Wordpress category specific ads

Glowleaf · 09-20-2009, 01:53 PM

This issue came up on a webmaster forum, so I thought it would be a good idea to share it here as well. So, here are a couple of ways to show different ads per category on wordpress. (It doesn't have to be ads, it can also be whatever code you want, signup forms, widgets etc.)

This is the ghetto style hack for the sidebar.php:

PHP Code:


			
   <img src="#.gif" border="0" />

                </a>

                </div>

                

        <?php } ?>



        <?php if (in_category('golf-clubs') && !is_home()) { ?>

                  <div align="center">

                <a href="#" target="_blank">

                <img src="#.gif" border="0" />

                </a>

                </div>





        <?php } ?>

This solution tries to pull both codes if you put a post in two or more categories. If your blog does not have overlaps, then it works fine.

Another way is this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php if (is_category('golf-clubs')) { ?>



<<insert html code for golf club ads>>



<?php } elseif (is_category('golf-balls')) { ?>



<<insert html code for golf balls ads>>



<?php } elseif (is_category('golf-tips')) { ?>



<<insert html code for golf tips ads>>



<?php } else { ?>



<<any other html code to show for undefined categories>>



<?php } ?>

you can add more categories by adding
<?php } elseif (is_category('xxxxxxxx')) { ?>

09-20-2009, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Glowleaf Administrator Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12	Wordpress category specific ads This issue came up on a webmaster forum, so I thought it would be a good idea to share it here as well. So, here are a couple of ways to show different ads per category on wordpress. (It doesn't have to be ads, it can also be whatever code you want, signup forms, widgets etc.) This is the ghetto style hack for the sidebar.php: PHP Code: <img src="#.gif" border="0" /> </a> </div> <?php } ?> <?php if (in_category('golf-clubs') && !is_home()) { ?> <div align="center"> <a href="#" target="_blank"> <img src="#.gif" border="0" /> </a> </div> <?php } ?> This solution tries to pull both codes if you put a post in two or more categories. If your blog does not have overlaps, then it works fine. Another way is this: PHP Code: `<?php if (is_category('golf-clubs')) { ?> <<insert html code for golf club ads>> <?php } elseif (is_category('golf-balls')) { ?> <<insert html code for golf balls ads>> <?php } elseif (is_category('golf-tips')) { ?> <<insert html code for golf tips ads>> <?php } else { ?> <<any other html code to show for undefined categories>> <?php } ?>` you can add more categories by adding <?php } elseif (is_category('xxxxxxxx')) { ?>

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