Adsense integration together with nice welcome message - StarBuG optimized blending

[StarBuG]

Introduction:
I am StarBuG, a clinical Physician for Children, and I am running several health Forums to support patients with medical questions. During the many years I am running my Forums I constantly worked on optimizing my Advertising integrations to maximize my earnings and the user experience using my forums. The click through rates for my Adsense integrations are good to very good for forums and may increase due to further optimizations so mark this mod as installed (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=250649) if you use it to make sure you always use the best optimized version of my adsense integration.

What this mod does:
This mod adds a Google Adsense large rectangle below the navbar together with an eye catching welcome message and a call to action (registration). This ad is the best performing ad on my forum. I run a forum with a fixed width and I think that on a fluid style this mod wont look that good but give it a try if you want.

Installation instructions:

in the template navbar find:

{vb:raw ad_location.global_below_navbar}and add below:


<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'search' AND !$show['notices'] AND $show['guest']">
<div class="ads_lr_wrapper">
<div class="ads_lr">
YOUR GOOGLE ADSENSE CODE HERE
</div>
<div class="ads_lr_welcome">
<p id="welcome_bold_big">Welcome to YOUR FORUM NAME</p><br>

<p id="welcome_normal">your forum for YOUR THEME</p><br>

<ul>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> some things people find</li>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> on your forum</li>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> some reasons why</li>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> guests should register</li>
</ul>

<br>

<p id="welcome_bold">...then you have come to the right place!</p><br>

<p id="welcome_normal">we will try to help you with your problem.</p><br>

<p id="welcome_bold_big"><a href="http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/register.php">YES! I want to register an account for free right now!</a></p><br />

<p id="welcome_small">p.s.: For registered members YOUR FORUM NAME is free of ads</p>
</div>
</div>
</vb:if>
in template additional.css add:


/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| #> Large Rectangle Ad + Welcome Text below navbar
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
.ads_lr_wrapper {
border: 2px solid #274C84;
-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:5px;
-moz-border-radius-bottomright:5px;
-moz-border-radius-topleft:5px;
-moz-border-radius-topright:5px;
background: #ffffff;
width:850px;
height:290px;
padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
}

.ads_lr {
position: relative;
background: #ffffff;
width: 336px;
margin-left: 10px;
margin-right: 30px;
float:left;
}

.ads_lr_welcome {
background: #ffffff;
position: relative;
width: 460px;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: 10px;
float:right;
}

#welcome_normal {
font-size:normal;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
}

#welcome_small {
font-size:x-small;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
}

#welcome_bold {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:normal;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
}

#welcome_bold_big {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:large;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
color:#274C84;
}



Additional Comments:
Make sure you change all lines marked RED to fit your forum.
Of course you should customize the welcome text to fit your forum and change the colors and size of the welcome box to fit your forums theme.

Screenshot:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2010/09/16.png

More of my Adsense Integrations:
Adsense Integration as last post - StarBuG optimized blending (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=249053)
Adsense Integration above similar threads - StarBuG optimized blending (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=2087339)
Adsense Integration as second post - StarBuG optimized blending (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=249052)
Demo:
Patientenfragen.net - we have the answers (http://www.patientenfragen.net/en/)

Of course feedback is welcome and if you have suggestions to further improve CTR please let me know!

ps: The welcome text in the screenshot is an automatic translation by google that's why it is hard to read :p

StarBuG

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/ (http://www.AdSenseExperts.com)

Google isn't paying you enough money! Discover WHY! (http://www.adsenseexperts.com/consulting/adsense-optimization-service.html)

[StarBuG]

2 days ago I made a big change to my website that hopefully will increase my earnings a lot over time.

So far I made extensive use of Adsense channels to track each of my Ads separately.
I also activated "placement targeting" for the best performing ad placements.

However I did not realize the full potential of "placement targeting" until 3days after I talked to my direct advertising marketer.

Q: What is the main goal of an advertiser?
A: To show there ads to their target group which most likely will convert

Q: Is wider or narrower targeting more effective?
A: I think it depends but mostly the more narrow the target group is, the better the Ads perform

Just as info to you:
CPM prices for a very narrow targeting e.g. topics about "cough" or "skin rash" are 40-50$ (campaigns that my direct advertising marketer runs)
Campaigns that are not that narrow e.g. health only get 10-20$ CPM.
Yes, it makes that much of a difference.

