Affiliate Banner Code

[Si]

Hi everyone,

This is a sample of what I've placed into the affiliate code section of my WHMCS. I know it says on the form that I have to make < as <( but when I do that, the code doesn't work at all.

 

I want to show my affiliates a range of banners, with the personalised code underneath for them.

 

This is what I'm currently using:

 

<p align="center">
[img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/234X60.gif]</p>

<p align="center"><font size="2">Code for the Banner Above</font></p>


 <p align="center">
 <textarea rows="4" name="S5" cols="74"><a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]" target="_blank">
[img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/234X60.gif]</a></textarea></p>

<p align="center"></p>

<p align="center">
[img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/125X125.gif]</p>

<p align="center"><font size="2">Code for the Banner Above</font></p>


 <p align="center">
 <textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]" target="_blank">
[img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/125X125.gif]</a></textarea></p>

<p align="center"></p>

<p align="center">
[img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/120X90.gif]</p>

<p align="center"><font size="2">Code for the Banner Above</font></p>


 <p align="center">
 <textarea rows="4" name="S7" cols="74"><a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]" target="_blank">
[img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/120X90.gif]</a></textarea></p>

<p align="center"></p>

 

Strangely, when I first upload the code, it works, and is also viewable in the client area. But when I view it again later, it only shows the first banner and code.

 

Anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong and what I need to change please?

 

Thanks

 

Si

[Si]

Just found the answer to my question here:

 

http://www.whmcs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3594

 

Matt is ahead of the game again.

[Si]

Using the manual notes I updated my code and all is working fine now. I have 7 banners and I inserted textarea boxes under each banner to contain the code. If it helps anyone else, here is the code I used. (Obviously, replace mysite.com with your own etc).

 

[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/728X90.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/728X90.gif" alt="Click for great value hosting")><(/a)></textarea>



[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/468X60.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/468X60.gif" alt="Click for great value hosting")><(/a)></textarea>



[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/468X60-01.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/468X60-01.gif" alt="Click for great value hosting")><(/a)></textarea>



[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/468X60-02.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/468X60-02" alt="Click for great value hosting")><(/a)></textarea>



[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/234X60.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/234X60.gif" alt="Click for great value hosting")><(/a)></textarea>



[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/125X125.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/125X125.gif" alt="Click for great value hosting]"><(/a)></textarea>



[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/120X90.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/120X90.gif" alt="Click for great value hosting")><(/a)></textarea>

 

Si

[Si]

Nope, I think this is a bug.

 

the code keeps getting stripped down to showing just one banner.

 

Does anyone have more than one banner displayed on their affiliate page? Could you share the code please?

[Matt]

You can't use text areas code within a text area. Follow the manual example where it doesn't use text areas to display it!

 

Matt

[Si]

Thanks Matt. Working now. Its a pity about the textarea as some people copy and paste directly into WYSIWYG clients and this obviously produces errors for them.

 

If there was a workaround someone can come up with, that would be cool.

 

Si

[Matt]

Why does it produce an error exactly?

 

Matt

[Si]

Why does it produce an error exactly?

 

Matt

 

Hi Matt,

It doesn't produce an error as such, but simply strips the code out. From the 2nd piece of code I posted above, after I post it all into the affiliate code section, this is all that is left when the page reloads.

 

[url="[AffiliateLinkCode]"][img=http://mysite.com/images/banners/728X90.gif][/url]


CODE FOR THE BANNER ABOVE:

<textarea rows="4" name="S6" cols="74"><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img border="0" src="http://mysite.com/images/banners/728X90.gif" alt="Click for great value hosting")><(/a)>

 

Si

[Matt]

No, why does it product an error when your affiliates copy and paste it into a WYSIWYG editor? Copying from a textarea or copying from the page, it makes absolutely no difference and won't cause any errors if your link code is correct.

 

Matt

[Si]

No, why does it product an error when your affiliates copy and paste it into a WYSIWYG editor? Copying from a textarea or copying from the page, it makes absolutely no difference and won't cause any errors if your link code is correct.

 

Matt

 

When you copy and paste text from a html page, and then insert into a WYSWYG program, it inserts html characters. (I know this may vary on different WYSIWYG programs, but it does it in Frontpage, which is what a lot of my customers use).

 

To get around it, we have to tell them to copy and paste into notepad first, then copy and paste from notepad.

 

Si

[D9Hosting]

I managed to get 3 banners to be displayed, with a textarea under each banner to display the banner code:

 

http://www.d9hosting.com/clients/affiliates.php

 

I had the same problems with the code being stripped but after a bit of trial and error I got it, it involved moving backwards and forwards in the browser and adding/re-adding banners but I got there in the end.

 

This is the code currently showing in my admin area:

 

<center><a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]"><img src="http://d9hosting.com/v2/images/banners/d9hostingbanner1.jpg"></a><p> 
<textarea cols="75"><a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]"><img src="http://d9hosting.com/v2/images/banners/d9hostingbanner1.jpg"></a>

 

Unfortunately only the 1st banner code shows, so it won't be much help for you. But at least you know it's possible.

 

Dan

 

BTW, the client area I linked to is still under construction. I'm aware some of the links are dead

[rshenderson]

I was trying to figure this out as well. The instuctions say use <( instead of < and )> instead or >

 

Once I did that it worked well.

 

So change:

 

<center><a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]"><img src="http://d9hosting.com/v2/images/banners/d9hostingbanner1.jpg"></a><p>

<textarea cols="75"><a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]"><img src="http://d9hosting.com/v2/images/banners/d9hostingbanner1.jpg"></a>

 

 

To

 

<(center)><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img src="http://d9hosting.com/v2/images/banners/d9hostingbanner1.jpg")><(/a)><(p)>

<(textarea cols="75")><(a href="[AffiliateLinkCode]")><(img src="http://d9hosting.com/v2/images/banners/d9hostingbanner1.jpg")><(/a)>