Topic: How to make an Ad Block out of HTML Block

[Nabil]

hi everyone , after I had some problems with installing the Ad Management Mod with my custom Theme , I thought of making an ad Block from HTML block , the idea is simple just write '#ad' as a title and the block will turn into an ad block ,  its a normal block the only difference you won't see the frames like a block and also no title bar, it will display only the contents which could be a Banner , a google Ad Sense advertisment etc. here is the Code :
in SportalBlocks1-1.template.php find :

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echo '
<div class="tborder">
<table class="bordercolor" width="100%">
<tr class="catbg">
<td style="padding: 5px;">';
if(empty($block['force_view']))
echo '
<a style="float:right;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="doCollapseObject(\'sp_block' . $block['id'], '\', \'', $settings['csect_cookie'], '\')"><img id="img_sp_block', $block['id'], '" src="', $settings['images_url'], $block['collapsed'] ? '/expand.gif' : '/collapse.gif', '" alt="*" border="0" /></a>';
echo '
', parse_bbc($block['label']), '
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="windowbg" ', (empty($block['force_view']) ? 'id="sp_block' . $block['id'] . '"' : '') , $block['collapsed'] ? ' style="display:none;"' : '', '>
<td style="padding: 5px;">';

if(in_array($block['type'], array('sp_bbc', 'sp_html', 'sp_php')))
{
$block['type']($block['content']);
}
else
{
$parameters = explode(',', $block['parameters']);
$block['type']($parameters);
}

echo '
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<br />';

Replace with :

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////////////// AD BLOCK Check //////////////
$adblock=$block['label'];
if (substr($adblock,0,3)=='#ad'){
echo '<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr><td align="center">';
if(in_array($block['type'], array('sp_bbc', 'sp_html', 'sp_php')))
{
$block['type']($block['content']);
}
else
{
$parameters = explode(',', $block['parameters']);
$block['type']($parameters);
}

echo '
</td>
</tr>
</table>';
} else {

echo '
<div class="tborder">
<table class="bordercolor" width="100%">
<tr class="catbg">
<td style="padding: 5px;">';
if(empty($block['force_view']))
echo '
<a style="float:right;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="doCollapseObject(\'sp_block' . $block['id'], '\', \'', $settings['csect_cookie'], '\')"><img id="img_sp_block', $block['id'], '" src="', $settings['images_url'], $block['collapsed'] ? '/expand.gif' : '/collapse.gif', '" alt="*" border="0" /></a>';
echo '
', parse_bbc($block['label']), '
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="windowbg" ', (empty($block['force_view']) ? 'id="sp_block' . $block['id'] . '"' : '') , $block['collapsed'] ? ' style="display:none;"' : '', '>
<td style="padding: 5px;">';

if(in_array($block['type'], array('sp_bbc', 'sp_html', 'sp_php')))
{
$block['type']($block['content']);
}
else
{
$parameters = explode(',', $block['parameters']);
$block['type']($parameters);
}

echo '
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<br />';
}
////////////// END ///////////


[jb3398]

Nice do you have an example of this mod in action, a url link.

[Nabil]

Nice do you have an example of this mod in action, a url link.

it is not a Mod , it is a change I have made on adding a html block function (a function found in Simple Portal) the change will hide/remove the borders and the title bar of a block letting only the inside of a block to be seen , like the following image .. you can see , that the ad is displayed as it is without a block surrounding it.

[artificialive]

Hi there,
i found out that your modification is interesting and useful.
however, i have tried but it don't seem to be materialized.
anyone can help me to testify the mod i have done, pleasee?

attached is the SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php

thanks very much.

[Nabil]

I have tested your 'SPortalBlocks1-1.template' , it works
so what's the problem?

[artificialive]

Im not sure why.
Well im a newbie on SMF.
Im using the overviewlight theme by dziner studio.
i cant find the SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php file anywhere except from the default theme directory.
Is there any other location of the SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php file that i should edit?

thanks a lot 

[Nabil]

Is there any other location of the SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php file that i should edit?

I have it in my Theme's Directory

[artificialive]

Hi Nabil,
thanks for trying to help me out. but i cant find the file in my Theme's directory.
Uploaded the file to my Theme's directory though, but it didnt work.
Anyway, u can see it here at my site. the ad has the header '#ad'.
http://ftmk.putrabytes.com

[Manu]

Im not sure why.
Well im a newbie on SMF.
Im using the overviewlight theme by dziner studio.
i cant find the SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php file anywhere except from the default theme directory.
Is there any other location of the SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php file that i should edit?

thanks a lot 

I'm using the Overview Multicolor, and the my SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php is only in the folder of the default.

