Advertising Block

For something like that I don't think you would need an actual block. Instead you can fake it. News block may be a little different, but follow the same div or table structure as the other blocks use for their titles and contents and just put like your own title (instead of {blockname_title}) and then the img src tags (instead of {blockname_content}).

This is what I've done for my site (dracoandginny.com) - the "block" is towards the bottom.

Great idea..thank you

I have just started a new efiction site and would also love to have an affiliates block.  Since I'm php illiterate, are there step-by step instructions on how to do this work around?

You don't have to know PHP. You just have to edit your skin(s): index.tpl. That's HTML/CSS.

Thanks so much. I didn't understand (and still mostly don't) how all this is organized.  Once you pointed me to that index.tpl in my skin folder I've been able to successfully move my blocks around!

I'm using my News block as an Affiliates block, and have tacked my news onto the end of my welcome block.  That should work out nicely.

This has been a very steep learning curve for me but I'm figuring it out - slowly.

You should check out the skinning documentation. Here's a good place to start: https://efiction.org/wiki/index.php5?title=Creating_Skins_for_3.0

Could I use Javascript to rotate banners? I have multiple banners, and I was wondering if I could use Javascript to rotate them.

Yes, I believe it's already been done. There should be a thread about it hanging out somewhere.

I have created a fake block on index.tpl ( http://www.gigglesnort.net/fiction/index.php) for a advert banner above the categories list. How would I set it so the banner appears on every page as you can with proper blocks?

You have to put it in the header or footer if you want it to show on every page OR you need to add it to browse, user, default, storyindex, viewstory tpl files as well.

Just a friendly piece of advice:

If you are using Adsense, the TOS forbids ads on registration pages.