Add Google AdSense to Your WordPress Blog
89If you want to use Google AdSense with your WordPress blog, there are two things you need to add - Google AdSense advertisement code, and a privacy policy link.
You can easily add both into your WordPress blog by using the text widgets that come with WordPress 2.2 or later. If you have an older WordPress release, you can enable widgets by installing the widgets plugin.
To use these widgets, you must install a WordPress theme that is widget-ready, i.e. a WordPress theme that has predefined widget areas. It is best to choose a WordPress theme that is easily customizable, and has several widget-ready areas where you can insert your Google AdSense advertisements, or other useful widget functions.
Visit the Shiba WordPress theme homepage to see an example of a widget-ready WordPress theme with Google AdSense advertisements, and a privacy policy.
Note - WordPress.com does not allow advertisements on the blogs that are hosted on their site. To monetize your WordPress blog, you must host it elsewhere.
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How to Add Google AdSense Advertisements
- Log into your Google AdSense account. If you do not have a Google AdSense account, here are some tips on how to get started with Google AdSense.
- Once you are logged in, click on the AdSense Setup tab on top of your screen. Then select Get Ads to create new advertisements, or Manage Ads to access previous advertisements you have created.
- After you finish creating an advertisement, Google AdSense will provide you with the code for displaying that advertisement on your blog or web-page. You can also access that code at a later date by going into AdSense Setup >> Manage Ads, and clicking on the Code link to the right of your advertisement unit.
- Open another browser window and log into your WordPress blog.
- Click on the Appearance menu on the left of your WordPress dashboard, and then select the Widgets option.
The middle column of the screen shows all the available widgets, and the right column of the screen shows all the available widget areas for your current WordPress theme. If your current theme does not support widgets, then WordPress will show the following message when you access the Widgets menu option.
The theme you are currently using isn’t widget-aware, meaning that it has no sidebars that you are able to change. For information on making your theme widget-aware, please follow these instructions. ~~ [From WordPress Dashboard]
If there is no Widget option in your WordPress dashboard then the WordPress release you are using does not come with widget plugin support, and you will need to install the WordPress widgets plugin manually.
Add Google AdSense Code into a WordPress Text Widget
Now you are ready to add your Google AdSense code into your WordPress blog.
6. Click on the widget area in the right column where you want to insert your Google AdSense advertisement to open it up.
7. Drag a Text Widget box from the middle column and drop it in the widget area on the right column.
8. Click on the right corner of the Text widget to open it.
9. Copy your Google AdSense code and paste it into the Text widget area.
10. Click on the Save button at the bottom right of the Text widget to save your Google AdSense code.
11. Refresh your WordPress blog and your Google AdSense advertisement should now be displayed in the widget area that you just edited.
12. You can add as many Text widgets as you want to your WordPress blog but remember that Google AdSense only allows 3 advertisement units per web-page.
How to Add a Privacy Policy to Your WordPress Blog
Google AdSense now requires that you add a privacy policy to all your pages that display Google AdSense advertisements. This privacy policy must include a cookie disclosure notice.
AdSense publishers must have and abide by a privacy policy that discloses that third parties may be placing and reading cookies on your users' browsers, or using web beacons to collect information as a result of ad serving on your website. ~~ [Excerpt from Google AdSense Program Policies]
- Create a privacy policy page in your WordPress blog. For more information on what needs to be included in your privacy policy, refer to the Google Advertising Cookie and Privacy Policies page.
- Drag and drop a new Text widget into the area where you want your privacy policy link to appear.
- Add your privacy policy link to your Text widget. Your privacy policy link code may look something like this -
<a href="[Your Privacy Policy HTML link]">Privacy Policy</a>
Failure to add a privacy policy may lead to rejection of your Google AdSense account application or to the disruption of your current Google AdSense account.
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Excellent article! Google Adsense continues to confuse me! I will bookmark this page and look forward to one explaining what code to use for content, etc... :-(
Around the middle of the hub, you said:
"If there is no Widget option in your WordPress dashboard then the WordPress release you are using does come with widget plugin support, and you will need to install the WordPress widgets plugin manually."
I think you meant to say "does not". And thanks for this, I always modify the php files to put in Adsense and this should make my life simpler. :)
Hi dohn, I am really having some good fun with WordPress and web design. When I first put up my website, I really had no clue about any of this stuff, but once I started getting into it, it was difficult to stop :) Have fun!
