Opening add in new window

[attroll]

I was wondering if anyone knows how to do this. I have my Adsense adds on my front page of my site. But when my users click on them it opens up in the same window. Is there a way to make the adds open up in a new window when someone clicks on them?

[kempozone]

This action is not permitted.

kz

[tebrino]

From Adsense policies:
Clicks on Google ads must not result in a new browser window being launched

[HughMungus]

Yes, there is a way. But you don't want to do that. Too many popup blockers will block it.

[attroll]

Well the problem is once a user logs onto my site and they click on the add the user leaves my site that they are loggged into and then they automatically get logged off my site. This creates a problem. Because if they have not read the messages that are new before they go to another site then they get logged as read after thet go to another site and 15 minutes has passed.

[europeforvisitors]

The TOS are clear, so you'll have to find a solution besides opening ads in a new window. Why not use a cookie to keep the user logged on for a certain period of time?

[hunderdown]

Perhaps you need to find a way to keep them logged on, rather than do something like opening a new window that Google does not permit you to do.

[attroll]

And why would I want to keep them logged in if they do not have a window open to my site? That does not make any sense at all. If I did somewthing like that then it would keep members logged in 24 hours a day without a window to my site open.

When an Adsense add opens a window in the existing window it takes over that window. So you leave the site you are on.

Don't take this wrong. But this is total bull the way you have to open in the same window. What difference does it make whether you open in a new window or an existing window. Either way the added is getting a click?

[kempozone]

In the future, G might allow this function. But for now, you either comply to the terms or not use adsense.

kz

[hunderdown]

If you think that my suggestion makes no sense then you must think that the way a lot of forums work makes no sense!

Most of the forums I use don't log you out automatically if you leave. Some set cookies, so if you return from the same machine at any time, you don't have to log in again. Others end the session after a set time of no activity--so you can leave and come back within an hour, say.

AdSense wasn't intended for forums, so if you want to use it on a forum, you need to make some adjustments....

[jomaxx]

The bottom line is that advertisers would not be willing to pay as much if their ads open in a new window.

I'm not sure you could measure a significant difference in the conversion rate, but having an ad open in a new window is perceived to be of much less value.

[attroll]

I must have worded that wrong or we both misunderstood each other. My forums do work off cookies and they do no log the users off until they hit a certian time of no activity as you mentioned. I can set that time to what ever I want it to be in my admin area. I have mine forums set to 15 minutes. If the user does not have any activty for 15 minutes it logs them off.

I can see know that is was not intended for forums. It looks as though it was intended for sites that are not interactive with users.

My only concern was that if I had a user that clicked on the Adsense link and was away from my site more then the 15 minutes that the site would relalize there was no activity and log them out. Therefore it would also mark all the messages read in the forums even if they did not read them. This is not a problem for me because I know how most forums work. But you have to remember there are a lot of users out there that only know how to turn the computer on and surf the web. A lot of them don't understand cookies, they think that it is something you eat. LOL.

Anyways. Like someone said I will have to live with the guidelines set but Adsense or not use it. I would be nice though if you could set it to open in a new window and they would change that rule they set. O Well. Thanks eveyone for your replies.

[europeforvisitors]

Couldn't you just reset the automatic logout to 30 minutes or an hour?

(FWIW, I can't remember the last time I had to log in again at Webmaster World.)

[attroll]

Yes it could be set to 30 minutes or 1 hour. But it would not reflect and acurate listing of who is online all the time. Someone could have left the site at 1 pm and it would still show them logged on at 1:30 if it was set to a 30 minute logout. At least I know it is up to date evey 15 minutes if I leave it at 15 minutes. It is something to think about though. Thanks for the idea.

[Jackal]

Troll,

Why not just inform the people you are targeting to please open up a new browser windown using Control+N or their browser's shortcut icon to launch a new window of the same page you are referring to and then they can look at that G related stuff in the other window and close it out when they are done. In this manner they will have to return to the original window to finish what they were doing before they also close it out. Just a suggestion but good luck. It seems as if the entire world is experiencing "control freak" mode! ;)

[europeforvisitors]

Jackal, that could be interpreted as encouraging people to click on ads, whether or not it was intended as such. Certainly attroll would want to run the idea past AdSense Support before trying it.

[attroll]

Yes what he said. It could be interpreted as encouraging people to click on adds. I could make a post explaining it but I don't know if all my 5,200 plus users would actually read or see the post.

[Jackal]

OK, so would a frame page pass the litmus test with G? In other words, something similar to what MSN does when one clicks on links to other pages offsite. To be more specific, the referring site maintains a link in a small frame area at the top, sides, or bottom of the page depending on where a person wants to place the frame location. I am not suggesting violating G's TOS or program requirements. Just trying to help and if you find a viable solution please let us all know. I wish you good luck.

[Jackal]

Sorry, I also forgot to add this last idea. What about creating a popunder for your site so that the person returns to your site once they are finished with G's nonsense? Would that work?

[Jackal]

Geez! I also forgot to add the part about the popunder not appearing until the redirect is closed! ;) In this manner no new window is launched when the link is followed. However, the window is created as a pop somehow. I guess this should explain my idea better.

[jomaxx]

You cannot frame the results of an AdSense click for the same reason that you cannot open a click in a new window: you're cheating advertisers out of what they are paying for.