So what did I do?

I created a separate channel for each forum category that is interesting to advertisers e.g. health, diseases, nutrition, alternative medicine, etc. for the ad in this welcome message.
Each of these channels was selected for placement targeting and got a description that outlined the topics in which these ads will be shown.

Then I created several large rectangle ads and assigned each one a category channel I created before.

Now each thread in a specific forum shows the Ad with the channel that was created for this specific forum.
(At the bottom you'll find the condition chain I created to show different ad channel in each forum)

Now each advertiser can narrow down the placement targeting on my website to a certain topic which suites his campaign best.
For example an advertiser who is selling homeopathy can now target his Ads to my forum "alternative medicine" and his ads are only shown to people interested in "alternative medicine".
This way conversion and CTR should increase quite a bit and a lot more advertisers should use placement targeting on my website over time and with that increase my earnings.

To understand the naming concept for channels that I use read my post: Google Adsense - The Secret to using Channels (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=238698)

Remember if you create these channels activate placement targeting for each channel and use a informative description!
I used:

Show this channel to advertisers as an ad placement: YES
Ads appear on: other pages > TOPIC of the forum (e.g. alternative medicine)
Ad location: Top Center
Description: Your Ads will only appear on discussion pages with the topic "Topic of your forum". Short Description of my website.and here is the condition code you can wrap around the above posted mod code:


<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'search' AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'index' AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'showthread' AND !$show['notices'] AND $show['guest']">

WELCOME Message + LARGE RECTANGLE that is shown on all places except Homepage, Threads and Search.
I called the channel "PatFra - LR - Welcome Remainder"

</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND !$show['notices'] AND $show['guest']">
<div class="ads_lr_wrapper">
<div class="ads_lr">
<vb:if condition="$GLOBALS[forumid] == ForumID">

ADSENSE Code for Large Rectangle shown on all Threads (and threads only!) in my "Health and prevention" forum
Channel: PatFra - LR - WT - Health & Prevention
(PatFra = Patientenfragen.net = Website Tag | LR = Large Rectangle = Ad Size | WT = Welcome message in Thread = Ad Location | Health & Prevention = Forum / Topic)

<vb:elseif condition="$GLOBALS[forumid] == ForumID" />

ADSENSE Code for Large Rectangle shown in my "Deseases" Forum
Channel: PatFra - LR - WT - Deseases

<vb:elseif condition="$GLOBALS[forumid] == ForumID" />

and so on.......

<vb:else />

ADSENSE Code for Large Rectangle shown in all Forums that are not interesting for placement targeting
e.g. introductions, shit chat, news, etc.
Channel: PatFra - LR - WT - Rest


</vb:if>
</div>
<div class="ads_lr_welcome">

Welcome message, for the code look in the mod thread above

</div>
</div>
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND !$show['notices'] AND $show['guest']">

Welcome Message and Adsense Large rectangle Ad shown on Forum index only.
Channel: PatFra - LR - Welcome Home
This ad location is also interesting for many advertisers because
some advertisers want to only show their ads on the homepage and not on subpages.

</vb:if>



What are your thoughts on this topic?
How do you handle placement targeting?

[VonDoom]

Installed rated and nominated.. Ive been looking for this for a cpl years now.. Thanks you very very much.. This little hack will finally complete my customizations!!!

Not really installed yet but clicked anyways because one way or another im going to make this work on my fluid style..

[gwerzal]

can ya please post a url up vondoom once you have done it so i can see what it looks like on a fluid theme

[VonDoom]

Sure im using it now, just click the doberman-chat (http://www.doberman-chat.com/forums.php) link in my sig! Im still putting some thought into how to make it fluid. But i have no complaints. I think for now the 1024px compromise will work out fine for me.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2051/capture09172010155444sm.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/i/capture09172010155444sm.jpg/)

[gwerzal]

Iv not tried it yet but how abouts if you move it and put it so the sidebar goes along side it.

[g00gl3r]

Doesn't seem to be working on savs.co.uk.

