Integration with vBulletin - vB Google Adsense for Search plus Integration

This is no longer supported - however I will be working on a 4.0 compatible version of this.

This is the same version as 3.7 as I've had a few reports that it works just fine in 3.8. Plus, I have it running on 3.8 with no issues.

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.

[ecihanuysal]

installed..

but when i tried to search some words which include special characters "?,?,ğ,Ğ,İ,?,?,ş,Ş,?,?", i had an error without reason description.

Can you solve it please

[davidw]

This is something I'll have to investigate. I just got back. Give me a little bit. I believe it has to do with ISO encoding but let me see.

[Jasem]

Good work, thank you!

Installed

[karel1985]

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
Code:

<form action="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/searchresults.php" type="hidden" name="search" target="_blank">

Click Save

Is it possible to change the width of the search box? Its strech my column out...

[davidw]

Your admincp options should give you that ability.

[universosymbian]

I have an error in the logs

[Tue Mar 31 04:01:36 2009] [error] [client 66.249.66.40] PHP Warning: chdir() [<a href='function.chdir'>function.chdir</a>]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 10001 is not allowed to access /var/www/vhosts/universosymbian.org owned by uid 0 in /var/www/vhosts/universosymbian.org/httpdocs/searchresults.php on line 8

how can I fix this error?

[davidw]

You may not be able to fix that error, however, your host can. I would forward that error to your host and they can make a change on the server to accommodate this script or fix a possible issue (misconfiguration if safe mode is correctly set) as it appears you have safe mode on.

[thetgc]

I there

I did everything as said in the intructions apart from step 6 and i get a page with the following:

Bad Request
Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.

What could be the problem?

Thanks

EDIT: Doesnt matter... fixed it...

You should put more info in the Google Pub ID in the AdminCP... It says to put this:

(you must start it with pub- and then your number)

but really it should say this

(you must start it with partner-pub- and then your number)

[davidw]

I thought I had fixed that - but anyways, I've uploaded the correct one. I fixed the rest of it previously.

1.7's version will contain Google anywhere - which is a handy feature.

[aryshi]

nice job davidw

i have somthing that when i search with other language like arabic its give no result , is theresomthing that i need to do ?