easy hack for a rotating banner block. All you have to do is create a template and add a plugin location and your done.

1. Go to your ADMINCP and create a template called "banner" and insert the attacked code:

PHP Code:

<!-- Begin rotating ad code -->
<script language="Javascript"><!-- 
function image() { 
}; 
image = new image(); 
number = 0; 
// imageArray 
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/payments.php'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/donatebanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.hikersupply.com'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/hikersupply.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.modelt.net'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/modeltbanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://appalachiantrailservices.com/'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/atservicesbanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www.thepacka.com/'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/cedartreebanner.gif' border='0'></a>"
// Carry on adding images - as many as you want
increment = Math.floor(Math.random() * number); 
document.write(image[increment]); 
//-->
</script>
<!-- End rotating ad code --> 


2. Now still in your ADMINCP go to PLUGIN SYSTEM-->ADD NEW PLUGIN
HOOK LOCATION is "global_start"
TITLE is "banner"
PLUGIN PHP CODE:

PHP Code:

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


Do not forget to make the plugin active.

3. Now you can go into any template you want and where ever you put the $banner your rotating banners will appear.

4. Most people want to put this in the top right corner of the forums. If this is what where you want it then. go into you ADMINCP templates and into you header:

Find:

PHP Code:

<td align="$stylevar[right]">
&nbsp; 


Under that insert:

PHP Code:

$banner 


Now you done. All you have to do is edit your template your created with the links and banners you want to use.

You can add more rotating banners then what is in the code. All you have to do in insert more lines with banners in the right location in the code. That should be self explanatory.

Note:
You can make your link open in a seperate browser window by adding the target='ad' in the line as shown below.

PHP Code:

image[number++] = "<a target='ad' href='http://www.hikersupply.com'><img src='http://www.yoursite.net/forum/sponsors/hikersupply.gif' border='0'></a>" 


[soletrader]

anyway to get this to work with 3.6?

[vbreal]

can i use this to rotate my main banner

[attroll]

Originally Posted by vbreal

can i use this to rotate my main banner

You sure can if you put the code in the correct spot.

[vbreal]

cool i got it to work. but it puts this gap in between my banner and the forum. Its not much. Just a few pixels but its bugs me every time i see it haha
I have attached a picture of it and my code. if it can be fixed cool. if not i will just have to deal with it. I appreciate the mod.

thanks

PHP Code:

<!-- Begin rotating ad code -->
<script language="Javascript"><!-- 
function image() { 
}; 
image = new image(); 
number = 0; 
// imageArray 
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www..com/forum.php'><img src='http://www..com/images/misc/tdphoto.jpg' border='0'></a>"
image[number++] = "<a href='http://www..com/forum.php'><img src='http://www..com/images/misc/tlphoto1.gif' border='0'></a>"
// Carry on adding images - as many as you want
increment = Math.floor(Math.random() * number); 
document.write(image[increment]); 
//-->
</script>
<!-- End rotating ad code --> 


PHP Code:

<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>
<table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
 <td align="$stylevar[center]">$banner</td>
 <td align="$stylevar[right]"> 
 </td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo --> <!-- content table -->
$spacer_open $_phpinclude_output 


[ChavMagnet]

Bag Of Wank lol

[dklassen]

Not sure what you mean when you say "Go to your ADMINCP and create a template called "banner" and insert the attacked code."

I'm using 3.6.2 and I can create a new template but where do I put the code?

[Shazz]

Didn't work on my 3.6.. There are many rotating banner codes, just have to find the right one

[attroll]

Originally Posted by dklassen

Not sure what you mean when you say "Go to your ADMINCP and create a template called "banner" and insert the attacked code."

I'm using 3.6.2 and I can create a new template but where do I put the code?

Maybe I did not explain it clear enough. Let me try it here.

Go to you ADMINCP
Go to Styles & Templates
Add New Template
Title the template "banner"
Insert the the code that is listed after you have made your modifications to it with your links.

[dklassen]

Thanks, got it working.

What template do I put the $banner in if I want the ads do display in one specific forum?

[attroll]

Originally Posted by dklassen

Thanks, got it working.

What template do I put the $banner in if I want the ads do display in one specific forum?

The only way to make this work in one specific forum would be to create another style and assign that style to that forum and to put the $banner in the header template of just that one style.