Author Topic: Moving Blocks Automatically every 3rd day? (Read 5616 times)

Ozzy Mozzy · « **on:** May 07, 2012, 09:49:57 PM »

I have 7 left block’s that are Custom HTML codes, they are all Ads with an Image that directs members to the Ads web site.

They all look like this

<html>
<body>
<a href="WEB SITE" target="_blank">
<center><img alt="THERE AD TITLE" title="THERE AD TITLE" src="AD IMAGE.jpg" width="120" height="70" /></center>
</body>
</html>

How can I move the last Ad to the top say every 3rd day automatically?

Sapinho® · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2012, 03:08:07 AM »

i think this not posible

Ozzy Mozzy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2012, 04:20:58 AM »

thats a shame but ok....

andy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 09, 2012, 10:21:37 AM »

I'm sure it could be done - rotating blocks in blocks. I can't help but maybe one of the coders will get round to it when time.

I did suggest something similar as a new feature in a future version - an advertising block system similar to those already for SMF. Problem is they do not work well with a portal as side blocks make extra, unnecessary columns. I guess if it is done it will be a custom block modification rather than a preset block.

But I've long given up expecting to tweak things 100% my way - would never have time to sleep, never mind anything else. Worst case is one of the SMF Ad mods but they work best in standard forum positions and top/bottom... not well in side columns. They will do random movement of Ads

Ozzy Mozzy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2012, 05:09:09 PM »

I do beleive that nothing is impossible...........

I think it would make a great addition to an already fantastic product. I only like Ads on the left so i'll stick with the way im doing it using Blocks and rotate them manually.

AngelinaBelle · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2012, 08:53:41 AM »

1) In custom HTML blocks, you should not have the html or body tags. Your page already has such tags, and each page should have exactly one set of html and body tags
2) What you want is not too difficult. You will wind up writing a little bit of PHP. Exactly how it goes depends on details. You could show a picture of your forum, and I would understand better. then I could tell you the basic idea of how to do it. It will make a good first php project for you.

Ozzy Mozzy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2012, 08:58:10 AM »

Thanks for that...

it's the 7 left blocks.

www.largescaledownunder.com.au

AngelinaBelle · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2012, 12:46:20 PM »

Do you mean on http://www.largescaledownunder.com.au/index.php?action=forum

I don't see it on the portal page.

You need a php block for this. The block would contain something like this, approximately.
I have not tested this.

Code: [Select]

$hs=array(
    array('title' => 'Symsteer', 'image' => 'http://largescaledownunder.com.au/banner/rokrc.png', 'link' => 'http://rokrc.com.au/shop/symsteer-symmetrical-steering-system'),
    array ('title' => 'King RC', 'image' => 'http://largescaledownunder.com.au/banner/King%20Logo%20web1.jpg', 'link' => 'http://www.kingrc.com.au/'),
);
$count = count($hs);
$rotate_frequency = 3; // number of days before you rotate the list

$day_of_year = getdate('yday');
$pd = floor($day_of_year/$rotate_frequency);

$start_with = mod($pd, $count) - 1; //  on day 1 through day 3, start with $hs[0]...


echo '<span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: rgb(92, 172, 238);" >Online Hobby Shops</span>
';


$order = array();

for ($i = $start_with; $i < $count, $i++)   $order[] = $i;
for ($i = 0; $i < $start_with; $i++) $order[] = $i;

foreach ($order as $i)
{
  echo '<br/>
',
         '<a href="', $hs[$i]['link'], '" target="_blank">',
          '<img width="120" height="70" title="', $hs[$i]['title'], '" alt="', $hs[$i]['title'], '" />',
          '</a>';
}

Edit: corrected line 3 of code -- added ' around string

Ozzy Mozzy · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2012, 04:24:19 PM »

woops yes sorry your right its on the forum page.

ok copied and pasted that into a custom PHP block to test it and got this in the preview.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting ')' in /home/steve71/public_html/Sources/PortalBlocks.php(3561) : eval()'d code on line 3

no idea what that means....lol

AngelinaBelle · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2012, 05:16:27 PM »

It means I made a mistake on line 3 (eval'd code on line 3). I left out the quotation marks that must go around any string literal. That's an example of a syntax error.

Sorry.

Code: [Select]

    array ('title' => 'King RC', 'image' => 'http://largescaledownunder.com.au/banner/King%20Logo%20web1.jpg', 'link' => 'http://www.kingrc.com.au/'),

These are only suggestions, of course. It will take some debugging on your part.

andy · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2012, 11:12:57 PM »

I might use this as well ...

Thanks.

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