WordPress Theme Connections with Google AdSense

Posted by SEO Dave on August 15th, 2006 at 09:18am

Connections is my second AdSense converted WordPress theme. Like the first theme I converted, Blix, it uses 3 blended Google AdSense units per page in what I think are the best locations (without ruining the feel of a blog).

WordPress Connections theme with Google AdSense Ads

The first screenshot shows the home page of Internet PT which I used to edit this WordPress theme (may not be using it now). You can see two of the three AdSense ad units in the screenshot, the third unit is located at the bottom (336×280 rectangle ad unit).

Click for large screenshot of theme

You will find the same ad units and placement for all archive type pages.

The second Connections screenshot shows a single post page, this is where single posts are listed. You can see the three ad units. One at the top within the content, one on the menu and the third at the bottom to catch users who might leave your site after reading a post.

Click for large screenshot of theme

Connections Theme with AdSense Installation Instructions

Download the zip file below

Download Connections with AdSense WordPress Theme

Unzip and edit the file adsense.php within the /connections-adsense-01/ directory to include your Google AdSense code (read the readme.txt file for more details). Upload, select theme “Connections AdSense 01″ and you are done.

Drop a quick comment below if you installed this theme, I’d really like to know what you think.

36 Comments for WordPress Theme Connections with Google AdSense

1. » Add AdSense to a &hellip | August 31st, 2006 at 9:34 am

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2. Byteburn | September 9th, 2006 at 12:45 am

Hi Dave,

Thanks for modifying this theme. I am very new to hosting my own domain and stuff like php is very cryptic to me. I have thinking all night how to get this done and luckily I have surfed your site via google then viola.

Of course I still have to replace the banner pic with a different one.

Thanks!
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5. CIO Jerry | January 11th, 2007 at 3:17 pm

thanks Dave, for your adsense-spiked themes. They are great. I tried all the themes.

wish-list:
* can Google Search be used instead?

About packing the theme zip files:
* all themes except Connections extract w/o a holding folder
* file permissions too restrictive. When unzipped under Linux, directories got 0700 and files got 0600 even if my own umask is 0022.

Potential bug:
* Blix treats a new page as top-level, even if it is specified as child page for About page. Same parent-child page relationship was handled properly by other themes such as Kubrick.
6. Jurycom | April 27th, 2007 at 3:47 am

Easy install and nice layout. Very well done, David. I did change the Adsense number, sorry.

Really, though, this is a great template and easily configurable.

We intend to change the top logo and incorporate on the graphic our name and we’ll see how that works out.
7. Cliff | May 27th, 2007 at 6:15 pm

I love your color scheme with adsense its barely noticeable, very stealthy if you know what i mean
8. kalpesh | July 30th, 2007 at 5:48 am

excellent theme. I am using it for my website.
9. Xander | August 20th, 2007 at 3:06 am

I will be using this excellent theme on my blogs. Thanks for making it. One question. The links at the top “about” “links” “archive” don’t go anywhere. Is there somewhere in wordpress I can add that information? Thanks!
10. Raj | October 21st, 2007 at 3:49 pm

Hi

I followed your instructions and extracted the connections theme into my wordpress installation on my local setup which runs apache web server and php.

However, my blogs dont display the google adsense.

View source of my page shows this:

“;
google_ad_width = 468;

I’ve changed the adsense id in the adsense.php

Can you please help ?

Thanks
Raj
11. skiper | October 25th, 2007 at 12:25 am

thanks for the themes..
suggestion, can we add channel to the ads.
future mods.. =)

thanks again
12. SEO Dave | November 1st, 2007 at 6:27 am

Is what you see above what you pasted or has some of it been lost after sending?

If you send me an email at anything@seoNOSPAM-gold.com deleting the NOSPAM (so seo-gold) with what you see when you view source I’ll take a look.

Have you tried it on a live site? I bet the problem is with the local setup since many people have downloaded the theme with no one else reporting this problem.

With regards the links and about pages. Create a page (not a blog post) called about and you’ll get a page like http://www.morearnings.com/seo-dave/ then edit the header.php file and change the # bit of the about link with the URL you just created.

Not sure why the theme creator did it this way when there’s a perfectly good way to do this automatically using WordPress built in features.

If you don’t want these links remove them from the header.php file.

Hmm, looks like I never got around to converting this theme to version 02, too late now when I get the time will create a version 03 Connections theme (much better AdSense code and features and SEO optimization) and make it available from http://www.google-adsense-templates.co.uk/

David
13. Patricia Müller | November 11th, 2007 at 5:36 am

@SEO Dave: when the theme was first developed back in 2005, we worked against the clock to submit it to the Alex King’s WP theme competition and it lacked many of the functionalities we would have liked to have included - including the one you mentioned.

