How to Add Google Adsense to WordPress

add adsense analytics wordpressThis post discusses how you can add Google Adsense to the top or side navigations of your website. Adsense is a very popular way of making money for blogs and for websites. When people click on your ads, Google will pay you some money. The amount of money that you are paid will depend on how much money the advertiser had to pay for the keyword, which is determined by the market. So, if you want to make more money with Adsense, choose keywords that can generate more money.

This article also describes how you can add Google Analytics to your webite, which is another popular tool used by site owners. This tool gives you information about the traffic you get on you site and it can help you to track conversions if you are selling something on your site.

How to Add Google Adsense to the Left or Right Sidebar of WordPress

1. Go to Google and sign up for Adsense. Here is the link to Adsense: https://www.google.com/adsense/

2. Choose the ad format that you want to install. For example, 120 X 240. (Pick an ad type that will fit into your sidebar.)

3. Copy the Adsense code for the ad using the “Copy” link in Adsense.

4. Go to WordPress and find and click on “Widgets” in your left had navigation. Drag a text widget to whichever part of your blog you want your Adsense ad to show up in. For example, if you want the ad to be in the left side bar, then drag a text widget to the left side bar. You can then drag the widget up or down to get it into the order you want it to appear on your page.

5. Click on the text widget and paste your Adsense code into the large text area. Leave the first field blank. Save. It may take a few minutes for the ads to show up (and even longer if you are using Adsense for the first time).


How to Add Google Adsense Ads Above WordPress Posts

If you want to have Adsense ads on your posts but not on the posts as they show up on your homepage:

1. Go to “Editor” in WordPress and find and click on the single.php template. Put your Adsense ad before the following code:

<div class=”entry”>

Or if you can’t find this code, put it before the line that says something like this:

 <?php the_content(‘Continue Reading &raquo;’); ?></div>

(These should put the Adsense code between the post and the title of the post).

2. Hit save and your ad should show.


How to Install Google Analytics Into WordPress

1. Go To Google.Com/Analytics/

2. Sign Up for Google Analytics

3. In WordPress, You Will Not Need A Plugin; You Can Paste The Code Into The Footer.Php File. (Using A Plugin Can Slow Down Your Site).

4. Sign Into Your WordPress Account And Click The “Edit” Button.

5. Click “Check Status”.

6. Copy And Paste The Code Into The WordPress Footer File. This Will Track All Your Pages. To Paste Code Into WordPress, Go To “Editor” => “Footer.Php.” Paste Code Before The End Body Tag which looks like this: </body>

7. After About A Day, You Should Start Receving Statistics.

8. Click “View Report” In Analytics To View The Statistics Reports For Your Site.

 

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