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7/31/2009 2:43 PM
 
Al Stoughton


www.BoatingInfoUSA.com
Joined: 2/23/2009
Posts: 47

I display ads for several Vendor Affiliates using code they provide in Text/HTML modules.  I'd like to change to the Banner Module but have run into some trouble.  If I use the Text type banner, it's Name property is displayed and links back to my home page (not wanted).  Images and links referenced in the code are fine -- it's just the Name display that's a problem.  If I use a Button type (since many vendors provide a Button image), the Name property isn't displayed (that's good) but I can't paste the vendor supplied code directly.  I have to split out the image and site URLs and enter them into their respective properties separately.  Am I missing somehting here; is there a simpler way to work with Vendor Affilates in a Banner Module?

Thanks

Al

 
 
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7/31/2009 7:16 PM
 
Pete

Joined: 5/24/2007
Posts: 146

I am unsure exactly what your after, but this may help, as for splitting out images / urls, i never do that, in general if you have a vendor say MYNEWVENDOR, i will create a user file ( if not done, a folder in vendors to match and a folder in your file system

You may not need the file in the fil system if you are using a url to source the images offline, if not load your images to this file.

Now when setting up use a txt html module, and create a table, in that size it to the size you working with, add your pictures , links or even text banners, what ever you want. save the txt/html then open it up once happy and go into script mode and copy the script, go to vendors and paste into the text section,, up the top dial up the script option , and re name the ad type if you want and save.

your all good to go. if you want to take it even further you can also use the ad manager from smoke ranch this will allow you even more flexibility and control / analysis of your ads.
 
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8/1/2009 9:00 AM
 
Al Stoughton


www.BoatingInfoUSA.com
Joined: 2/23/2009
Posts: 47

Thanks.  You've suggested using the Text/HTML module and that works.  But I'd like to use the Vendor & Banner Modules so that the Vendor ads are changed and rotated.

The HTML code is provided by the vendor affilaite and includes a code that identifies the click as coming from my site.  Their code  includes a reference to their URL and another to the associated image.  here's an example of the code provided by a vendor affilaite (the xxxx-yyyy fields are a secure code that identifies my site as source.)

"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-xxxxxxx-yyyyyyyy">
<img height="240" alt="" width="120" border="0" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-xxxxxxx-yyyyyyyy" /></a>

When pasted into a Text/HTML page, It produces this ad on my page.

But, when using the Banner definition in the Vendor module, if I choose a Text type and paste in this code -- it works fine BUT it also shows the module name above the image as a link to my site's home page (I don't want that name or link shown).. 

If I choose a Button type banner, I can't paste in the code as is.  I have to separate the site and image URLs and then paste them into the respective image and link propertied of the banner,  I can do that but ws wondering if there's a way to suppress the name on a Text banner or some way to just paste in the provided code using a Button banner.
 
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8/1/2009 8:35 PM
 
Pete

Joined: 5/24/2007
Posts: 146

?? Not sure i follow correctly what your saying, so will run through again for you

go to a admin only draft page for better words, and create a txt html module , open it up and create a table, make it any width you want for example 200px , 1 column 8 1 row then save it

then insert your code into the table, to do this open the table in edit mode and type < here > into the table, then open the table in script mode (top left0 and paste your code over the word here

it will look some thing like this ,

<table height="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="120" border="0">
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>here</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

\/

<table height="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="120" border="0">
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-xxxxxxx-yyyyyyyy"><img height="240" alt="" width="120" border="0" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-xxxxxxx-yyyyyyyy" /></a></td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

now copy this source code and go to your vendor file, in the txt section paste this code,

now important up above that you dial up  SCRIPT in the banner type section NOT TEXT

once you have this you will be fine and the banner will act like a normal banner in the vendors file

 
 
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8/3/2009 8:26 AM
 
Al Stoughton


www.BoatingInfoUSA.com
Joined: 2/23/2009
Posts: 47

I finally woke up and followed what you were saying.  Guess I didn't read your first post carefully.

Thanks much -- works great.   Nice tip; will come in handy. 

Al
 
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