Newbie trying to add Adsense code

[davisdonna]

Hello - I am using Genesis Framework 3.9.2 and child theme Magazine Pro. I have added two separate Adsense plugins - neither of which can I figure out how to use. I don't know where to place the code. The two plugins I've added are Quick Adsense and Google Publisher Plugin. I don't have a static homepage so as far as my newbie eyes can tell, I have no homepage - just a front page. I don't know where to put the code that Adsense gave me and I don't know how to tell my site to put ads up.

http://www.answerstobetterliving.com

[Brad Dalton]

Why not use the text widgets rather than the plugins?

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[Belinda]

I used the Google Ads Master plugin. I then went into my adsense account, setup the ad and then in the code i changed the code type to Synchronous, i copied the code. Then you just need to go into your Widgets section, add the Google Ads Master widget to the sidebar you wish to have your ad and then paste the code into the field box labeled "Insert Google Ad Code". It gives you some customising options such as if you want the widget to have a title and then you just save and voila.

I did find that it takes up to 5 minutes after you create a new ad in adsense for an actual ad to appear in the widget area, so just set it up and if nothing shows up except the title just give it 5-10 mins and refresh your blog page and it should appear.

P.S. I just saw you have no sidebar on your site, are you going to add a sidebar? Otherwise you could probably add the widget into either the Header or Footer area.

[DTHkelly]

A text widget will place the ad in your sidebar - have you tried that?

Apparently the Ad Sense code can be pasted into wp_header or wp_footer.

Here are 2 plugins that are supposed to make this easier:

Head, Footer and Injections

Head, Footer and Post Injections

or

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager

[davisdonna]

how would I use text widgets?

[Belinda]

Exact same way as I described above with the plug in, drag a text widget to the area you want it to be, sidebar, header or footer etc. Add a title to it if you like, can be any text you choose, then paste the Synchronous version of the Google Ad code into the box underneath the Title and save.

[davisdonna]

@ Belinda -
Can you tell me how do I add a sidebar?

[davisdonna]

I don't know what a text widget is

[Belinda]

Now bare in mind I'm using a different child theme to you so I'm not sure if there are major differences in what menu items you have however lets give this a try..

When you are in the Dashboard go to the Appearance section and choose Widgets.
You will then see the Available Widgets in your blog site. On the right you should have a list of areas in your site that you can place the widgets. E.g. Header, Primary Sidebar, Secondary Sidebar, Footer.

From the list on the left of Available Widgets, scroll to the bottom and find the Text one and then click and drag it over to one of the places within your site, I'd go with the Primary Sidebar and you will see a dotted line appear when you drag it over the top and then drop it and you will then see the Text widget will open so you can enter information into it.

Give that a try and let me know how you go. If you want you can send me your email address and I can send you some screenshots so you can see what I'm talking about.

I'm a WP newbie also so I'm still learning but I've set all this up on my site so this part I do know.

[davisdonna]

Ok - I went into appearance and added a side bar, I deactivated the two plugins I had and added Google Ads Master. I found my site's widget area and have added a few widgets - recent posts, google plus viral and google ads plus - thank you all so much for your help!

[Belinda]

I can't see the sidebar on your site as yet so make sure you save each widget using the save button at the bottom of the widget area.

[davisdonna]

thank you so much Belinda - what did you name your ad?

[davisdonna]

Belinda - what's your website? and what child theme are you using? I don't like the banner on the child theme I'm using and am surprised by how it looks given what the original example looked like.

[Belinda]

I just have mine titled as Advertisement.
My site is http://www.thetraininglady.com

I've using the Focus child theme.

Is it the black banner across the top which has the link to your About page in it that you don't like or is it the area with your logo and the subscribe to blog feature that you don't like?

[davisdonna]

I don't like the black banner and I don't understand why my logo has to be so small nor, do I like its placement. I could move the subscribe to blog and I prefer how you have search in that spot. Hope I can remember how to change that. I actually just added the focus theme now to see if it makes things better.

[davisdonna]

How are you able to have a larger image header? Again, it's only letting me have a narrow small banner of a header even though it's the same as your theme? and then how do you have the text to the right of your logo?

by the way - my good ad is still not showing up - I added the widget to my sidebar and added the script - and it's been what half an hour?

[davisdonna]

Ok - I changed my site to Focus Pro and it looks much different and better - can you tell me how you customized yours? and how you got your logo up at the size it is? It looks great.

[Belinda]

Send me your email address and select Set as private reply when you submit and I'll email you

[davisdonna]

Oh and how you got your two navigation banners up too? I hope you don't mind me asking.

[davisdonna]

OK - I hope you don't get mad. Can you also tell me how you created your contact me page?

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