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