[OzzModz] Google Adsense tips and visual overview of ad positions

[Mr. Jinx]

Mr. Jinx submitted a new resource:

Advertising positions for your ads - Show all the visual ad positions + some tips to get more out of your Google Adsense ads

XF 2.0 has a lot of new positions for your ads. Twenty-four to be precisely!
Below you will find visual templates to help you choose the best location for your ads.

You will also find some tips I use to monetize my forum. I would love to start a discussion over here with other forum admins to share your opinions.

Guests vs. Members

Ask your self: Do you really want to show ads to your precious members?
Your members are the people who keep your forum...

Read more about this resource...

 

[mkucuksari]

Many thanks for sharing your experiences.

• Sidebar - Although ads in the sidebar look very good from a design point, people will ignore these ads most of the time. For me the extra revenue was not worth it. I like to only show the most effective ads. These sidebar ads are just eating space.

Totally agree with you

• Post: Below message container - This one is also interesting but be careful. It can be intrusive. Therefor I suggest to only show an ad after the first and before the last post. The formula can be found in this article.

I will try this one, of course with your smart formula.

 

[rdn]

Do you have source of this conditional code here in XenForo?

count($__globals.posts)>4

I want to know more of these possible complex conditional .

 

[tommydamic68]

The strange thing is, my ads only show randomly.

 

[Mr. Jinx]

Do you have source of this conditional code here in XenForo?

count($__globals.posts) was a suggestion from Chris D. I used that part in the conditional.

The strange thing is, my ads only show randomly.

If you are using new positions then it can take some time before Google (I assume you use google) knows how to fill the ad spaces.
Another thing, is Ad Balance enabled in Google Adsense? If so then Google will only display ads when it thinks it is usefull.

 

[tommydamic68]

count($__globals.posts) was a suggestion from Chris D. I used that part in the conditional.


If you are using new positions then it can take some time before Google (I assume you use google) knows how to fill the ad spaces.
Another thing, is Ad Balance enabled in Google Adsense? If so then Google will only display ads when it thinks it is usefull.

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I don't recall applying this, does this mean I am using this feture> here is a screen shot from my Adsense page.

 

[tommydamic68]

If you are using new positions then it can take some time before Google

I'm not using a new position, but I did update the type of ads to display which is a different code then before, 2015 vs 2018 code and it appeared the code looked different from the older yeras. Wonder if that matters.

 

[Mr. Jinx]

I don't recall applying this, does this mean I am using this feture> here is a screen shot from my Adsense page.

The screenshot shows that you are only displaying 20% ads, so that must be the problem. Move the slider to 100% and click apply.

I'm not using a new position, but I did update the type of ads to display which is a different code then before, 2015 vs 2018 code and it appeared the code looked different from the older yeras. Wonder if that matters.

Using the most recent code is a good idea.

 

[tommydamic68]

The screenshot shows that you are only displaying 20% ads, so that must be the problem. Move the slider to 100% and click apply.


Using the most recent code is a good idea.

Well I switched it to 100% a few hours ago, no change, perhaps it’s takes a bit.

 

[Mr. Jinx]

That's possible, might take some time. You can check the source of the page in your browser and make sure the adsense code is there. If the adsense code is there then it really is up to Google to display an ad or not. You might want to contact them.

 

[tommydamic68]

That's possible, might take some time. You can check the source of the page in your browser and make sure the adsense code is there. If the adsense code is there then it really is up to Google to display an ad or not. You might want to contact them.

Thanks @Mr. Jinx! I see ads now as expected in all locations!

 

[Mr. Jinx]

Mr. Jinx updated Best advertising positions for your ads with a new update entry:

Added FAQ

Added some common questions & answers on the FAQ page.

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Old Nick]

Where do i have to put this code ?

<xf:if is="in_array($post.position % $xf.options.messagesPerPage, [0,$xf.options.messagesPerPage - 2]) AND count($__globals.posts)>4">
    <div style="margin:3px 0 3px 0;">
    ### your ad code ###
    </div>
</xf:if>

 

[Mr. Jinx]

Just place it in the HTML part, where you would normally put the adsense code.

• Admin panel > Setup > Advertising > Add advertisement
• Posistion: 'Post: Below message container'
• HTML code

 

[Old Nick]

Oh ok, thank you.

 

[RobParker]

The best position BY FAR is directly after the last unread post.

This earned us double the revenue of any other ad.

 

[Old Nick]

Looks very nice, thanks @Mr. Jinx ✌



I just changed <div style="margin-bottom:16px" /> to set my design

 

[Old Nick]

The best position BY FAR is directly after the last unread post.

This earned us double the revenue of any other ad.

How to do that ?

 

[RobParker]

How to do that ?

Using @digitalpoint's addon for XF1 or @Siropu's addon for XF2

 

[Old Nick]

Hey @Mr. Jinx is it possible to change the code to not displaying the ad before the last post ?