Hi Nabil,
thanks for trying to help me out. but i cant find the file in my Theme's directory.
Uploaded the file to my Theme's directory though, but it didnt work.
Anyway, u can see it here at my site. the ad has the header '#ad'.
http://ftmk.putrabytes.com

Could it be you have add '#ad' as title of the block instead of a name for the block? Don't know how to explain it in English. 

[artificialive]

Hi Manu,
Im not sure what do u mean, but im putting '#ad' as my block name.
Attached is the image on how i filled up the html block.

Is there anything wrong?

[Manu]

Now I see I was wrong.
The '#ad' should remove all the borders of the block itself. 
I think that's something for our Dev's, cause that's to much php for me. 
Sorry, but here I can't help you. 

[Nabil]

it did not work in your case as I can see from the attached image because you didn't write at the beginning the '<?php' , the php block is not like a normal php site you should write that symbol , just write something like
<?php
///////////// ///////////////////
?>

at the begining of your code and it will go

by the way the name of the block is not only limited to #ad , you can give it #adname1 or #adname2 or #adname3   , any name after #ad

I can also see in the image that you have givin the name '#ad'
write #ad not '#ad'

[artificialive]

Hello,
thanks for all the replies.  It really helped!
Now the ads are borderless 
Thank you, thank you.

[Blue]

Hi I tried this on a SPortalBlocks2.template but it didn't work. Here is the code:

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$adblock=$block['label'];
if (substr($adblock,0,3)=='#ad'){
echo '<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr><td align="center">';
if(in_array($block['type'], array('sp_bbc', 'sp_html', 'sp_php')))
   {
      $block['type']($block['content']);
   }
   else
   {
      $parameters = explode(',', $block['parameters']);
      $block['type']($parameters);
   }

   echo '
                     </td>
                  </tr>
               </table>';
} else {
echo '
<div class="tborder">
<table class="bordercolor" width="100%">
<tr class="catbg">
<td style="padding: 5px;">';
if(empty($block['force_view']))
echo '
<a style="float: right;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="doCollapseObject(\'sp_block' . $block['id'], '\', \'', $settings['csect_cookie'], '\')"><img id="img_sp_block', $block['id'], '" src="', $settings['images_url'], $block['collapsed'] ? '/expand.gif' : '/collapse.gif', '" alt="*" border="0" /></a>';
echo '
', parse_bbc($block['label']), '
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="windowbg" ', (empty($block['force_view']) ? 'id="sp_block' . $block['id'] . '"' : '') , $block['collapsed'] ? ' style="display:none;"' : '', '>
<td style="padding: 5px;">';

if(in_array($block['type'], array('sp_bbc', 'sp_html', 'sp_php')))
{
$block['type']($block['content']);
}
else
{
$parameters = explode(',', $block['parameters']);
$block['type']($parameters);
}

echo '
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<br />';
}
Can someone help me?

[Blue]

anyone?

[Nabil]

That Code is made for sp with smf 1.x.x  , so it has to be modified to work with smf2 , but I did a simple test  with sp & smf2 , replaced SportalBlocks1-1.template.php instead of  SportalBlocks2.template.php by renaming it to  SportalBlocks2.template.php , I didn't see any change actually , so you can apply the code for SportalBlocks1-1.template.php and use it instead of  SportalBlocks2.template.php , but keep a backup copy of the Original SportalBlocks2.template.php , do this at your own risk I didnt test all the Blocks , just php and html

[Contra]

worked perfect for me!

[fl4pj4ck]

1) I have edited the file SPortalBlocks1
2) I have created a block for google adsense ads, the block type is set to "HTML"
3) I put the google ads code within the blocks
4) I have named the block #adFirst

what I'm doing wrong?

[Nabil]

I have edited the file SPortalBlocks1

you mean SPortalBlocks1-1.template.php dont you?

this is how a google code inside a HTML block looks like

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<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-6566546455656
/* 728x90, text only */
google_ad_slot = "zttzztzt";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pgad.goolesyztztndcaion.com/pagea/show_ads.js">
</script><br>


[fl4pj4ck]

yes, that's what I meant

this block wont show either using #ad or the regular block, I'm just getting empty space, like it's not being recognized