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| Project: | FeedBurner |
| Version: | 6.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Dave Reid |
| Status: | postponed |
Issue Summary
Quoting Google:
The emergence of RSS and Atom feeds has created a new way of sharing content with the world. Until now, finding a way to monetize these feeds was a difficult task. Without the need for users to visit the feed site, publishers were gaining eyes but were decreasing ad coverage. The solution arrived with the release of AdSense for feeds, a way of inserting relevant Google ads into RSS and Atom feeds. If you share your content through either of these technologies, check out the AdSense for feeds section of AdSense Support to learn how to earn money from your feed.
Question: How to add adsense for feeds support to drupal XML feeds?
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Comments
#1
Seems like a good idea and good revenue stream for sites that rely on feeds.
The program is still in beta (kind of an oxymoron when it comes to Google services, since everything is Beta).
It seems to require you to sign up once more to the Adsense for feeds service ?
More info here:
http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=20012
http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=20134
http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/answer.py?answer=19848
#2
I don't believe that Google is accepting Drupal sites to their Adsense for Feeds program right now. The reason I say that is that I've applied twice in the last 6 weeks and have had no answer from them.
I'm making a rash assumption, but since they ask what type site you have, and do NOT include Drupal among them it's easy to think they realize that Drupal feeds are not easily configured.
I think we need better feed support and flexibility in Drupal. Things like configuring for teaser or full content with or without comments added and the ability to put in advertising. Then we would have a nice feed and make it attractive to this type situation.
Until that happens I feel Adsense for Feeds won't be an option.
#3
avskip,
Maybe since Google's AdSense for Feeds program is still in beta is why they haven't got back to you. I don't see how a Drupal site's feeds couldn't be "configured" to work with Google AdSense for Feeds.
But this is something thats going to be really important in the future when it's out of beta. Like kbahey said everything Google releases recently has been beta, not knowing their software development cycle who knows who long their new services stay beta.
#4
I like their beta programs. For example, putting adlinks, once beta, on hitech-dolphin.com is now responsible for 75% of the site's income.
About approval - I assume they are seeking content sites.
About flexibility - I assume one can manually add the adsense code even now, but automatic is better.
#5
So far, I did not sign up for the AdSense for Feeds service, and will not do so soon.
If anyone has signed up for an account and can send patches to adsense.module, I am willing to include them.
#6
Adsense for feeds was a Google's beta offer. Currently, the beta is closed - you can no longer sign for 'adsense for feeds'.
#7
Support for feeds came out of beta on Aug 15 2008. Changing to 6.x-dev for obvious reasons.
Frankly I would like to see all parts of Adsense supported with the adsense module. I am unsure how Adsense for feeds works. I assume it is something similar to Feedburner (since google bought them) by replacing your drupal feed URL with a Google AFF's URL.
This makes things more complicated since you have to create the feed, have google process it and then share it with your users. Drupal generated feeds won't show ads but google processed feeds will. Maybe a Google will have a way to code them directly into the feeds themselves.
Anyone have any more info in how AFF works?
#8
i think (imho) that adsense for feeds should be used in conjunction with FeedBurner module.
#9
I took a look at how this would work...
There's very little for the module to do... The only thing that needs to be done is:
1. Change existing feeds paths to a private path
2. Redirect the existing path to a Feedburner path
An even simpler solution is:
1. Change path of displayed feeds to the Feedburner path, leaving the original intact (current users will still use the non-ad version)
The big problem with all of them is that there is no supported method to modify existing feed paths. Until someone finds a way to change that, well... Hint to interested parties: maybe hook_nodeapi will help.
João
#10
Want feedburner? That has nothing to do with adsense at all.
Use the feedburner module http://drupal.org/project/feedburner
#11
I am going to change this over to the feedburner module. Maybe the feedburner.module maintainers can share some insight.
#12
Maintainer of the FeedBurner module here. This is definitely something for me to look into since most of the necessary code is there. On to do some investigating...
#13
I wanted to ask exactly for the same. The AdSense for Feeds integration into the feedburner module would just be wonderful!
Please, please implement it!
Important would be, that the feed URL does not get redirected to Google. Instead it should be possible to subscribe to the RSS feed on the drupal site.
The feed itself should redirect to the Feedburner URL then.
More information about that can be found on this site: http://www.45n5.com/permalink/how-to-get-feedburner-stats-without-using-...
#14
As of right now, there is no way to support this. Once the transition from FeedBurner to Google is complete and Google opens back up the Feed Management API, I'll be able to work on this. Until then, marking as postponed.
#15
Dave,
Has Google opened up it's feed API?
While I am not a coder, does this link provide useful information?
http://code.google.com/apis/feedburner/api_reference.html
Thanks!
#16
I just checked again, the API is not working with new Google FeedBurner accounts, only the old FeedBurner.com accounts. Since I've dropped support for old accounts (since my own account was switched), this is still postponed. :/
#17
Ok, I just didn't want this issue to be forgotten. Somewhere at Google.com, they mentioned completely transferring everything over by the end of Feb '09. Maybe, we can discuss it then.
Thanks for your response.
#18
I recently started trying adsense for feeds and strangely enough it WORKED! I transfered my feedburner feeds to my google account and set up my 'adsense for feeds' information. (channels, etc...)
The only thing I had to change was the http://feeds.feedburner.com address to http://feedproxy.google.com address under settings/feedburner > "Advanced Settings"
I would set this to 'fixed' but I would like to make sure other users are able to do this.
#19
Yes, users need to do that when their accounts switch to Google FeedBurner. But for now, to enable AdSense in feeds in the Drupal module's interface (which what this issue is about) requires the management API, which is still not available for Google FeedBurner. Marking back as postponed.
#20
Oh, I misunderstood. I thought the main purpose was that 'adsense for feeds' needed Drupal (Feedburner module) to do something extra to the feeds, not just coding a UI for it.
But I think it is important to note that you can have adsense in your feeds using Drupal. People may read this issue and believe you can't do this unless someone patches the Feedburner module.
Thanks for the clarification.
#21
Not worries specmav. It's good to have it documented somewhere, so I might add another entry into the FAQ in the module's README.txt about adding Adsense in feeds.