Ad Management mod

[Kenny01]

my host offers a cpanel but  i dont use it.. its not necessay and if you know your way around manual commands you dont need it...

i use phpmyadmin (uploaded, not the cpanel version because i like to keep the current versions) -- and no other cpanel options except to create databases (as the only master account access is via their cpanel)

he doenst need to change hosts if the service is what he needs at a price he likes, but he just may need to perform an extra step or too at times (like installing phpmyadmin instead of having an out of date version to use provided by the company)

if you need assistance setting up phpmyadmin i will gladly assist, send me a PM

Why break your head editing for what you can get at the same price. Mind you i never use my host cpanel or phpmyadmin, i did everything from my frontpage program. It's more cleaner and faster.

[Kender]

When I first started with computers DOS was the primary Operating System...

Working without a CPanel is easy compared to some of the things I remember doing, and I like the control that manually doing things gives me

the good 'ole days.. when Windows was a luxury

[weightman]

Any chance someone could tell me why the image in my ad shows in FF but not IE?

Thanks very much in advance:

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<center><a href="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28"  target="_blank" <img src="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/images/StrapsBlueBlackThumb.jpg"></a><p><Font size="4" > <a href="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28" >Get straps with a lifetime guarantee!</a></font></center>

Link: http://weightliftingexchange.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=39

[perplexed]

Any chance someone could tell me why the image in my ad shows in FF but not IE?

Thanks very much in advance:

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<center><a href="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28"  target="_blank" <img src="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/images/StrapsBlueBlackThumb.jpg"></a><p><Font size="4" > <a href="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28" >Get straps with a lifetime guarantee!</a></font></center>

Link: http://weightliftingexchange.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=39

change your image text to this, I checked it in IE and FF and it works

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<a href="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28"><img
src="http://weightliftingexchange.com/catalog/images/StrapsBlueBlackThumb.jpg"
alt="add your alt text" width="80" height="87" border="0"></a>



[weightman]

Perplexed, thanks very much for the help. I see my mistake now. 

[perplexed]

no probs

[symon]

Finally got around to installing this. I had to do it manually (for some reason my forum always says it's done the install but never does - apart from DB entries).

Anyway...it works great and I can't wait for mods for this.

I installed on a fixed width babylon so I just need to suss out how to get the skyscrapers on the outside of my fixed width but it's a great mod. Very well done to the creator. 

Does anyone know if there is a plan for more than one person to have an add in a position and it be on a refresh rotating system? Maybe one of the many php rotators out there?

[perplexed]

Finally got around to installing this. I had to do it manually (for some reason my forum always says it's done the install but never does - apart from DB entries).

Anyway...it works great and I can't wait for mods for this.

I installed on a fixed width babylon so I just need to suss out how to get the skyscrapers on the outside of my fixed width but it's a great mod. Very well done to the creator. 

Does anyone know if there is a plan for more than one person to have an add in a position and it be on a refresh rotating system? Maybe one of the many php rotators out there?

you can do the rotator thing already see this page in this topic http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=68632.msg1452352#msg1452352 

[symon]

So it does it! WOW!

Seriously fantastic. Awesome awesome awesome.

That means these towers that have me puzzled aren't the be-all-and-end-all now. Although I would like to solve it with out the parse errors.

I will have to manage clients adverts my self but I can email them stats regularly. I know other forums have ad software that a member can manage their own campaigns but this if free and fantastic. I love it when things just work.

[KEA]

I may have missed the answer to my question so forgive me in advance. 

I have SMF1.1.4 with the add mod isntalled.  I have entered the appropriate code from Google Adsense and I am able to see my ad on every page as I want but it shows up on the far left under the menu. 
How can I get the adds to center on the page instead of showing up on the far left.

Also when you click on the add it takes you out of the forum.  How do you make the add a link so it doesnt take the members out of the forum when clicked?

Also, how can I show more than three adds?

I am using the core theme. 

www.sawmillandtimberforum.com

[Kenny01]

It's normal to take you out of the forum when they click on your ads because the ads contents is not part of your forum.

[zapiy]

getting this error... any ideas?


Installing this package will perform the following actions:  Type Action Description
1. Execute Code install.php 
2. Execute Modification install.xml Modification parse error
3. Execute Modification - Modification parse error
4. Extract File ./Sources/Ads.php 
5. Extract File ./Sources/LoadAds.php 
6. Extract File ./Themes/default/Ads.template.php 
7. Extract File ./Themes/default/languages/Ads.english.php 

[KEA]

Is there a way to make the add open in a new window and can the adds be centered instead of the far left under the menu.  Also how do you post more than three adds.

[sfreak]

FIRST

@ALL WHO HELPED ME...

THANKS FRIENDs

i successfully installed this mod.....

but when i want to put ads

i am getting error..

Unknown column 'CATEGORY' in 'field list'

XXXXX/Sources/Ads.php
Line: 289

please tell me what is the  solution......

[Bigguy]

@ zapiy: Make sure your using the right version.

@ KEA: If its ad code from a specific vendor than you should consult them about that.

@ kcscm: Did you install it manually.

[Bigguy]

@ KEA: Also to center the ads try this around your ad code:

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<center>ad_code</center>

If that doesn't work try a div:

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<div align=center>ad_code</div>

I dont get your last question...more than three ads.

[sfreak]

@bigguy

yes dude......

i instlled manually....

[KEA]

Bigguy,
The code you suggested did in fact center our adds.  Thanks.

In regards to more than three adds, I have placed the google add code in the content box in the add mod three times and i have three google adds pop up but cant get any more than that.  If I enter the code four times nothing changes.  Only three adds pop up. 

The other issue is figuring out how to make the add open in a seperate window instead of taking traffic away from our forum. 

www.sawmillandtimberforum.com

[Bigguy]

Google only allows 3 of their ads to show at a time.

[Bigguy]

Have you done the database edits yet as suggested above by Jerm.

@bigguy

yes dude......

i instlled manually....