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Randomly positioned ad in between postbits in showthread · **Released**: 10-09-2005

Inspired by this hack.

The ad is positioned randomly after one of the postbits. We use this for positioning adsense ads on visordown.com.

Install the attached plugin then add the following code to your postbit or postbit_legacy template:

HTML Code:

<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open 
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"> 

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> 
<tr> 
	<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
	<td class="alt1" align="center">

<!-- ad code goes here -->

	</td> 
</tr> 
</table> 

</div> 
$spacer_close 
</if>

Changelog

v1.01
Bug fix: The ad code shouldn't appear on PMs any more (template change)

Donations

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UK Jimbo · #**137** 03-09-2006, 07:28 AM

Thanks for the PMs Gottcha, I think that your problem is running multiple Google ads on the same page. Have a read here and try doing a search for "multiple" in the Google AdSense search section.

mattyk72 · #**138** 03-21-2006, 02:28 AM

clicking install

Marv · #**139** 03-23-2006, 11:06 AM

Hi UK Jimbo,

I?ve got my own custom Ads showing up above the first post and under the lastpost. Any chance that your plugin could show the Ads only under the firstpost and above the lastpost ? Otherwise sometimes there would be 2 Ads showing up and that?s not nice and clean..

Guess it could be done with another conditional in

PHP Code:


			
<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">

I need it that way, that ads delivered by this plugin only appear

under the first post
above the last post
if the whole thread has at least 3 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up between the first and second or second and third post)

Any ideas ?

Marv · #**140** 03-25-2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marv

I need it that way, that ads delivered by this plugin only appear

under the first post
above the last post
if the whole thread has at least 3 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up between the first and second or second and third post)

Jason,

even better would be a second one for registered users where Adsense only appears:

under the first post
above the last post
if the whole thread has at least 5 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up without overloading the thread with ads)
under the lastpost as Andreas mentioned before. The reason is clear - that?s the post most users read first and should lead to the best reveniews

Would turn this plug-in into a must-have for all AdSense and Yahoo publishers, which have already own custom ads or adservers running on their forums

Marv · #**141** 03-30-2006, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marv

under the first post
above the last post ($perpage=10)
if the whole thread has at least 3 posts (so the plugin-ads can show up between the first and second or second and third post)

May be someone can help me out. I?ve tried to implement these 3 conditions that way_

PHP Code:


			
<!-- RandomAds for unregistered users -->
<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1) AND $GLOBALS[threadinfo][replycount] >= 3">
<if condition="$post['postid'] > '1' AND $post['postid'] <> '10' AND $post['postid'] <> '20' AND $post['postid'] <> '30' AND $post['postid'] <> '40' AND $post['postid'] <> '50' AND $post['postid'] <> '60' AND $post['postid'] <> '70' AND $post['postid'] <> '80' AND $post['postid'] <> '90'">
<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
    <td class="alt2" align="center">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxxxxx";
google_alternate_ad_url = "http://www.mysite.com/forum/google_adsense_script.html";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="9100589350";
google_color_border = "EFF0F3";
google_color_bg = "EFF0F3";
google_color_link = "445683";
google_color_url = "445683";
google_color_text = "798AB4";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
    </td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
$spacer_close
</if>
</if>
</if>
<!-- / RandomAds for unregistered users -->

But I hit and miss. Does anyone see, where I went wrong..? Guess I can?t see the wood because of all the trees...

UK Jimbo · #**142** 03-30-2006, 01:47 PM

@Marv

Try replacing the plugin code with this (untested)

edit: removed, that's not going to work. Have a meeting to go to now but will look at it a bit later

UK Jimbo · #**143** 03-30-2006, 01:50 PM

Took less time than I thought - give this a try:

Code:

// only for non-threaded display
if($threadedmode == 0) {

	// only need to do the calculation once
	if( $counter == 2 && empty($GLOBALS['adsense_position'] && $totalposts >= 3 ) ) {

		$_min = $postcount;
		$_max = min($totalposts,$_min+$perpage-1) - 1;

		$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] = rand($_min,$_max);
	}

}

EyeCrave · #**144** 03-30-2006, 11:59 PM

I get this error with that code above:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_AND, expecting ')' in /pathto/showthread.php(1031) : eval()'d code on line 5

BTW - awesome plugin.

UK Jimbo · #**145** 03-31-2006, 06:38 AM

OOps - that's what happens when you do things in a hurry. Try this for size:

Code:

// only for non-threaded display
if($threadedmode == 0) {

	// only need to do the calculation once
	if( $counter == 2 && empty($GLOBALS['adsense_position']) && $totalposts >= 3 ) {

		$_min = $postcount;
		$_max = min($totalposts,$_min+$perpage-1) - 1;

		$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] = rand($_min,$_max);
	}

}

EyeCrave · #**146** 03-31-2006, 08:02 PM

Works. Thank you!

Marv · #**147** 04-01-2006, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UK Jimbo

OOps - that's what happens when you do things in a hurry.

Thx UK-Jimbo,

I?ll give it a try and report back to you asap.

The Chief · #**148** 04-05-2006, 04:23 PM

installed and works great!!

UK Jimbo · #**149** 04-06-2006, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marv

Thx UK-Jimbo,

I?ll give it a try and report back to you asap.

Any luck?

GrendelKhan{TSU · #**150** 04-06-2006, 11:17 AM

I don't know if cause I installed this wrong or the Googlebot just isn't doing its job (so to speak)...

but I'm having trouble actually getting relevant ads. I don't think the googlebot is actually "reading" the content of the page. I always get ads for "free forum software" and related.

ie: I think its basically only reading the footer. or something

any ideas as to what is blocking or causing the Gbot to not actually dig into the content?

UK Jimbo · #**151** 04-06-2006, 03:09 PM

Hi GrendelKhan

Are the pages publically visible or do you have to register to see them? If Googlebot can't get at the pages (and content) from the same URL that you're using to access it then it can't index it. Sometimes it might take a while for pages to get indexed. I'd give it a couple of days and see how it goes. Post back and let me know how you get on.

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