Customizing SMF > Tips and Tricks
Google AdSense in SMF, various positions...
wohoo:
To be honest I can't remember if it was is in the ToS or if I read it from another site. I've read A LOT of stuff about AdSense in the past few days since I just got approved, so I can't be sure but I remember reading somewhere you can't trick people into clicking the ads. Isn't this what this basically is ?
I really like this idea though.
About 6hours ago I sent a question to Google about this to be 100% sure if that this can be done without risking a ban from AdSense. No answer yet unfortunately.
dairy_man:
Hi..
do you have the codes if you want the ads to be placed in the left side corner?
wohoo:
--- Quote from: That's The Hacker to you on September 29, 2005, 09:17:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: wohoo on September 29, 2005, 08:55:24 PM ---I sent a question to Google about this to be 100% sure if that this can be done without risking a ban from AdSense. No answer yet unfortunately.
--- End quote ---
The way I understood the TOS was to have the ads blend in and/or even put it smack in the middle sometimes... :o Either way, let us know what Google says okay?
--- End quote ---
I will.
I'm thinking of testing the above solution today though. Who knows when google might get back to me with the answer. If it's a problem, I'll remove it.
wohoo:
Just got a response from Google:
You can place your ads in a forum box but please clearly mark them as
advertisements or sponsored links.
beller:
--- Quote from: shashikiranu on September 25, 2005, 11:46:56 PM ---Google AdSense and SMF:
Position 1: After 1st post
File to be modded: Display.template.php
Find this in the file:
--- Code: --- // Show the member's signature?
if (!empty($message['member']['signature']) && empty($options['show_no_signatures']))
echo '
<hr width="100%" size="1" class="hrcolor" />
<div style="overflow: auto; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 3px;" class="signature">', $message['member']['signature'], '</div>';
echo '
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
</td></tr>';
[color=red]}[/color]
--- End code ---
Insert this code, just ABOVE the "}" indicated in red, above.
--- Code: --- if ($message['id'] == $context['first_message'])
echo '
<div align="center">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-youradsenseID";
google_ad_width = 468;
google_ad_height = 60;
google_ad_format = "468x60_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="yourCHANNEL";
google_color_border = "577494";
google_color_bg = "577494";
google_color_link = "FFFFFF";
google_color_url = "999999";
google_color_text = "EFEFEF";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</div>
';
--- End code ---
PS: Do not forget to put in your AdSense ID.
Demo:
hxxp:www.medspan.info/mediscuss/index.php/topic,3.0.html [nonactive]
Position 2: Top of all pages, mimicking a category! (High CTR)
File to be modded: index.template.php
This example is specifically for the smfaqua theme. Necessary modifications may be done for other themes also.
Find this in the file:
--- Code: --- // The main content should go here. A table is used because IE 6 just can't handle a div.
--- End code ---
Insert this code, just BELOW the code given above.
--- Code: ---echo '
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr>
<td style="padding: 1ex 1px 2ex 1px;" width="100%" valign="top">
<div class="tborder">
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" height="72">
<tr>
<td colspan="4" class="catbg" height="18"><img src="/Themes/smfaqua/images/post_old.gif" class="midimage" alt="No New Posts" title="No New Posts" border="0" />
<font size="1">Sponsored Links</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topicbg1">
<td class="topicbg1" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="/Themes/smfaqua/images/on.gif" border="0" /></td>
<td class="topicbg1" align="left" width="70%">
<div style="float:right;text-align:right;">
<a href="index.php?action=post;board=1.0"><img src="/Themes/smfaqua/images/n.gif" alt="n" border="0" title="Start new topic" /></a>
<a href="index.php?action=markasread;sa=board;board=1.0"><img src="/Themes/smfaqua/images/m.gif" alt="m" border="0" title="Mark Topics as Read for this Forum" /></a>
<a href="index.php?action=notifyboard;sa=on;board=1.0;sesc=233047cc065c2e23891b5ce3e234432f"><img src="/Themes/smfaqua/images/z.gif" alt="z" border="0" title="Notify of replies" /></a>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-youradsenseID";
google_ad_width = 468;
google_ad_height = 60;
google_ad_format = "468x60_as";
google_alternate_color = "F1F4F9"
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="youadsenseCHANNEL";
google_color_border = "F1F4F9";
google_color_bg = "F1F4F9";
google_color_link = "094899";
google_color_url = "787878";
google_color_text = "333333";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</td>
<td class="topicbg1" valign="middle" align="center" style="width: 10%;" nowrap="nowrap">
<span class="smalltext">1 Post in<br/>1 Topic</span></td>
<td class="topicbg1" valign="middle" width="30%" nowrap="nowrap">
<span class="smalltext"><img border="0" src="/Themes/smfaqua/images/f.gif" align="middle" title="" alt="" />Posted <b>Today</b>,at 12:00:00 AM<br>by <u>Google</u></span></td>
</tr>
<tbody class="sep_display"><tr style="height:5px;"><td style="height:5px;padding:0;" colspan="4" class="catbg"></td></tr><tr style="padding:0;"><td style="padding:0;" colspan="4"><div class="catsep"></div></td></tr></tbody>
</table>
</div>';
--- End code ---
PS: Do not forget to put in your AdSense ID.
Demo:
hxxp:www.medspan.info/mediscuss/index.php [nonactive]
BOTH these have been tested to work seamlessly with the smfaqua theme. Will work in all themes with very little adaptations.
Also look at this if you are interested:
hxxp:mambo.medspan.info/myblog/tips-tricks/how-to-change-colors-the-chameleon-code-for-google-adsense/ [nonactive]
--- End quote ---
Looks good ..What changes are needed to place this in the CLASSIC theme?
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