Box For Ads

[pumarjr]

How can i create a box/table so that it matches the forum & so i can insert ads into it?
any help would be appreciated.

attached is an image of what i'm talking about.

[ericgtr]

You mean in a collapsable table? Here is one way to do it...

In your FORUMHOME template find:

<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->

Then above it place this code, insert your ad code in between the labels where I've bolded it:

<!-- Begin Ad Module -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('attachstats_stats')"><img id="collapseimg__ads_module" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg__ads_module].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[attach_stats]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_attachstats_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_attachstats_stats]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
		<div class="smallfont">
<!-- Place Ad Code -->

<!-- End Place Ad Code -->
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- /End Ad Module -->

[pumarjr]

thankz, any way to remove the left colum, whick contains the stats.gif image? and so that the bg is all one color?

[Rich]

All you need to do is first remove:

colspan="2"

Then remove this entire line:

<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>

There you go, no left column.

[pumarjr]

ok, ty, now if i wanted to insert another ad into that same block on the same line what code would i use then?

[Rich]

If I knew what you meant, I would be able to answer that. If you are asking how to add to different banners to that same block, just add a <br /> after the first banner and following the <br /> add the second banner.

[ericgtr]

You should be able to put it right underneath to have it on the same line but if it's too wide it will break to the next line. Also a <br /> would move it to the next line.

[ericgtr]

Jinx, you owe me a coke Rich

[pumarjr]

so to have the ads one on the left, and one on the right, and on the same line without making the height any greater, just add <br/> at the end of the first ad?

[ericgtr]

No, only add the <br /> if you want to have it on two lines, otherwise just paste the second ad below it without that. Best thing to do is play with it a little and experiment, you will see what you need to do.