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Is it possible to use rotating banners (e.g. gif/jpg) in "Banner ads" module? If yes, I can't figure out how. Any hint?

I am using v1.3.3 with current banner_ads mod.

(It seems I am the first one to open this Forum area.)

what do you mean? What's a rotating banner?

Oliver

Oliver Georgi wrote:what do you mean? What's a rotating banner?

Oliver

i think random banner at the same position - or am i wrong?

rush

add additional banner for same place! Where is the problem?

Oliver

Rotating Banner is exactly two or more banners appearing in turns (at different page loads), not at the same time, at a particular place (e.g. at page top).

In a simple senario, a random banner would be selected to be displayed at a particular place, during each page load, from a pool of banners. In a more complex senario, rules could be used to decide which banner should be selected from the pool (e.g. % use for each banner, to total 100%).

I tried to see if I the "Banner Ads" module supports multiple banners for the same place (i.e. the same placeholder), and in fact I uploaded two banners using the <Ad Type: Image> / Browse tool (in the Banners Ads module). In the end, the drop down box included two files. I was hoping that these would be displayed in turns, or randomly, but what I found is that only the one selected in the dropdown gets displayed.

Am I missing something?

you have to add another campaign!!!!!!! Is it that hard to understand?

Each banner = campaign! You can upload more to switch same campaign if necessary... that's the drop down is for.

Oliver

OK, Oliver,

I followed your directions and it works.

Thanks, everything is fine now! Great module. I guess selection between campaigns is random, for the same placeholder.

Sorry for making you feel upset, but some things may not be as obvious to me as you would expect!

I do what I can!

If only I could add the placeholder to my templates (remember problem in thread: http://www.phpwcms.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14888 for which I can't find even a temporary solution)!

How can I set the size of a banner made by me , the size is not in the dropdown list...is a way to set manualy the size of the banner?

In database! Very easy. Check phpwcms_ads_formats

Oliver

why every time when I try to upload a file in the banner ads it say file too large? I try also wit a file of 1 kb and the same !!!

there is a bug in a function - file size check which will always fail (sorry). Here is the updated function - found by myself but not released yet...

http://www.phpwcms.org/support/saveUploadedFile.phps

Oliver

the only diffrence in that code that I have seen is this line

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 $file_status['maxsize']        = empty($file_status['maxsize']) ? $GLOBALS['phpwcms']['file_maxsize'] : $file_status['maxsize'];

or I missunderstend ... the file that I have to change is:

include/inc_lib/general.inc.php

right?

I made the changes but the same problem

yes right - but seems that you ad is too big then.

You can try using some debug code there - just put in

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dumpVar('Max: ' . $file_status['maxsize'] . ' / Is: ' . $file_status['size']);
die();

right after this line of code:

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$file_status['maxsize']        = empty($file_status['maxsize']) ? $GLOBALS['phpwcms']['file_maxsize'] : $file_status['maxsize'];

and see the result.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver , I have try to do the changes that you told me and now I have this message after I try to upload:

Max: 2097152 / Is: 17262

and the picture is still not uploaded so no result...
maybe you have the file and we can download.

Thanks

PS
I think it will be also great if we can change the sizes of the banner from the module not from the database.

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<Solved> Banner Ads with rotating banners

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