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I don't know if there is a thread about this, but I think every Wordpress user has to know this. There is a plugin called "All in one adsense and ypn" which lets you quickly integrate adsense and yahoo partner ads in your wordpress posts. However, there is a catch, an option to donate % of earnings to the makers of the plugin. Even if you disable it or set it to 0%, some percentage of your earnings will go in their adsense account. How did I find this out? I searched the .php file of the plugin for adsense account and channel info and found a foreign channel and adsense id. I changed the adsense id to mine and changed the channel to my "test" channel, which was created specifically for the purpose of seeing if the plugin is stealing my earnings. I let it stay for a few days and what a surprise! The "test" channel was generating income and views. This confirms my suspicion! The plugin will steal your earnings even if it is set to 0%. Either change the adsense id with your own or don't use the plugin altogether! |
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I must confess, I was a little skeptical and uneasy about whether or not some portion of my earnings/clicks would go to the plugin author even if I'd specified to share 0% of my site's impressions. I did rigorously check my sites' HTML source (many, many times) to make sure it was always my AdSense ID being returned, and looked through the plugin PHP to see if anything blatantly fishy was going on, but never saw anything "wrong". But now you say this, you've got me in a panic. ![]() Approximately what percentage of your total impressions were actually credited to that channel, if I may ask? | |
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I never used the plugin, but thank you for the heads up.
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Nice information about All in one Adsense and YPN, I will check it for my adsense plugin as well. I am using Easy AdSense for my blogs. Thanks |
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Seems to be confirmed by the author himself here. Kind of surprised his adsense account hasn't been banned.
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As was said in the OP, setting the percentage to 0% doesn't stop it from happening.
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Well I'm off to de-install on a couple of my blogs. If someone wants some cash for a plugin they should make me aware of it, not just take it. | |
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To be honest, this was a obvious move to make, definitely going to be writing a blog post about this. |
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Very well spotted there LetsGoViral I've had a look at the code and it's there! So I've got rid of the plugin and quickly coded my own version. Dirty underhanded tactics. |
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Thank you for the heads up. Does anyone know whether this is also happening to "Quick Adsense" since i use this plugin? Thanks. |
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| It could be. It's not hard to run through the code and check any unknown adsense accounts. If you find any, just change for your own - problem solved! You don't even have to reinstall the plugin!
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Thanks a lot for your notification. It was excellent. I have used it on one of my blogs but i didn't followed the statistics of it yet. Now i removed the plugin.
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James, although I don't use that plugin, that is a awesome catch and thanks for notifying your fellow WF Members and family. When one looks at the numbers, it's easy to say why the vendor set things up so that masses didn't catch what was going on. He would make more money taking a percentage of the earnings of the users for a lifetime versus a person buying the WP Plugin outright. That just goes to prove that one must be on their "A" Game in this business! Giles, the Crew Chief |
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Ouch.. I am also using this plugin. Which plugin should I use instead?
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Just a heads up that Yahoo shut-down YPN in April so it's interesting the Adsense/YPN plugin is still working. The link to the story is below: http://davidgreen.com/yahoo-publishe...tting-down.htm |
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I heard an "All in one Seo" and then there is what you called All in one Adsense. Is this for free? Anyway, thanks for the keyword better try to search may be there is free plugin for all in one adsense... Lol Try also adsense manager plugin its for free just go to wordpress.org click on the extended then search for plugin. You can also get that plugin adsense manager for free. |
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It is very important not just to install any plugin that one comes across.
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| It's really a very complicated situation because not many people understand the codes. To many people, seeing the codes of a plugin is just like going through Chinese language characters. They cannot interpret the plugin codes.
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| clikddclik War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Singapore
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![]() Your point is a valid one though, and could stand even further as a lesson to newbs. Lesson? If you don't have a clue about the things you put on your sites, learn about it - even if only the basics. | |
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Internet marketing is now getting to a situation whereby one should not only learn how to create backlinks, drive traffic to websites, etc. One should now go further by having some basic knowledge of coding. Knowing and being able to interpret such codes could make a real difference between making money online and just struggling with adsense cents. In addition, the knowledge helps to be able to fully protect one's websites against internet thieves and hackers. | |
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I deleted all adsense plugins and income did a nice jump.
