Google Ads

[popowich]

Hello,

I want to put Google Ads right here (see attachment).

Can someone point me to the correct file and approx line number?

If it's more difficult and a template thing and you can help that's great too.

Thank you,
-Raymond

[VietLang]

Oh man, you're lucky. It took me hours and hours to going through the html by viewing the source codes in the browser and going through all of the php files to figure it out last night. Do this:

Open your sink_Arcade.php file by:

arcade --> skins --> skin_Arcade.php


FIND:

</td>

<td class="alt1" align="right" valign="top" style="width: 20%;padding-left:7px;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;">



ADD ABOVE:

<!-- Google Adsense -->
<fieldset class="fieldset" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;">
<legend>Sponsored Sites</legend>
<div style="padding: 0px;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="100%">

Your Google Adsense Code

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</fieldset>
<!-- End of Google Adsense -->



That's it, you're done :)


Edit: Fix a minor mistake

Note:

This line of code <legend>Sponsored Sites</legend> is the "title" of your Adsense block, just like the "Latest Arcade Score" for the lastest score of the arcade. I had "Sponsored Sites" on my, you can change it to anything you want here.

[popowich]

Thank you!
-Raymond

[BigJimTheLug]

Do you have a demo?

Are you sure this is not a violation of Google's TOS?

[VietLang]

What do you mean by "violation?" Can you explain furthur?

[popowich]

Yeah, why do you think this is a TOS violation?

-Raymond

[popowich]

I was going nuts trying to figure this out.

I use the v3 skin and need to put it into that php file.

I tried looking for afew spots but it shows up in the wrong place on the arcade page. :confused:

-Raymond

[rolandogomez]

It's easier if you just put it in the navbar, that's what I did, demo here (http://www.glamour1.com/forums/arcade.php) Works great. Not sure where there is a TOS problem though, never had it...rg

[RedTyger]

The Ads have to be on a page with actual content, page composed of lists of stats might not count.

At least, I assume that's what he's getting at. Same issue occurs if you put it in the navbar and it appears on every page, you have to exclude pages like registration and so on.

[BigJimTheLug]

Actually,

I was hoping it is not a TOS violation because Google does not like it when you blend in ads so well, that you cannot distinguish them from your forum content.

I've had several prime locations for adsense reviewed by Google and they do not approve of them because those locations will get you more legitimate clicks.

This in turn affects the advertisers and on "and on and on..you know the rest if you have adsense...."

In all actuality, this placement might not be a TOS violation for him, but it might be one for me.
This has also happened with my forum and other forums with same ad placement.
Google is very meticulous about how their Adsense is displayed.
To be safe, verify that any placement that you are questioning is within Google's TOS.
After all, if you are questioning the "legitimacy" of ad placement, chances are it can be a TOS violation.

[VietLang]

Yeah, it's always a good idea if you have some question.

However, according to Google's suggestions for adsense, the placement is perfectly ok.
https://google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=17954

If you're afraid that it may raise some eyebrows at Google, you can add another line break or two on top of Adsense and make sure you have something like "Sponsored Websites" or "Advertisements" so that your visitors know that it's not "part" of your site.

Edit: Here's a quote from Google regarding placing adsense on forums and blogs:
Be sure to blend the ads nicely, so they don't appear overly intrusive - but don't blend them so well they mislead your users!
As long as you make sure your users know those are ads and you don't ask your users to click on them in any way, shape or form, I think you'll be ok.