Does this line need changing to just show if the visitor is a guest?
<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'search' AND !$show['notices'] AND $show['guest']">

[StarBuG]

Just remove
THIS_SCRIPT != 'search' AND !$show['notices'] AND

and the only condition is that only guests see it

[Winter Sonata]

Dear StarBuG :)

Your forum is well organized, Good luck with it.
i am eager to know how you have 2 languages interface ?

Thank you so much for this modification

[StarBuG]

i use vbenterprisetranslator.com but there are hacks available here for free too

And thank you ;)

[Winter Sonata]

Dear friend, please state this in the first post
Remove THIS_SCRIPT != 'search' AND !$show['notices'] AND

It works only when I delete it.....

Thanks , looking for other modifications :)

[StarBuG]

remove = delete ;)

[bada_bing]

Any way to post this great mod for vb 3.8.x ?

[StarBuG]

I don't run any 3.8 version anymore, sorry

[bada_bing]

I don't run any 3.8 version anymore, sorry

Awe weak..... (-:

[StarBuG]

Do it yourself ;)

Shouldn't be hard to adapt.

Wrap it in a table create 2 tds both 50% width and put the content in it.
The css formating can stay

It's easy ;)

[m2006]

wow.. optimize thanks you very good

[SeZoNaS]

installed ,,, so great

[Blessewe]

Hello, for some reason this only shows up after log out and not before log in. Did I do something wrong?

[StarBuG]

If you want it to show for members and guests remove:

AND $show['guest']

[bandare]

Thanks very much for sharing this. I looked at your site a while ago and thought I'd like that registration box - very kind of you for sharing!

For those not sure, make sure you don't have any welcome notices for guests because if you do it wont show!

[stained]

Thanks from me too. I've been trying and trying but I can't get this to display correctly. I haven't bothered with colours etc yet but as you can see, there is a large gap between the two halves.

I have a fluid design and normally have a custom notice showing for guests (this is definitely set to inactive currently). http://www.vbseo.com/f28/how-make-your-welcome-headers-image-7549/

The template edits in accordance with your instructions above are all in place. Would you have any idea why might be causing the welcome message to be displaying like this?

Thanks

Edit: okay, I see the answer now :) "and I think that on a fluid style this mod wont look that good but give it a try if you want"' I can get it looking better (second picture below) but when I log out of the forum the 'all cookies cleared' notice stops the ads from displaying. I'll keep fiddling with this but if anyone can help with a fix for fluid width forums that would be a great help! Thanks

[bada_bing]

Do it yourself ;)

Shouldn't be hard to adapt.

Wrap it in a table create 2 tds both 50% width and put the content in it.
The css formating can stay

It's easy ;)

can you post how to do this.

[StarBuG]

Thanks from me too. I've been trying and trying but I can't get this to display correctly. I haven't bothered with colours etc yet but as you can see, there is a large gap between the two halves.

Don't replace the fixed width with a 100% width otherwise you get the "large gab" effect your are getting right now.

[stained]

Hi,

Thanks. I haven't changed anything to be honest. I just inserted the code as you posted it.

[VonDoom]

I did get it to sort of work on fuid styles, But there are two separate CSS attributes one for the ad and one for the welcome text. I was able to make the welcome half fluid But on lower res screens the two halfs would stack and that wasnt the outcome i was hoping for so i set it back to static for the time being.. Either way im getting good clicks from this.

[StarBuG]

Either way im getting good clicks from this.

Yeah the CTR is quite good for forums :p

[StarBuG]

2nd post updated.

Optimization for using the full potential of "placement targeting" described.

I hope you like it!
Feedback is very welcome

[ckeins]

Nice mod. Installed!

I first had problems, as I didn't noticed to "deactivate" the standard guest notice.

It works very good now, and I'm looking forward to get more clicks. ;)

Edit:

I'm running Photopost Gallery on my forums and I recognized, that the additional.css wasn't loaded automatically. It was missing in the header-inc.php. You have to add the red code.
$extracss = "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/css.php?styleid=$vbstyleid&amp;langid=$vblang&amp;d=$vbdat e&amp;sheet=forumbits.css\" />
<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/css.php?styleid=$vbstyleid&amp;langid=$vblang&amp;d=$vbdat e&amp;sheet=forumhome.css\" />
<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/css.php?styleid=$vbstyleid&amp;langid=$vblang&amp;d=$vbdat e&amp;sheet=forumdisplay.css\" />
<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/css.php?styleid=$vbstyleid&amp;langid=$vblang&amp;d=$vbdat e&amp;sheet=additional.css\" />";

[TalkDisneyChann]

For some reason I can't get to the border to show. It's not the same color as the background, so im not sure what the problem is.

