Google Adsense Channel ID?

[warrior]

Hey,

I'm new to this, just getting started. This is actually both a question and something that I'm sure of. Anyone watching the installer video will benefit from this.

As you get toward the bottom of the blog installer form at plrpro/wp/user, you'll see that it asks for Google Adsense Channel ID.

Now, I'm still going through the process, but I think I have it right.

Okay, this is assuming that you've got and Adsense account and set up a channel (Adsense Setup > Channels).

Okay, so if I'm right, this is what your Adsense code looks like:

<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-123...90";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
//2007-01-19: Blog_Chanel ID Here?
google_ad_channel = "909090...999090";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFEE";
google_color_link = "0066FF";
google_color_text = "003300";
google_color_url = "0066FF";
google_alternate_color = "ffffff";
google_alternate_ad_url = "http://www.url.com";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>

If my understanding's correct, the channel ID is on the 7th line: Blog_Chanel ID Here?

Am I right?

Also, I don't have to put "quotes" around it in the installer form, do I? (I don't think so.)

So, essentially, you need to set up a channel, and look at some code that it gives you to put on your site to get the channel ID (and probably also the publisher ID).

Warrior

PS: I got this insight from this link

PS2: Actually, now that I think of it, you wouldn't even need to get the code to know what the channel ID is, do you? Wouldn't it be the exact title you give to it, with the underscores and all?

[golfer57]

Hello,
I was looking at your code and I don't remember it being like that:
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1111111111111";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
//2007-03-10: arthritis/leaderboard.com
google_ad_channel = "0132333302";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "5B686E";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "999999";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>

It looks to me that your line seven is the where the name of the channel will go. You can name it anything that you want. I track weather it came from the leaderboard, the 250 or 300 size ads, that is what I do. The next thing that you ask or stated was you can make the channel id the title. I guess you are right. What you need is the channel number that google will give you for your tracking and that you don't know. I will put my pub id in the installer, but will wait and edit the code once the installer is done, thru options>adsense deluxe and that is where I will enter the channel id name and the channel number.
Hope that helps,
Steve

[TopGrade]

Hi! Warrior, yes, you are right.

Once you set-up your adsense, it will automatically generate the code. For Publisher ID, just look for the code with start with "pub-xxxxxxxx" and channel ID under google_ad_channel = "xxxxxxxxx". Just insert pub-xxxxxxx (without quote) and for channel ID, insert xxxxxxxx (numerical).

Hope that will help.

[golfer57]

Just so you know you need quotes "" around both the pub id and the channel id. FYI
Steve

[warrior]

...you know what, I followed all of the videos directions, and it sent me to a page that said that "It doesn't look like you've installed WP yet. Try running install.php."

What do I do now? I click, but it doesn't work.

Warrior

[warrior]

It didn't say I needed quotes in the video. That's great to know. Do you need quotes for the Amazon info, too?

And speaking about Amazon, how do I find out my e-commerce ID? Don't you get it as part of the Associates program, or do you have to do something else?

[golfer57]

Hello,
no you don't need "" for amazon, ecommerce you don't need either, just your amazon id.
Steve