How to put an ad banner at the header?

[stark427]

Hello...

this is my board :

http://www.synthpopavenue.gr/

and I have included an attachement/screenshot also...

My board has to do with music so I oftenly advertise music events by adding a banner below the main image... (below the buttons)

I guess I will have to put it at the header, right?

here is the header code : (I have made a small hack so that the main board image is at the top center and the buttons below it) :

-------------------------------------------------------------------
<!-- logo and buttons -->
<center>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]">
<center><img src="images/vBulletin_logo.gif" border="0" alt="$bbtitle" align="center"></center>
</a><br>
<tr><td valign="bottom" align="center" nowrap>
<!-- toplinks -->
<a href="usercp.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="images/top_profile.gif" alt="Here you can view your subscribed threads, work with private messages and edit your profile and preferences" border="0"></a>
<a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=signup"><img src="images/top_register.gif" alt="Registration is free!" border="0"></a>
<a href="calendar.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="images/top_calendar.gif" alt="Calendar" border="0"></a>
<a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="images/top_members.gif" alt="Find other members" border="0"></a>
<a href="misc.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=faq"><img src="images/top_faq.gif" alt="Frequently Asked Questions" border="0"></a>
<a href="search.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="images/top_search.gif" alt="Search" border="0"></a>
<a href="index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><img src="images/top_home.gif" alt="Home" border="0"></a>
<!-- <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=logout"><img src="images/top_logout.gif" alt="Logout" border="0"></a> -->
&nbsp;
<!-- /toplinks -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /logo and buttons -->

<!-- content table -->
<table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td>
------------------------------------------------------------

My question is : Where exactly in this code can I put the relative HTML code for a banner (being also a link) to be placed under the buttons?

thanx in advance

[Scrubby]

<!-- /toplinks -->
</td>
</tr> 

Right there. ^.

Should look like this, I think?

<!-- /toplinks -->
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Put the banner code here.</td>
</tr> 

Is that what you're trying to do or what?

[stark427]

hmmm

hmmm I guess but how can I tell u if I dont try, first ?

[stark427]

Actually I want something like this... :

http://yaxay.com/yack/

which means that the banner/baners - on my board - will be placed at the yellow line of the screenshot included

[Scrubby]

Look in the forumhome template. Look for the stuff that will be above the banner, then look for closing table tag. Then add what I added in my post above. .

In the forumhome template, look for:

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="{contenttablewidth}" {tableinvisibleextra} align="center">
$unregwelcomemessage
<tr valign="bottom">
    <td><smallfont>
    Members: $numbermembers, Threads: $totalthreads, Posts: $totalposts<br>
    Welcome to our newest member, <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$newuserid">$newusername</a>
    </smallfont></td>
    <td align="right"><smallfont>
    The time now is $timenow.<br>
    You last visited: $bbuserinfo[lastvisitdate].
    </smallfont></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /text --> 

Change to:

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="{contenttablewidth}" {tableinvisibleextra} align="center">
$unregwelcomemessage
<tr valign="bottom">
    <td><smallfont>
    Members: $numbermembers, Threads: $totalthreads, Posts: $totalposts<br>
    Welcome to our newest member, <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$newuserid">$newusername</a>
    </smallfont></td>
    <td align="right"><smallfont>
    The time now is $timenow.<br>
    You last visited: $bbuserinfo[lastvisitdate].
    </smallfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Put Banner Code Here</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /text --> 

[stark427]

thanx much


I will try it and tell u

[stark427]

something is wrong

Ok...
this is the code for the table/banner I wanna put :

<!-- shoutbox -->
<tr>
<td align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#000000" width="98%" align="center"><tr><td>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%">
<tr id="cat">
<td bgcolor="#1d6aa0" background="img src="images/frontpage/cat_bg_02.gif" colspan="6"><center><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size="2" color="#ffffff"><b>The Synthpop Avenue Infobox</font></b></a></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td bgcolor="#13486D" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="1" ><b><table border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="33%">
<p align="left"><img border="0" src="http://www.synthpopavenue.gr/images/shoutbox/mazeup.jpg"></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="center"><img border="0" src="http://www.synthpopavenue.gr/images/shoutbox/decodeup.jpg"></td>
<td width="34%">
<p align="right"><img border="0" src="http://www.synthpopavenue.gr/images/shoutbox/hypnoup.jpg"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</b></font>
</td>
</tr>
</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>

<!-- /shoutbox -->


First I tried putting it at the forumhome template... in this place:

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
$unregwelcomemessage
<tr valign="bottom">
<td><smallfont>
Members: $numbermembers, Threads: $totalthreads, Posts: $totalposts<br>
Welcome to our newest member, <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$newuserid">$newusername</a>
</smallfont></td>
<td align="right"><smallfont>
The time now is $timenow.<br>
You last visited: $bbuserinfo[lastvisitdate].
</smallfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Put shoutbox Code Here</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /text -->

the result I get is this:

[stark427]

its obvious something is wrong...

So I put the code here:

</smallfont></td>
<td align="right"><smallfont>
The time now is $timenow.<br>
You last visited: $bbuserinfo[lastvisitdate].
</smallfont></td>
</tr>
</table>

<tr>
<td align="center">Put shoutbox Code Here</td>
</tr>


<!-- /text -->


the result was not good either!

[stark427]

So...
in the first try... there are 2 problems...

the "Last visited..." references get messy...
and the infobox I put has the wrong width!


At the second try.... the "Last visited...." text is ok..
but the infobox still doesn't have the right width

also... the image I want to have at the "The Synthpop Avenue Infobox" background... does not show up!



I tried replacing this code:

<td bgcolor="#1d6aa0" background="img src="images/frontpage/cat_bg_02.gif" colspan="6">


with this:

<td bgcolor="#1d6aa0" background="img src="{imagesfolder}/frontpage/cat_bg_02.gif" colspan="6">

but not result as u see...

any ideas?

[stark427]

I managed to find a sollution... by myself

here:

http://www.synthpopavenue.gr

thanx to everyone who helped.

[Scrubby]

Sorry about that. Been a busy weekend and have not been on.

[stark427]

Originally posted by Billy Cowen
Sorry about that. Been a busy weekend and have not been on.

np