A new feature from the Google AdSense ads team, the ability to have very or slightly rounded corners on the borders of your Google AdSense Ad units. Have changed the Talian 5 WordPress AdSense theme to use very rounded corners and I like it, so have updated all my WordPress AdSense themes to have the option of using/not using very/slightly rounded corners and have sent out an update to all WordPress with SEO/AdSense themes customers for free (all themes updated and working with WordPress 2.5+). What’s a Rounded Google AdSense Corner? Not got a clue what a rounded corners ad looks like, well the image to the left is what an AdSense Slightly Rounded Corners ad looks like and the […]
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How to Add AdSense Ads to WordPress?
Hi David,
I want to test something…
1) Is it possible to change the banners (actually remove them) and in place to put adsense? Of course, I’ll have to remove other to avoid more than 3 showing up and be complaint with Google.
2) How difficult is to use channels for each adsense ad? I have a channel for my domain, but was curious about using channel for each ad.
Thanks
Hey, btw great template! I like testing, and I have tested this template in my blog (hey not only using it but I’m testing it) and I’m very satisfied. I highly recommend it.
How to Add AdSense Ads to WordPress?
How to Add an AdSense Ad Unit Into a WordPress Theme
Replacing the banner with an AdSense ad unit.
Removing the banners is really easy, edit the landscape-images.php and delete everything.
Easiest way to ad an AdSense content ad unit that matches the theme would be to create an ad the size you want (468 x 60 ad unit would work) for one of the other content ad units on the theme, view source of a page and copy the code to the landscape-images.php file.
Or copy the code below and add your Google AdSense pub id :-)
Also edit adsense.php and disable one of the content ads so only three are shown (your custom one and two from the theme). If you disable the bottom content ad take into account you’ll have to disable it several times as the ad can be formatted differently for different types of pages (archives etc…)
David
How to Add an AdSense Ad Unit Into a WordPress Theme
How to Use Google AdSense Ad Channels
Individual AdSense channel IDs for each ad unit isn’t possible with the Talian theme files I’ve sent out so far. You can only have one AdSense channel per installation.
I’ve solved how to achieve individual channels for each ad unit recently (wasn’t easy) and will be adding it to the next Talian update. It wouldn’t be possible for you to add channels to the Talian theme files you have unless you know how to rewrite a lot of code (it was rewrite of some code).
Been really busy with SEO clients recently, so can’t give a firm date for the update, but it’s not just AdSense channels I’m adding.
I worked on a Clickbank version of this theme (first made one with Clickbank, then one with Clickbank and AdSense in one Talian theme). While I was working on the code started adding more features. I want to start a membership site and sell all the themes as part of the membership pack (so all themes on this site for one price), but been really busy so put it on hold.
I plan to add many of the improvements to Talian with AdSense only (so the version you have now) in the meantime, (until I get around to creating a membership site etc….) just need to find the time to do it.
Features include.
AdSense channels for all 6 ad units.
Better canonical URL handling.
Incorporated support for an improved version of a plugin called SEO Super Comments. This plugin + the Talian theme creates links to pages like https://stallion-theme.co.uk/google-adsense-rounded-corners-ads-border/?cid=7165 my version is better optimized than the original (original plugin didn’t work with Talian!).
If you have a well commented site this plugin turns your bigger comments into pages (there will be a link at the bottom of this comment to this content on it’s own, click it to see). It means your comments can increase traffic to your site in their own right.
So it’s coming, I just need to find time to pull it altogether.
David
How to Use Google AdSense Ad Channels
AdSense Rounded Corners
Thanks for the info about the rounded corners ;)
Google AdSense TOS Infringement
It says that you can have a maximum of 3 ad blocks in Google’s Adsense TOS.
I setup Talian 05 and I find it has 5-6 blocks.
How can I limit the number of Adsense blicks to 3?
No Google AdSense TOS Infringement
Actually it’s 6 AdSense ad units per page, 3 content AdSense ad units and 3 search AdSense ad units.
The Talian 05 theme is set to show 6 AdSense ad units by default (3 of each). If you use widgets and don’t know what you are doing you could add 8 as there’s 4 AdSense widgets (2 different formats) for the sidebars.
