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popowich

03-17-2008 10:00 PM

Adsense in ibProArcade Skin

Hello,

This is how I did a Google Adsense placement in the middle center of my ibProArcade main page.

The ad will display within the "Information about Tournaments in the Arcade" table.

This placement was specifically requested by an advertiser for my site.

To install, edit this file:

/arcade/skins/skin_Arcade.php

As of ibProArcade v2.6.6+ go to line 420 and add this code, but substitute in your own adsense code:

PHP Code:


		
			
<tr><td class="alt1">

<center>

<script type="text/javascript"><!--

google_ad_client = "pub-4465038208149639";

/* Arcade Leaderboard */

google_ad_slot = "9688927513";

google_ad_width = 728;

google_ad_height = 90;

//-->

</script>

<script type="text/javascript"

src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">

</script>

</center>

</td></tr>

This works with vBulletin 3.6.x too.

You can view this placement on my site: Live Demo

Any questions, please let me know. Thanks!

-Raymond

Zaiaku

03-18-2008 04:45 PM

Actually this is a pretty good idea. Although arcade pages don't have much of any content.

SEOvB

03-18-2008 07:23 PM

if it shows up on all pages, why not just edit the arcade template in the admincp

popowich

03-18-2008 08:07 PM

The arcade template will only let you put it under the navbar, which looks ugly if you already have an existing leaderboard in the navbar, or around the footer, which in my case is already a duplicate. Adding the adsense to the skin allows you to have a targetable ad for advertisers that only exists on the arcade page. It makes sense for my site, maybe others, maybe not everyone. If you take a look at my site you will see how it works for me. If it helps you too, then great! :)

-Raymond

popowich

03-18-2008 08:11 PM

The code at line 420 gets inserted after this block of code:

PHP Code:


		
			
        <div class="tborder">
        <table width='100%' border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4">
                        <tr>
                        <td align="center" width="100%" nowrap="nowrap" class="tcat">{$ibforums->lang['infobox_tourneytitle']}</td>
                        </tr>

Hope that helps!

-Raymond

SEOvB

03-18-2008 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popowich (Post 1468177)

Thanks for clarifying :D

jim6763nva

03-19-2008 02:54 AM

Hmmmm I tried adding the code but nothing displays for me. :(

Jim

popowich

03-19-2008 11:54 AM

It can take up to 10 minutes for adsense code that has just been created to start displaying ads on your web site.

-Raymond

jim6763nva

03-19-2008 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popowich (Post 1468626)

It can take up to 10 minutes for adsense code that has just been created to start displaying ads on your web site.

-Raymond

It's been 12 hours, if not more. It didn't show the placeholder where it normally shows "this page can not be displayed".

Jim

popowich

03-19-2008 02:42 PM

Are you using the the ibProArcade skin?

The modification has no effect on the v3arcade skin.

If you see no change it sounds like the file may not have been updated and saved properly.

-Raymond

jim6763nva

03-20-2008 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popowich (Post 1468741)

Are you using the the ibProArcade skin?

The modification has no effect on the v3arcade skin.

If you see no change it sounds like the file may not have been updated and saved properly.

-Raymond

I'm using whatever skin that it was installed with. I haven't changed the skin, AFAIR.

EDIT: LOL - I was using the v3Arcade skin. Adsense is working now. I guess I forgot I changed it. Thanks for the tip! :up: :up:

popowich

03-20-2008 01:01 PM

Check your "arcade main settings" in the admincp for the skin that you are using.

-Raymond

unknowngiver

04-04-2008 02:22 AM

wait..so the arcade mod works on 3.7 too?

popowich

04-04-2008 10:12 AM

Yes.

-Raymond

popowich

04-04-2008 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim6763nva (Post 1469607)

I'm using whatever skin that it was installed with. I haven't changed the skin, AFAIR.
EDIT: LOL - I was using the v3Arcade skin. Adsense is working now. I guess I forgot I changed it. Thanks for the tip! :up: :up:

No problem! ;)

-Raymond

GrendelKhan{TSU

04-04-2008 11:19 AM

woot! thanks :)

t.uzuner

06-22-2008 01:43 PM

thanks i add

popowich

06-22-2008 03:02 PM

I have to admit I think it looks nice but it didn't make me any money.

Looking back at the channel history seems I only made $0.02 from it. :erm:

If you do better with it though good for you, all the best! :)

-Raymond

jim6763nva

06-22-2008 11:55 PM

Is there any way to use Openx in the Arcade? I tried to add the code xmlrpc routine near the top of the arcade.php but that didn't work.

Vinyljunky

06-23-2008 04:51 PM

Just added the code, now I will wait a few hours to see if it works (Im sure it will)

Im happy that I can finally get ads on that page :D

Thanks

VinylJunky

UPDATE: started working after 5 minutes :up:

munnakv

06-26-2008 11:30 PM

Thanks. Installed and it works fine.

popowich

08-20-2008 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim6763nva (Post 1556413)

Is there any way to use Openx in the Arcade? I tried to add the code xmlrpc routine near the top of the arcade.php but that didn't work.

I am not sure what those are. FWIW I'm not a programmer.

I just did a bunch of copy/pasting until I found a spot in the page that made sense. :)

-Raymond

netzrate

10-11-2008 02:09 PM

Great, thank you!!

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