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I have this plugin on a few sites... I really like the functionality. Instead of uninstalling, how exactly do I check the code and make the necessary changes? Thanks, David |
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So I'm not entirely convinced there ever was anything underhand/sneaky going on with this plugin. Just be sure to put a "0" in the appropriate box within the plugin's configuration panel, and you should be a-okay. | |
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Interesting. I've used it myself on a few sites in the past. (Though, not recently.)
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I'm going to remove it from my sites just because I hate sneaky stuff like this.
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Thank god you bumped up this thread, didn't know about this and I'm just gonna deactivate the plugin. Does anyone know if there is any other adsense plugin similar to this one?
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Thanks I was getting ready to install this on a couple of my blogs. Is there a decent alternative.Saw someone asked this question. Ddn't see the answer if there was one Must be javing a senior moment Ta |
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its best to add the adsense code directly into your editor from wordpress. If you really wanna use a plugin I will recommend "quick adsense" plugin for WP
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Yes, people should either hardcode or use the AzSno Adsense Plugin which is similar but has the 8% or whatever part of the rotator removed.
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i found this out last night, really rubbed me the wrong way, and we thought forced continuity was a bad thing.
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I tried warning people about Adsense plugin scams, they just don't want to hear it. All I have to say is, anyone that thinks they need a plugin to install Adsense on a web page is risking getting ripped off. Just paste the Adsense code into your theme/site & skip the risk. Good luck! |
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****, maybe I should have an Adsense plugin developed |
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I just added this sig so I can refer to it in my posts...
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So I'm no longer convinced there's anything insidious about this plugin. Just make sure you do enter a "0" in the donations field, and you should be all right ... I think. | |
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Warrior Foruum to the rescue! Thanks all. I have used that plugin for a couple of years, and have been watching my rev go down recently. Go and check code and sure enough my pub ID was different to mine. I think perhaps a recent "update" to the plugin may have reset the pubID - very sneaky. I just switched over to Quick Adsense - seems to be better because it uses actual Adsense code from my account. Lesson - don't just trust - check everything. thankyou all again. |
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Also can some one suggest a legit adsense plugin for WP? :P
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Nice information about All in one Adsense and YPN, I will check it for my adsense plugin as well. I am using Easy AdSense for my blogs.
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Just check how many sites this thief are stealing! haha MOFO!!! pub-2941637122112958 SpyOnWeb.com's Report About pub-2941637122112958 If u use this plugin just change the pub id for yours ![]() Thunder OUT! |
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Wow... luckily I did not use any plugin for adsense =P
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nice info, I want to using this plugin but .. I decision deactivate this plugin from my blog |
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Latest versions pull his adsense pub from remote location even if 0 inserted... Code: http://adsense.linewbie.com/pub |
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Yes, I also used All in one Adsense and YPN until a year or two ago, when I was made aware of the "skimming", and stopped. But, the author of this plugin not only skims from users, he also used the plugin code from a plugin called "Adsense Injection" by Dax "The Hammer" Herrera without accreditation (I reported it here). BTW I see there is now a plugin WordPress › All in One Adsense and YPN Pro « WordPress Plugins, that claims to be a fork of the offending plugin, and to have removed the "forced-donation" aspects ... haven't used it, so don't know if it's true or not. Not all Adsense plugins are bad, I sometimes use Wp-Insert, and haven't experienced anything negative so far. |
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"Originally Posted by wordpresstrainingpackage It's really a very complicated situation because not many people understand the codes. To many people, seeing the codes of a plugin is just like going through Chinese language characters. They cannot interpret the plugin codes. Quote:
This is great thread even if it is a bit old ... still very good information. I'm checking the plugins that were install in a done-for-you package. I agree that it is best to learn at least the basics when we can ... However, if we follow your reasoning most people would never turn on the lights in their house, drive a car, use a computer, ride in an elevator etc etc Sometimes we have to be able to trust the people who say they are the experts. It may be stated somewhere hidden in their description in small text, but I also would rather they give me the choice. I don't have a problem "paying" for a product that works ... but up to 15% on every transaction is abusive especially for a "free" product. | |
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