Hi Nancy. Thanks for dropping by. I am not sure I totally understand your question. Do you mean how to create Google AdSense ads? Will try to help if I can :)
Thanks wandererh. Yeah, you get more flexibility with PHP editing because you can really place the ads wherever you want. But as you say, doing PHP makes things a lot more complex.
Are you using child themes? It is a great way to preserve your CSS and PHP modifications when you do theme updates. Good stuff.
BTW - Thanks for pointing out the error.
Sad to say, I didn't even know that there are such things as child themes. :( But I do the idea behind it. Do you have a hub about those?
Heh- I am writing one. Creating a child theme is pretty straight-forward, and there are many blog posts about how to do that.
There is a lot less documentation on how to use child themes to achieve common tasks, so that will be what I will focus on.
Nope. I didn't think I'd left a comment. I don't know why I didn't. I sat and read through this after you first published it. I remember thinking 'clever she is. very clever'.
I'm sorry Shiba. Here now and commenting away.
This is a fab article Shiba (as always ) and I get it but I still want you to do it for me. Because you're better at it and I just can't absorb things my brain can't handle :)
lol - Kevin can do it. I hear he is a whiz with WordPress. Btw how is Kevin? I haven't heard much about him lately - shame on you! We dragonspawns want him back!
Shiba - I wrote another, just published away from my normal profile. I'll go get you the link :)
I have been using the wordpress plugin called WhyDoWork Adsense for a couple years now and it's worked great for me. It allows you to put Adsense code (or any other ad code from other networks) into your posts.
This is so timely - exactly what I need.
I just started a wordpress blog, I like the appearance - and didn't know how to use AdSense. I will work my way through your hub when I add it.
I'll test what hubber Chris Crow (here) is suggesting!
Thanks for the step by step information.
Thanks Chris for pointing us to that WordPress plugin.
Hello BkCreative,
Yeah drop by and let us know what works out well for you. I really like the widgets because of their flexibility (you can do AdSense and much more), but a focused plugin like the one Chris suggested may be easier to use. In any case, WordPress is a great blog platform.
Nice hub. Clear information for wordpress bloggers. thanks.
Good Job!!!
hey bud... those are all preliminary things.... can u suggest how can i add google adsense to wordpress.com blogs?
WordPress.com does not allow you to show ads. It is their site, and to use their site, we must follow their policies.
You will need to host your own WordPress blog if you want to add ads.
That virtual theme looks nice from the pics. Gonna have to check it out.
A lot of themes out there offer adsense built in. Some of my favorites are put out by doshdosh. They're ugly but good for adsense revenue.
Hi drking,
Yeah good point with the AdSense-ready themes. I never used them because I wanted more control over my ad-placements.
But you are definitely right - they do offer a fast and easy way to get AdSense into your blogs.
If you have any comments on the theme let me know. It will help me to improve it. Thanks!
Although adding Adsense using widgets is easy according to my experience highest performing Adsense blocks are the ad blocks added inside the posts which needs a bit of PHP and HTML knowledge.
Once again, great information. Another one to bookmark and pass on!
Good work.
Good info, but that's why I use blogger, just seems easier :)
You are definitely right, Blogger is easier, but there is only so much you can do with Blogger. With WordPress, you can pretty much do anything you want. I really enjoy the freedom you get with WordPress.
Always a trade-off in computer software - functionality vs. ease of use.
I haven't been able to get the html to work in the text box. It keeps disappearing after I hit the save button on the text box. What's happening? Also, how do you get the wordpress plugin WhyDoWork AdSense? Is it from AdSense or Wordpress and how do you attain it? Thanks!
"It keeps disappearing after I hit the save button on the text box."
That is strange. Try unselecting it first before clicking on the Save button. If that doesn't work, Just try putting plain text in, e.g. "Test" and see if that works.
Re WhyDoWork AdSense - The download site comes up as the first entry on Google Search.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=WhyDoWork+AdS
As far as I can tell the plugin is not from AdSense or WordPress but from a third party. Since WordPress is open source, there are many people who write plugins for it.
In addition, if you are on WordPress.com, they do not allow you to show ads on your blogs.
You can only do ads on self-hosted WordPress blogs.
Interesting article for a newbie like me.
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dohn121 says:
3 months ago
You know I'm saving/bookmarking this! Once I get started on Wordpress (which I will) I would like you evaluate it! Thanks, Shibashake!