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I would appreciate some guidance on how to add a banner display from the banner module to the XTemplate theme.

Thanks!

Radi

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dries’s picture

dries commented

The banner module is relatively new: there is not much banner module expertise yet. You'll have add an extra field to the first $xtemplate->template->assign() statement in the xtemplate_header() function of themes/xtemplate/xtemplate.theme:

...
"banner" => banner_display(0),
...

This will create a new variable, {banner}, that you can use in the header part of themes/xtemplate/xtemplate.xtmpl.

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usharf commented

Where is the xtemplate_header() in drupal 4.4? Working with the CVS versioמ, it seem it has been removed?

And I would appriciate a more detailed example of how to enable the banner in this version as well. I've got every thing working but I can't embed the banner_display(0) in a block nor in the theme/xtmpl files.

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dries commented

As of Drupal 4.4.0, the functions xtemplate_header() and xtemplate_footer() have been merged into xtemplate_page(). Thus, you should modify xtemplate_page() instead.

If the banner documentation is not sufficiently explanatory, please file a task describing what you'd like to see documented. Jeremy, the author and maintainer of the banner module, has always been quite repsonsive.

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usharf commented

Yes, I realized that after playing with this stuff. On the positive side, when you start doing so it realy helps you understand how drupal is working, which is cool :)

What I've done so far was:

1. Adding to xtemplate.theme under xtemplate_page()

"banner" => variable_get(banner_display(0))

2. Adding to xtemplate.xtmpl the following:

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roobul commented

Where exactly did you put {banner} in xtemplate.xtmpl?
Trying to get this to go in 4.3 -- God, what a struggle!

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gatezone commented

"God, what a struggle!" I couldn't agree more. The dummie in the subject is me.

I'm working with 4.5 and the above instructions seem to be further out of date...?

I struggle with themes with each and every update. I'd suggest including a fully patched xtemplate.xtmpl file with the banner module. Patches are IMO inherently problematic for a high percentage of site creators and admins. Because banner areas (not just for ads...) are so common in themed headers it would be wonderful to have a 'header' banner tool like the great new logo upload tool which doesn't eliminate tweaking the header, but at least it makes the process easier. GZ

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jeremy commented

Please refer to this INSTALL file for 4.5 installation instructions.

Please refer to this included patch file to see how to patch the xtemplate theme.

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dspearing commented

... no go, I haven't been able to get this to work.

I also picked appart the patch file and modified an original copy from the archive of the three files and I still don't see the banners.

I am running 4.5.2 with little to no modification yet aside from this module. I've installed the easy ones (those that don't require modding the app) this is my first attempt and a slightly more involved module.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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jeremy commented

If you're having troubles installing the banner module, please open a support request.

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kbahey commented

If you are just looking for already patched theme files, check my post here http://drupal.org/node/15860 for where to get them from.

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dspearing commented

I ended up opening a support case. I tried the already patched files as well and they didn't show the banners either. It's really strange, I even took out phptemplate which I had installed and no go there.

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fjordans commented

Just thought it might be useful for people to know that you can define a specific banner group for the banners that should appear in your header (pushbutton theme) by editing the /themes/engines/xtemplate/xtemplate.engine file. Find the line

$xtemplate->template->assign('banner', banner_display());

and put the banner group number between the brackets after 'display'. If you want to change the group at a later date you will have to do so manually in this file.

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noid commented

Hi fjordans,

Can't find that line. Am using 4.6.

alexandreracine’s picture

alexandreracine commented 
    <?php if (module_exist('banner')) : ?>
     <div id="banner"><?php print banner_display() ?></div>
    <?php endif; ?>

Put it in your theme or even better, put it in a flexiblock! You will have more control where it will show. For example for the front page only. This is for 4.6.3 with phptemplate by the way.

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noid commented

Thanks for the tip, alex. Can you help me out with configuring flexiblock -- http://drupal.org/node/33765 . Thanks again! :)

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alexandreracine commented

Just follow the docs in the flexiblock :)
I added an article in there http://drupal.org/node/33765