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.

[amerelgen]

Originally Posted by davidw

Let me ask you something. Is searchresults.php going to go at the root of your site?

For example. yoursite.com/searchresults.php

If so, you can add // before the line, or delete that line altogether - save and upload.

How to install AppServ ?

[amerelgen]

Does not show search results
This image search results

[davidw]

Originally Posted by amerelgen

How to install AppServ ?

I am not sure what AppServ is, so I wouldn't know how to install it.

Originally Posted by amerelgen

Does not show search results
This image search results

Can you PM me info where I can view this?

[kronnos]

For some reason i cant edit the search_forum template. When i click save and reload, it just takes me to a black page with the Vb copyright notice on it and that all. All other template changes work.

[davidw]

Looks like you are not the only person who is having this issue:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308007
Are you able to revert back?

[nomoreturn]

hello installed but got this error

Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/m****/public_html/searchresults.php on line 8

my site on main domain www.mysite.com how can i change this
chdir('/path/to/your/forums/');
i change it like chdir('/var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/');
please let me know if i'm doing wrong if so please corect me thanks

[davidw]

If you uploaded your searchresults.php file to your forum root, such as www.mysite.com/searchresults.php and your error message is this:

Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/m****/public_html/searchresults.php on line 8

then the data you enter in the chdir('/path/to/your/forums/'); would be

chdir('/home/m****/public_html/');
(of course you would want all the information there)

and not

chdir('/var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/');

The second one - /var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/ was an example.

Hope that helps

[nomoreturn]

Originally Posted by davidw

If you uploaded your searchresults.php file to your forum root, such as www.mysite.com/searchresults.php and your error message is this:

Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/m****/public_html/searchresults.php on line 8

then the data you enter in the chdir('/path/to/your/forums/'); would be

chdir('/home/m****/public_html/');
(of course you would want all the information there)

and not

chdir('/var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/');

The second one - /var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/ was an example.

Hope that helps

Thanks for reply i did it as u said chdir('/home/m****/public_html/'); but still the same thing
Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/mast**/public_html/searchresults.php on line 8

i attach pics so please have a look

[davidw]

If you are using it at the root, you can safely put // in front of that line
So
chdir('/home/m****/public_html/');
becomes
// chdir('/home/m****/public_html/');

You get a bad request due to not having the full partner-pub in there. See example in red under step one.

[nomoreturn]

Thanks davidw its working now thanks alot