One format shows a header saying “Adverts” for the content ad unit and “Related Searches” for the search ad unit. The other format has no headers at all. Only add one content and one search ad unit as widgets and you’ll not go above the 6 ad unit limit.
It’s explained in the Talian readme files as well.
You can disable any of the 6 AdSense ad unit locations by editing the adsense.php file, there’s instructions within the file.
Basically changing a 0 to a 1 disables an ad unit. for example to disable the search ad unit above the banner image change
to
Trying to think of a way to include this in the Talian admin page, but so far not found a suitable solution, would results in adding 11 more options.
David
No Google AdSense TOS Infringement
Best AdSense Ads Layout
Hi there
Im having trouble with the theme.
#1 I want to put Adsense ad + Clickbank both on the right side of the page
#2 I dont want to have the main clickbank add in the middle of my site… it looks clumsy
#3 I want to have all categories on the left side. That is Links, Meta, Categories,Recent Comments etc.
#4 I want to be able to control the top banner more, that is be able to control where the page tabs are
#5 I want to be able to have a clean website, that is the starting page has just one post, and you have to click on the page (in the banner or on the side) to go to posts
I really appreciated if you could help me on this.
Im to afraid to touch the html of the theme
Best AdSense Ads Layout
Talian AdSense Theme Setup
#1 I want to put Adsense ad + Clickbank both on the right side of the page
There’s settings on the Talian admin page for selecting left/right for floating the ads in the main content. If you mean on the right sidebar that’s covered via widgets.
Under Dashboard >> Appearance >> Widgets.
Drag which ever ad widget (AdSense/Clickbank) you want on the right menu to sidebar 2. When you ad a widget you have to build that sidebar from scratch, so drag everything you want to that sidebar (this is also part of the answer to #3 below).
#2 I dont want to have the main clickbank add in the middle of my site… it looks clumsy
Any ad can be disabled by editing the clickbank.php file. You find the code for the ad in that file and change a 0 to a 1. Instructions in the file.
If it’s this ad you see on the home page
$MainBottomcb = array(1,2,0,0); # Index page
Change to
$MainBottomcb = array(1,2,1,0); # Index page
That will disable it. Repeat for any other ads you want to hide. You can do the same with the adsense.php file
In the next update of Talian plan to have an option for this in the Talian admin menu.
#3 I want to have all categories on the left side. That is Links, Meta, Categories,Recent Comments etc.
See the widgets info above, drag the widgets to whichever sidebar you want them on.
#4 I want to be able to control the top banner more, that is be able to control where the page tabs are
You mean the navigation menu? There’s a setting in the admin menu where you can exclude specific pages, see the readme files for details. In the next Talian update you have the option of excluding a list of pages or including a list of pages (currently just exclude).
#5 I want to be able to have a clean website, that is the starting page has just one post, and you have to click on the page (in the banner or on the side) to go to posts
You can have WordPress use a particular page for the home page, it’s under
Dashboard >> Settings >> Reading
Where you can select a static page as the front Page. You create a new static Page (not a Post) and that will be your home page. It’s best to exclude this page from the navigation menu as it will mean you have two home page links. You either turn the link to home off or exclude the page you are using as front page (it’s explained in the readme files).
That should solve all the problems.
David
Talian AdSense Theme Setup
How to remove Ads on my Website?
Hi again.
I am not a technical guy so I just tried to follow your advise to my length.
I found the Adsense php file and I just changed all the number (in 3 column) to 1 hoping every thing would dissapear.
Than I would through trial and error put one by one back, and there for see who does what.
I did the same for the Clickbank php file
Unfortunately my the advertises did not go away and now my site is a mess.
Could you help me figure that out
How to remove Ads on my Website?
Adding Different AdSense Ad Unit Sizes to WordPress
I’ve attached the Talian 05 zip file to an email to you with this information. No idea what you’ve done wrong (like I said one tiny mistake, remove a comma, add a space in the wrong place and it breaks).
Unzip the file and upload the Talian folder over your current Talian folder online via FTP. This will cancel out all your template file edits and as long as it’s not an option you’ve set wrong fix the problem. You can then start again from scratch.
This is how I’d make the changes if I was you.