[synseal]

Hello, thank you for sharing this excellent mod, is there a way of adding another advertising block at the side of the first one.

When I try to add it in the navbar template after the first advert, it just adds the second add below rather than at the side of the 1st add.

Many thanks.

[ictvb]

Looks neat StarBuG. Do you know if this combination performs better than 2 large rectangles next to each other? (as suggested by many forum ad placement tutorials).

[guni75]

Thanks for the good add on for my guests. ;)

I have a fluid theme and i try to put it in a table. But then have a problem with the background from forum. the background stop direkt under your add on.

what is the right way?

Sorry about my english and i dont know so much about html and css.

Thanks

[barcena]

I can't get the two to be on the same rectangle.

The adsense will be on top of the Please Register blah blah blah, instead of everything looks "horizontal" it looks like "vertical", the Adsense in top of the invitation to join the site instead of been side by side.

Help Please.

Also, how can I make a border to wrap the whole thing like StarBug did on his site?

Thanks so much.

[StarBuG]

For some reason I can't get to the border to show. It's not the same color as the background, so im not sure what the problem is.

Which border?

Hello, thank you for sharing this excellent mod, is there a way of adding another advertising block at the side of the first one.

When I try to add it in the navbar template after the first advert, it just adds the second add below rather than at the side of the 1st add.

use float:left; as additional CSS command for the first Ad, that should do the trick.

Looks neat StarBuG. Do you know if this combination performs better than 2 large rectangles next to each other? (as suggested by many forum ad placement tutorials).

Did not try that but I hate it to slap ADs into my users faces.
I want to at least offer them something which is the welcome and call to action.
But that is my approach, feel free to test other ways.

I can't get the two to be on the same rectangle.

The adsense will be on top of the Please Register blah blah blah, instead of everything looks "horizontal" it looks like "vertical", the Adsense in top of the invitation to join the site instead of been side by side.

Help Please.

Also, how can I make a border to wrap the whole thing like StarBug did on his site?

Sounds like you forgot to add the code into the additional.css template.
Without the CSS the mod wont work.

[barcena]

No I dind't forgot StarBug, in fact I actually changed the colors and all. But it just won't work side by side but rather one in top of the other and it does looks pretty awful. :(

PS. I copied the following, one into the Navbar and the other into the additional.ccs template

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'search' AND !$show['notices'] AND $show['guest']">
<div class="ads_lr_wrapper">
<div class="ads_lr">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
/* 336x280, created 10/22/10 */
google_ad_slot = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
google_ad_width = 336;
google_ad_height = 280;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</div>
<div class="ads_lr_welcome">
<p id="welcome_bold_big">Welcome to sdadfadfdf!</p><br>

<p id="welcome_normal">More adsfadfad blah blah dfadfa!"</p><br>

<ul>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> adfadfadfadf</li>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> sdfasdfasdfadf</li>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> asdfasdfadfad</li>
<li><b>&nbsp;&raquo;</b> asdfsdfdf</li>
</ul>

<br>

<p id="welcome_bold">.Etc etc etc</p><br>

<p id="welcome_normal">blah blah blah!</p><br>

<p id="welcome_bold_big"><a href="http://www.xxxxxxx.com/register.php">Register blah blah blah </a></p><br />

<p id="welcome_small">Yadah Yadah ?etc etc adfadjkfadkjfadjf!</p>
</div>
</div>
</vb:if>


.ads_lr_wrapper {
border: 2px solid #FFCC66;
-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:5px;
-moz-border-radius-bottomright:5px;
-moz-border-radius-topleft:5px;
-moz-border-radius-topright:5px;
background: #ECE8DB;
width:850px;
height:290px;
padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
}

.ads_lr {
position: relative;
background: #ECE8DB;
width: 336px;
margin-left: 10px;
margin-right: 30px;
float:left;
}

.ads_lr_welcome {
background: #ECE8DB;
position: relative;
width: 460px;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: 10px;
float:right;
}

#welcome_normal {
font-size:normal;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
}

#welcome_small {
font-size:x-small;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
}

#welcome_bold {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:normal;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
}

#welcome_bold_big {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:large;
font-family:Helvetica;
text-decoration:none;
text-align: left;
color:#274C84;
}

[StarBuG]

Send me your link and I take a look.

