The branding is out of my control. I have tested it and when I only display it in one specific location it shows up there, but more locations, it only displays in one location, sometimes in the navbar, sometimes elsewhere.

The URL for the searchresults.php file is supposed to go in the admincp options.

I know but on my forum the search is only going to the built in vbulletin search, and not searchresults.php

can you pm me a link to what is going on and an account to test with?

after tried to install for a week , finally it's working now!
Thanks.

installed.

Great hack! thanks!

I do have a question. My page with the search results has 2 other google ads displayed. One below the navbar & the other in the footer.

When the results are displayed sometimes it will display 2 other ads. Will I run into any problems running 4 ads? Or should I disable the ads after navbar & in footer?

And how can I disable these ads only on this page?

Thanks, dreck

Typically, those ads are provided by Google, based on your placement preferences set up when you set up your adsense. I don't see how you can disable them.

Unless... you are referring to the ads displayed via vBulletin's built in adsense system. I don't see an issue with them personally as long as you aren't forcing the ads on the users (making them click) and as long as they aren't in a pop-up or pop-under they should be ok. The only way to effectively disable them is to replicate the navbar and footer and remove the ad code in there. You can disable them other ways such as using if conditionals (styleid - put the adsense in a certain style for example).

OK. I would think it would be ok. I am just not sure. I did not want to violate googles TOS. It clearly states only 3 ads units per page.

is the partner-pub id the whole thing or just the bit in bold?

partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp

whole thing

David,

This is the best hack yet. I clicked Install and I nominated:up: