How to Create a simple block?

[MOGmartin]

At least I thought it was simple... until I spent 3 hours achieving very little.

All I want to do is integrate the cyb banner rotator into a cmps block.

The cyb hack publishes random banners wherever the following code is added to a template:

$cyb_flashimagebanners


I have tried creating a template block and a bbcode block, cant get the banners to display. BUT if I add the code straight into a template it does display.

please help!

thanks

MOGmartin

[Brian]

Admin CP => vBa CMPS => Default Settings => Main Options => Portal Output Global Variables

Try adding 'cyb_flashimagebanners' to that setting. If that doesn't help, you may also need to disable the 'Process PHP File Modules Within A Function' setting.

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[MOGmartin]

thanks, I will try that now and reply with an update!

[MOGmartin]

hmmmmm - Im still getting an empty box Im afraid.

I have added the $cyb_flashimagebanners to the global variables, and disabled the process php file modules within a function setting.

I have found on google another thread on this forum where someone else had the same idea as me, the thread is here: http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26198


#The hack I am trying to integrate is located here: http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=131254&page=8

And my forum, with the currently non working block which is located at the bottom of my page, center column, is here: http://tinyurl.com/6qjh2m
(Its the item immediately above "powered by vbadvanced....")

Any ideas what else I could try, as my aim is to have 3 different sizeds vbacmps blocks in different locations, all using installs of this mod to display banner adverts. It will really help me out with my admin tasks, and if I can get it to work Im buying the brand free option for vbadvanced, as everything else Ive got is BF as well!

thanks for your help and advice!

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[Brian]

Are you using the "Show banners only on these pages" setting with the plugin? If so, did you make sure to add 'adv_index' to that list?

[MOGmartin]

ah... erm... no....

sounds like youve come accross this before lol!

I will check it again tomorrow morning when the forum is lighter on traffic!

thanks

[MOGmartin]

nope - playing about with it now, the "show banners only in these pages" is turned off if you have nothing in it, which I dont.

Im starting to think it might just be easier to add banners and links manually using a BBCODE block, at least that way I could do it quick enough and with minimal effort.

any other suggestions from anyone before I just go down that route?

[MOGmartin]

one final update on this thread, yep I think just a simple BBCODE module is the way to go, and to make it easier to manage large amounts of banners/advertisers and rapid changes, Im saving multiple modules preprepared with banners to just chop and change using the page editor.... it works for me!

thanks brian for your help, I will be buying the brand free option in the next day or two!

[Brian]

sounds like youve come accross this before lol!
Actually no. I just took a look at the plugin code and that setting was the only thing I saw that looked like it could cause a problem. Glad the BB code solution worked out for you though.