Ad: Custom location - within post?

[Thomas P]

Hi folks,

how can I put an advertisement within a post in a topic?

I want to use an Ad Custom Location and it should show a rectangle within a post, next to the post text, i.e. on the right.

Thanks for helping,
Thomas

[Thomas P]

Hi mates,

a hint how to place a simple rectangle picture within a post would be very helpful

Thanks in advance,
Thomas

 

 

 

[Nathan Explosion]

Start you off with a template hack.....edit the Forums -> Front -> Topics -> Post template, locate the following:

{$comment->content()|raw}

and replace it with:

<div style="float:left">
	{$comment->content()|raw}
</div>			
<div style="float:right">TEST</div>	

That puts in all posts...there are several topics on here about how to display items in the first post only, or every x posts and all that. Give the divs a class, and then move the floats in to css and you can style away.

[Thomas P]

Thanks Nathan, now I know where to start.

I tried the following to no avail:

<div style="float:left">
{$comment->content()|raw}
</div>            
{{if $postCount == 1}}
<div style="float:right">TEST</div>    
{{endif}}

I doesn't show the "TEST"-part... I wonder why.

Using this one -completely different logic- works though.

<div style="float:left">
{$comment->content()|raw}
</div>            
{{if !isset(request.page) or request.page == 1}}
<div style="float:right">TEST</div>    
{{endif}}

Is it because it isn't after the first post? ??

[Thomas P]

Is there any documentation which variable are valid in which location?

I guess I cannot use $postCount in the post-Template, since there is no result rendered... ??

I did not find it here, here or here. I found this promising add-on, but it is from 2011...

Thank you for any helpful advice,
Thomas

[opentype]

8 minutes ago, Thomas P said:

Is there any documentation which variable are valid in which location?

There is a big “Variables …” button above the template editor window. It shows which variables are fed into the template you have opened. 

[Nathan Explosion]

Is $postCount a variable that you have created yourself? If so, then it will work depending on what you've passed as that variable ($postCount isn't a variable available by default, hence the question)

But if you are trying to do "1st post only" then the answer is also in the template I guided you to....

{{if $comment->mapped('first') }}


{{endif}}

 

[Thomas P]

Thanks & Danke opentype.

Thank you Nathan, that works - I didn't know what I should look for, I found $postCount in other templates and was on the wrong path.
Honestly the code you mentioned wouldn't come in my mind.

 I owe you one ??

[Thomas P]

Here is the working result:

		<!-- rectangle ad -->
		{{if $comment->mapped('first')}}
			<div style="float:right;margin-left:25px;margin-bottom:25px;">{advertisement="RectangleInPost"}</div>
			{$comment->content()|raw}
		{{else}}
			{$comment->content()|raw}
		{{endif}}
		<!-- // rectangle ad -->

This works perfect and shows up in the first post in the upper right corner.

Now I need to figure out how to show it in the 11, 21, 31st post in a topic ?

Thanks,
Thomas

[mark007]

I really would have a solution to show ad in the first post but after first paragraph.

Because this is the optimal position....

[Nathan Explosion]

8 hours ago, mark007 said:

I really would have a solution to show ad in the first post but after first paragraph.

Because this is the optimal position....

So inside the actual content itself? 

[mark007]

1 hour ago, Nathan Explosion said:

So inside the actual content itself?

yes ...

[Nathan Explosion]

3 hours ago, mark007 said:

yes ...

OK - that's achievable but the problem then is that it is part of the content - quoting a post will result in the advertisement being part of the quote. If I can figure out another way of achieving the addition of the ad to the content that avoids that side effect then I will put out a plugin and post it here.....no post from me = no plugin (yet)

[mark007]

7 hours ago, Nathan Explosion said:

If I can figure out another way of achieving the addition of the ad to the content that avoids that side effect then I will put out a plugin and post it here

This would be great ?

[Thomas P]

On 3/14/2018 at 8:31 AM, Thomas P said:

Now I need to figure out how to show it in the 11, 21, 31st post in a topic ?

If someone has an idea to show content in the 11 and x post, I would be thankful.

{{if $comment->mapped('first')}}

I guess this is the part which should be modified, a pity that it isn't numeric...

[Nathan Explosion]

{{$postCount =++$_REQUEST[ $item->tid . '_counter' ];}}
{{if($postCount === 1 OR $postCount === 3 OR $postCount === 5)}}
BLAH!!!!
{{endif}}

 

[Thomas P]

Thanks Nathan ? 

[Nathan Explosion]

On 15/03/2018 at 6:08 AM, mark007 said:

This would be great ?

See gif.....proof of concept done, moving on to some settings now.

[mark007]

By the way, I am really excited ?It ist very cool ... the optimal Adsense location

[mark007]

@Nathan Explosion

This community has done that ... and it is so much better CTR and active view. ?

(this is desktop view, but it is more significant when using a smartphone)

[Nathan Explosion]

That's nice...why are you tagging me and letting me know though?

On 14/03/2018 at 10:31 PM, Nathan Explosion said:

no post from me = no plugin (yet)

When it's ready, it will be released.

[mark007]

49 minutes ago, Nathan Explosion said:

That's nice...why are you tagging me and letting me know though?

No special intention, I just saw that and wanted to let you know, because I saw that you don't follow this topic ?

[Nathan Explosion]

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