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AlexWebsites
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It wasn't until I put ALL my ads back to the regular format before my forum was back to normal... ads were popping up all over the place, singles and doubles.  

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  • AlexWebsites
    AlexWebsites

    All I did was create a custom ad tag and insert that tag into the global template. Within the ad settings, I have it showing to guests only. I did nt use any IF statements.  It seemed to dis

  • CSSlife
    CSSlife

    Add this code to your custom.css Phil, fixed the ads that appeared over the posts for me among other things:   /* GOOGLE AD CODE FOR RESPONSIVE ADS */ #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 3

  • Markus Jung
    Markus Jung

    AdSense has announced a new version of auto-ads with a lot more control options. Any experiences with this?

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Hmm I was tempted to try but think I will hang fire for a while my members are very anti ads at the best of times so have to be very careful. Google skating then inside posts etc are not going to go down well 

     

    I'm glad someone else is having issues.  I just initiated them.  This is what I'm getting:

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    Double ads.

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    Ad over the post, not in between posts.  

    Anybody else seeing this?

     

    Add this code to your custom.css Phil, fixed the ads that appeared over the posts for me among other things:
      

    /* GOOGLE AD CODE FOR RESPONSIVE ADS */
#ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 300px; height: 250px; }
@media (min-width:380px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 336px; height: 280px; } }
@media (min-width:764px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }
@media (min-width:980px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 468px; height: 60px; } }
@media (min-width:1160px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }

#ipsLayout_sidebar .adsbygoogle { width: 300px; height: 250px; }
@media (min-width:380px) { #ipsLayout_sidebar .adsbygoogle { width: 336px; height: 280px; } }
@media (min-width:980px) { #ipsLayout_sidebar .adsbygoogle { width: 300px; height: 600px; } }

.adsbygoogle {
	display:inline!important;
}

     

    They have a small code to be added on between head

    Yes this can be done with global template

    However this also shows ads on login /  register pages   which are not allowed

    so how can we place a code between heads and disable ads on  non content pages

     
     

    They have a small code to be added on between head

    Yes this can be done with global template

    However this also shows ads on login /  register pages   which are not allowed

    so how can we place a code between heads and disable ads on  non content pages

     
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    Adsense is pretty good at detecting where not to place ads, but there's a specific option where you can create groups of URLs to not display ads. Simply add your login and registration links, privacy policy, etc. I did that on one of my sites along with the entire /forum section and ads are not displayed.

    adsense-auto-ads-url.thumb.png.bec1dfb11bb04633b782f10bb7e8c1cd.png

    I don't know the specific terms, but I'm sure this is something Google is aware of since they specifically tell you to load the code in those global places, whereas with regular Adsense, you need to place them specifically where you want them (and follow their TOS).

    Edited by Cemmos

     

    Adsense is pretty good at detecting where not to place ads, but there's a specific option where you can create groups of URLs to not display ads. Simply add your login and registration links, privacy policy, etc. I did that on one of my sites along with the entire /forum section and ads are not displayed.

    adsense-auto-ads-url.thumb.png.bec1dfb11bb04633b782f10bb7e8c1cd.png

    I don't know the specific terms, but I'm sure this is something Google is aware of since they specifically tell you to load the code in those global places, whereas with regular Adsense, you need to place them specifically where you want them (and follow their TOS).

    I can see option  - to create new url group...  on clicking it says  choose your domain   for type of ads...

    but I cannot see the specific url option where not to show ads 

    Can you please check and share 

    there is url option too

    which all pages should i block

     

    1 login

    2 register 

    and?

     

    I can see option  - to create new url group...  on clicking it says  choose your domain   for type of ads...

    but I cannot see the specific url option where not to show ads 

    Can you please check and share 

    Click the Add URL button and a popup will come up.

    adsense-auto-ads-add-url.png.38deea04b20446d484cc706cece682d7.png

    Type in the URL that you want to hide all ads on (such as www.YOURSITE.com/register)

    Trailing slash and http/https don't matter — they'll be stripped anyway.

    Repeat adding your URLs for every page you want to disable ads from, then go to your site in the list below and click on the arrow dropdown (to reveal the URLs you just added). Select each one of them and continue to the next page. On the next page I believe you'll select each ad type that should be shown. Uncheck all of them, including the small button at the button about future ad type, then proceed. You can name it.

    For example, I have multiple sites that use the same auto ad code. I name mine as such:

    Site1.com - no ads
    Site2.com - no ads

     

    there is url option too

    which all pages should i block

     

    1 login

    2 register 

    and?

    I don't actually use it on my IPS site, but I set it up for when I want to use it:

    Screenshot_1.thumb.png.7c8e9c45f1668a53225bf7f2585103ea.png

    But my URLs are customized, except login, lostpassword, and contact. So your mileage will vary. For instance, all of my documents such as terms of service, ad disclosure, and privacy policy are under the /policy page, so including only that one will also remove the ads from /policy/privacy, /policy/terms, etc.