I am currently working on the new version of the theme, which will come loaded of features, including the automatic creation of the links on the top bar.

Cheers,

Patricia.
14. bLuefRogX | November 11th, 2007 at 6:13 am

Hmm, I’m planning to build one myself that’s borderline legal by adsense. No idea when its going to be done though. I’m currently using a pretty spiffy one by MangoOrange but its not really optimized for adsense/ads.
15. SEO Dave | November 14th, 2007 at 1:15 am

Hi Patricia

It’s a great theme and look forward to seeing the update. If you want some SEO tips take a look at my other site that has fully optimized WordPress themes http://www.google-adsense-templates.co.uk/

Pretty cool what you can do with WordPress themes these days.

David
16. Syd Tash | December 13th, 2007 at 5:52 pm

I installed the Connections theme with Adsense, substituted my own pub code, but no ads appeared. Got a message from WP that this theme is not widget-aware, meaning there are no customizable sidebars. What gives? I put back a previous version of Connections Reloaded, until I can figure this out.
17. kristine | December 21st, 2007 at 3:11 am

hi… n’m new to wordpress and I need help actually… i’ve looked on your adsense and it did match your site’s content or topic… my problem is why in my site, when I put the adsense code, it will not match the topic I have for my site which is about cars… so when I put the adsense code, the adsense that shows up is about WORD, PRESS, Micrsoft word, etc. which means I might be missing some code in my adsense code… can you give me a code or your code if possible on your adsense… thanks…
18. SEO Dave | December 25th, 2007 at 5:23 am

Hi kristine

Usually it takes time for the AdSense ads to show the right sort of keywords, if you’ve not waited at least a week that’s probably the problem.

Don’t expect perfection though, on this page the top ad is a loans ad, sidebar Google Checkout and the last one win an Xbox 360 when you buy a particular game.

So only Google Checkout has any real relevance to this page and really not that much, just the word Google. Would be like an ad for the UK government organisation Connections that deals with young people. Not really relevant to a WordPress theme with AdSense ads.

AdSense pays the mortgage so I won’t complain

David
19. Mansi | January 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 am

Can you please let me know how many google adsense units can be added to one site?
20. fel3232 | January 13th, 2008 at 1:45 am

Usually it takes time for the AdSense ads to show the right sort of keywords, if you’ve not waited at least a week that’s probably the problem.

True that.
21. Martin | January 13th, 2008 at 8:44 pm

Excellent theme. Discreet design
22. Zahir | January 30th, 2008 at 7:00 am

Hi there, is there any theme that I can use online meaning I don’t need to install it or something like that. I just blog over wordpress.com and I don’t have my own domain. Looks like every adsense theme I see is not for wordpress.com use.
23. Yigit T. | February 19th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

thanks for the themes..Excellent theme. Discreet design
24. SEO EXPERT | March 4th, 2008 at 9:05 am

WOW. I installed it on my personal blog and made 220 the first day. Now I only made around 110 a day before the theme. I still dont know how you guys did it. But WOW I am amazed.

Michael
25. Internet Marketing Online | March 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am

The second one is great. The adsense box should be in the middle of content or blended into the content to get more clicks…
26. Easy-Refinancing | March 11th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Hi, how many ad units can be added?

Thanks
27. DIY Touring | March 16th, 2008 at 7:04 pm

This world of blog marketing is amazing. I had spent so much time trying to find a theme I liked, but I was totally missing the monetization aspect of the theme itself. I will definitely try out the Connections with Adsense theme. Thanks!
28. John Carnegie | March 16th, 2008 at 11:25 pm

Has this layout you created increased your Adsense revenue?
29. Hal | March 24th, 2008 at 6:25 pm

Hi,

Installed it. Looks good. But Adsense isn’t not picking up subject of the website. Do I need to do something?

Thanks.

Hal
30. reklam | March 25th, 2008 at 12:08 am

Thank good theme
31. parmak izi | March 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am

wow good theme
32. Marketing Articles | March 26th, 2008 at 4:03 am

I like how the header was designed and the position of the adsense is perfectly placed.

-Jan
33. leni | April 7th, 2008 at 4:01 am

Oh thank you verymuch for adsense wordpress theme. Now i can try it with my blog. My blog is so simple now because i’m newbie with wordpress

Once again thanks
34. Johns Jo | April 8th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

Hi Dave,

Nothing can be done to help people working on blogs and wordpress than improving the way they apply to maximize their Google AdSense revenue.

Thank you! you have done really a great job that might help to get more benefits from Google AdSense.
35. Robert MacEwan | April 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 am

I used this theme for the longest time at macewan.org. Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t this theme currently incompatible with WordPress 2.5?
36. baron | May 4th, 2008 at 9:36 pm

hi. thanks for theme.

perfect