There are a few steps involved in integrating Google Adsense into your forums with vBulletin 3.8.
Before Downloading
- Log in to your member's area at http://members.vbulletin.com
- In the left column click on "Google Adsense"
- If you do not have an account, click on the link to create one and follow the steps.
- If you do have an account, click on the appropriate link and enter your google adsense login, zip/post code and the last 5 digits of your phone number.
Verify Access with Google
- Log into your Google AdSense account at http://adsense.google.com
- Click the 'Review account access' link.
- Click the 'grant access' link for vBulletin.
- Check that your status is Fully Activated at http://members.vbulletin.com/adsense.php
Upgrading to vBulletin 3.8.0
After associating your Google Adsense account, you can now download vBulletin 3.8.0 from your member's area. Follow the upgrade instructions in the online manual here: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/upgrade
Placing Ads
Once you have upgraded to 3.8.0 after following the above steps, you can place ads by clicking on the Advertising block in the left navigation of your Admin CP. Choose Google Adsense (its the only choice at this time).
On the resulting screen, you can choose to place advertising in one of three options.
None - No advertising of course.
Low - Small text ads plus a ad for guests in the first post. Ads are below the navbar and above the footer.
High - Larger ads in the same locations. Also shows a block ad in the first post of every thread to guest users.
You can also choose whether you want text only or text and image based ads.
Please see the online documentation for more information:
For more precise control over advertising placement, to use Google Admanager or place other third party ads, you will need to use the Advertising Templates provided in the software. They can be accessed from the Style Manager.
Before Downloading
- Log in to your member's area at http://members.vbulletin.com
- In the left column click on "Google Adsense"
- If you do not have an account, click on the link to create one and follow the steps.
- If you do have an account, click on the appropriate link and enter your google adsense login, zip/post code and the last 5 digits of your phone number.
Verify Access with Google
- Log into your Google AdSense account at http://adsense.google.com
- Click the 'Review account access' link.
- Click the 'grant access' link for vBulletin.
- Check that your status is Fully Activated at http://members.vbulletin.com/adsense.php
Upgrading to vBulletin 3.8.0
After associating your Google Adsense account, you can now download vBulletin 3.8.0 from your member's area. Follow the upgrade instructions in the online manual here: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/upgrade
Placing Ads
Once you have upgraded to 3.8.0 after following the above steps, you can place ads by clicking on the Advertising block in the left navigation of your Admin CP. Choose Google Adsense (its the only choice at this time).
On the resulting screen, you can choose to place advertising in one of three options.
None - No advertising of course.
Low - Small text ads plus a ad for guests in the first post. Ads are below the navbar and above the footer.
High - Larger ads in the same locations. Also shows a block ad in the first post of every thread to guest users.
You can also choose whether you want text only or text and image based ads.
Please see the online documentation for more information:
For more precise control over advertising placement, to use Google Admanager or place other third party ads, you will need to use the Advertising Templates provided in the software. They can be accessed from the Style Manager.
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