But I guess that your welcome text is larger then 460px and that is causing the problem

[stained]

I've been using this (and your other enhancements for second and last posts) for the last few weeks and they are performing much better than anything else I've tried. The welcome message has performed particularly well so thank you very much for sharing your ideas StarBuG. The only change I made was to enter an extra line at the end of the welcome text to tell people to scroll down the page :)

[StarBuG]

You are welcome

As a German I just hope that you don't uphold nor emphasise the stupid ideology from the topic of your forum.
We all need to learn from our history otherwise it will repeat itself in our future and effect us and our children for the worse.

I also hope that you considered the Google program policies:


Sites with Google ads may not include or link to:
Content related to racial intolerance or advocacy against any individual, group or organisation

[stained]

My forum doesn't contain 'ideology'. It's a militaria forum for collectors - something which is stated quite clearly in the box you designed and which I'm quite sure you looked at...

However, even if it were the type of forum you mentioned it would frankly have absolutely nothing to do with you. How dare you even mention that in this thread.

[StarBuG]

It is just that this ideology makes me sick and I can't believe that people are still that stupid to follow it even though everyone knows it costs millions of innocent lives.

Even some Germans are still denying history and uphold old "ideas" and idealize them blinded to the truth.

I just hope that you are not one of those people.

I hope that one day the world will learn that racism leads only to destruction of us all and that we are all humans living on the same planet regardless of our origin.

So back to topic.

[stained]

I've already explained what my forum is. We could of course disagree on the ethics of exploring the science of click-through rates on a site visited by people looking for help with their medical problems but hey, let's not go there. As you say, back on top

[barcena]

When I'd install everything on the child forum everything went well StarBug, but on the original/parent forum style is just not. I sent you a private message with a more detailed explanation, help.

[BarelyHangingOn]

An easier way to incorporate your hack is to alter the default Guest Message through the Notices interface in the admin panel.

[StarBuG]

An easier way to incorporate your hack is to alter the default Guest Message through the Notices interface in the admin panel.

If you like the yellow out of the box message go ahead and alter it.
I like the look of mine better ;)

[kether1]

Starbug,
I very much like this. Thank you. I do have a question that has not been addressed here. How does this play with VBSEO and SEO in general. I notice on the vbseo site that they recommend replacing welcome text with images so that spiders read your content and don't see the same thing over and over. What are your thoughts on this sir?

Thank you for your time. This is a very attractive modification. I am currently playing with this on my test installation to get it styled like my site.

I wish I could create the drop shadow and curved corners as you have on your site:http://www.patientenfragen.net/en/. It is very attractive. Nice work! :up:

Kether

[StarBuG]

You can put the Text next to the Ad as image if you are concerned about SEO influences.
I don't do it because I think Google can figure out which parts on a page (like navigation and footer) repeat themselves without much meaning.

Also the drop shadow is simple CSS. You can copy it from my site.

[kether1]

You can put the Text next to the Ad as image if you are concerned about SEO influences.
I don't do it because I think Google can figure out which parts on a page (like navigation and footer) repeat themselves without much meaning.

Also the drop shadow is simple CSS. You can copy it from my site.

Thanks for your reply.

Regarding the CSS drop shadow, I would not know how to copy it from your site. LOL. I have been reading about how to do it on different code sites on google. The thing that puzzles me is that, from what I can tell, the css you supplied is supposed to create a drop shadow. A div inside another div that is slightly offset and a different color (usually grey) seems to be how it is done. I will keep trying to figure it out. I will also take another look at your site using firefox to see if I can view the source of your page. Maybe I can copy it that way. :)

Regardless, thank you.
K

[StarBuG]

no the drop shadow is done by this:


.ads_lr_wrapper { border: 2px solid #274C84; -moz-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px; -khtml-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px; -webkit-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px; -moz-box-shadow:4px 5px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); -khtml-box-shadow:4px 5px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); -webkit-box-shadow:4px 5px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); background: #ffffff; width:850px; height:315px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; }


Anyway, you'll find updated versions of my AdSense modifications on my new Website:

www.AdSenseExperts.com

[kether1]

Thanks, I have visited your site several times. :)

Best regards,
Kether

[Palehorse74480]

If this was integrated into this...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231352

That would rock!

