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]

No problem - I'm considering working on Adsense for Content in the future.

[LAJAURIA]

it doesn't work....

how do I "resetup" my account?? I don't understand.


the pub number + the code you say, online appears in the adsense for search code, but not in the account-settings...


It doesn't show the pages i set up in my adsense and, when i do a search, shows this error:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /search/ on this server.

[davidw]

If you are seeing something like this: partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp

your account is already under the new setup. This whole code you need for the admincp options. If you are not seeing the whole code (including the parts in red) then your account is based on the old style.

Please ensure you have set up the chdir in the searchresults.php file and that the admincp options point directly to that file (you can usually open the searchresults.php page and then copy and paste the URL into the admincp options).

[dilbert]

Thanks David,
This looks great.

Is it possible to get it to highlight the searched text in the posts similar to the default search? "&highlight=seach phrase"

[davidw]

Honestly I'm not sure as you are using Google, rather than vBulletin for the search engine on this. I cannot say no as I am not 100% sure.

[marcossalazar]

Great Mod. Can the color of the search results (changing the white background) be altered?

Thanks!

Marcos

[jlew24asu]

am I doing something wrong? I just get a blank page when I do a search. and is it showing up in the correct spot?

[davidw]

Originally Posted by marcossalazar

Great Mod. Can the color of the search results (changing the white background) be altered?

Thanks!

Marcos

All that is edited when you set up or reset your adsense for search. Go back to the adsense for search page and recustomize it and then put the new partner-pub in there (your id itself will not change, just what is after it).

Originally Posted by jlew24asu

am I doing something wrong? I just get a blank page when I do a search. and is it showing up in the correct spot?

Yeah, something isn't right with that page. You may want to reimport the product and ensure you have the correct path on your searchresults.php page. Going to that page you should see a minimum of your header, footer, navbar, and an iframe.

[jlew24asu]

Originally Posted by davidw

Yeah, something isn't right with that page. You may want to reimport the product and ensure you have the correct path on your searchresults.php page. Going to that page you should see a minimum of your header, footer, navbar, and an iframe.

when editing the search.php do I keep the ' www.chicagophotoshop.com/forums.....' that are inbetween the (...)

[davidw]

You never have to edit the search.php page - its the searchresults.php page. That page has a line that says chdir('/path/to/your/forums/'); - this should be edited to match yours - such as /home/www/site/forums/ (whatever yours is).