Releases for Advertisement

Features:

• Redesigned administrative advertisement overview page, with filtering and mass editing.
• New module that filters duplicate clicks, bots, etc.
• New page for viewing click-details.
• Statistics collected at ad group granularity.
• Adserve variables can be overloaded in settings.php.
• Adserve _exit hook allows tagging of ads served by Ad module (ie, "Ads By...")
• New cache module: ad_cache_memcache

Many, many bug fixes and documentation cleanups.

Views integration was moved to the external Ad Views project, which is looking for a maintainer.

Bug fixes

• ad.module:
  • #248423: auto-fix when ad vocabulary information gets corrupted
• ad.install:
  • #248670: add missing commas
• ad_views.inc:
  • #141539: fix current user filter

New features:
Ad module core:
- #221648: redesigned advertisement administration overview page, introducing filtering and mass editing
- Offer ad group granularity on collected statistics.
- Support passing in the URL when displaying/redirecting advertisements.
- Provide new click-details page.

Ad_image plug-in:
- #142864: the destination URL is now optional

Adserve.inc
- Allows variable overloading in settings.php.
- New ad_exit hook for tagging ads.

Ad_cache_memcache plug-in:
- New in-memory caching module, utilizing memcached

Click_filter plug-in:
- Filters out clicks from search engines, configurable Drupal roles, ad owners, and duplicate clicks.

Bug fixes:
There are many bug fixes in this release, including:
- #141539
- #172807
- #183085
- #190938
- #209751
- #213163
- #222518
- #227967
- #228650
- #233073
- #233538
- #237833
- #239260
- #242738
- #246458
- #248016

Maintenance release:
Changes:

• Fix raw mode, properly count ad views

Changes overview:

• add iFrame support
• add new html ad type (Sponsored by Connie at WebsitesForTheArts.com)
• add new external ad type
• add ad_link_nofollow support (Sponsored by Connie at WebsitesForTheArts.com)
• add ability to track page views without displaying ads
• improve misconfiguration detection and error reporting
• fix uninstall logic for clean ad module uninstall
• fix bugs preventing expanding ads with CCK
• improve text escaping when displaying ads with javascript
• add option to disable URL validation
• track user agent for ad clicks
• fix some bugs related to installation with Postgres
• general cleanup
• numerous additional bug fixes

Bug fixes:

• bug #164217: restore ability to set global click-through target
• bug #163058: simplify query filter, join not necessary
• tell web browsers not to cache images used for counting ad views

Features:

• add report views for hourly, weekly and monthly, in addition to daily

1.3.1 is a brown paper bag release fixing a typo that prevented ads from being displayed when the file cache was enabled.

Changes in version 1.3:

• Feature: invisible image mechanism for counting ad views without using JavaScript.
• Feature: adserve tracks which ads have been displayed, so can be called multiple times without displaying duplicate ads.
• New file: most logic from adserve.php was moved into adserve.inc.
• New file: imageserve.inc, provides a mechanism for counting ad views using invisible images.

Changes in version 1.3:

• Feature: invisible image mechanism for counting ad views without using JavaScript.
• Feature: adserve tracks which ads have been displayed, so can be called multiple times without displaying duplicate ads.
• New file: most logic from adserve.php was moved into adserve.inc.
• New file: imageserve.inc, provides a mechanism for counting ad views using invisible images.

Primarily a bug fix release. Changes include:

• Make it possible to enable image ads when no ad groups are defined.
• Properly support localization of ad-specific permissions.
• Escape quotes within displayed JavaScript.
• Update ad.info to reflect that the ad module depends on the taxonomy module.
• Support _uninstall() hook to completely remove module.

Changes and New features:

• PostgreSQL support.
• Improved internationalization support (utf8 database tables).
• Full support for displaying ads based on taxonomy term(s).
• New ad_remote module, support for hosting ads on remote (non-Drupal) websites ("proof-of-concept").
• Ad groups improvements:
  • Ads can now belong to multiple groups.
  • Ads groups can be hierarchical.
  • Ad groups now utilize the standard taxonomy subsystem, removing custom ad_groups table.
• File cache lifetime in ad_cache_file module is now configurable.
• Improved adserve.php debug output.
• Numerous bug fixes (see documentation/CHANGELOG.txt).

Thank you to everyone who beta-tested the changes introduced in 1.1, finding and helping to fix regressions.

Changes and New features:

• PostgreSQL support.
• Improved internationalization support (utf8 database tables).
• Full support for displaying ads based on taxonomy term(s).
• New ad_remote module, support for hosting ads on remote (non-Drupal) websites ("proof-of-concept").
• Ad groups improvements:
  • Ads can now belong to multiple groups.
  • Ads groups can be hierarchical.
  • Ad groups now utilize the standard taxonomy subsystem, removing custom ad_groups table.
• File cache lifetime in ad_cache_file module is now configurable.
• Improved adserve.php debug output.
• Numerous bug fixes (see documentation/CHANGELOG.txt).

Thank you to everyone who beta-tested the changes introduced in 1.1, finding and helping to fix regressions.

Changes:

• Numerous bug fixes, mostly improving the upgrade process from 1.0 to 1.1.