[kether1]

Just a note: The xhtml validator says that using the <p=id ... and then calling a class is not the proper way to do the css for this modification. Is there a way to do this that will not cause a fail when validating the xhtml of my site? (http://validator.w3.org) The css works as expected, but under validation I get several errors because of this. Any suggestions on how to correct it? I tried changing the <P=id to <div class=, but that ruined the css.

Thanks,
Kether

[baghdad4ever]

thanks

installed

[cagbaazee]

Hello. Thanks for the Mod.. I have following your instruction and install according to u. But what i need that it is not properly display.. I need it to be in Center Position and more ever it should be in Home page only instead in every pages. Need it to be install above the navbar.

My website - http://gurusecret.info\vbforum

please check and let me know what is wrong with it.


Thanks

[unitrash]

Does this not work for 4.1.2?

I applied this to an earlier version and it worked fine. Repeated the process recently to 4.1.2 and no luck for some reason.

[stained]

Yes, this definitely works in 4.1.2.

Add the lines in red to the first section of Starbug's additional.css code. This will center the welcome box on a fluid-width forum.


/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| #> Large Rectangle Ad + Welcome Text below navbar
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
.ads_lr_wrapper {
border: 2px solid #000000;
-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:5px;
-moz-border-radius-bottomright:5px;
-moz-border-radius-topleft:5px;
-moz-border-radius-topright:5px;
background: #999999;
width:850px;
height:290px;
padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;

}



If you want centered and the nice shadow (mentioned by Starbug earlier in the thread) just amend the first section of his additional.css code to:



/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| #> Large Rectangle Ad + Welcome Text below navbar
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
.ads_lr_wrapper {
border: 2px solid #000000;
-moz-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;
-khtml-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;
-webkit-border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;
-moz-box-shadow:4px 5px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
-khtml-box-shadow:4px 5px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
-webkit-box-shadow:4px 5px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
background: #999999;
width:850px;
height:290px;
padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}

Obviously you'll need to change the background colour and border colour to suit your own colour scheme.

[cagbaazee]

Hi... Thanks for mod.. everything is working fine. but i request u how can i put it up above the images. please check :

http://gurusecret.info/vbforum

I hv mark as install and also member of yr wonderful website.

Cheers

[StarBuG]

@cagbaazee
Just place my code above the other ad code in your navbar template

[synseal]

Thanks for this, I have edited the code a bit to suit my forum and made the welcome message an image for SEO reasons but it looks okay to me.

http://www.techkings.org/forum/

Thanks Starbug for this hack!.

[preemz10314]

Works great. Thank you very much. Really cleaned up my guest message as my forum is private. Just one thing, I am not certain but I think people who use AD Block, do not see this at all...

p.s Thanks stained your code worked perfectly. Marked as installed* 5stars and nominated.

[StarBuG]

Ad Block users don't see the AdSense Ad but will see the quest message

[preemz10314]

Also, I would like to note, that firefox users, if the admin decides to add a few more lines of text, the text bleeds over the block. But for chrome it adjust automatically... any idea on this? or is it just the way it is?..... Regardless this is by far one of my favorite mods. I thank you very much.

[StarBuG]

You need to adjust the size variables in the CSS code for that

[lycheepassion]

Anyone see this as more effective than default adsense header?

[lycheepassion]

What if I have HIGH adsense already how can I replace w/o losing the other placements?

[lycheepassion]

Is this just for unregistered members? How can I show the other regular header to registered so I still have an ad there?

[StarBuG]

What if I have HIGH adsense already how can I replace w/o losing the other placements?

Test it, it is that simple ;)

Anyone see this as more effective than default adsense header?

What is your default AdSense header?
But the answer is most likely yes

Is this just for unregistered members? How can I show the other regular header to registered so I still have an ad there?

