Putting ads in forums under the first post

[arbit3r]

Ok so i guess my question is how would i put an add in forums right under say the first post, i have seen sites do this so im intrested, im also wondering if its possible to use google ads "java" using BBcode, some of my pages use bb.

thanks

[swa66]

It all depends on the forum software you use. Most such software I've looked at uses templates, the templates basically contain the needed HTML.

[trillianjedi]

My experience is that the template contains the markup information for every post. So the "loop" is done in the show-thread script and that's the only place to detect which post number is currently being rendered.

If you let us know your forum software (and version), there maybe someone here who can help with the specific script to get stuck into.

You'll probably find more forum software expertise in the community building forum. If you can't get anyone to help you in here, I would suggest you repost something in there asking for specific help with your software.

Back to the AdSense specifics, my experience is right below the first post, and right below the last post in the thread are the highest CTR placements. The last post one (essentially bottom of page) I styled to match the colour of the "Reply" and "Start New Thread" buttons which it's placed right next to. So the user at that stage has three options - reply to the thread, start a new one, or click an Ad and go buy something.

Section targetting the top most post also seems to work very well for me.

These changes I had to make in my view_topic script, not a template.

m also wondering if its possible to use google ads "java" using BBcode, some of my pages use bb.

If you mean can you "inject" the AdSense code using BBCode, the answer is no.

TJ

[arbit3r]

thank you for the help, my site is based off a modified php nuke, which i customised bit her and there myself, and the forums are phpBB.

Its such a drag we cant link to our sites, it makes things so much easyer, i would love to see hwat some people are doing to there site here, for inspiration.

i also saw some google ads which were flash videos, im very intersted in this, not sure how it works though, but im assuming its randomly generated from picture ads, oh and theres no way to select what ads google show right? my audience is very spicific, and its often my ads are irrelevent

[trillianjedi]

Its such a drag we cant link to our sites

You've told us all we need - phpBB. No need to see the site - most of us know what phpBB looks like ;)

The file you'll need to look at is viewtopic.php, which if you're using Nuke is probably somewhere around here:-

/www/modules/PNphpBB/viewtopic.php

Look for the start of the main loop:-

for($i = 0; $i < $total_posts; $i++)

.... in there is the code you'll need to edit for the first post (if $i == 1 then $super_ads = $as_code otherwise $super_ads = ""). Then you need to add the new super_ads variable to the template array.

I won't get further into the PHP here as this is the AdSense forum. If you need help with the coding side, I suggest you repost in the PHP forum.

TJ

[arbit3r]

thanks for the help, it seems faily straight forward, il try it now.
What i ment about linking site was not to show you what phpbb looked liek, im sure everyone here knows that, it was jsut genaral, as iv seen meny threads, were people sites have been edited out, and somtimes it would be good to see what they have done with it, anyway thanks

[arbit3r]

im now fairly confused as i can get it to work, il repost somwere relevent

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