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.

[davidw]

Glad you like.

[dtv100]

[QUOTE=davidw;1619390]Originally Posted by dtv100
any way to move google search on top of forum search ?
also those ads that show in page result are ours of someone else?

thanks for this addon .
I'm using the hook, but I can probably make a manual template. Those ads are from google - they are part of the adsense as I don't have a way to disable them.
QUOTE]

hope you get better soon and when you do please I would love to have a manual template
that way google search is on top and my members use it more often make my site load lower .
thanks again for reply .

[davidw]

It will probably be towards this weekend - but shouldn't be too hard. I might even have time tomorrow if it is slow.

[Pete2007]

resetup your adsense for search account for this to work

What will happen if I don't resetup my adsense account? And use my current account ID?

[Videx]

Originally Posted by Pete2007

What will happen if I don't resetup my adsense account? And use my current account ID?

First, your nose will fall off for not taking the time to read older posts. As very clearly explained about a thousand times already, if you try to use an older style ID number you'll get errors.

[Pete2007]

Originally Posted by Videx

First, your nose will fall off for not taking the time to read older posts. As very clearly explained about a thousand times already, if you try to use an older style ID number you'll get errors.

I do apologise.

One last question, is this legal, and perfectly ok with google?

[davidw]

Yes, this is perfectly legal. All I did was use google's code and modified it for integration with vBulletin. Everything goes through Google (it is set up that way). This modification only alters how it is displayed.

[davidw]

Originally Posted by dtv100

any way to move google search on top of forum search ?

I should have this done this week. I'm behind due to being sick and other issues.

[davidw]

Find this in your navbar template:

<if condition="$show['popups']">
<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

	<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
	<!-- header quick search form -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_search_menu" style="display:none" align="$stylevar[left]">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

Add after:

<tr>
	<form action="{$vboptions['google_forum_path']}" id="cse-search-box" target="_top"><td class="thead">Search Site / Google</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
		<table border="0">
			<tr>
				<td nowrap="nowrap">
					<div>
						<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="{$vboptions['google_pub']}" />
						<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:9" />
						<input type="text" name="q" size="{$vboptions['google_box_width_nav']}" />
						<input type="submit" name="sa" value="Go" />
					</div>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
	</td></form><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
</tr>

Save and reload.

[dtv100]

thank you so much .