Remove the guest condition ;)

[lycheepassion]

My default is what Vb has as default basically - I dont want to lose my pblishing rights if I test and it has more than 3 ads

[lycheepassion]

its in nav header below removed code for now to test this

[AshMagic]

Hey,

I've added this code exactly but can't get it to work properly.
I have cleared my cache in both IE and Firefox but it still displays the old message style.

The only way I can view it is if I login, then logout. The new message style shows on the 'Cookies Cleared' page but not on any other page anywhere!?!

Im on 4.1.3

[rishimodi]

I've the same problem, please check my site whitegadget(dot)com

[StarBuG]

You need to NOT use the vBulletin notice system. Whenever a vBulletin notice is shown the Ad wont show. You can remove
AND !$show['notices']and it will show with the vbulletin notices but I would rather recommend you switch off notices as long as these are standard vBulletin notices like welcome guest.

[cakeforums]

Installed and works great... thank you

[mgcom]

great thanks

stupid question

i do i center the box

cheers

[byalik]

nevermind

[byalik]

How do you control what pages it shows up on. For example what if you don't want it to show up on the vBulletin CMS page and the blog page?

[bosken]

How do you control what pages it shows up on. For example what if you don't want it to show up on the vBulletin CMS page and the blog page?


Yes, I wonder that to!

[bosken]

This does not work with automatic translate, Translation by vB Enterprise Translator 2.4.4 :(

EDIT: Probably not the the add-on that?s doing this.

[cagbaazee]

where to remove the notice.

I didnot see it working. I did follow your instruction but it doesnot show. What is the problem..

Will it works in Vbulletin 4.16

Thanks

You need to NOT use the vBulletin notice system. Whenever a vBulletin notice is shown the Ad wont show. You can remove
AND !$show['notices']and it will show with the vbulletin notices but I would rather recommend you switch off notices as long as these are standard vBulletin notices like welcome guest.

[preemz10314]

where to remove the notice.

I didnot see it working. I did follow your instruction but it doesnot show. What is the problem..

Will it works in Vbulletin 4.16

Thanks


Turn off your guest notices.

[bosanci28]

how to make this center?
where to put <center>

thanks.

[ps2wiz]

how to make this center?
where to put <center>

thanks.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2174307&postcount=56

[cagbaazee]

Turn off your guest notices.

where to turn off the Guest Notices.

[ps2wiz]

where to turn off the Guest Notices.

It is in your Admin control pannel.

[ps2wiz]

Is there a conditional variable that I can use to NOT display this on the register.php page?

[bosanci28]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2174307&postcount=56
thanks friend!

[amorosso]

Awesome thank you very very much. This is just what I been looking for, for a few YEARS now. But not everyday of course. Thank you.

[cnrr]

adsense sent me warning mail for this advertising. and i removed it.

[StarBuG]

can you send me the adsense email via PM please.

I doubt that it has something to do with this Advertising.
a) I use it for years as do hundreds of others and b) there is nothing against it in the TOS

It is not tricking users, it does not overlap anything, it does not float, nothing that could be against AdSense TOS or Guidelines

[doraj]

Hello Star BG,

I used vB 4.1.9 with a fixed style, but I have problem with the design, I don't see the border, and the space between the Ads and the welcome text (on the right), is very large.

Have you some suggestion for me please?

Link (http://forum.techitaly.it/forum/)

Thank you,
Regards

[StarBuG]

You forgot the ads_lr_wrapper CSS

.ads_lr_wrapper { border: 2px solid #274C84; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft:5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright:5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft:5px; -moz-border-radius-topright:5px; background: #ffffff; width:850px; height:290px; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; }

[doraj]

Hello StarBug,

I already inserted this code on my additional.css, but I have always that problem.

Thank you

[Brandon Sheley]

Very nice setup, do you find you get more clicks with the ads on the left or right?

[StarBuG]

@Brandon People read from left to right so it should be left, however I never tried the right position. Let us know how it works out if you test it.

@doraj: it is missing on your site and the css is what creates the border so add it and you should be fine

[Edgespeeder06]

Is anyone still using this plugin? I think it's pretty cool. I'm trying to find ways to improve my CTR on www.NJStangers.org

[gemmstore]

doesn't work