See only Adsense placeholder for all enabled nodes

This is what source is showing:

[adsense:250x250:0123456789]

perhaps this is a clue as to what is wrong

I don't think this is related to the Adsense module as all of my other adsense ads are fully visible. Only the inline ads don't show and all I see is a placeholder

Anyone?

I've never seen this happen, and it's never been reported before.

I'll try to investigate soon.

If no one else can suggest a solution soon, I'd advise that you revert to a prior version since this is impacting your revenue.

Thanks. I appreciate it. I was going to revert back to a previous version, but I'll wait til I hear from you.

It's probably something simple, but for the life of me i can't figure it out. I also checked the input format and I have the Google adsense checkbox enabled and no other code is being stripped.

If you want to see the actual pages go to my site.

Hi,

I went back to version 5.x.2.6 and all works fine. There must me some kind of a bug. Perhaps the 5.x.2.7 version requires the Adsense 5.x-3.0-beta2 version. Please let me know if there is a solution. I really hate to use mods that are not current.
Thanks in advance.

Tom

2 Qs:

1. Are you sure your adsense.module running correcly? As Google coming with new configuration style, adsense.module also coming with some update with the placeholder format.

   For my case with latest adsense.module beta version, I need to update my official Google Adsense account detail and reconfigure adsense.module in order to get everything function.

2. Are you sure the placeholder display as [adsense:250x250:0123456789]? Because the 0123456789 is just a dummy placeholder and you will need to replace as your own value. Please refer to adsense.module help message for more inforamtion.

Exactly the same is happening to me. I'm thinking of switching back to previous version, which worked perfectly, until then, I've had to disable injection :-(

Thanks for the tip, hswong3i, it seems that new version (either of adsense.module or adsense_injector.module) use a placeholder for (I guess) the google adsense client number. However, I've entered my own value, both with and without pub- , and It doesn't seem to work either. The rest of the ads, i.e. the not injected ones work OK.

@fuldespanto: Sorry that still not correct. That's not the client number but the slot number. Here are the adsense.module help message:

To display ads, you call the function adsense_display() and supply it with
an array containing the following fields:

• format: This can be any valid combination from the first column of the table above. If not pecified, then 160x600 is assumed.
• slot: This is the slot ID provided by Google in the AdSense Managed Ads page. Usually in the form 0123456789. Refer to the Adsense CSE module (which must be enabled; modules) and refer to its help for instructions on how to determine the slot ID for AdSense for Search.
• group: (old format only) This is the group that denotes the type (text or image) and color of the ad. This can be 1, 2 or 3. If not specified, then 1 is assumed.
• channel: (old format only) This is the Custom Channel for the ad, as configured in AdSense. This is an optional parameter and if not specified, then 1 is assumed. If you did not configure any channels, then leave this parameter out.

The tag syntax comes in these variants:

1. [adsense:format:slot]

   Where:

   • format: One of the supported ad formats (such as 468x60).
     (required)
   • slot: Your ad's slot ID as provided by Google. (required)

   Example:

   [adsense:468x60:0123456789]

   Display a 468x60 banner with slot ID 0123456789.

Regards,
Edison Wong

hswong3i

Many thanks for getting back to us. I think my Adsense Module was configured correctly. Now that I have gone back to version 5.x.-2.6 all works well.

I should RTFM more often. Now I have done it i find that even though I've put the correct values it doesn't work either. Switched back to 2.6 and it works again. Anyway, I was happy with that version.

Thanks a lot Edison

I double check my Drupal 5.x testbed and all are function correctly. Some screenshots here about my site setup:

• adsense_injector-5.x-2.7-001.png: adsense placeholder in mission region (direct call. it is a theme specific feature) and adsense_injector in list view.
• adsense_injector-5.x-2.7-002.png: adsense_injector in node view.
• adsense_injector-5.x-2.7-003.png: site modules setup.
• adsense_injector-5.x-2.7-004.png: adsense_injector setup.
• adsense_injector-5.x-2.7-005.png: PHP script for theme specific mission region direct adsense callback.

Hope this can help you all figure out the problem :D

Thanks for sharing this. I'll take a look.

Now that I have taken a look at your images I realize what is going on. You are using the recommended version of the Adsense Injector Module for drupal 5, but you are not using the recommended Adsense module 5.x-2.1. Instead you're using the 5.x-3.0-beta2 version. This specific version requires a Managed Ads module.

