xF2 Add-on AndyB Ad manager 1.5

Easily manage your Google AdSense advertising.

(Example of AdSense on the forum list)

(Example of Options page)

(Example of User group permissions)

Features:

• Ads are displayed in forum list, forum view and thread view.
• Ads are displayed top and bottom.
• Options page allows disabling ads from specified areas, forums and threads.
• User Group Permissions determine which user groups see ads.

Installation:

1. Download Andy-AdManager-1.4.zip and unzip it.
2. Copy the src/addons/Andy/AdManager directory to your server.
3. From the Admin Control Panel Install the add-on.

Get your AdSense code (Leaderboard):

1. Log into your Google AdSense account.
2. Click My Ads.
3. Click Ad units.
4. Click New ad unit.
5. Click Text and display ads.
6. Showing = Horizontal banner
7. Name = Leaderboard
8. Ad size = Horizontal banner / Leaderboard
9. Save and get code.

Get your AdSense code (Large Mobile Banner):

1. Log into your Google AdSense account.
2. Click My Ads.
3. Click Ad units.
4. Click New ad unit.
5. Click Text and display ads.
6. Showing = Horizontal banner
7. Name = Large Mobile Banner
8. Ad size = Large Mobile Banner / Large Mobile Banner
9. Save and get code.

Template edit:

Edit the andy_admanager template and update the following four lines:

6,7,18,19

User group permissions:

Set the appropriate user group permissions, typically the following two user groups are set to Yes.

Registered
Unregistered / Unconfirmed

Questions & Answers:

Q: Should I exclude forums which guests are not able to view?
A: Yes.

Q: Should I exclude threads which Google finds inappropriate (e.g. gun threads)?
A: Yes

Q: Are ads shown on soft deleted threads?
A: No.