Version: 1.6, by davidw
Developer Last Online: Nov 2023
Category: Integration with vBulletin -
Version: 3.7.0
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Released: 05-22-2008
Last Update: 03-01-2009
Installs: 171
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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 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
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, 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
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)