Make Linked Forums Appear as Sponsors

This was inspired by the sponsor forums on vBulletin.nl and implemented at theadminzone.com. I would like to share it with you.

Open your forumhome_forumbit_level2_post template and replace the code with:

  <tr align="center">
   <if condition="$forum[link] != ''">
 	 <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
  	 <td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
  		 <div>
 			 <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" target="_blank"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
 			 <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
  		 </div>
 		 <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
  		 </td>
 		 <td align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">4<else />3</if>">
  		 <!-- Advertising Banner -->
 		 	<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" target="_blank"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/banner_$forumid.gif" width="185" height="25" border="0"></a>
  		 <!-- End Advertising Banner -->
  		 </td>
   <else />
 	 <td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
  	 <td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]">
  		 <div>
 			 <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
 			 <if condition="$show['browsers']"><span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$forum[browsers]">$vbphrase[x_viewing]</phrase>)</span></if>
  		 </div>
 		 <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
 		 <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></strong></div></if>
 		 <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
  	 </td>
  	 <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">$forum[lastpostinfo]</td>
  	 <td class="alt1">$forum[threadcount]</td>
  	 <td class="alt2">$forum[replycount]</td>
  	 <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
 	 <td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$forum[moderators]&nbsp;</div></td>
  	 </if>
   </if>
  </tr>
  $childforumbits

There is a default size of 185 X 25 pixels for the images hardcoded in the code above, feel free to change this. You would name the images banner_$forumid.gif where $forumid corresponds with the Forum ID appropriately.

I don't have a screen shot but you can see it in action at either of the sites listed above. I am sure for those who use Advertising on their sites, this would allow a new avenue of advertising. You can probably modify the above code to work with Categories easily enough as well.

[MrNase]

hey wayne

Could you provide a *.txt with the instruction please?

[Tony G]

Nice mod, could be useful to me. Thanks.

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by MrNase

Could you provide a *.txt with the instruction please?

Attached to the original post now.

[peterska2]

Nice, however Im a little confused on what to do when you create the banner. You create the banner I know, but what would I name it if my forumid would be 39?

[RixiuS]

banner_39.gif

[Dan]

nice one Wayne I might use that on my design board

[ap0c]

any template changes to make this work on child forums?

http://www.apocalypselives.com/forum...splay.php?f=37

[PennylessZ28]

I've had this installed for some time now at my website, www.hr3rdgen.org/forum.php

[gmarik]

nice, Luke!