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Adsense Ad problem

by KayaIsmail
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Hi guys, new to the forums here.

My Arsenal FC Sports Blog recently ran into some Adsense trouble..

The Clock End - Less News, More Arsenal

If you look at my homepage, there is a blank box on the right sidebar. This is usually filled by an Adsense ad. two days ago, it disappeared for no reason.

Here's where it gets weird. On my post pages, the ride sidebar ad continues to work, but the banner I have inside the article has also dissapeared. check it out:

Aston Villa 0 - 0 Arsenal

The banner should appear above 'Arsenal Player Ratings'. But doesn't.

I cant figure it out. My ads show up in certain places, but not others? I have changed nothing about the codes or implementation methods. My ads have been running for months with no worries.

I searched google and found that I needed a privacy policy adhering to Google. I did that today, but still no ads. Maybe should wait a bit longer?

I appreciate any help. Thanks.
#adsense #problem
  • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
    Originally Posted by KayaIsmail View Post

    Hi guys, new to the forums here.

    My Arsenal FC Sports Blog recently ran into some Adsense trouble..

    The Clock End - Less News, More Arsenal

    If you look at my homepage, there is a blank box on the right sidebar. This is usually filled by an Adsense ad. two days ago, it disappeared for no reason.

    Here's where it gets weird. On my post pages, the ride sidebar ad continues to work, but the banner I have inside the article has also dissapeared. check it out:

    Aston Villa 0 - 0 Arsenal

    The banner should appear above 'Arsenal Player Ratings'. But doesn't.

    I cant figure it out. My ads show up in certain places, but not others? I have changed nothing about the codes or implementation methods. My ads have been running for months with no worries.

    I searched google and found that I needed a privacy policy adhering to Google. I did that today, but still no ads. Maybe should wait a bit longer?

    I appreciate any help. Thanks.
    Well if you use firefox and fire up firebug it gives you a 400 bad request error for that adsense ad.
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  • Profile picture of the author tlangdon
    Has your account been banned because adsense has received abnormal clicking on your adverts?
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  • Profile picture of the author KayaIsmail
    Hi, no my Adsense is not banned. My ads show as 'Active'.

    Why is it 404'ing? The code for the front page is the same as the code on the post page? yet one shows and one 404's?
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    • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
      Originally Posted by KayaIsmail View Post

      Hi, no my Adsense is not banned. My ads show as 'Active'.

      Why is it 404'ing? The code for the front page is the same as the code on the post page? yet one shows and one 404's?
      Its a 400 error, which could mean your code is wrong. Do a search on google for adsense 400 error
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  • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
    Actually you get that 400 bad request on all of your pages. I would simply verify if the code looks ok on the front page compared to the sub pages for your adsense ad unit.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
    One thing I noticed is you have your ad code on all one line on both front page and sub pages, however you have a <br/> between the script tags on the sub pages and not on the home page. Perhaps that is the problem? The script include needs to be on the new line?
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    • Profile picture of the author KayaIsmail
      Thanks Sillysoft,

      Hmm...Well the Ad code on the home page and subpage side bars are both the same code for sure. The only different code i have is the 'in article' banner which fails to display also.

      I'm trying to get to the bottom of this 400 bad request error.

      You see, the side bar ads are both triggered via wordpress widgets. the same widget which currently works on the subpages, does NOT work on the homepage. despite being the same widget.

      The banner inside my articles is triggered by a separate plugin. Which means it must be to do with Adsense, not the way my ads are set up...
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      • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
        Originally Posted by KayaIsmail View Post

        Thanks Sillysoft,

        Hmm...Well the Ad code on the home page and subpage side bars are both the same code for sure. The only different code i have is the 'in article' banner which fails to display also.

        I'm trying to get to the bottom of this 400 bad request error.

        You see, the side bar ads are both triggered via wordpress widgets. the same widget which currently works on the subpages, does NOT work on the homepage. despite being the same widget.

        The banner inside my articles is triggered by a separate plugin. Which means it must be to do with Adsense, not the way my ads are set up...
        As I mentioned prior, there is a slight difference. The ads that work on the sub pages have a <br/> between the script tags where the one on the home page is all one line. So what I would do is make sure the home page code is setup exactly as the sub page code and see if that works. Here is the difference I see:

        Home Page:
        <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-4606381133891009"; /* Clock End Side */ google_ad_slot = "5392916404"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

        Sub Page:
        <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-4606381133891009"; /* Clock End In-Post */ google_ad_slot = "5393100853"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><br/><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

        See the difference? Now update the home page code to match the sub page code, meaning add that <br/> on the home page code where its located for the sub page and see if that works. Could be an issue where everything is on one line.
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        • Profile picture of the author paulgl
          If you are relying on a plugin theme or something to put ads,
          that's always an iffy proposition. Google would rather you copy
          and paste the code and put it where you want it. Exactly.

