Integration with vBulletin - 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:

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.

[sNator]

Originally Posted by kailew

Hi,

great mod ... but I still have some problems with german special chars like "?" ... it doesn't work with these chars ... any idea?

Kai

Add <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" /> to

google_navadsearch and google_sitesearch just after
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />

[sNator]

I'am not able integrate searchresults.php with CMPS. Not the search module but the wrapper thing.

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/includes/vba_cmps_include_template.php on line 42

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/init.php(298) : eval()'d code on line 96

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/includes/vba_cmps_include_top.php on line 622

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/includes/vba_cmps_include_top.php on line 622

Someone else asked fot this in the 3.7 version thread but I could not find the answer of how to do it.

[Goomzee]

why i am getting this error
Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.

[Edgespeeder06]

what am I doing wrong? I can't get the chdir to work for results http://www.njstangers.org/forums/sea...D%3A9&q=&sa=Go

[Wonksta]

Great Mod.

Anyone know how to make it so that the Drop Down Search for Custom Google Search Appears to Guests? At the moment as a guest, the search link in Navbar takes me to default vB search. . .

[prandah]

how if i dont have google accout?

[Deafmute]

nice shoot

[Gadget_Guy]

Hi,

Sorry to bring this back from the dead... but I just added this to my forums as I needed to get rid of the built in search.

How can I modify the Search pull down to only show this option to use?

D.