    Keep in mind that Google themselves are also very good at not displaying ads on pages they think shouldn't have ads, such as those ones with very little text on them that don't seem like an article.

    Edited by Cemmos

     

    Add this code to your custom.css Phil, fixed the ads that appeared over the posts for me among other things:
      

    
/* GOOGLE AD CODE FOR RESPONSIVE ADS */
#ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 300px; height: 250px; }
@media (min-width:380px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 336px; height: 280px; } }
@media (min-width:764px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }
@media (min-width:980px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 468px; height: 60px; } }
@media (min-width:1160px) { #ipsLayout_mainArea .adsbygoogle { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }

#ipsLayout_sidebar .adsbygoogle { width: 300px; height: 250px; }
@media (min-width:380px) { #ipsLayout_sidebar .adsbygoogle { width: 336px; height: 280px; } }
@media (min-width:980px) { #ipsLayout_sidebar .adsbygoogle { width: 300px; height: 600px; } }

.adsbygoogle {
	display:inline!important;
}

     

    When I insert this code, iit was hiding all other google ads in the forum.

    Equalizes random ads, but is there a solution that does not hide other ads?

    Anyone?

     

    When I insert this code, iit was hiding all other google ads in the forum.

    Equalizes random ads, but is there a solution that does not hide other ads?

    try this part on its own?

      

    .adsbygoogle {
	display:inline!important;
}

     

     

    I tried it, but it does not work.
    Do you have this problem?

    • 1 month later...

    Has anyone decided to use auto-ads? Any best practices here? 

    Hi, I have just installed AutoAds and everything will be perfect but ... In-Article Ads appear over the text. I have tride solution from CSSlife and

    If I use:

    1. solution - nothing changes

    2. solution (only "display:inline") - In-Article Ads looks great but other don't appear at all

    Any clues?

    Thank you

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    • 4 weeks later...
     

    Is there a solution yet? Hate the ads over text ?

    I have complaints about it as well . The only solution I could apply was @AlexWebsites advice below. I have decided to show the ads to guests and users with very few posts. But to tell the truth the Auto Ads have made a big difference in terms of revenue. It is almost 4 times more compared to times before Auto Ads.

     

    Edited by ABGenc

     

    Is there a solution yet? Hate the ads over text ?

    Hi @Duken I'd recommend posting on the Google forum https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/adsense/eftgSJTTBg0;context-place=topicsearchin/adsense/auto%2420ads%2420appearing%2420over%2420content

    The last response was as below:

      Quote

    Many thanks for the screenshots: those are helpful. I have 'escalated' this thread to the attention of Google employees which I can do as a Top Contributor (please read https://topcontributor.withgoogle.com/ for more information). I'm not in a position to promise anything (no guarantees that it will be fixed or that you will hear anything from Google), but it's apparent that this is a bug that's affecting a number of sites, and at least Google is aware of it.

     

     

    The only solution I could apply was @AlexWebsites advice below.

    Thank you for the hint. What kind of code did you add? Just to be sure ?

    At the moment the auto ads are added in the head of the template on www.duken.nl

     

     

    Edited by Duken

     

    Thank you for the hint. What kind of code did you add? Just to be sure ?

    Custom Ad -> Supply HTML Cod  -> <Ad Code given by Google> -> Custom Location -> Custom Locations Key = Google_Adsense_Auto -> Shows to -> Guests

    and in globaltemplate right before the commented if statement. 

          	{advertisement="Google_Adsense_Auto"}
		<!--[if lt IE 9]>

     

    I hope we will have a solution soon. For me, Guests are the biggest group because we have a lot of reading only guests (www.medfor.me/news)  so letting them to see this bug is problematic.

    Hi all, please comment on the Google adsense forum regarding this issue. Google don't read IPB's forums, and unless Google see a lot of similar issues appearing in their forum it's not going to get fixed anytime soon.

    • 1 month later...
     

    Hi, I have just installed AutoAds and everything will be perfect but ... In-Article Ads appear over the text. I have tride solution from CSSlife and

    If I use:

    1. solution - nothing changes

    2. solution (only "display:inline") - In-Article Ads looks great but other don't appear at all

    Any clues?

    Thank you

    Bez-nazwy-1.png

    Is there a solution yet?

    All I can say is keep hammering google about it. It’s not an invision problem unfortunately (or it would likely be fixed by now). The more people posting about it with google, the more likelihood of a reply. 

    I don’t know if any of the IPS staff have any contacts at the big G, but if you do, this would be a good one to try and pressure them to solve. The increase to monetization is significant (which is a huge plus for your customers) but the overlap issues make it unusable. 

    So, let's suppose I only want to show the ads to guest/visitors. How should I set it up?

    I created a custom ads, selected guests only and got this code: 

    {advertisement="KEY"}

    Where am I supposed to put this code now? In the <body> ? I ask because Google says to put their code in the <head>. What should I do?

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