Google AdSense on pages

[lmongello]

Stupid question I know...

I want to add a Google AdSense leaderboard on every page near the top, possibly between my vB header and the Photopost menu bar (See attached screen shot). I just don't know what template (?) I need to edit in order to do this. I tried editing my header.htm through the PP admin, as well as my showphoto.tmpl but nothing showed up either time.

Thanks!

[Chuck S]

well you would need to create a second navbar template in vb called navbar2 and put google at the bottom.

Then in our header-inc.php file you can call this new template

eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar2') . '";');

Or vice versa edit our menubar.tmpl but doing it the vb way means you won't lose the template when you upgrade

[lmongello]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

well you would need to create a second navbar template in vb called navbar2 and put google at the bottom.

Then in our header-inc.php file you can call this new template

eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar2') . '";');

Or vice versa edit our menubar.tmpl but doing it the vb way means you won't lose the template when you upgrade

Chuck,

Thanks for the help. I copied and pasted the navbar template but added by Adsense code to the bottom. Although it shows up, the gallery itself does not. Am I putting the code inthe wrong place?

NAVBAR2 end text:

<if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.xxx.com/forums/online.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>

</table>
</div>
<!-- / user cp tools menu -->
</if>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->


<div align="center">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-123456789";.
....</div>

</if>

Thanks!

[Chuck S]

Move it all the way out of that if clause and see if that does it.

[lmongello]

Chuck,

I tried that before and did it again just now. Please visit http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/photos/ to see the result. (I know I'm doing something wrong)

Thanks.

[Chuck S]

maybe your doing the google code wrong?

All that prints is a closing >

Is that the full google code there?

[lmongello]

I see the google ads, just nothing below them until the footer.

[Chuck S]

right which means an improperly closed tag and your > seems to show that

If I post this at the bottom of my navbar template it shows properly between the navbar and menubar

Content visible to verified customers only.

[lmongello]

Chuck,

Sorry to be such a pain. Here is what my navbar2 code looks like at the very bottom:

<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/forums/member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/forums/online.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>

</table>
</div>
<!-- / user cp tools menu -->
</if>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

</if>


<div align="center">
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-111111111111";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
google_ad_channel ="1111111111";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "FFCD00";
google_color_url = "FFCD00";
google_color_text = "FFFFFF";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
</div>


Also, I don't see the ">" that you are referring to

[Chuck S]

well the one I got off your site I posted above work fine

[lmongello]

OK. Let me be sure I have this done properly:

1. I created a new vB template called navbar2
2. The contents on thta template are the same as navbar but with the Google code at the end.
3. In my PP header-inc.php file, I changed this line to read
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar2') . '";'); then saved and uploaded that

Still can only see header, ads, then footer on PP pages

[lmongello]

Well, I added some hidden "dummy text" in white to the bottom of the Google ad as shown below

<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>

<font color="#FFFFFF">Disney World Trivia Secrets Fun Facts History</font>

This seemed to work, although when I highligh tthe whole page, some other hidden text appears as seen in the screen shot.

But hey, it works, right? Thank for the help.

[Chuck S]

I swear you have a missing closing tag somewhere

whats that Disneyfont> thing

You might want to verify your page in the html validator at w3c.org to help find the issue

[lmongello]

Chuck,

I agree with what you think it may be, and to be honest, I have no clue what that Disneyfont this is from! (someone else did the CSS and design of the site for me originally - maybe something left over from there?)

[Chuck S]

Yeah well thats why I suggested w3c.org if there is a missing closing tag or extra opening tag it can through things off. Only thing I can really suggest.