Joomla: Google Ad Manager Plugin and Module

Written by Andreas Berger

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 22:53

The "bretteleben.de Google Ad Manager Plugin" and the "bretteleben.de Google Ad Manager Module", both for Joomla 1.5, allow you to use the Google Ad Manager with Joomla. The plugin has to be installed and activated, it does the real work. Besides, it allows you to publish Ads, delivered by the Google Ad Manager within content items. The module allows to display Ads, delivered by the Google Ad Manager in module-positions.

New in Version 1.1.0:

- support for multiple Publisher-IDs

Google Ad Manager offers the possibility to use multiple Publisher-IDs on a page and doing so show Ads from different Publishers that make use of Google Ad Manager. If you use Google Ad Manager to organize and display Google AdSense, Ads from Affiliate Networks and direct sold Ads, this feature will not be of interest for you.
It is of importance e.g. if you don´t use Google Ad Manager yourself but want to show Ads on your pages, you get from different People (or companies) that make use of Google Ad Manager.
I don´t want to let unmentioned, that this feature is described as a workaround with the potential to create problems by Google (in the Google Ad Manager support forum).
As it is my goal to reproduce to complete functionality Google Ad Manager offers with this extension, I add the feature anyway.
How to use it, is described in the HowTo´s.

"bretteleben.de Google Ad Manager Plugin" for Joomla 1.5

The "bretteleben.de Google Ad Manager Plugin" works with Joomla 1.5.

It allows to display Google Ad Manager Ad Slots within content Items.
It supports Google Ad Manager page-level attributes that influence ad selection, AdSense parameters passed to the current page and AdSense parameters passed to the current slot.
For further information on these parameters please refer to the Google Ad Manager Help.

Installation and Usage

A step by step tutorial on installation and usage can be found at Howto Plugin .

"bretteleben.de Google Ad Manager Module" for Joomla 1.5

The "bretteleben.de Google Ad Manager Module" works with Joomla 1.5.

It allows to display Google Ad Manager Slots on module positions.
It supports Google Ad Manager page-level attributes that influence ad selection, AdSense parameters passed to the current page and AdSense parameters passed to the current slot.
For further information on these parameters please refer to the Google Ad Manager Help.

Installation and Usage

A step by step tutorial on installation and usage can be found at Howto Module .

Demo

bretteleben.de uses plugin and module to display Ads.

Limitations/Todo

Support for iframe-tagging has to be done.

Compatibility

Plugin and module are tested successful with Joomla 1.5.6 and 1.5.7. Anyway, using them aside with one or another existing plugin/modul/component may bring to light problems i haven't foreseen.
Again I suggest a test run before using it on a live site and stand by for your questions and suggestions.

License

The plugin and the module are licensed under the GNU Public License (www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html).

update Version Plugin: 1.1.0

Version 1.0.0 - 2009-04-03

- multiple Publisher-IDs supported

Version 1.0.0 - 2009-01-15

- adopt the - updated by Google - initial Script-Tags which now pass W3C-Validation
- remove the surrounding DIV-Tag (class "begam") because Google uses Identities for its AdSlots

Version 1.0.0beta4 - 2008-11-29

- support for custom Google Ad Manager target-parameters
- support for custom Google Ad Manager page-parameters
- support for custom Google Ad Manager slot-parameters

Version 1.0.0beta3 - 2008-11-16

- removed default value for GAM pubid

Version 1.0.0beta2 - 2008-11-14

- the plugin has to be installed as system-plugin to work on pages like contact, weblinks, search -> fixed.
If you have already installed the first beta, please un- and reinstall!

Version 1.0.0beta - 2008-11-12

update Version Module: 1.1.0

Version 1.0.0 - 2009-04-03

- multiple Publisher-IDs supported

Version 1.0.0 - 2009-01-15

- correct typos

Version 1.0.0beta4 - 2008-11-29

- support for custom Google Ad Manager target-parameters
- support for custom Google Ad Manager page-parameters
- support for custom Google Ad Manager slot-parameters

Version 1.0.0beta3 - 2008-11-16

- removed default value for GAM pubid

Version 1.0.0beta - 2008-11-12

Support

If you have questions or suggestions, please use the comment-function. Records about the behavior of this extension (positive or negative) are most welcome.

If you use this extensions, you have the possibility to post a rating and a review at joomlaos.de or extensions.joomla.org. Furthermore I appreciate everyone, supporting me with a link back to www.bretteleben.de on his/her website. The extension itself does not produce any hidden links, eastereggs or whatever.

Download

The ZIP-archives contain the plugin respectively the module, by downloading it you agree to the terms of the GNU Public License. The ZIP-Archives can be used for both, upgrade and fresh installation.

Downloads:
File	Last Modified
mod_begam_1.1.0.zip	2009-04-04
plugin_begam_1.1.0.zip	2009-04-04

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 January 2010 09:09

Comments (13)

gleiches prob

3 Tuesday, 25 November 2008 12:29

Ronny

hab das gleiche prob wie mein vorredener, bitte um lösungsansatz

@Kay

2 Sunday, 16 November 2008 10:31

A. Berger

Hallo Kay!

Danke für die Info. Ich war mir nicht im Klaren, ob die Identity einer einheitlichen Nomenklatur folgt - offensichtlich nicht.
Die beta3, die ich soeben hochgeladen habe, hat keine default-Werte mehr für die pubid gesetzt und überprüft diese auch nicht mehr auf das Vorhandensein des Präfix "ca-pub-".

Also: Identity bitte gesamt eingeben.

Gruss
Andreas

Kleinere Verständnisprobleme

1 Sunday, 16 November 2008 09:16

Kay

Meine ID beginnt nicht mit "ca-pup" sondern lautet "pub-34120473xxxxxxx".
Wenn ich im Modul die Daten eingebe, nehme ich nur die Ziffer oder gebe das vorangestellte "pub-" mit hinein?
Vom Verständnis her sollte es nur die Ziffer sein...

Jedenfall funktioniert beides nicht. Vielleicht liegt es daran, dass bei mir kein "ca-pub" sondern nur "pup" steht?

Das Gleiche gilt auch für den AdSlot.

THX