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Title: An idea for the forum
Post by: SnooPI on 2020-May-19
Why not use the empty border of the forum to make a scrolling advertising panel for finished games?

The advertisement would change every 3 or 5 seconds and when we click on it we would go to the game's sales page.
As I am not sure to be clear, I quickly made a photo explaining my idea  ;)
Title: Re: An idea for the forum
Post by: spacefractal on 2020-May-19
this require modification of the standard theme or find a plugin that support its and require them to been in wise size (here property use one of the steam promotion size of course). We did ealier have a nice App Store threads for various games and apps. its long time ago im have seen people use those really.
Title: Re: An idea for the forum
Post by: SnooPI on 2020-May-19
I thought that with a mod or a plugin it would be easy but I searched and indeed, it's not as simple with SMF as with other forums  :(
Thks SF
Title: Re: An idea for the forum
Post by: Schranz0r on 2020-May-26
It is not that hard. But not worth it to write a plugin for that.
Title: Re: An idea for the forum
Post by: SnooPI on 2020-May-28
Yes, I think so too (but it was easier with a plug-in).
In any case, I think it would be really cool.
Title: Re: An idea for the forum
Post by: erico on 2020-May-30
That would be neat. I recall we talked about something like that for the main GLB page long ago.
Title: Re: An idea for the forum
Post by: MrPlow on 2020-May-31
No plugin needed :)

You could use javascript only and manipulate the final created DOM - then inject the game screen and link as a random or sequential list.

forum loads...

Bottom of the forum page template - add javasccript to search for place to inject the slider.

Title: Re: An idea for the forum
Post by: Schranz0r on 2020-Jun-01
Must be a plugin.
You break compatibility that way.