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 jlew24asu

gotcha. but I did that. I entered in my full unix path and still no dice.

this is the entire line...

chdir(/editforprivacy/www/misc/chicagophotoshop/public_html/forums/)

am I missing something in between the (...) ??

Yes, you are missing two ' in there
chdir('/editforprivacy/www/misc/chicagophotoshop/public_html/forums/');

Originally Posted by LAJAURIA

yes!!!

now it works..!!


thanks a lot for your help....


now I'm proud of clicking on INSTALLED..





a $$$ question: what about AdSense?? does this hack work showing payed advertisments of Google???

I've made some searchings, and it never shows "Sponsored Links" ...

This shows sponsored links based on how you set it up in the adsense page. However, you still get paid based on your site's click-throughs. Check your adsense account for this.

[jlew24asu]

Originally Posted by davidw

Yes, you are missing two ' in there
chdir('/editforprivacy/www/misc/chicagophotoshop/public_html/forums/');

getting closer!! now I get this...

[davidw]

Now all you have to do is put your full partner-pub number in the admincp options. This is what gives you the layout for the iframe results.

[jlew24asu]

It Works!!!!!

THANK YOU DAVID

[jlew24asu]

since I'm on a roll, is there a way I can add this outside of my navbar. maybe under it, in plain view?

[davidw]

$google_siteadsearch is already set up for something like that - you can put that most places. You can also take the contents of that template and plug them wherever you need to and modify them where appropriate if need be.

[jlew24asu]

Originally Posted by davidw

$google_siteadsearch is already set up for something like that - you can put that most places. You can also take the contents of that template and plug them wherever you need to and modify them where appropriate if need be.

easier said then done


:erm:

[davidw]

How big, what size, location, etc. did you have in mind?

[TsirhCitna]

I get this error from Google on my searchresults in the iframe:

Error Bad Request

Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.

[davidw]

Example: partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp
Something like this is what you need in your admincp options.