[How To] Show A Banner Ad After The First Post In A Thread

Several people have asked me about this so here is a little instructions set on how to do this. Its pretty easy to do. With this you can place either a standard banner or your Google Adsense code below the first post of every thread.

I would recommend you use a 468x60 banner size only if your using adsense so you get the 2 highest paying ads available.

Find your postbit template (postbit or postbit_legacy - depending on which layout you are using)


Add this code to the very bottom of the template, after the very last line:


<if condition="$post[postcount] == 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Advertisements</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">

PLACE YOUR BANNER OR ADSENSE CODE HERE

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</if>

hi

i seem to be getting just a blank box and no ads!

any ideas?

regards

dean

Did you insert your "adsense" code?

Your ads are working.....

yeh i pasted over the bit that said INSERT BANNER OR ADSENSE CODE HERE

here is screen shot of whats not happening :D

My friend, I told you - your ads are working.....

its working on some but but not others

That has to do with other things - the ads are 'working'

Part of your problem is that you have the forums closed off -- unregistered guests, (which spiders are) cant read posts. SO the adsense spiders cant read the text on the pages and doesnt know what ads to run.

Beyond that, the search engine spiders cant index your pages either.

I would suggest you let unregistered guests view posts.

ah right thanks ill look into that :)

Mine are occasionally blank also. Wrote it off as an adesnse glitch

My users HATED this hack. I recommend not using it, as it really seems to annoy people.

You are going about it the wrong way ofcourse members will hate you for this that is why I used wonderfull conditionals system by VB to achieve this, adds will only be displayed to guests and will be displayed after first post on each page, we have 50 posts on one page so add is showing after 1st post, then 51st then 101st you can change that to suit your need. Here is my code, ofcourse I didnt make this code myself had help from admin of FansOfRealityTv but I have pretty much customized it to suit my need myself.
<!-- / post #$post[postid] -->
<if condition="($post[postcount] == 1 OR $post[postcount] == 51 OR $post[postcount] == 101 OR $post[postcount] == 151 OR $post[postcount] == 201 OR $post[postcount] == 251 OR $post[postcount] == 301 OR $post[postcount] == 351 OR $post[postcount] == 401 OR $post[postcount] == 451 OR $post[postcount] == 501 OR $post[postcount] == 551 OR $post[postcount] == 601 OR $post[postcount] == 651 OR $post[postcount] == 701 OR $post[postcount] == 751) AND $bbuserinfo[userid] == 0">

<if condition="$show['spacer']">$spacer_open<if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"></if></if>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" $scrolltothis><div class="normal">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_link.gif" alt="" border="0" />&nbsp;&nbsp;
<if condition="$show['member']">
<a href="$vboptions[bburl]\register.php" style="text-decoration: none;">Remove this ad</a>
<else />
Welcome Guest - Register now to get rid of this add.
</if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<!-- Google AdSense Code -->

<!-- End Google AdSense Code -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<if condition="$show['spacer']"><if condition="!$post['islastshown']"></div></if>$spacer_close</if>
</if>
<!-- / Google AdSense Postbit Code -->
</if>

That's more like it. BTW, Ad is spelled A-D not A-D-D. A.D.D. is what my PITA Brother has. lol!

I`ve got same problem with extreme-mobile, I can`t see my adsense when I open it with my real domain, but I can see when opened with redirect service

i cant find the place where i can put this code plz help me

Read the instructions again - they are about as clear as can be.

dear i dnot know what to do i add this code but its not working file plz tell me how to remove this erorr here is the pic

You added extra code somehow.

Delete what you have already added, and ad just the code in the first post.

implemented bot Joeys and post #12 code, and in both cases it show red lines underneath each word of the posts. Any idea what it could be?

Not sure - I looked on your site and didnt see the ads.

it's actually on www.frogengine.com/forum and it works with the adsense code, but when I entered the banner http://www.frogengine.net/hohoho.jpg it messed up

Added: nevermind, just added the banner in addition it now works, must have messed something up in the banner code first time :o

http://www.frogengine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=634

Try wrapping the ads in center tags -- also making the border on the banner=0

Done thanks! Thinking about adding another banner, but it might be too cluttered.

You really cant unless you go to 2 rows. A 3rd 468x60 will force the page too wide for most monitors.

The ads boarder merger with first post..How to make it have space like post space..

try adding <br /> after the first IF statement

try adding <br /> after the first IF statement

What you mean..How..??

Do you do this in the Admin Control Panel or in Cpanel, I figured Cpanel but can't find any reference in there to postbit template (postbit or postbit_legacy.

Could someone show me the path to follow :please:....... show me the light before I :badpc: :D

You do it from within the Admin CP

Admin CP > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > << >> (expand the style you are modifying) > scroll down to Postbit Templates > Click Expand/Collapse and then modify whichever template you are using - postbit or posbit_legacy

Remember to Save your changes and you are finished.

Thanks for that Mike54 .... worked a treat, I don't think I would ever have found that on my own :tiphat:.
I think others will find this very helpful as well.

I'm glad I was able to help you.

Can this be made to work with a conditional? For instance, I might like to do some of this for my users who are too cheap to donate to my forums - make a particular usergroup see the ad and another group ad-free?

Does this work on 3.6.8?

thanx...

Can this be made to work with a conditional? For instance, I might like to do some of this for my users who are too cheap to donate to my forums - make a particular usergroup see the ad and another group ad-free?

i would like to know this also, can it be done for 1 forum only ie a guest forum??

thanks?

im not good at coding conditionals - but yes, I believe it can be done.

i would like to know this also, can it be done for 1 forum only ie a guest forum??

thanks?

BUMP!

can ay1 help please

Thanks in advance

Not working. I tried. :( please help

Can i add my banners - may b more than one - by sequence -- not to be same each time like ads?

Thanks Joeychgo,

Its working perfectly fine but i have one request for you. It would be very nice if the ads appear in Actual thread.
Link, when you create a new thread ads apprear in the thread. look at the pic. you will get it. Thanks. Let me know if it possible or not.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/highranger/Ads1.jpg