CB Text Ad Builder Joomla! Module and Plugin

Written on Tuesday, 23 February 2010. Posted in ClickBank Hop Feed, ClickBank Text Ad Builder

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Parameters and Syntax

Keywords (string)
Keywords that will be used by ClickBank's hop feed script to display ads.
Plugin Parameter Example: keywords=[dog training]

Affiliate (ClickBank Id)
Your ClickBank affiliate ID.
Plugin Parameter Example: affiliate=[mycbid00]

TID (alphanumeric code)
If you use multiple CB HopAd boxes on your site, it can be very useful to know which ones are leading to sales and which aren’t performing well. You can get this information by using ClickBank’s Tracking ID. This is an alphanumeric code you can attach to your ads that will show you what specific ads lead to a sale. Read more: http://www.clickbank.com/help/affiliate-help/affiliate-guides/tracking-your-promotional-efforts/
Important: if you leave this parameter empty (on default), then the referrer URL will be used as TID.
Plugin Parameter Example: tid=[mypage#123]

Type (iFrame or List)
Use iFrame type on default unless you are an experienced webmaset. With List type selected a ClickBank text ad is delivered as a simple HTML list. So, you will need to add to your CSS descriptions for the following classes: li.hopfeed_li, ul.hopfeed_ul, hopfeed_link, hopfeed_desc.
Plugin Parameter Example: type=[IFRAME]



Fill_Slots (logical)
Specifies if you want to display max number of ads.
Plugin Parameter Example: fill_slots=[TRUE]

Template (Commonly used ad sizes)
The following templates can be used to specify your ad block size:

• Banner - 468x60, 1 row, 2 cols
• Half Banner - 234x60, 1 row, 1 col
• Leaderboard - 728x90, 1 row, 3 cols
• Large Leaderboard - 728x210, 3 rows, 3 cols
• Very Large Leaderboard - 720x300, 4 rows, 3 cols
• Very Large Rectangle - 336x280, 3 rows, 2 cols
• Large Rectangle - 300x250, 4 rows, 2 cols
• Square - 250x250, 4 rows, 2 cols
• Wide Skyscraper - 200x600, 8 rows, 1 col
• Skyscraper - 160x600, 7 rows, 1 col
• Tight Skyscraper - 120x600, 2 rows, 1 col
• Small Skyscraper - 120x240, 2 rows, 1 col
• Fat Skyscraper - 240x400, 6 rows, 1 col
• Rectangle - 180x150, 1 row, 1 col
• Square Button - 125x125, 1 row, 1 col
• Button - 120x90, 1 row, 1 col
• Small Banner - 230x33, 1 row, 1 col
• Pop-up - 500x350, 5 rows, 2 cols
• Large Pop-up - 550x480, 8 rows, 2 cols
• Half Page Banner - 300x600, 11 row, 1 col
• Custom Layout

Plugin Parameter Example: template=[Banner] OR template=[468x60]. Use only pre difined template names and sizes. IMPORTANT! If the Template parameter is set not to Custom Layout, then width, height, cols and rows parameters are ignored.



Align (Text Alignment)
Your text alignment parameter to apply: left, right
Plugin Parameter Example: align=[left]

Link_Target
Your link target: _blank (New Window) or _top (Top Level Window/Frame)
Plugin Parameter Example: link_target=[_blank]

Rows (number)
Specifies in how many rows ads will be displaied.
Plugin Parameter Example: rows=[3]

Cols (number)
Specifies in how many cols ads will be displaied.
Plugin Parameter Example: cols=[2]

Width (number of pixels)
Specifies the width of your ad area.
Plugin Parameter Example: width=[468]

Height (number of pixels)
Specifies the height of your ad area.
Plugin Parameter Example: height=[60]

Cellpadding (number of pixels)
Specifies the cell padding of your ad area.
Plugin Parameter Example: cellpadding=[5]

Font
Specifies your CB ad font family (not used if LIST type selected and CSS class specified).
Plugin Parameter Example: font=[Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]

Font_Size (number of pixels)
Specifies your CB ad description font size.
Plugin Parameter Example: font_size=[10]

Font_Color (color code)
Specifies your CB ad description font color.
Plugin Parameter Example: font_color=[#000000]

Link_Font_Color (color code)
Specifies your CB ad link font color.
Plugin Parameter Example: link_font_color=[#ff0000]

Link_Font_Hover (color code)
Specifies your CB ad link font color on huver.
Plugin Parameter Example: link_font_hover=[#333333]

Border_Color (color code)
Specifies your CB ad area border color.
Plugin Parameter Example: border_color=[#646464]

Background_Color (color code)
Specifies your CB ad area background color.
Plugin Parameter Example: background_color=[#FFFFFF]

Plugin Basic Syntax

{cb_text_ad_builder keywords=[dog training]}

Plugin Syntax Using All Possible Parameters

{cb_text_ad_builder keywords=[dog training] affiliate=[mycbid00] tid=[mypage#123] type=[IFRAME] fill_slots=[TRUE] template=[BANNER] align=[left] link_target=[_blank] rows=[3] cols=[2] width=[468] height=[60] cellpadding=[5] font=[Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif] font_size=[10] font_color=[#000000] link_font_color=[#FF0000] link_font_hover=[#333333] border_color=[#646464] background_color=[#FFFFFF] }

Plugin Usage Examples

{cb_text_ad_builder keywords=[affiliate marketing] affiliate=[affilla] template=[468x60] }

{cb_text_ad_builder keywords=[affiliate training] template=[Half Banner] background_color=[#e1e1e1]}