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

[WarLion]

is any posible way to integrate to vbadvance workk like a charm in the forum but in my index is not show any idea?

[davidw]

Originally Posted by WarLion

is any posible way to integrate to vbadvance workk like a charm in the forum but in my index is not show any idea?

I'm looking into a navigation bar solution for that myself, however, in the meantime, I have this (at vbadvanced) that works nicely for users (it's also what I've used since I wrote it)... http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?p=82852

[davidw]

Originally Posted by forte

Is it possible to have a different cof code for each skin? Since it doesnt blend well with my other skin.

Yes, it is entirely possible. I'm not sure if it is probable though.

What you'd have to do is go into each template (for each child style or alternate style)

Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates (on your style) => google Templates => google_navadsearch =>
Find:

{$vboptions['google_cof']}

Replace with:

Your new code

You'll also want to do this for google_siteadsearch as well.

This should work. I am not 100% because I've not tested it, but in theory it makes sense.

[toucan42]

I am confused by your instructions as to template edits. I have uploaded the xml and I am looking at the navbar template - what exactly do I need to add/change in my templates?

Changelog
LEGACY VERSION - Applies to vb_google_legacy_1_2.zip only
- Very similar to Version 1.2 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
Code:

$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

This is just confusing to me. Sorry =/

[toucan42]

OK I added $google_siteadsearch under $navbar in the search_forums template and now I get the integration into the advanced search page.

The results page, however, throws the following error:
Warning: chdir() [function.chdir]: No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/talkwhat/public_html/searchresults.php on line 8

Also it is not showing in the dropdown on the navbar though I added "$google_navadsearch"

[toucan42]

OOPS - I fixed the line 8 issue - still can't figure out how to get this integrated into the dropdown, though. Anyone?

[davidw]

By default you shouldn't have to change anything in the templates. The only thing you should have to edit is in the admincp options. What version of vb do you have? If you are using the legacy version and you have follow the instructions and you are showing the searchresults.php page correctly (without results) when you go to http://www.. ..com/searchresults.php but it is not showing up at all in the drop-down then there is a very good chance that another hack is interfering with this one. This is possible.

I will be back on Monday.

[WarLion]

Originally Posted by davidw

I'm looking into a navigation bar solution for that myself, however, in the meantime, I have this (at vbadvanced) that works nicely for users (it's also what I've used since I wrote it)... http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?p=82852

thanks dvidw i will try

[forte]

Originally Posted by davidw

Yes, it is entirely possible. I'm not sure if it is probable though.

What you'd have to do is go into each template (for each child style or alternate style)

Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates (on your style) => google Templates => google_navadsearch =>
Find:

{$vboptions['google_cof']}

Replace with:

Your new code

You'll also want to do this for google_siteadsearch as well.

This should work. I am not 100% because I've not tested it, but in theory it makes sense.

It works. Thanks a lot!

[iogames]

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

Warning: main(./global.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/iogamesc/public_html/searchresults.php on line 19

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/iogamesc/public_html/searchresults.php on line 19