vB Google Adsense for Search plus Integration
 

This is no longer supported - however I will be working on a 4.0 compatible version of this.

This is the same version as 3.7 as I've had a few reports that it works just fine in 3.8. Plus, I have it running on 3.8 with no issues.

Step 1:
You may have to resetup your adsense. If you do, you will get a new pub ID - this one includes your previous pub and tacks on your GALT (which is set up when you resetup your adsense account). I used www.christianboards.org and www.google.com (so it would search my site and the web - you can choose only your site, or any location that is web-accessible for results)

Example: partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp

If your partner-pub ID does not look like the example, you will see an error.

Also, keep in mind, all sites you put into the box for the adsense (one per line) will be integrated into the search and the search results.

Step 2:
Edit your searchresults.php file.
Find:
Put your correct value.

Example: chdir('/var/www/vhosts/yoursite.com/forums/');

Step 3:
Upload this file your forum's root. An example of your forum's root is below.

Example: http://www.yoursite.com/forums/searchresults.php

Step 4:
Install the product
Go to Admincp => Plugins & Products => Manage Products => [Add/Import Product] => Browse for product-davidw_vb_google_search.xml => Import

Step 5:
Configure your Admincp options
Go to Admincp => vBullitin Options => vBulletin Options => Find vB Google Search (Adsense) then click [Edit Settings]
Edit your new Partner-pub ID (the one you just had reset up - see example in red above), Google box width, iframe widthfor your results (I use 800 in the screenshot, but you can change this based on your needs), and the full URL to your searchresults.php.

NOTE! If you do not enter these in, you will see errors.

Step 6: Optional
Edit 1 template:
Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates (on your style) => Search Templates => search_forums => under $navbar, add $google_siteadsearch

Step 7: Optional (for vBAdvanced 3.x only)
vBa CMPS => Default Settings => Main Options => Portal Output Global Variables

Add these variables:
template_hook
google_navadsearch
homeurl

=> Save

vBa CMPS => Edit Modules => Search Forums => Select Action => Copy Module

Main Options
Module Title Google Search site / Forums
Template To Include search_google

Module Wrapper Template Options
Form Code Replace default code with Click Save
Edit locations where you want to set this active to.

-Edit-
Reserved for mod?

Nice mod, I've wanted to integrate the google search in one of my forums

thanks
-Brandon

Good Job!

Can you make it so that it disables the default search and you must use Search With Google?

I don't do that. :) I have reservations about reserving the first post but I won't get into that.

You could always do a template edit and remove the code that controls it. If you are unsure of which, let me know.

Hii..

Just wanted to know if its okay to display adsense for search in the Search popup box as in your 3rd screenshot.

I remember digitalpoint forums used to have this sometime back, but they have removed it now from the popup box.

Screenshot 3 is a drop-down box - it is part of the navigation system. A pop-up or pop-under is free-floating and can usually be disassociated with the current browser (will create a new instance of a browser page). Prior to creating this modificaiton, I checked the Program Policies to ensure this would comply.

Working great, thankyou.

Just one thing, my search box for vBadvanced cmps is a little wide knocking my forums out a little, how can I adjust the size?

You can adjust that in the admincp options.

installed..

but when i tried to search some words which include special characters "?,?,ğ,Ğ,İ,?,?,ş,Ş,?,?", i had an error without reason description.

Can you solve it please ;)

This is something I'll have to investigate. I just got back. Give me a little bit. I believe it has to do with ISO encoding but let me see.

Good work, thank you!

Installed

Is it possible to change the width of the search box? Its strech my column out...

Your admincp options should give you that ability.

I have an error in the logs



how can I fix this error?

You may not be able to fix that error, however, your host can. I would forward that error to your host and they can make a change on the server to accommodate this script or fix a possible issue (misconfiguration if safe mode is correctly set) as it appears you have safe mode on.

I there :)

I did everything as said in the intructions apart from step 6 and i get a page with the following:

What could be the problem?

Thanks :)

EDIT: Doesnt matter... fixed it...

You should put more info in the Google Pub ID in the AdminCP... It says to put this: but really it should say this

I thought I had fixed that - but anyways, I've uploaded the correct one. I fixed the rest of it previously.

1.7's version will contain Google anywhere - which is a handy feature.

nice job davidw

i have somthing that when i search with other language like arabic its give no result , is theresomthing that i need to do ?

As I've only used this in English, I am unsure.
One hypothesis is to only search one or the other and to change that possibly is to do this:
Find each template one value that looks like this:
<input type="hidden"
Add below:
<input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en">
change en to whichever language code you wish.
Multiple languages I am unsure about, but this is the closest I suspect would work.

I installed it correctly but i can't see google search anywhere?!

just upgraded, thanks david

No problem - in about a week or two I will have 1.7 released with a few new features.

Are you referring to the search boxes or the searchresults.php file? If you are referring to the former, are you using your navigation in the header?

I get this same error and i've entered the google publication id both ways, with and without the -

Could someone help? Thanks!

Does yours look like this:
Example: partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp

Just looks like this;

Publisher ID: pub-8796421228273350

What do I need to do in order to get it looking like your example? I'm not very learned in this field as i'm a beginner at this stage so a short guide would do wonders!

Thank you!

log into your adsense account http://www.google.com/adsense and click on Adsense setup tab. Then, click on AdSense for Search Improved! Walk through the steps and at the end, you will see your new partner-pub ID.

Don't forget to click Install.

Thank you very much! :)

Don't forget to click install :)

Installed and nominated! :)

Hi,
is very necessary to resetup the adsense?
I'm not expert and i'm using vb 3.8.2 with google adsense integrated, and i don't have idea how can i do for reset my adsense :(

I can not use this great hack without reset my google adsense?

It is only necessary if your partner pub does not look like the example in the post at the top in red. If it looks different (does NOT start with partner) or does not end with a random alpha numeric character set, it will need to be reset. This is how to set it up.

Thanks David, i've need of this great hack :)

I do not understand this: chdir ( '/ path / to / your / forums /');
This http://www.youruname.com/forums
How to paste ?

/path/to/your/forums/ is how your server views the location to your site. You may need to ask your host for this information. In some cases it is displayed as /var/www/vhosts/yoursite.com/httpdocs/forums/

/var/www/vhosts/yoursite.com/httpdocs/forums/

Can I change: yoursite.com only
Link to my forum

I don't know what you server path will be - only you or your host would know. I cannot tell by visiting your site unless you have an error message.

You could upload searchresults.php file unconfigured and see if it generates any error messages. If so, it may be possible that it could show you your server path within that error message (but remember in the case used in the script, you need to add the / on the end if it is not there like in the example.

How do I know the web server host

Let me ask you something. Is searchresults.php going to go at the root of your site?

For example. yoursite.com/searchresults.php

If so, you can add // before the line, or delete that line altogether - save and upload.