AdSense for Search

transparent background?

[StuntasticAudi]

I am trying to put an adsense for search on my page but my background is an image so i cant use the background color feature. Is there a way to make the background transparent?

[StuntasticAudi]

I figured out one way to do it, in the code replace <table bgcolor="ffffff"> with just a <table>

...but would that be considered modifying the code? would that be against TOS to change that?

[Andrew Bassett]

Yes it would be against TOS but whether Google cares I have no idea.

[Crickey]

They're all for blending in ads so I don't see why you can't blend in the searchbox too by giving it a transparant background.

[jomaxx]

You cannot change the code Google provides. Check with them before doing anything, but they will most likely say no.

They probably only offer a handful of colors because their logo has to be antialiased to match the background. It will look terrible against different colors or against an image background.

[OptiRex]

You can customise the background colour under "Manage style palettes...", can't you get one anywhere near which approximates your background?

[Crickey]

You can customise the background colour under "Manage style palettes...", can't you get one anywhere near which approximates your background?

no because the style pallets only affects the searchresults page.

[StuntasticAudi]

I dont see a big deal with taking the color off from the table background in the code.

[jomaxx]

We didn't say it's a big deal. That would be a subjective judgment. We said it's against the TOS.

[OptiRex]

no because the style pallets only affects the searchresults page.

It's so long ago I did mine I cannot remember HOWEVER(!) my search page background colour is specific for my site, it matches the rest of the page where it is placed.

Am I missing something here?

My results page is the default with my logo.

Heck...you need to be having a serious amount of search visitors to be worried about this!

I'm not saying I'm correct...very surprised.