Integration with vBulletin - vB Google Adsense for Search plus Integration

I've done an overhaul on this and you will need to resetup your adsense for search account for this to work. If you aren't happy with that, please use the 3.6 version of this, which works fine for 3.7 from what I've been told.

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:

chdir('/path/to/your/forums/');

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

<form action="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/searchresults.php" type="hidden" name="search" target="_blank">

Click Save
Edit locations where you want to set this active to.

[davidw]

Originally Posted by davidw

...In your admincp, one of the options is the width of your Google search box, this is a global setting for your drop-down, the CMPS portal search, and for the search page. Try tweaking this variable smaller than what you have as IE and FF might render these different sizes.

Alternatively for this you can manually edit this in the templates either in the product or through the style (the product would be easier - then reupload and overwrite as it would affect all styles). The area to edit is under adv_portal_search_google this line:

<input type="text" name="q" size="{$vboptions['google_box_width']}" />

The next update I will probably separate these values so it isn't global.

[andrewc_11890]

Originally Posted by davidw

Use the link in post #35 - if you haven't set it up in a while, when you log in and want to set up your adsense it will prompt you to set up a change, if not, you can go on through and redo your adsense.

What do you mean? The link in post 35 takes you to the adsense login page. I logged in, but how do you resetup after you login I can find the pub ID, but it doesn't have the GALT thingy after it.

[davidw]

When you go to the adsense choices, do you see this? AdSense for Search Improved!? If so, click on that and go from there - it will tie in to your existing account.

[cmedic101]

Great Mod!

Works perfect:up:


thanks

cmedic101

[davidw]

Version 1.6 has been released. Details have been given on the changes to those who have clicked install.

[amaarvell]

Hi this dont work on my forum, could it be the fact our "search" button is called "search for solution"?
if so what do i need to change on the script to get it working

cheers

[davidw]

For one thing you have errors on your searchresults.php, which most likely means the path on the chdir is incorrect. Do the search locations show up correctly elsewhere (navbar/search.php)? Also, do you have the full URL in the admincp?

[RedGTiVR6]

installed! instructions are good, though they do say that your ID should start with PUB....

I pasted the entire ID starting with partner- and it works fine.

[davidw]

Yeah, that's right - It does start with partner (I have partner-pub in the instructions above but will need to edit the other instructions).
Thanks!

[RedGTiVR6]

thanks for the support! now if only we could get that in the advertisement management plug-in thread....