It seems to me that if we use the recommended Adsense injector module, it should work as a matter of policy with the recommended version of the Adsense Module. We should not have to use a beta version. Could you and the other Adsense Injector module maintainers seriously consider looking into getting it to work that way? thanks for considering this.

From a technical point of view, what adsense_injector.module does are:

1. Provide a template for ads insert.
2. Insert ads according to pre-configured situation.

adsense_injector.module have no duty about the syntax used for adsense.module placeholder. So, please use the corresponding placeholder syntax and all should be function correctly.

P.S. Even though I am now using adsense.modules beta2, all are function correctly. Moreover, the requirement from Google Adsense already changed, which only supported by latest adsense.module beta version. IMHO, I would suggest a upgrade of your Drupal module :D

hswong3i,

I see your point and will upgrade my Adsense module to the beta version as you suggest. I think that the documentation on the Adsense Injection Module page should reflect the above to avoid problems. Thanks for the assistance.

Tom

yup i got the same problem...
Adsense module 5.x-2.1
Adsense Injector: 5.x-2.7

But after i'm change the setting:
The new setting [adsense:250x250:0123456789]
back to old setting ... [adsense:336x280:4:4] adsense display back to normall...
wrote something about this on http://nossdutytask.com/drupal_config/adsense_injector_no_google_adsense...

but still on the front page ... the page show twice.... i thint the new module still have bug....
http://nossdutytask.com/

As far as I know, Adsense Injector defers all processing of tags to the adsense module. Adsense injector hands your template strings (the ones you use in the adsense_injector settings) over to the adsense module for processing. Adsense injector does absolutely nothing with your configured [adsense:x:y:zzz] tags.

If you see malformed output, it's probably due to malformed tags (which seems to be the case), malformed adsense_injector templates, or some other module interfering with normal operation.

So, I ask you to disable all non-core modules (including CCK if it is enabled) except adsense and adsense_injector, and see if your observed issues remain.

What version(s) of adsense module support this new tag syntax? ([adsense:250x250:0123456789]) Does anyone know when this feature was introduced?

Would you mind attaching a text file with copy of the offending adsense_injector templates (the node and list injection templates), so I can verify that I'm testing using the same patterns?

Thanks.

Hi,

The [adsense:250x250:0123456789] tag syntax was introduced right at the beginning of the 5.x-3.x (and 6.x-1.x) development, as a much cleaner syntax for the new code (for backwards compatibility there's an equivalent [adsense:250x250:::0123456789] syntax, but please don't use it).

The old syntax tag [adsense:336x280:4:4] still works, but (of course) you must enable adsense module's old code sub-module, as you're not providing any slot ID. Basically, when you provide a slot ID, Google's new code is used, and when you don't then the old code is used. Since support for old and new code is in different sub-modules in the adsense package, you must have the appropriate ones enabled.

Anyway, the adsense module's recommended version is now version 5.x-3.0, so just upgrade to it and activate all sub-modules (except click tracking and revenue sharing, if you don't use them). The ones marked (old) will support your existing setup, and the new ones provide you with the new 'official' code from Google, so you can keep them all enabled while you migrate to Google's new code.

Assuming that hswong3i is keeping both the 5.x-2.7 and 6.x-2.7 versions in sync, and since there were few changes between 6.x-1.0beta3 and 6.x-1.0, I would think that the latest versions are fully compatible with each other (on the adsense side, the 5.x-3.0 and 6.x-1.0 are in sync).

João Ventura

@jcnventura: Yes, both adsense_injector 5.x-2.7 and 6.x-2.7 versions are in sync. They should fully compatible with latest adsense.module with new [adsense:250x250:0123456789] tag syntax.

As you mentioned, user should enable legacy adsense tag syntax support if they do need it:

The old syntax tag [adsense:336x280:4:4] still works, but (of course) you must enable adsense module's old code sub-module, as you're not providing any slot ID. Basically, when you provide a slot ID, Google's new code is used, and when you don't then the old code is used. Since support for old and new code is in different sub-modules in the adsense package, you must have the appropriate ones enabled.

As I have using latest adsense.module with adsense_injector.module for more than 3 months without any error, this issue now marked as fixed. Please kindly reopen this issue if problem still happened.

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

Hi,
I have a small Q,
If I use revenue shearing,
who's "slot" is it, the users or mine?
can I consider other ways of doing this? I am really confuse on how to treat the revenue sharing.

any help would be most appropriated.
Avi