Create a new folder on your Desktop called /adsenseedits/ and copy the adsense.php file in that folder. You make a copy so if you make a mistake you can’t work out how to fix you can always upload the original file and start again.
Load the copied adsense.php file into a text editor like Notepad (don’t use a program like MS Word, it will break the file, it must be a basic text editor).
Make one change at a time as follows:
At the bottom of the adsense.php file find:
Change to
Save the file and using an FTP program like Filezilla (it’s free and what I use) upload the adsense.php file to the folder /wp-content/themes/talian-adsense-clickbank-seo-05/ so it over writes the current adsense.php file.
The above change will turn of the search AdSense ad unit below comments on blog Posts. Load a post and see if it worked.
Use the same procedure for the clickbank.php file and you’ll be able to disable any one or more of the ad units.
Although you can make these changes in the built in WordPress template editor there’s no undo feature and when you save a change the page reloads and you aren’t even on the same line you made the edit on: much easier to loose your way. The above procedure is slower, but less prone to mistakes. Take your time, one edit at a time, as you’ve found rushing and making multiple changes in one go is very easy to get lost and can waste hours on a simple mistake like deleting a , or adding a space.
Next update this should be part of the admin menu. If you can wait a month for me to code and test it, this will be achievable through the Talian admin menu with tick boxes. I plan to have all the search AdSense ad units except the widget ones turned off by default, they perform poorly on most sites.
LMK if you have any more problems.
BTW Would be helpful to know the domain you are working on so I can view source to look for obvious mistakes. The site linked to your author name doesn’t even have WordPress installed.
Update:
Now I can see your site I know what you’ve done.
You’ve changed the wrong numbers, the AdSense ad above your banner image area should be a search ad unit and you’ve turned it into a content ad unit by mistake.
You’ve changed
to something like
If you upload the adsense.php file and start again it will fix that problem (easier to start again than try to fix as you’ve probably made the same mistake with other ads).
Looks like when I said change the third number you’ve counted the third number in this list as the 1 rather than the 0.
I meant the third number separated by a comma, so 30 is the first number (not 3) and 0 is the third number in this example.
Hope that makes sense.
Found a way to add this to the Talian admin page without resulting in hundreds of lines of code, so next month this won’t be an issue for those that want to disable ads easily. Fortunately for me most users use the default settings :-)
David
Adding Different AdSense Ad Unit Sizes to WordPress
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I found the problem, and now every thing is working great. Couldn´t have done it with out you.
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AdSense Ads Not Showing up in WordPress
I recently purchased your Talian 05 theme and I am impress. I have played around with the theme for the past 2 days on several different WordPress websites/ blogs I have running. When I replace your Adsense ID with mine and tick it on, the Adsense Ads do not display properly, but Clickbank works well. I also can”t get both Adsense and Clickbank Ads to work at the same time. Is there something else I need to do to correct these problems?
Henry
AdSense Ads Not Showing up in WordPress
Reasons Why AdSense Ads Not Showing up in WordPress
Glad you like Talian 05. If the sites the one you linked to your author name it looks like everything is setup correctly.
Is the issue the Google AdSense public service ads?
If so that can be caused by AdSense being put on the site for the first time, takes time for the AdSense bot to spider a site and determine what the best ads are.
Can also be because of a lack of keyword rich content or the content doesn’t cover a niche that advertisers are willing to pay money for ads from. I have classic literature sites and though they have a lot of traffic, the ads are rubbish, if I get 10 cents a click I’ve done well that day!
Looking at the sites content I’d say it’s a combination of being new to AdSense and a lack of keyword rich content, you are highly unlikely to do well with “Coming soon” posts. Kitchen content tends to do OK in AdSense, so when you get some decent content on the site I expect you’ll find things improve.
David
Reasons Why AdSense Ads Not Showing up in WordPress
Google AdSense public service ads
Thanks David, it is the Google AdSense public service ads I was talking about. As for the content for my site, I am slowing writing them. I will be putting them up soon. I use the “coming soon” just to see how my site layout looks.
Open Google AdSense Account Quickly
To apply for an adsense account quickly and easily just go to Blogger.com and set up a blog there! They have automated the process to make it really easy. You can do the whole thing in just a few minutes.
Mark