Add-On Releases - Adsense Revenue Sharing for 3.5.x and 3.6.x

Overview
This hack will allow you to offer Google Adsense revenue sharing to your vBulletin board users. Basic idea generated by AlexanderT, who developed the hack for previous version.

* Revenue is split between board administrator and thread starters.

* User needs to enter their Adsense Publisher ID and Channel ID (optional) in the edit profile.

* The percentage of probability is customizable by the administrator

* Number of min. post in order to show the ads is customizable by administrator.

* Works on 3.5.x and 3.6.x



Demo
http://www.spoofee.com/forums/



Background
Thanks to webmastershome for creating this and rob30uk for making it easier by creating a plugin and I suppose myself for small tweak


Instructions ( literally takes 5 minutes to install )

1. Download zip file and extract ( 3 files : adsense_admin.php, adsense_revenue_sharing.xml, cpnav_adsensesharing.xml )


2. Add Adsense Client ID and Channel ID to your user profile fields
1. Add the following following new user profile field in AdminCP:
Type: Single-Line Text Box
Title: Google AdSense Client ID
Description: If you have an AdSense account, you can enter your client ID here. You then have a 50% chance that the AdSense ads displayed are credited to your account on threads you participate in. It should be in the form of <b>pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</b>
Max length of allowed user input: 20
Display Size: 25
Field Required: No
Field Editable by User: Yes
Private Field: No
Field Searchable on Members List: No
Show on Members List: No

2. Add the following following new user profile field in AdminCP:
Type: Single-Line Text Box
Title: Google AdSense Channel ID
Description: If you choose to enter your AdSense client ID, you can specify a channel ID as well.<br /><br />It would be a good idea to have a unique channel ID for this forum (then you can track stats specifically for the forum).<br />
Max length of allowed user input: 10
Display Size: 25
Field Required: No
Field Editable by User: Yes
Private Field: No
Field Searchable on Members List: No
Show on Members List: No


3. Go back to userfield manager and get the field# of the two new fields you created. (ex : field5, field6)


4. Open adsense_revenue_sharing.xml and change the field5 to whatever your adsense field# is and field6 to whatever your channel field# is


5. Add Adsense snippet in your style
- Go to Admincp->Styles & Templates->Style Manager->Edit Templates->Post Bit (if you are using legacy style, choose to edit "Post Bit Legacy"

Add the following to the bottom of your postbit.

<if condition="$post[postcount] == 1">
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND ($post[postid] == $GLOBALS['qrfirstpostid'])">
<if condition="$show['spacer']">$spacer_open<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"></if>

<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" bordercolor=white width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td class="alt1" style="padding:0px">
<div class="smallfont" align="center">
                <script type="text/javascript"><!--
                google_ad_client = "$post[ad_client_id]";
                google_ad_width = 728;
                google_ad_height = 90;
                google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
                google_ad_channel ="$post[ad_channel]";
                google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
                google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
                google_color_link = "000000";
                google_color_url = "666666";
                google_color_text = "333333";
                //--></script>
                <script type="text/javascript"
               src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
                </script>
</div></td></tr></table>

<if condition="$show['spacer']"></div>$spacer_close</if>
</if>
</if>

6. Import adsense_revenue_sharing.xml plugin


7. Upload cpnav_adsensesharing.xml to forums/includes/xml/


8. Upload adsense_admin.php to forums/admincp/


9. Configure
- Go to admincp, now you will see "Adsense Share Settings" where you can configure how much revenue you want to share!

10. Click here to mark it as INSTALLED!

[mickmel]

Originally Posted by adnan2007

Can u tell me how I can findout if I'm using a legacy postbit. I don't know what a postbit is and I'm using the default vbulleting template.

You're probably not. Legacy postbit is when the posting user's information is to the left of the post, rather than above the post. By default, vB now puts it above each post.

[adnan2007]

You're probably not. Legacy postbit is when the posting user's information is to the left of the post, rather than above the post. By default, vB now puts it above each post.

Ok, gottit,

Ur absolutely correct mickmel, User info on my forum is to the top.

It seems to be working, but no option in the admincp.

Should I revert back and start all over again?

[adnan2007]

Anybody want to help me out on this.

I've got a few things which need clearing up.

1) I can see the ads, but can't see any option on my admin cp.

2) The background color from thread #1 bleeds down to the adsense, how do we get rid of this.

3) Is it possible to pad the adsense like 10 px below thread 1 cause right now its touching it.

4) How do I display an adsense in my header?

thx.

[adnan2007]

Does anybody know if this is the same as

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=131150


I guess, I'll just try my luck on that one if it supports adsense sharing.

[Taios]

Could i ask, can this be added to anywhere else that is not in the 'post bit' at all?

[Censtudios]

Can someone start replying to my question?

I dont really understand this hack (like: you actually give your members money instead of yourself?...) and the "demo" isnt really a demo. it doesnt show how the hack works...

I prefer screenshots or a better description...

Please answer

[nymyth]

just installed without any problems....lets see how the members like it

Peace

[nymyth]

Originally Posted by Censtudios

Can someone start replying to my question?

Quote:
I dont really understand this hack (like: you actually give your members money instead of yourself?...) and the "demo" isnt really a demo. it doesnt show how the hack works...

I prefer screenshots or a better description...
Please answer

Under the first post of a thread, the member that started it will have a 50% chance their ad shows up there as opposed the boards ad. Thats all.

[exes_slayer]

well if the mod doesn't work on 3.6.7 PL1 than you can't really do it...it would be nice if the developer could let us know that will he/she develop it further or not

[nymyth]

^^i dont follow, what do you mean it doesnt work...i have it on my 3.6.7 PL1 and it seems to be fine...

Only thing I cannot get it to do is go after the post on every page even though I have this code before everything:

<if condition="$post[postcount] % $vboptions[maxposts] == 1">
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' AND ($post[postid] == $GLOBALS['qrfirstpostid'])">

Anyone know why its not working?