XF 1.2 Best way to add banner ads?

[Vidmarc]

Can anyone suggest the best way for me to add a simple row of banner ads at the top of the forum pages for the likes of amazon UK, USA etc?

 

[Paul B]

Use the built in ad_templates.

My signature has a link in the FAQ and there are also a resource for AdSense.

 

[Vidmarc]

I can't see anything in my Control Panel for accessing the ad templates.

 

[Paul B]

Filter for ad_ in the templates in your style.

 

[Vidmarc]

Thanks. It's beginning to make sense now.

 

[Jake Bunce]

You may find this useful if you are managing your own small rotation of banners:

http://xenforo.com/community/resources/display-a-random-banner.375/

 

[Vidmarc]

I've copied and pasted my amazon affiliate banner into "ad_above_top_breadcrumb", but it's not diplaying. Any suggestions?

 

[Vidmarc]

I notice that I can see the banner when I'm not logged in - what permissions do I need to change to make it visible to everybody?

 

[Paul B]

Remove the conditional statement.

http://xenforo.com/community/resources/conditional-statements.1604/

 

[Vidmarc]

That's way beyond my understanding

How do I show the banner to everyone? I don't see that listed there.

 

[Paul B]

It will show to all visitors by default unless you have applied a conditional statement.

 

[Vidmarc]

I can only see it when I log out which makes positioning it difficult.

I haven't added a conditional.

I want it to display to visitors, registered users, admin, etc - everybody.

 

[Paul B]

Post your code here in code tags.

 

[Vidmarc]

<xen:hook name="ad_above_top_breadcrumb" />

<center>
<iframe src="http://rcm-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=mondoerotico05&o=2&p=12&l=ur1&category=video&banner=176RYV8RJGTW0BD292G2&f=ifr" width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" border="0" marginwidth="0" style="border:none;" frameborder="0"></iframe>
</center>

 

[Paul B]

And you claim that doesn't show when logged in?

There is no code visible there which can cause that.

 

[Vidmarc]

I'm the admin and I can't see it.

 

[Mouth]

I'm the admin and I can't see it.

Something wrong with your amazon URL inside the iframe. I get nothing when I visit
http://rcm-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/e...egory=video&banner=176RYV8RJGTW0BD292G2&f=ifr

 

[Vidmarc]

I just copied and pasted the code direct from amazon. It works for me.

Must be a browser bug - Safari I don't see the banner, in Opera it works fine.

 

[Vidmarc]

Can anybody confirm id there's some sort of problem with Safari not displaying my amazon banner? It works fine in other browsers.

 

[Vidmarc]

We've played around a bit and have discovered that it shows on the home page, but not in the forums, so if you have a bookmark which goes straight to 'New Posts', then the banner is not visible.

I've tried other locations but I suspect it's amazon's iFrame code that could be the problem.

Any suggestions?