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same size as it is now. just below the navbar. :):cool: :up:

Do you just want a small search box with a go button? Also, do you want it any specific location? (left side/right side?)

small search box with go button, yes. I believe it should say google search inside the box. left side will work.

:up:

let me see what I can do (when I get a chance).

I'm not sure I understand this. First, why is this required? Second, how do I do it, since I have an existing AdSense publisher account and don't want to have to change it for all my sites.

If your account looks similar to the example - then no worries :)
Example: partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp

If you need to do that, just go log into your Google adsense account - adsense for search it should prompt you.

The reason why it is required is because if you do not have the extended information (after the colon : ) then you will get a Bad Request error message from Google. This is only for the latest version - if yours works fine, then don't worry about it.

I've got a prototype working - but for some reason it is NOT showing the Google wording inside as it should. Try this one out and let me know - put $google_anywhere where you want it. I've got it working on my forumhome (left side). It is possible it is because the script is already being called in the navbar - that I've not tested.

nice, thanks. I'll try it out. do I need to remove the original?

where exactly do I put $google_anywhere

find...

add below/after....

No, just import and overwrite.

You can put it where you like.

I added mine to my forumhome template just below the <!-- Main --> area.

hmmm. ok that worked. but it doesnt say google search anywhere. (thanks again for the quick response on my requests)

edit: it now says Google custom search in the box. (didnt at first)

I like yours better though from your site. you have a custom field above the box that says google search.

I can't really control the javascript as it comes from Google, but if you are getting it to work - Great!

From which do you see this?

yup. good work!


on Christianboards.org on the upper left. although I'm guessing that isnt this hack...

can you post a screenshot :) - I can probably help you out either way - if it is on the home page this it is this hack (its the Step 5 above)

oooo its (step5) for vbadvanced. got it. I'll be installing this again on another bpard im making as we speak. i'll let you know how that goes. thanks for your help!!!

No problem :)

ok david. I followed the instructions but its not showing up on my CPMS homepage

What version of vbadvanced is that?

v3.0.1

this is for a forum I just created

www.sundeviltalk.com

Did you disable your current search for the home page and enable the new one you created (set active). The one I see goes to search.php page rather than searchresults.php.

how do I do that? :)

Assuming you have created the module in the last step above, to disable the old,
vBa CMPS => Edit Modules => [Search Forums] Click Go next to Edit Module
Under Main Options
Active => Set to No
Click Save

Then go back, and make sure the other Google Search module is set to active.

Also, check your Quick Permissions Editor (and look under Modules) - Find your Google Search and make sure everyone you want to be able to view it can.

ah. ok. done! thanks again. you are very helpful

how anyone would not want this on their site is beyond me

Thanks :)
Btw, if you want me to look at your CMPS setup, PM me enough info to get me access to the CMPS in the admin and I'll look at it when I get a chance. I may sit down this week and totally rewrite the instructions.

actually something is wrong. when doing a search it comes up www.yoursite/forums/seachresults.php (etc etc)

did I not edit the php correctly?

That is an admincp option (last option). Your forum's path.
or
That is Module Wrapper Template Options (last step above)
Form Code Replace default code with ...
(you've got to put your site in there)

getting closer :) now I get

Not Found
The requested URL /asu_forum/searchresults.php was not found on this server.

but it is there!

I have about 7 queries done today, but my Google Adsense Search report shows $0.00.

Is everything alright with the way I setup the custom search? All were from different IPs.

Is it a problem if my searchresults.php is hosted in the root folder (www.mafia-mp.com) and my forum is hosted on /forum/ ? The search results show up properly.

It needs to be the full URL
http://www. ... /asu_forum/searchresults.php

I am not sure how long it takes to show up, but as long as you have your full partner-pub- number and there are no errors and the user does the full click-through by Google's standards, you will/should get what credits that are appropriate. I know I did a couple tests a while back and one showed up, and one didn't - it was for a couple pennies, but it still worked. If there are no errors, I would have to say that there is a small waiting period (days probably). But I've not really looked on that side of things. I do not get that much traffic, but I have still earned a few dollars in the past couple months.

ok, so where am I going wrong? I have the full URL in admincp, and in the code in the CMPS module. :(

First, your AdSense stats aren't updated immediately.

Second, you don't get paid per query. You get paid when someone clicks on one of the advertising links appearing in the search results.

Your searchresults.php file is located
Here: http://www. ... /searchresults.php
not here: http://www. ... /asu_forum/searchresults.php

I know my AdSense stats are not updated immediately, and I thank you for clearing that up. My thanks go to davidw, too! :)

as always, you come through. thank you for your patience with me :) all is working now!

No problem

Thanks david you saved me the time to do it all by myself.
*thumbs up*

Glad it worked out for you :)

davidw, could you tell me how you made it for Google and your own site results to show up. I have tried to modify it in Google Custom Search site, but it shows Google results and my forum results at the end (page 10)

Here's what I tried:

Search the entire web but emphasize included sites.

In the sites section, I added forum.+++++-mp.com, +++++-mp.com, wiki.+++++-mp.com

how much clicks came from those searches? this has happened to be before as well. I dont think you are doing anything wrong. it has something to do with google on how they run things. (thats my guess)