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Banner wont work

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  • 01-05-2013 4:46pm
    #1
    kbarnesie
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I designed a Banner Ad on www.bannersnack.com.
    The banner works fine on my test page opening up a new window to view my website.

    However I sent the banner up to the company wedsite where I am advertising on (.swf file) but my website loads within the banner frame and so my website is not on view.

    I want to click the banner and it opens my website in a new window.

    The site i'm advertising on says its an issue with my development but my test page works perfectly well.

    I have the option on http://www.bannersnack.com/ to save the banner as .swf ; .gif or embedded (you have to pay for .gif or embedded)

    Please help !

    Thank you


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    Raging_Ninja
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭Raging_Ninja


    kbarnesie wrote: »
    Hi Guys,

    I designed a Banner Ad on www.bannersnack.com.
    The banner works fine on my test page opening up a new window to view my website.

    However I sent the banner up to the company wedsite where I am advertising on (.swf file) but my website loads within the banner frame and so my website is not on view.

    I want to click the banner and it opens my website in a new window.

    The site i'm advertising on says its an issue with my development but my test page works perfectly well.

    I have the option on http://www.bannersnack.com/ to save the banner as .swf ; .gif or embedded (you have to pay for .gif or embedded)

    Please help !

    Thank you

    Sounds like you're missing a closing div tag or something.


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    fifth
    Registered Users Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭fifth


    Don't think it's a missing div, if he's sent the banner to another company to upload for him? So the website (your website) is loading within the banners frame, e.g. can you see the top part of your site?

    If I have it right, and I might be reaching here a bit, plus I haven't registered with bannersnack, but maybe there's some kind of option to load in a URL when creating an ad? Seems strange, but it could have looked like a 'link to your site' box or something.


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    Nuttzz
    Registered Users Posts: 3,774 ✭✭✭Nuttzz


    might you be better off with a gif? .swf will immediately restrict views from a mobile audience


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    kbarnesie
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭kbarnesie


    funkyflea wrote: »
    Don't think it's a missing div, if he's sent the banner to another company to upload for him? So the website (your website) is loading within the banners frame, e.g. can you see the top part of your site?

    If I have it right, and I might be reaching here a bit, plus I haven't registered with bannersnack, but maybe there's some kind of option to load in a URL when creating an ad? Seems strange, but it could have looked like a 'link to your site' box or something.

    Thx FunkyFlea,
    Yes you have it correct, my website is opening within the banner.
    At setup in BannerSnacks I am asked for an Action so I chose the following whiich I believe to be correct
    GoToUrl : www.mywebsite.ie
    Target : _Blank (options are _blank, _self, _parent and _top

    Thank you


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    kbarnesie
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭kbarnesie


    kbarnesie wrote: »
    Thx FunkyFlea,
    Yes you have it correct, my website is opening within the banner.
    At setup in BannerSnacks I am asked for an Action so I chose the following whiich I believe to be correct
    GoToUrl : www.mywebsite.ie
    Target : _Blank (options are _blank, _self, _parent and _top

    Thank you

    Hi Guys,

    Saved the banner as .gif and uploaded it.

    Website still opens within the banner frame and therefore nobody can view it.

    PLEASE HELP !!!!


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    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    kbarnesie wrote: »
    However I sent the banner up to the company wedsite where I am advertising on (.swf file) but my website loads within the banner frame and so my website is not on view.
    Do you mean that the banner displays ok on the page where it is supposed to, but that when you click the banner it doesn't navigate to the destination page, it keeps the original page and displays the destination page where the banner was?

    You should be able to fix that by either setting the target to be _top.


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    OneIdea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭OneIdea


    Like @stevenmu said. To break out of an iframe you must use target= _top or you said its a .swf if its any easier then editing that file, you could try putting the following into your <head section of the page hosting the file, like so...

    <head>

    <base target="_top">

    </head>

    It should attribute all href links to open on the same page.


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    kbarnesie
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭kbarnesie


    stevenmu wrote: »
    Do you mean that the banner displays ok on the page where it is supposed to, but that when you click the banner it doesn't navigate to the destination page, it keeps the original page and displays the destination page where the banner was?

    You should be able to fix that by either setting the target to be _top.

    Yes when my banner is clicked, the destination page loads in the banner frame.
    I have target set to blank

    Appreciate the help !!


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