Ad above Border Around Forum.

[XaviEo]

Not too sure if I'm asking this in the correct place, just hoping. I'm using the Welcome Header Below Ad plug-in and I've also added the CSS for the Border Around Forum. What I'm wondering is if it's possible to have the ad above the start of the border? I haven't played around with codes for a while so I'm not really sure where to start to work it out for myself. It's for this site: CLICK

[Shrike]

Dec 2, 2012 2:29:44 GMT -8 XaviEo said:

Not too sure if I'm asking this in the correct place, just hoping. I'm using the Welcome Header Below Ad plug-in and I've also added the CSS for the Border Around Forum. What I'm wondering is if it's possible to have the ad above the start of the border? I haven't played around with codes for a while so I'm not really sure where to start to work it out for myself. It's for this site: CLICK

This is easily done with a template mod. First of all, remove the Welcome Header Below Ad plugin.

Now, go to Themes > Layout Templates > Forum wrapper and look for this part of code around lines 51-56:

<div id="navigation-tree">
$[navigation.tree]
</div>

$[header]
<div id="content" role="main">

Remove JUST the $[header] part and then paste it ABOVE the wrapper div (found around line 14) as shown:

$[header]
<div id="wrapper">
<header>
<div id="banner-container" role="banner">

NOTE: The $[header] variable is what displays the ads, so you must include it above the $[content] variable. It's also where the files for plugins and the headers go, so there's another reason not to remove it

[Tohsaka Rin]

When using the above steps to change the placement, if you use [Plugin] Classic Proboards Menu 0.6.3 it causes the plugin to stop working...

Is there any way to fix this?

[Shrike]

Dec 7, 2012 22:48:15 GMT -8 Tohsaka Rin said:

When using the above steps to change the placement, if you use [Plugin] Classic Proboards Menu 0.6.3 it causes the plugin to stop working...

Is there any way to fix this?

I had a look at this and it turns out that it's because of the way the author of that plugin organised it. The $[header] variable that we're moving contains not only the top advert but also the old-style headers and links to plugin script files. As such, because of the way the plugin was written, it breaks if the header table is below it in the source code. I'll tag Brian so that he notices this, although I think he said he didn't have much time to work on the plugin at the moment. (Putting it into $(document.ready) or the Javascript component rather than <script> tags in the global header component would probably be enough).

In the meantime, you can use this code in your global headers (Structure > Headers and Footers > Global Header) which, although a tiny bit slower than modifying the template directly, should play better with other plugins like this:

See Brian's post below

[Tohsaka Rin]

Thanks, changed that for now.

I have all these threads bookmarked to see if anything updates again.

[DeltaDart]

Dec 8, 2012 5:00:31 GMT -8 Shrike said:

Dec 7, 2012 22:48:15 GMT -8 Tohsaka Rin said:

When using the above steps to change the placement, if you use [Plugin] Classic Proboards Menu 0.6.3 it causes the plugin to stop working...

Is there any way to fix this?

I had a look at this and it turns out that it's because of the way the author of that plugin organised it. The $[header] variable that we're moving contains not only the top advert but also the old-style headers and links to plugin script files. As such, because of the way the plugin was written, it breaks if the header table is below it in the source code. I'll tag Brian so that he notices this, although I think he said he didn't have much time to work on the plugin at the moment. (Putting it into $(document.ready) or the Javascript component rather than <script> tags in the global header component would probably be enough).

In the meantime, you can use this code in your global headers (Structure > Headers and Footers > Global Header) which, although a tiny bit slower than modifying the template directly, should play better with other plugins like this:

removed

f-106deltadart.freemessageboards.com/
This helped me a lot.  I like using this script better than moving the $[header] thanks for this.

[Shrike]

Jan 18, 2013 15:18:37 GMT -8 DeltaDart said:

Dec 8, 2012 5:00:31 GMT -8 Shrike said:

I had a look at this and it turns out that it's because of the way the author of that plugin organised it. The $[header] variable that we're moving contains not only the top advert but also the old-style headers and links to plugin script files. As such, because of the way the plugin was written, it breaks if the header table is below it in the source code. I'll tag Brian so that he notices this, although I think he said he didn't have much time to work on the plugin at the moment. (Putting it into $(document.ready) or the Javascript component rather than <script> tags in the global header component would probably be enough).

In the meantime, you can use this code in your global headers (Structure > Headers and Footers > Global Header) which, although a tiny bit slower than modifying the template directly, should play better with other plugins like this:

X

f-106deltadart.freemessageboards.com/
This helped me a lot.  I like using this script better than moving the $[header] thanks for this.

You're welcome, but do note that this script was just in case moving $[header] broke anything that relied on it being in the original position. If this wasn't a problem, then you'd be better off doing it by moving $[header] as that will change the source code of the page being sent by the server (this is what templates do) rather than using the Javascript code to change the page when it has been loaded in the browser, mainly because it will be faster (although the difference is probably negligible).

[DeltaDart]

Moving the [header] does break my 'Three Box Table V3.0.1 Slide-Able' plugin by moving it outside the border, but maybe that's not a bad thing after all.  The more I look at it, the less it bothers me f-106deltadart.freemessageboards.com/

Now, how can I do this with the Footer?

[Brian]

To anyone who's managed to find this thread:

I recommend against moving the $[header] variable in your forum wrapper template, as it contains both the ads and any codes in the headers of your forum, including plugin code. If you plan on using plugins, moving this variable is bound to break many of them that use the header component, as Javascript that doesn't work off a $(document).ready() function will error if the elements it affects don't already exist on the page before the Javascript executes.

Also, in regards to this code:

Dec 8, 2012 5:00:31 GMT -8 Shrike said:

removed

Moving the actual ads themselves is against the TOS.

The following plugin is approved by ProBoards:

support.proboards.com/thread/429342