Hardcode Adsense code into post #1 and post #3

[dzchimp]

I would like to know how to modify templates, to add manually Adsense <script> </script> codes specifically into the first and third post displayed on any page within a thread.

I have tried using the Conditionals plugin to see whether the post number is #1, and if so, it displays Adcode1, if it is post #3, then Adcode2.

There is a problem. I want ads to display on page 2, 3 etc too. If I got for the code which checks post number, then the ads display only on page 1!, I want them on subsequent pages too, serially on the first and third post on every page.

Here's the code I have tried so far.

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<if $postcounter == '2' then> <tr><div align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-"; /* InthreadPost#2 */ google_ad_slot = ""; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </tr> </if> <if $postcounter == '3' then> <tr> <div align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-cy1"; /* Inpost#1 */ google_ad_slot = ""; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script>

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This displays ads on Post #1 and Post #2 of page 1. I want ads on Page 2, 3 etc (all pages)

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

You could just subtract the page*perpage from the postcounter, though I don't know how accurate that is.

[dzchimp]

Maybe there is a string that handles the postnumber of the first displayed post in a page? In that case I could add the required number to it, then do an if like I did previously..

Where can I get full documentation of the if plugin?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

I don't believe so.  The <if> is pretty much your standard PHP if in a slightly different syntax.

The postbit code is in inc/functions_post.php if you want to look at it.

Probably just do something like:

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<if in_array($postcounter - $mybb->settings['postsperpage']*($page-1), array(1,3)) then>

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[terrymason]

This will display an ad on every 3rd post.  I believe that google will only let you show 3 ads (or link units) per page, and will just not show more ads after that.  The modulus operator gives the remainder of the division, so $postcounter % 2 is the amount left over when dividing by 2

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<if $postcounter %2 == 0 then> <tr><div align="center"> <!--adsense code--> </div></tr> </if>

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I personally don't like showing too many ads to members, so use the code below.  It says that if the user is an admin or a guest then show them the ads

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<if $postcounter %2 == 0 then> <if $mybb->user['usergroup'] == '1' OR $mybb->user['usergroup'] == '4' then> <tr><div align="center"> <!--adsense code--> </div></tr> </if> </if>

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[ZiNgA BuRgA]

"%2" will be for every second post I believe.
So if $postcounter is 1 for the first post, it will show on the 2nd, 4th, 6th etc post.

[dzchimp]

What's the format of elseif with this plugin?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

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<if condition then> ... <elseif condition then> ... <elseif condition then> ... <else> ... </if>

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All parts except the first and last lines being optional.

[dzchimp]

Thanks for all your help. Solved it.

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<if in_array($postcounter - $mybb->settings['postsperpage']*($page-1), array(1,3)) then> <span style="margin-left: 25%; margin-right: 25%;\padding: 1px;"> <if in_array($postcounter - $mybb->settings['postsperpage']*($page-1), array(1)) then> <tr><div align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> /* ad #1*/ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div></tr> <elseif in_array($postcounter - $mybb->settings['postsperpage']*($page-1), array(3)) then> <tr><div align="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> /* add #2 */ </script> </div></tr> </if> </span> </if>

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