Phpbb - Newby help

[.Mike]

I have just started getting into phpbb - I like it and I have my forum just about done apart for one thing. To the experts here I am sure this will be easy . (I don't know if it matters but I am using the subsilver template which I am happy with - to start out with anyway.)

So, All I want to do now is add my adwords and a banner - thats it. I am keen to go for something similar to the namepros site, i.e. the 4 ad banner along the bottom and a picture/text half banner at the top right - don't want to over do it but how do I get the HTML code in and how do I make sure it goes in the right place??

I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a really simple step by step guide seeing as I am a newby to php.

Thanks all, Mike

 

[Peter]

in your template folder you will see files called overall_footer.tpl and overall_header.tpl these are the files you wish to edit, you simply put normal html in them (in the area where you wish to put the adverts.

Obviously the header is for the top and the footer for the bottom.

 

[.Mike]

in your template folder you will see files called overall_footer.tpl and overall_header.tpl these are the files you wish to edit, you simply put normal html in them (in the area where you wish to put the adverts.

Obviously the header is for the top and the footer for the bottom.

Got it! Thanks filth - new it would be an easy one but everything is always a bit daunting when you first look at it :red:

Thanks again for the help!

 

[Ben42]

Actually to follow the google TOS you don't want it on your other pages besides the "Meat" of your forum. (So no Login, memberlist, ect.)

For this you want to modify these three files: templates/subsilver/index_body.tpl, viewforum_body.tpl and viewtopic_body.tpl.

Stick the google code in there and save it and then take a look where it is. If it's in a bad spot just try moving it somewhere else in the code. Like on my viewtopic_body.tpl I put it at the very top after the first

</table>

. As long as you watch what your doing and don't delete anything you can always go back and delete the google code if you broke something and reupload and it should be fine. Have fun playing around with it!

It may show only Non-Paying ads at first while google tries to figure out your phpbb forum (it doesn't like it much), but eventually it will show targeted ads.

More info here:
http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article.php?article_id=153

 

[.Mike]

Thanks for the good explanation Ben42, really appreciated - I will make these changes now. :D

The 'penny is starting to drop' a bit - no wonder so many people prefer this!

Great stuff guys :tu: - thank you!

 

[Peter]

Actually to follow the google TOS you don't want it on your other pages besides the "Meat" of your forum. (So no Login, memberlist, ect.)

A very good point. This is so that they have something to actually index the advert with so they are relevant.