Posted by gregarios on October 29, 2009 at 9:18pm
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| Project: | Ad Flash |
| Version: | 6.x-2.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | bug report |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Alex Andrascu |
| Status: | closed (fixed) |
Issue Summary
The status for any flash ads in the ad module doesn't register any clicks, only impressions.
Comments
#1
Subscribe - Just hit this too.
#2
Is there any update on this issue?
#3
I don't know how it would register clicks for Flash-based advertising, because the Flash ad is given a clickTag parameter by the web page, and the Flash file is responsible for firing the link. In order to track the clicks, it would have to redirect through the website itself. I'm not sure there is a way to do this, but suggestions are welcome.
#4
It worked fine in the Drupal 5 version, as far as I remember.
#5
Drupal is serving the link, however, so it does know when the link is used. The Flash file does not have any embedded URLs, so the website must have the ability to register the clicks.
#6
Oh, really? The Drupal 6 version of this module was a port from Drupal 5, so it might be that the Drupal 5 conversion of this part of the module never worked. I have very little time to work on the module right now, but if anyone would like to investigate and file a patch, it would be more than welcome.
#7
Anyone willing to roll a patch against the current HEAD?
#8
Subscribing
#9
Is this still an issue in 2.1 ?
#10
This is working correctly and registering clicks for me in 2.2. If anyone else can verify this I'd say it is fixed.
#11
#12
thanks for reporting :)...can you believe i didn't have time to test the 2.2 release :P In fact i didn't test any 2.x relese.
#13
#14
Sorry for disappointing you, but it's still the issue for me - click status is still empty for Flash Ads
May be i've done something wrong, but that's what i have:
ad module - 6.x-2.2
Flash Ad - 6.x-2.4
getID3() - 6.x-1.x-dev
Impressions are displayed correctly, but clicks are not recorded
Thanks in advance
#15
Use the 6.x-2.x-dev version of Flash Ad and let us know. This thread is about that version. It works. :)
#16
Well, i did used the 6.x-2.x-dev version of Flash Ad. Still clicks statistics is empty
#17
#18
Ok now kids...leave the buttons, knobs and status in one place and let's try to fix this (though i'm 100% sure it's working allready). I agree to take a look at your fla and drupal instalation bagim. I also can show you a proof of this simple thing (called ad_flash) working...but IF you're wrong and IF the mistake really is to be found in your .fla (.swf) how do you think to compensate this whole time of mine ?
Please send me a link reflecting your issue after you read this and before you start playing with the status again.
#19
Ok, i'm not a flash developer, i've tested 5 different flash banners. So would you be so kind to show any valid flash banner, i'd try it in my system
#20
And believe me, i'd be very glad to be wrong, because i really need this feature on a website (flash banner clicks counting), so i'm just trying to figure out what i'm doing wrong and how can i fix it
#21
Go here, and follow the directions to make the SWF file correctly: http://flashclicktag.com
If you are using an SWF that has an embedded destination URL, then it isn't designed correctly and it won't work.
#22
Edited the module front page to reflect this also. Bagim did that work for ya ?
#23
@alex_andrascu:
Umm... Maybe you should rephrase the module entry. It actually does use the "getURL embeded method" as the clickTAG is just a part of it. Check out the instructions. The ClickTAG is supposed to be in the getURL path setting. The clickTAG just replaces the spot where you would have a URL. :)
#24
You rephrase it then and post it here :)
#25
How about this:
Design your flash SWF with the <a href="http://flashclicktag.com" title="See These Instructions">clickTAG</a> standard. Do <i>NOT</i> place a URL in the getURL of your SWF or it will not work correctly in all browsers and you will not get any click-statistics in the <a href="http://drupal.org/project/ad">Advertisement</a> module in Drupal. The destination URL should not be located in an SWF's code, anywhere.#26
Thanks buddy :)
#27
Sorry for bothering all of you, i tested that example flash banner from http://flashclicktag.com, clicks are counted nicelly.
As i wrote earlier, i'm not creating any flash, so the only problem now is that i'm getting banners from my clients, and not all of them
are valid (with all the clickTAG stuff)
Anyway, thank you, and sorry for troubles, at least now i now where's the problem
#28
:-)
#29
No bother at all ...thanks for pointing us the fact that we haven't specified anywhere that clickTAG is requirment.
#30
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.