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Hi Guys:

I want to put an island between the first and second post in a PM thread. I get LOTS of PM traffic, and I want to put ssome advertising in there.

I know just enough coding to be dangerous.

Whatcha all think? I get the sense it's either a really simple template mod, or a highly complex re-write job.

Any helpers?

rb


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i'd call it a template + code (small/medium) mod.

doable

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Help please!

I want an ad slot in my PM template after first post. Any takers?

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like i said in pm at central, it's doable but would take some work to do


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Okay, that took only 5 minutes smile

in /scripts/viewmessage.inc.php

find:
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	$user['USER_TOTAL_PM'] = $total_unread;

Add below:
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	$island_insert = get_portal_box("portal_box_3.php");

You can replace that number 3 there with any of the other custom boxes. It's hardcoded for simplicity of the hack. No sense in make more fuzz of it then the 2 line hack it is laugh

Just under it find
Code
		"online_status" => $online_status,

Add below:
Code
		"island_insert" => & $island_insert,

And yes, that's all there is to it.

It's a really simple hack, you just have to provide the $island_insert variable to the smarty template, and it will be displayed automaticly below post #1.

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Now we need a way to make these ads appear after say the 5th post in a thread or PM wink


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That would be a major $10,000 dollar paid hack since you have to edit 2 files for that smile post_side.tpl and post_top.tpl and change the magic line in both smile

That's well beyond the scope of this topic wink

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Hmm.

First off, HUGE thanks.

I'm running 7.1 and did the first add, but could not find in my viewmessage.inc.php file:

"online_status" => $online_status,

I tried putting the following in the smarty code, but no workee.

"island_insert" => & $island_insert,

Still no luck, Chuck.

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Hm, I don't have a 7.1 copy running, I run the latest version (7.2.2 at this time).

Basicly all there is to it is adding that
"island_insert" => & $island_insert, in the $smarty_data = array(

But ehr, 7.1 could be your show stopper anyhow for this simply hack. If I remember correct, the joined post_side.tpl and post_top.tpl which is used to display posts in both flat, threaded and private topic mode was introduced in 7.2

I would recommend an upgrade to 7.2.2.

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Originally Posted by blaaskaak
That would be a major $10,000 dollar paid hack since you have to edit 2 files for that smile post_side.tpl and post_top.tpl and change the magic line in both smile

That's well beyond the scope of this topic wink


$10,000 on it's way wink


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Originally Posted by Ian_W
$10,000 on it's way wink


/templates/default/post_side.tpl

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{if $smarty.section.post.iteration == 1}

replace with

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{if $smarty.section.post.iteration == say the 5th post}

The post_top.tpl hack I will post after receiving the funds smile

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i'll only charge $9999

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Originally Posted by sirdude
i'll only charge $9999


yeah right, ex taxes I'm sure. Don't fall for that old trick Ian laugh

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yah, but i'll also throw in a slightly used version of Halo II laugh

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I'll add a 3 star New Mario Bros Nintendo DS savegame, with everything unlocked. And yarp, played those 3 stars myself.

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always wondered how many stars you could get... lol


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Originally Posted by Gizmo
always wondered how many stars you could get... lol


Final Castle, alle exits, all coins... That last one took me ages laugh

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i guess i'm about 80% there, I have all castles done, probably all but 4 alt exits (2 ghost houses), and probably 80% of coins...

i've been really engrossed with Legend of Zelda, Phantom Hourglass; I'm a little over half way through, with the majority of minigames completed.


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