Description

MCAds is a new way for servers to make money without begging players for donations. We do not take any commission on ads, so server owners can make exactly what advertisers pay (minus taxes and PayPal fees). MCAds is based on XML for the ads. Advertisers simply create XML files containing the contents of their ads. Server owners can add those files to their config. Servers get paid a specified amount by the advertiser based on the amount of clicks on a generated referral link. We are also currently working on a website where advertisers will be able to post their ads.

Dependencies

HoloAPI (for versions 2.0+)
Holographic Displays (for versions below 2.0)
BarAPI

Development builds

Development builds of this project can be acquired at the provided continuous integration server. These builds have not been approved by the BukkitDev staff. Use them at your own risk. http://ci.mcads.net/job/MCAds/

Commands

/mcads reload - reloads plugin
/mcads create - creates hologram ad at your location
/mcads delete <radius>- deletes all holograms in specified location. Use "closest" to delete the closest hologram to you.

Ad locations

Sidebar/scoreboard
Bossbar /enderdragon health bar
Chat
Holograms/floating text Ads in any location can be disabled from the config.

Screenshots

Scoreboard

Chat

Bossbar

Hologram

Credits

MCAds uses ImageMessage by bobacadodl for sending images in chat.

To-dos

Website that advertisers can upload links to their ads to
~~Support for multiple languages~~
~~Images in holograms~~
~~Touch screen holograms~~

Metrics

To determine popularity and usage of MCAds, plugin installs are automatically tracked by the Metrics plugin tracking system. Your Java version, OS, player count, server country location and plugin & server versions are collected. This is used to determine what environments are using the plugin to ensure full compatibility. This collection is anonymous. If you don't want this tracking, edit plugins/PluginMetrics/config.yml and set opt-out to true.