HighlanderICT Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 We have received a report from Google that we are in violation of their adsense policies by displaying ads on certain pages without content. the example URL given was the login page but I assume other pages without 'valuable content' also apply. We are using the standard advertisement option within IPB. I have asked IPB support how to exclude ads on the non-relevant pages as we do use the ads to fund our VPS hosting and IPB renewals but the answer was "There is no way in which to stop these from appearing on those pages at the present time". We have a total of 4 ads setup in the advertisements section of ACP. Matched Content : set to custom location so we can add to specific location in sidebar Header Ad : set to 'just below the page header' Sidebar Ad : set to custom location so we can add to specific location in sidebar Footer Ad : set to 'just above the page footer' We also have the "Disable Ads on Specific Pages 1.0.1" plugin installed and I thought it was working fine ... but based on the email from Google, I guess not !!! I am assuming/hoping that someone else has run into this issue and may have an idea how to resolve? I do not want to remove all ads for the reasons I mentioned above, but equally I don't want to fall foul of google and end up getting our account revoked or suspended. Anyone got any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Don't think there is an answer. I tried to hire someone to build me a plug in to not display one pages I designated. Only one person took me up on the offer, but ended up too busy to work on it. So far, Google has not contacted me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saurabh Jain Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I have one suggestion.....Its little lengthy.. may be can take up to 30 minutes to hour.... 1 Create custom blocks. with adsense ads.. place them manually on Forums view > Topic view Gallery > Album view image view like wise in other apps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlanderICT Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 I just checked the plugin we use and it does seem to work. I disabled it and it instantly showed ads on the login/register screen. I re-enabled it and the ads were gone. Going to query with google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saurabh Jain Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Is it working on 4.2 as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I just installed it, I see an add on the sign up screen, 4.19.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlanderICT Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 I am using 4.19.4 and it does seem to work. When I enable it I get no ads on the login or sign-up screens and when I disable it I do get ads. I did drag it to the top of the list in the plugins page on ACP. I have asked google to review the page. If it still doesnt pass the sniff test then I may have to go down the route of the custom blocks and place them manually. I dont have a lot of adverts so its not going to be a ridiculous task to set them up on forums, articles and blogs only Would be nice if this could be addressed in a future version of the software though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack_au Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I made a support request regarding this issue, one of Invisions staff responded and after some discussion they "mentioned it internally". So who knows. This should 100% be a priority fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.. Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Holy crap I thought it was just me! Goddamit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda A Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Also having this issue. Using the plugin (thanks for the recommendation) clearly removes the ads, but Google still seems to find a problem with it. Not sure what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack_au Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I just got hit with a violation because of this. This needs to be hard coded into the forum immediately, it should be a major priority to fix. Thankfully that plugin above looks to have fixed the issue (and since that's the case it shouldn't be hard for Invision themselves to fix it for good) for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day_ Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 No need for plugins, do not use below the header and above the footer default advert locations, use define your own location and set a custom key then place them manually into your templates This is the homepage forums > front > index > index This is the topic page forums > front > topics > topic This is the forum page forums > front > forums > forumDisplay At the very top and bottom of each template add your keys, I use {advertisement="adsenseHeader"} {advertisement="adsenseFooter"} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack_au Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Thank you for that. The more important issue is that Invision need to fix it themselves so it doesn't cause problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheersnGears Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Just adding my follow post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostCav Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Any word from Invision if they plan on helping with this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day_ Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Is it an issue? Think they will say it's working as intended. They probably should add a warning below the header and footer options to make people aware that it's not compatible with Adsense. The advertersing options are not just for running Adsense, people that sell ads direct or just affiliate links will not be under the same t&c's. The custom keys work just fine, takes an extra 2 minutes work each upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack_au Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 It's a major issue considering how widespread Adsense is, how much of a problem it is for this to occur, and how little it will impact on non-adsense users (it takes away advertising from less than a handful of pages that have no content on them). The custom keys work just fine, takes an extra 2 minutes work each upgrade. Easy for Invision to fix then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.. Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I'm still getting this and we don't have ads on login pages. Just forum header and topic header. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal84 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I will create a plugin to remove adverts from the login and register page, Then its not edits per update etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce God Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 9 minutes ago, TheJackal84 said: I will create a plugin to remove adverts from the login and register page, Then its not edits per update etc plz do, i cant wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal84 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Just now, FGN said: plz do, i cant wait!! Made it already, doing the upload now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce God Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 minute ago, TheJackal84 said: Made it already, doing the upload now ok, cool....will this be a paid plugin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal84 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 47 minutes ago, FGN said: ok, cool....will this be a paid plugin? No free, it took 2 minutes and no coding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce God Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, TheJackal84 said: No free, it took 2 minutes and no coding Nice!! will be getting it as soon as you add it to the marketplace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal84 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 minute ago, FGN said: Nice!! will be getting it as soon as you add it to the marketplace Links above but needs approval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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