Add-On Releases - vB Google Adsense for Search plus Integration

Since the hooks came out in the navigation bar, I had been working on a new release as seen in my previous modification. I have recently pushed myself to finish this hack but I have plans for addons to it .

This is under the assumption you have your key information:
1) Your pub
(your pub ID/property information - usually starts with pub- and then some numbers)
2) Your cof usually found in your adsense code here:

<input name="cof" type="hidden" value="GALT:#008000;GL:1;DIV:#336699;VLC:663399;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:336699;ALC:0000FF;LC:0000FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;LH:50;LW:250;L:http://www.christianboards.org/images/logo.gif;S:http://;FORID:1">

This example is what I am using and what a lot of others are using:

GALT:#008000;GL:1;DIV:#336699;VLC:663399;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:336699;ALC:0000FF;LC:0000FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:11

Step 1:
Upload searchresults.php to your site's root.
Example: http://www.yoursite.com/searchresults.php

Step 2:
Install the product
Go to Admincp => Plugins & Products => Manage Products => [Add/Import Product] => Browse for product-davidw_vb_google_search.xml => Import

Step 3:
Configure your Admincp options
Go to Admincp => vBullitin Options => vBulletin Options => Find vB Google Search (Adsense) then click [Edit Settings]
Edit your Pub ID, Cof, and your desired width of the iframe for your results. I use 800 in the screenshot, but you can change this based on your needs.

Step 4:
If you are using Version [s]1.2[/s] 1.3, or higher you must edit (or at least check) the searchresults.php to ensure it is correct for your site.

vBAdvanced Optional
Step 5:
Go to Admincp => vBA CMPS => Default Settings => Under Options Portal Output Global Variables
Add (or make sure they are present) these varaiables:
template_hook
google_navadsearch
google_label_site
google_label_web
homeurl

Step 6:
Click on Edit Modules. Click on Search Forums (module).
Under Module Tools, find Select Action (very top) and choose Copy.

In your new (copy) of the Search Forums Module, change the name of your module to whatever you want (I chose "Search").
Under the Template Module Options heading, edit the adv_portal_ area.
Change it from search to search_google

Next,
Under Module Shell Template Options, in the Form Code box,
Change

<form action="{$vbulletin->options[bburl]}/search.php" method="post" name="search"> <input name="s" type="hidden" value="" /> <input name="do" type="hidden" 

value="process" /> <input name="sortby" type="hidden" value="lastpost" /> <input name="forumchoice" type="hidden" value="0" />

To

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

Make sure this URL is the correct full path to your searchresults.php file.


LEGACY VERSION - Applies to [s]vb_google_legacy_1_2.zip[/s] vb_google_legacy_1_3.zip(or higher) only
- Very similar to Version [s]1.2[/s] 1.3 and higher except instead of using a hook this will work for previous 3.6 versions (should work with any 3.6 version).
-- -- Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates (on your style) => Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates => navbar => find

$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
		</tr>

Add, under $google_navadsearch
-- Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates (on your style) => Search Templates => search_forums => under $navbar, add $google_siteadsearch

Also, you must ensure that $google_navadsearch does not go in between <form> tags. If your navbar is a modified old-style template, you will have an extended <form> section. Make changes similar to this...
change this:

        <form action="search.php?do=process" method="post">
        <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
        <tr>
            <td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>
        </tr>

to

        <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
        <tr>
            <form action="search.php?do=process" method="post">
            <td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>
        </tr>

and change

        </tr>
$google_navadsearch
$template_hook[navbar_search_menu]
        </table>
        </form>
    </div>
    <!-- / header quick search form -->

to

        </form>
        </tr>
$google_navadsearch
$template_hook[navbar_search_menu]
        </table>
    </div>
    <!-- / header quick search form -->

Changelog
Version 1.4
- Added support for vBAdvanced module (rather than going to my hack on vBAdvanced.com)

Version 1.3
- Added missing template cache plugins from XML file (had the template cache in the file, just lost it along the way in the XML).

Version 1.2
- Allows you to put your searchresults.php file in any directory, but you must edit the path in the searchresults.php file to the location of searchresults.php.
- Removed unnecessary xml information.
- Fixed a small bug in the product
- Added search.php functionality
-- Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates (on your style) => Search Templates => search_forums => under $navbar, add $google_siteadsearch
- Set default values so that it is easier to configure. You must still edit these values.

Version 1.1
- Change default "site" to your site's name or put a link to a small logo there.
- Change default "web" to "Google" or put their logo in there.

<img src="http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_25wht.gif" border="0" alt="Google" align="middle">

This is their logo if you don't have it.
- Only added the ability to allow you to easily add your own logos or change the text from the admincp.

Version 1.0
- Original

[Irfan Faruki]

Originally Posted by AquilaEagle

Thanks david. I have done this and it seems to half work, I did a search but I get a blank result. I get the Google search results page, but it is empty of any results.

I am having the same problem.. Any ideas ?

[davidw]

How is your forum set up? Is it behind /forums/? Can you PM me the info? Btw, don't forget to click install.

[Riccardo83]

I dont get it working either on alizee-forum.com

It shows the searchresult.php correctly with theme. It also says

Your Google Search Results

but there is nothing underneath, footer and header work...

[davidw]

The searchresults.php is in its correct location. If you used any version other than the initial 1.0 (especially the one in the thread here alone), you must go to your admincp and enter your information in there.

Step 3:
Configure your Admincp options
Go to Admincp => vBullitin Options => vBulletin Options => Find vB Google Search (Adsense) then click [Edit Settings]

If you don't, you will get exactly what you see.

Don't forget to click install.

[Riccardo83]

i entered all information....

it still doesnt work....

GALT:#008000;GL:1;DIV:#336699;VLC:663399;AH:center ;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:336699;ALC:00 00FF;LC:0000FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FO RID:1

and my pub google code.. logo as well....

please help me what could it be, 700 is iframe width, could it be that my galt is wrong?

[AquilaEagle]

Originally Posted by Riccardo83

I dont get it working either on alizee-forum.com

It shows the searchresult.php correctly with theme. It also says

Your Google Search Results

but there is nothing underneath, footer and header work...

This is what is happening on mine now.

All my info is in the adminCP too. I've not managed to catch you to help yet david.

Also it only appears for registered users, can I change it so everyone sees it in the menu?

[Riccardo83]

Hope this is gonna be fixed soon.

Also a suggestion would be, to have this search available for guests, but not letting them use the forum search engine.

Brings more adsense visits and reduces serverload.

[davidw]

I've added version 1.2 (at the top). I've fixed a few things and hopefully this will fix the problem. I noticed a couple possible issues that weren't being reported but might be related to what you two are seeing. You may want to uninstall the product and import the new 1.2 product, and overwrite the searchresults.php file after making the necessary changes to it. Let me know how this works.

[Riccardo83]

im afraid to say i still dont see any search results... ?

maybe anytyhing wrong with my google settings?

Although the sourcecode of the page shows

	<tr align="center">
		<td class="alt1" align="center" valign="top">
			<div style="padding:5px 5px 5px 5px">
			<!-- Google Search Result Snippet Begins -->
			<div id="googleSearchUnitIframe"></div>
			<script type="text/javascript">
			   var googleSearchIframeName = 'googleSearchUnitIframe';
			   var googleSearchFrameWidth = '750';
			   var googleSearchFrameborder = 0 ;
			   var googleSearchDomain = 'www.google.com';
			</script>
			<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/afsonline/show_afs_search.js"></script>

			<!-- Google Search Result Snippet Ends -->
			</div>

[Riccardo83]

also, i like the way u have it on ur forum, but u dont use searchresults.php or so?