How To Show A Banner After The First Post In A Thread

[Jake Bunce]

Edit this template:

Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Postbit Templates -> postbit or postbit_legacy (depending on which layout you are using)

Add this code to the very bottom of the template:


<if condition="$post[postcount] == 1">

$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
BANNER CODE HERE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close

</if>


Replace the red code with your own banner / ad code.

The end result will look like the attached picture.

[Jake Bunce]

You can show the banner every X posts by using this code instead (changes are marked in blue):


<if condition="$post[postcount] % X == 0">

$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
BANNER CODE HERE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close

</if>


For example, if you want the banner to show every 3 posts, then you would change X to 3.

[Jake Bunce]

If you want the banner to show only after the last post on every page of a thread, then don't modify the postbit. Edit this template instead:

Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Show Thread Templates -> SHOWTHREAD

Add the red code:


</table>
<!-- / toolbar -->

<!-- end content table -->
$spacer_close
<!-- / end content table -->

<if condition="$show['threadedmode'] OR $show['hybridmode']">
<!-- thread posts list -->
$threadlist
<!-- /thread posts list -->
</if>

<div id="posts">$postbits</div>

$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
BANNER CODE HERE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close

<!-- start content table -->
$spacer_open
<!-- / start content table -->

<!-- controls below postbits -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="top">


Depending on the postbit style you are using, you might need to make the change in blue to properly space out the banner from the last post:


</table>
<!-- / toolbar -->

<!-- end content table -->
$spacer_close
<!-- / end content table -->

<if condition="$show['threadedmode'] OR $show['hybridmode']">
<!-- thread posts list -->
$threadlist
<!-- /thread posts list -->
</if>

<div id="posts">$postbits</div>

$spacer_open
<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
BANNER CODE HERE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close

<!-- start content table -->
$spacer_open
<!-- / start content table -->

<!-- controls below postbits -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="top">

[Jake Bunce]

(in postbit)

If you only want guests to see the banners, then add the red code to the condition:


<if condition="$post[postcount] == 1 AND !$bbuserinfo[userid]">

$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
BANNER CODE HERE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close

</if>

[Jake Bunce]

(in postbit)

If you only want banners to show in specific forums, add the red code to the condition:


<if condition="$post[postcount] == 1 AND in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(X,Y,Z))">

$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
BANNER CODE HERE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close

</if>


Where X,Y,Z is a comma-separated list of forumids in which you want the banner to show.

[Jake Bunce]

(in postbit)

To show the banner between the last post and second to last post, make the change in blue:


<if condition="$post[postcount] % $vboptions[maxposts] == $vboptions[maxposts] - 1">

$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">
BANNER CODE HERE
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close

</if>