Changes:

• Numerous bug fixes, mostly improving the upgrade process from 1.0 to 1.1.

Changes:

• Bug fix: Proper support for default group, one with no tids assigned.
• Restore global administrative statistics.

Changes:

• Bug fix: Proper support for default group, one with no tids assigned.
• Restore global administrative statistics.

There are some major changes between the 1.0 ad module and the upcoming 1.1 ad module. Please test this 1.1 release candidate cautiously on your development servers, and report any bugs so we can have a stable 1.1 release.

New features:

• PostgreSQL support.
• Improved internationalization support (utf8 database tables).
• Full support for displaying ads based on taxonomy term(s).
• New ad_remote module, support for hosting ads on remote (non-Drupal) websites ("proof-of-concept").
• Ad groups improvements:
  • Ads can now belong to multiple groups.
  • Ads groups can be hierarchical.
  • Ad groups now utilize the standard taxonomy subsystem, removing custom ad_groups table.
• File cache lifetime in ad_cache_file module is now configurable.

Bug fixes:

• Wrap debug information in html comments when no ads are found in group.
• Improved adserve.php debug output.
• Escape &'s in adserve.php URL for proper html validation.
• Various other bug fixes and cleanups.

Full changelog.

There are some major changes between the 1.0 ad module and the upcoming 1.1 ad module. Please test this 1.1 release candidate cautiously on your development servers, and report any bugs so we can have a stable 1.1 release.

New features:

• PostgreSQL support.
• Improved internationalization support (utf8 database tables).
• Full support for displaying ads based on taxonomy term(s).
• New ad_remote module, support for hosting ads on remote (non-Drupal) websites ("proof-of-concept").
• Ad groups improvements:
  • Ads can now belong to multiple groups.
  • Ads groups can be hierarchical.
  • Ad groups now utilize the standard taxonomy subsystem, removing custom ad_groups table.
• File cache lifetime in ad_cache_file module is now configurable.

Bug fixes:

• Wrap debug information in html comments when no ads are found in group.
• Improved adserve.php debug output.
• Escape &'s in adserve.php URL for proper html validation.
• Various other bug fixes and cleanups.

Full changelog.

Brown paper bag release. Fixes a bug in which the letter 'v' was being stripped from all text ads.

Brown paper bag release. Fixes a bug in which the letter 'v' was being stripped from all text ads.

The ad module is a powerful advertising system for Drupal-powered websites. It supports the random display and tracking of graphical (banner) and text ads. Ads can easily be displayed in themes, blocks, or embedded in site content. The module records comprehensive statistics about when and how often ads are viewed and clicked, including a plug-in module for generating graphical time-based reports. Ads can be assigned to multiple owners, each of which can be assigned their own set of permissions. The ad module is fully integrated with the views module, offering fine-grained control over which ads are displayed where and to whom. Installation is simple by design. An API is provided allowing the development of additional functionality and integration with other Drupal modules.

Features:

• auto-generated ad blocks supporting a configurable number of ads
• automatically or manually embed ads into site content
• collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis
• tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP
• integrated with the views module for fine-grained control of which ads are displayed where and to whom
• advertisements can have multiple owners
• granular per-advertisement/per-owner permissions system
• activation/expiration scheduling based on time, clicks or views
• an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads
• an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads
• an ad_report plug-in for basic graphical reports
• an ad_notify plug-in for scheduling automatic email notifications
• an administrative statistics overview page
• support for any number of configurable ad groups
• file-based caching for improved performance
• support for external caching methods
• views powered 'my ads' pages for listing all ads owned by a given user

The ad module is a powerful advertising system for Drupal-powered websites. It supports the random display and tracking of graphical (banner) and text ads. Ads can easily be displayed in themes, blocks, or embedded in site content. The module records comprehensive statistics about when and how often ads are viewed and clicked, including a plug-in module for generating graphical time-based reports. Ads can be assigned to multiple owners, each of which can be assigned their own set of permissions. The ad module is fully integrated with the views module, offering fine-grained control over which ads are displayed where and to whom. Installation is simple by design. An API is provided allowing the development of additional functionality and integration with other Drupal modules.

Currently implemented features:

• auto-generated ad blocks supporting a configurable number of ads
• automatically or manually embed ads into site content
• collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis
• tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP
• integrated with the views module for fine-grained control of which ads are displayed where and to whom
• advertisements can have multiple owners
• granular per-advertisement/per-owner permissions system
• activation/expiration scheduling based on time, clicks or views
• an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads
• an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads
• an ad_report plug-in for basic graphical reports
• an ad_notify plug-in for scheduling automatic email notifications
• an administrative statistics overview page
• support for any number of configurable ad groups
• file-based caching for improved performance
• support for external caching methods
• views powered 'my ads' pages for listing all ads owned by a given user

New features:

• adserve.php cleanups
• file cache moved into external module, improved cache hooks
• support for upcoming event notifications
• numerous bug fixes, see CHANGELOG.txt

This is likely to become the official 1.0 release unless any big bugs surface in the next day or two. Please test and file an issue if you find any regressions.