          That's what people get when they rely on a not so perfect
          CMS like wordpress. There are much, much better ones available
          if you must have one.

          Google will not ban you because of no privacy policy. Not sure
          why you thought there was any magic in that. Google now has
          a built -in privacy policy, as does all the other big ad serving
          companies.

          Widgets and plugins for adsense is just a bad idea. I've been saying
          that for years. Wordpress is a dinosaur that uses the WF as
          a fix it forum.

          Paul
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          If you were disappointed in your results today, lower your standards tomorrow.

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          • Profile picture of the author KayaIsmail
            Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

            If you are relying on a plugin theme or something to put ads,
            that's always an iffy proposition. Google would rather you copy
            and paste the code and put it where you want it. Exactly.

            That's what people get when they rely on a not so perfect
            CMS like wordpress. There are much, much better ones available
            if you must have one.

            Google will not ban you because of no privacy policy. Not sure
            why you thought there was any magic in that. Google now has
            a built -in privacy policy, as does all the other big ad serving
            companies.

            Widgets and plugins for adsense is just a bad idea. I've been saying
            that for years. Wordpress is a dinosaur that uses the WF as
            a fix it forum.

            Paul
            Hmm. Perhaps you're right. I may have to get rid of the WP reliance. But what I dont understand is, they were working perfectly before. No issues for months, using the same codes and plugins.
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        • Profile picture of the author KayaIsmail
          Originally Posted by Sillysoft View Post

          As I mentioned prior, there is a slight difference. The ads that work on the sub pages have a <br/> between the script tags where the one on the home page is all one line. So what I would do is make sure the home page code is setup exactly as the sub page code and see if that works. Here is the difference I see:

          Home Page:
          <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-4606381133891009"; /* Clock End Side */ google_ad_slot = "5392916404"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

          Sub Page:
          <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-4606381133891009"; /* Clock End In-Post */ google_ad_slot = "5393100853"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><br/><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

          See the difference? Now update the home page code to match the sub page code, meaning add that <br/> on the home page code where its located for the sub page and see if that works. Could be an issue where everything is on one line.
          I see what you mean.

          You see, those two ads are both triggered by separate plugins/widgets. the plugin used for the second ad you mentioned seems to be adding that <br/>, as it doesnt show in the code i have to pase into it.

          Can you please confirm to me which ads are showin and which are not? the two you mentioned are not displaying right? Yet the side bar ad on the sub-pages IS showing?
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          • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
            Originally Posted by KayaIsmail View Post

            I see what you mean.

            You see, those two ads are both triggered by separate plugins/widgets. the plugin used for the second ad you mentioned seems to be adding that <br/>, as it doesnt show in the code i have to pase into it.

            Can you please confirm to me which ads are showin and which are not? the two you mentioned are not displaying right? Yet the side bar ad on the sub-pages IS showing?
            For me all pages are showing this ad except on your home page which is the only ad not showing the <br/> between the scripts. I just believe it has something to do with it being all on one line with that cache program your using.
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            • Profile picture of the author KayaIsmail
              Originally Posted by Sillysoft View Post

              For me all pages are showing this ad except on your home page which is the only ad not showing the <br/> between the scripts. I just believe it has something to do with it being all on one line with that cache program your using.
              So, the banner ad above 'Arsenal Player Ratings' displays for you? Interesting. All the devices I tested it on failed to display it. This damn <Br/> code needs a slap!
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              • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
                Originally Posted by KayaIsmail View Post

                So, the banner ad above 'Arsenal Player Ratings' displays for you? Interesting. All the devices I tested it on failed to display it. This damn <Br/> code needs a slap!
                Other way around, the home page ad on the right does not show for me that DOES NOT have the <br/> The other pages with the <br/> show the ads just fine. So Im saying try adding the <br/> on the home page ad to see if that works.
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  • Profile picture of the author KayaIsmail
    I've added <br/> to the homepage ad, no luck.

    The homepage ad is the SAME code and the SAME widget for the side bar ad on my sub-pages. So any issue would/should be reflected in that ad also...but it isn't.

    Seriously confused by all this.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
    Did you get it fixed? I now see the ad on the home page.
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