[SMF Tip] Various Ad Placements

[ascaland]

This quick SMF tip will show you where you can put various ads on your page (using Google's Adsense for example) using template edits. This is just if you would like to add a quick ad or two on your pages, if you want full control and automation for ads then I suggest you use a modification. This tutorial was made for SMF 2.0.

Under the navigation menu

This will display the ad right under your navigation menu. In your theme's index.template.php, find,

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// Show the menu here, according to the menu sub template.
template_menu();

echo '
  <br class="clear" />
</div></div>';

Above the two div tags, two new tags will be made to move the ad code down a line and a div tag with style properties to center it. Here is an example of what it should look like when done,

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echo '
  <br class="clear" />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
PLACE YOUR AD CODE HERE
</div>
</div></div>';

Under the Who's Online

From here, your ad will be displayed under the Who's Online section of your forum. In your theme's index.template.php, find,

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echo '
  </div>
</div></div>';

// Show the "Powered by" and "Valid" logos, as well as the copyright. Remember, the copyright must be somewhere!

And replace that with,

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echo '
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
PLACE YOUR AD CODE HERE
</div>
  </div>
</div></div>';

// Show the "Powered by" and "Valid" logos, as well as the copyright. Remember, the copyright must be somewhere!

Remember to place your ad code in there.

Above the first post

This will display your ad above the original poster's message in a topic. In your theme's Display.template.php, find,

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  echo '
        <div class="inner" id="msg_', $message['id'], '"', '>', $message['body'], '</div>
       </div>';

Replace that with,

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  echo '
        <div class="inner" id="msg_', $message['id'], '"', '>' . ($message['counter'] == 0 ? '<div style="text-align: left;">
YOUR AD CODE HERE
</div>
<br />' : '') . '', $message['body'], '</div>
       </div>';

This code determines if the message is the first one in the topic, it will display the ad above the message. If you want this to be displayed to guests only, in the above code change,

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$message['counter'] == 0 ?
To,

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$message['counter'] == 0 && $context['user']['is_guest'] ?

To the right of the first post

This will display your ad floating to the right of the first message of the original topic. Follow the instructions above, except change,

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<div style="text-align: left;">
To,

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<div style="float: right;">


That concludes this small SMF tip. Some mods of interest:
Global Headers and Footers - You can use this mod to display the ads only in the header and footer.
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=351

Ad Management - Modification for displaying these ads in specified locations.
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=255

Thanks for reading!

[kat]

As this is a tip, I've moved it to...


er...


Tips!

[ascaland]

As this is a tip, I've moved it to...


er...


Tips!

Woohoo! 

[NanoSector]

* Ad Management Mod comes to mind to simplify this...

[kat]

Woohoo! 

[Masterd]

This is a really nice tip.

[NHWD]

* Ad Management Mod comes to mind to simplify this...

[ascaland]

This is just if you would like to add a quick ad or two, if you want full control and automation for ads then I suggest you use a modification.

[NanoSector]

This is just if you would like to add a quick ad or two, if you want full control and automation for ads then I suggest you use a modification.

* Ad Management Mod comes to mind to simplify this...

That mod handles large and tiny needs for ads.

[ascaland]

This is just if you would like to add a quick ad or two, if you want full control and automation for ads then I suggest you use a modification.

* Ad Management Mod comes to mind to simplify this...

That mod handles large and tiny needs for ads.

Personally, I wouldnt bother with a mod if im adding an ad or two. Like what if the mod had errors anyway, you would have to fix them just to display the one or two ads you want. :p

[NanoSector]

This is just if you would like to add a quick ad or two, if you want full control and automation for ads then I suggest you use a modification.

* Ad Management Mod comes to mind to simplify this...

That mod handles large and tiny needs for ads.

Personally, I wouldnt bother with a mod if im adding an ad or two. Like what if the mod had errors anyway, you would have to fix them just to display the one or two ads you want. :p

I'd rather be lazy and use that mod for it; it's not there just for the looks of it (can't say that it looks bad, however)

[008Rohit]

as vbgamer's Ad Management mod doesnt completely work with CORE theme I am hoping for code from you for placing ads after the last post of a topic.

[NanoSector]

as vbgamer's Ad Management mod doesnt completely work with CORE theme I am hoping for code from you for placing ads after the last post of a topic.

Because Core is based from SMF 1.1.x and Curve is from 2.0...

[ascaland]

as vbgamer's Ad Management mod doesnt completely work with CORE theme I am hoping for code from you for placing ads after the last post of a topic.

If you need it somewhere and cant find it (which is most probable since I based this on SMF 2.0) I am willing to help find it for you. 

[Arantor]

as vbgamer's Ad Management mod doesnt completely work with CORE theme I am hoping for code from you for placing ads after the last post of a topic.

Because Core is based from SMF 1.1.x and Curve is from 2.0...

It apparently doesn't work properly actually on the Core theme, either the 1.1.x or 2.0 versions... and by all accounts doesn't uninstall properly either.

[Hj Ahmad Rasyid Hj Ismail]

Though I like using mods, I like having a tip and trick like this, just in case I need to do things manually later on. Thanks for the tips and tricks PE.

[Sandra Khairul Riz]

Hi, I really like these coding tips.  Please how can I display ad after the first post in smf 2.0. Thanks

[NanoSector]

Hi, I really like these coding tips.  Please how can I display ad after the first post in smf 2.0. Thanks

With Ad Management Mod. And in this topic if you read further then your nose is

[Rs Bots Pro]

Hi, I really like these coding tips.  Please how can I display ad after the first post in smf 2.0. Thanks

With Ad Management Mod. And in this topic if you read further then your nose is

none of the mods work with the majority of themes for RC4 & 5 and the ad management mod doesnt work with the default theme curve on RC5 =/ =[

[skotinos]

Hi, I really like these coding tips.  Please how can I display ad after the first post in smf 2.0. Thanks

With Ad Management Mod. And in this topic if you read further then your nose is

none of the mods work with the majority of themes for RC4 & 5 and the ad management mod doesnt work with the default theme curve on RC5 =/ =[

yes, really do not work