New features:

• adserve.php cleanups
• file cache moved into external module, improved cache hooks
• support for upcoming event notifications
• numerous bug fixes, see CHANGELOG.txt

This is likely to become the official 1.0 release unless any big bugs surface in the next day or two. Please test and file an issue if you find any regressions.

This is the first official beta release of the ad module for Drupal 5.x.

Currently implemented features:

• auto-generated ad blocks supporting a configurable number of ads
• automatically or manually embed ads into site content
• collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis
• tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP
• integrated with the views module for fine-grained control of which ads are displayed where and to whom
• advertisements can have multiple owners
• granular per-advertisement/per-owner permissions system
• email notifications
• activation/expiration scheduling based on time, clicks or views
• an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads
• an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads
• an ad_report plug-in for basic graphical reports
• an administrative statistics overview page
• support for any number of configurable ad groups
• file-based caching for improved performance
• support for external caching methods
• views powered 'my ads' pages for listing all ads owned by a given user

There have been multiple schema changes. Be sure to run update.php.

New features:

• Initial support for ad notifications with new ad_notify module.
• Support for adding an image ad mouseover.
• Lots of important bug fixes (see changelog).

DRUPAL-5 development branch.

Brown paper bag release, neglected to check in all files for beta6.

New features:

• Various bug fixes.

This beta release includes a number of bug fixes for the permissions system, as well as a number of other general bugfixes. The necessary hooks were added to support ad notifications in a plug-in module.

When upgrading to this release from an earlier release, be sure to run update.php as there have been schema changes.

New features:

• Various bug fixes.

A new ad_embed plug-in makes it possible for the ad module to embed ads into site content. Ads can be manually embedded using [[ad]] and <!--ad--> style tags, or automatically embedded after a configurable number of paragraphs. A new configuration option has also been added to support link targets, making it possible to for example cause clicking an ad to open a new browser window.

New features:

• New ad_embed plug-in allowing ads to be automatically embedded into site content.
• Support for link targets (ie, possible to configure so clicking ads results in a new browser window).
• Various bug fixes.

The ad module has gained a significant amount of functionality by being integrated with the views module. With the views module enabled, you will automatically gain numerous dynamic pages and blocks. In addition, you will be able to build any number of complex ad views yourself, for example showing special ads on pages with certain taxonomy terms, or displaying different ads to different user roles.

New features:

• Integration with views module allows fine-grained control over which ads are displayed where.
• Improved handling of file-based caching.
• Various bug fixes.

NOTE: If upgrading from an earlier beta release of the ad module, you must run update.php as there was a schema change in -beta3.

What's new: filter adserve input to prevent XSS attacks; can schedule ads to be automatically enabled or disabled at a certain time; can schedule ads to be automatically disabled after a configurable number of views or clicks; support for displaying multiple ads (also built into auto-generated ad blocks); improved ad status messages when viewing ad nodes; a proof-of-concept ad_report module for basic gd-generated graphical reports; improved support for PHP4; improve path handling to allow ads to be used when Drupal is hosted in a subdirectory; various bugfixes.

Current features: support for any number of configurable ad groups; collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis; tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP; activation/expiration scheduling based on time, clicks or views; an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads; and an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads; an ad_report plug-in for basic graphical reports; support for multiple advertisement owners; granular per-advertisement/per-owner permissions system; file-based caching for improved performance; support for external caching methods; an administrative statistics overview page; 'my ads' page for listing all ads owned by a given user; auto-generated ad blocks supporting a configurable number of ads.

New features: support for external caching methods; administrative statistics overview. There have also been several bug fixes to the ad permissions system.

Current features: support for any number of configurable ad groups; collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis; tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP; an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads; and an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads; support for multiple advertisement owners; granular per-advertisement/per-owner permissions system; file-based caching for improved performance; support for external caching methods; an administrative statistics overview page; 'my ads' page for listing all ads owned by a given user.

With the latest updates, the ad module has now reached beta status.

New features: file-based caching for improved performance; 'my ads' page for listing all ads owned by a given user.

Current features: support for any number of configurable ad groups; collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis; tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP; an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads; and an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads; support for multiple advertisement owners; granular per-advertisement/per-owner permissions system; file-based caching for improved performance; 'my ads' page for listing all ads owned by a given user.

Version 0.6 of the ad module offers basic support for text and image ads. This is a BETA release.

New features: support for multiple advertisement owners; granular per-advertisement/per-owner permissions system.

Current features: support for any number of configurable ad groups; collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis; tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP; an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads; and an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads.

This is a BETA release of the upcoming ad module. An official beta release will be tagged regularily as we make development milestones, or you can use this release to get the very latest code from CVS.

Version 0.5 of the ad module offers basic support for text and image ads. This is a BETA release.

Current features: support for any number of configurable ad groups; collection of comprehensive statistics allowing time-based reporting and analysis; tracking of when and where ads are clicked, by which user and which IP; an ad_image plug-in for image (aka banner) ads; and an ad_text plug-in for simple text ads.

Current development is happening in the 4.7 branch, so this snapshot of HEAD may be out of date. The ad module has not yet been forked to support Drupal 5.0.