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.

[jlew24asu]

Originally Posted by davidw

It needs to be the full URL
http://www. ... /asu_forum/searchresults.php

ok, so where am I going wrong? I have the full URL in admincp, and in the code in the CMPS module.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by MadK

I have about 7 queries done today, but my Google Adsense Search report shows $0.00.

Is everything alright with the way I setup the custom search? All were from different IPs.

Is it a problem if my searchresults.php is hosted in the root folder (www.mafia-mp.com) and my forum is hosted on /forum/ ? The search results show up properly.

First, your AdSense stats aren't updated immediately.

Second, you don't get paid per query. You get paid when someone clicks on one of the advertising links appearing in the search results.

[davidw]

Originally Posted by jlew24asu

ok, so where am I going wrong? I have the full URL in admincp, and in the code in the CMPS module.

Your searchresults.php file is located
Here: http://www. ... /searchresults.php
not here: http://www. ... /asu_forum/searchresults.php

[MadK]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

First, your AdSense stats aren't updated immediately.

Second, you don't get paid per query. You get paid when someone clicks on one of the advertising links appearing in the search results.

I know my AdSense stats are not updated immediately, and I thank you for clearing that up. My thanks go to davidw, too!

[jlew24asu]

Originally Posted by davidw

Your searchresults.php file is located
Here: http://www. ... /searchresults.php
not here: http://www. ... /asu_forum/searchresults.php

as always, you come through. thank you for your patience with me all is working now!

[davidw]

No problem

[MissKalunji]

Thanks david you saved me the time to do it all by myself.
*thumbs up*

[davidw]

Glad it worked out for you

[MadK]

davidw, could you tell me how you made it for Google and your own site results to show up. I have tried to modify it in Google Custom Search site, but it shows Google results and my forum results at the end (page 10)

Here's what I tried:

Search the entire web but emphasize included sites.

In the sites section, I added forum.+++++-mp.com, +++++-mp.com, wiki.+++++-mp.com

[jlew24asu]

Originally Posted by MadK

I have about 7 queries done today, but my Google Adsense Search report shows $0.00.

Is everything alright with the way I setup the custom search? All were from different IPs.

Is it a problem if my searchresults.php is hosted in the root folder (www.mafia-mp.com) and my forum is hosted on /forum/ ? The search results show up properly.

how much clicks came from those searches? this has happened to be before as well. I dont think you are doing anything wrong. it has something to do with google on how they run things. (thats my guess)