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.

[Ocean-Wonders]

Originally Posted by 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

do you think it would work on 4 if I removed the version check ??

[PossumX]

Originally Posted by Ocean-Wonders

do you think it would work on 4 if I removed the version check ??

Nope, it does not.

Needs a rewrite (complete, as hooks and php code have all changed) to be vB 4.x compatible.

Developer has abandoned this mod, and vB as a whole I think, based on what I have found.

I ask again, to all out there, is there any other way of accomplishing this via any other modification?

[MagicThemeParks]

How do you do a brand free option? If you've paid for the brand free option, how do you get the links removed?

[MagicThemeParks]

Originally Posted by Diggazz

great Mod

But how can i remove the text that says

Forum Sponsored by:

I need to remove this because with a fixed forum width it disrupts the forum image I have to the left because there is not enough room to fit that text and another image

My Forums so you see what I mean



Thanks in advance

Anyone have any idea on how to remove the 'Forum Sponsored by:' text?

It seems to be throwing off the layout a bit.

[PossumX]

Originally Posted by MagicThemeParks

Anyone have any idea on how to remove the 'Forum Sponsored by:' text?

It seems to be throwing off the layout a bit.

In vB AdminCP Options, go to "vB.Sponsor Settings", and delete the text in the last input field (Sponsor Text).

[MagicThemeParks]

I guess that it's something else with the mod throwing off the layout a bit. I removed the following text....

<span class="smallfont">Forum Sponsored By:</span>

....from the settings and it didn't change it. Oh well, I guess I'll keep looking through the templates/coding.

[PossumX]

Are you having layout problems still? Is the "Forum Sponsored By:" removed"

What are the layout issues?

[MagicThemeParks]

It actually throws off the forum name/thread counts as I detailed on post #80 above.

Any thoughts on how I can fix that?

[PossumX]

I really don't know, but I see what you mean. It is the same on my forums, and I really never noticed it, but then again, my forum titles/descriptions were always top/left justified to begin with, not vertically centered.

Are you using a custom skin/style? If so, the justification for the forum titles/descriptions has been altered in there. If not, I just do not know.

[MagicThemeParks]

Thanks for looking PossumX

I might have to go to the custom skin maker and see if he has some suggestions, I guess.