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.

[nike.stars]

i'm using vbacmps v3.01

in admin CP -> vba cmps -> integration -> select the file "searchresults.php" then select the page i want to integrate with.

i've always integrate any new php files with this way, have you tested that?

[davidw]

That's not the way this modification works. That would explain the errors. Perhaps it might work that way, of which I haven't tried, but I've uploaded instructions on integration with vBAdvanced 3.0+ that does work (at least with everyone who has used it that way).

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...6&d=1211579592

[nike.stars]

@david
i've read the readme, it only contains how to modify the search module to make use this mod and i've done that.

what i meant was to integrate my vbacmps "page" to your searchresult.php resulting in showing my sidebar again as it should be.

[davidw]

So you are wanting to create a separate page from the default searchresult.php page for vBAdvanced specifically (In essence having a vBAdvanced page and a searchresults.php page)?

[nike.stars]

not separate page, but to integrate one of my vbacmps layout page (which already has sidebar in it).

The sidebar in that page already include the search module that has been modified according to your documentation.

[davidw]

Give me a few days (fixing to go out of town until Sunday) and I'll see what I can do.

[nike.stars]

Originally Posted by davidw

Give me a few days (fixing to go out of town until Sunday) and I'll see what I can do.

thank you, looking forward to it

[q8manar]

I have installed it but when i ded a test
the resualt page came epmty with this error :"

Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/estad/public_html/vb/searchresults.php on line 8

could some body till me how i can fix it ?

[davidw]

Can you give me a link to your searchresults.php (PM if needed)?

[The Realist]

Im getting the same error after upgrading.

The error points to line 8 of the script and that says: chdir('/path/to/your/forums/');

Does that line need editing?

Regards