I ran across this on another site and thought it might be useful for this group. I was developing one of my sites with Google Adsense on it and I accidentally clicked a link. Using this tag would have prevented that from being an issue.

google_adtest='on';

Just add it to the Google Code. It will not count clicks or views. Nice little trick.

Wait what? So basically if you did that you earn 0$ hehe thats cool I guess

Nice tip there, I might have to blog about that. I'll give you credit

You could use some PHP where if the IP matches yours, it adds the code everytime you visit your page. So your impressions won't count.

Sounds useful - I always just use a gif whilst I am playing around with layouts and design and stuff, then change it to the proper adsense before I upload to the live server (I usually use includes so I only have to change one file).

Would be nice to use this and know who a lot of the adverts are for though!

Originally Posted by rob

You could use some PHP where if the IP matches yours, it adds the code everytime you visit your page. So your impressions won't count.

thats a good idea

<?php
if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == "XX.XXX.XXX.XX")
{$ggl_code="google_adtest='on';"}
?>
Where the XX.XX's are your IP address (you may also have to escape that ; but I am too lazy to test that...)

then in the adsense code put:

<?=$ggl_code?>

Originally Posted by mattd

Sounds useful - I always just use a gif whilst I am playing around with layouts and design and stuff, then change it to the proper adsense before I upload to the live server (I usually use includes so I only have to change one file).

I do that too except I just have an html that says [INSERT ADSENSE HERE].. your gif idea is pretty cool though, you can actually take a screenshot of the ad block so you get the correct size unlike what I'm doing.

		<?PHP
			$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
			$myip = "86.130.179.63";
			$me = False;

			if ($ip == $myip)
			{
				$me = True;
			}

		?>

		<script type="text/javascript">
			<!--
			google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxx";
			google_alternate_color = "ffffff";
			google_ad_width = 160;
			google_ad_height = 600;
			google_ad_format = "160x600_as";
			google_ad_channel ="xxxxxxxxxx";
			google_ad_type = "text_image";
			google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
			google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
			google_color_link = "0000FF";
			google_color_url = "666666";
			google_color_text = "333333";
			<?PHP
				if ($me)
				{
					echo "google_adtest='on'; \n";
				}
			?>
			//-->
		</script>

		<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
		</script>

change the client and channel and $ip. To find out your ip go to www.fanabu.com/example/whatismyip/

Originally Posted by ChickenHole

<?php
if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == "XX.XXX.XXX.XX")
{$ggl_code="google_adtest='on';"}
?>
Where the XX.XX's are your IP address (you may also have to escape that ; but I am too lazy to test that...)

then in the adsense code put:

<?=$ggl_code?>

You don't need to escape that.

Originally Posted by Slevin

		<?PHP
			$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
			$myip = "86.130.179.63";
			$me = False;

			if ($ip == $myip)
			{
				$me = True;
			}

		?>

		<script type="text/javascript">
			<!--
			google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxx";
			google_alternate_color = "ffffff";
			google_ad_width = 160;
			google_ad_height = 600;
			google_ad_format = "160x600_as";
			google_ad_channel ="xxxxxxxxxx";
			google_ad_type = "text_image";
			google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
			google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
			google_color_link = "0000FF";
			google_color_url = "666666";
			google_color_text = "333333";
			<?PHP
				if ($me)
				{
					echo "google_adtest='on'; \n";
				}
			?>
			//-->
		</script>

		<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
		</script>

change the client and channel and $ip. To find out your ip go to www.fanabu.com/example/whatismyip/

I don't really want to "out-do" you, but here's a simpler way:

PHP Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
google_ad_client = "pub-xxxxxxxxxx";
google_alternate_color = "ffffff";
google_ad_width = 160;
google_ad_height = 600;
google_ad_format = "160x600_as";
google_ad_channel ="xxxxxxxxxx";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "0000FF";
google_color_url = "666666";
google_color_text = "333333";
<?=($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == '86.130.179.63' ? 'google_adtest = "on";' : '');?>
//-->
</script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>

Another thing you can add, (which got me kicked off), is "google_hints":

google_hints = "keywords go here"

Originally Posted by Lucas

Another thing you can add, (which got me kicked off), is "google_hints":

google_hints = "keywords go here"

Kicked off as in AdSense banned? If that's the case why share? hehe

i would of thought kicked off as in excited, i doubt they would provide a feature that would threaten your position as a publisher.

Originally Posted by Slevin

i would of thought kicked off as in excited, i doubt they would provide a feature that would threaten your position as a publisher.

Hmm never heard that term before. People must not use it in these parts. :P

Is there any way you can block certain IP addresses from couting towards clicks? My site is live now, but (ergh) just now I accidentally clicked one of my links.

Originally Posted by jooles

Is there any way you can block certain IP addresses from couting towards clicks? My site is live now, but (ergh) just now I accidentally clicked one of my links.

email google and tell them you clicked your own link right away...

What's their contact email?

Hi Atomm, thanks for the neat tip. I am going to test it right away. At last I can click through my sites without having to think about how I influence the AdSense stats.

Originally Posted by Cozmo

Kicked off as in AdSense banned? If that's the case why share? hehe

Neopets gets to use it.