[buzzerman]

Hi,

I'm playing with Adsense module. This is great stuff, only one big problem:

If I view a user's profile, I can see his/her Adsense ID. It doesn't make any difference if I am logged in as an admin or as a user. It means all users will be able to see each other's Adsense ID which is totally unacceptable! (because of spam/scam/scum etc.)

I've tried to do something about this problem but so far with no luck. Changing module's settings file doesn't help. Please suggest a way to allow users to update their IDs without being able to see other peoples' IDs.

Thank you!

[chuckroast]

Originally Posted by buzzerman

Hi,

I'm playing with Adsense module. This is great stuff, only one big problem:

If I view a user's profile, I can see his/her Adsense ID. It doesn't make any difference if I am logged in as an admin or as a user. It means all users will be able to see each other's Adsense ID which is totally unacceptable! (because of spam/scam/scum etc.)
.

You do realize that you can go to any website on the planet that is using Google Adsense and see the ID right?
There is no secret. Google does not hide your ID in their advertising code nor require you to keep it hidden. So before you come complaining here, I suggest you go tell Google that it's totally unacceptable!

[buzzerman]

Who says I'm complaining?

Originally Posted by buzzerman

This is great stuff

This means I like it, it is kind of a compliment...

Originally Posted by chuckroast

You do realize that you can go to any website on the planet that is using Google Adsense and see the ID right?

I do, but my little webmaster newbie friends don't realize it because they "not read Adsence TOS"

Originally Posted by buzzerman

(because of spam/scam/scum etc.)

many scammers don't know how to get the ID. Many people don't know what is View -> Page Source. As they say: If you don't tempt them, they don't commit crime!!

Let me adjust the question: "Where in the templates or in the code do I change what in order to hide the Adsense ID"

I know that I must not, it's just that I want to.

*Besides, with this adsspy dot com plague, I don't want to dispose my readers/submitters to the elements. What if somebody wants to stay anonymous? A scammer copies the Adsense ID from my site, goes to adsspy and sniffs out everything about any of my submitters. Now you see??

I am sorry if I insulted anybody. I really like Pligg and the Adsense module and I think it is normal that I want to make some modifications to suit my needs.

[buzzerman]

Originally Posted by chuckroast

I suggest you go tell Google that it's totally unacceptable!

Ok, I think I found a solution. At least a temporary solution.

Go to modules/profiles/templates and open profile_extend.tpl in Notepad++ or other advanced text editor.

Locate this bit of code:

{elseif $users_extra_fields_field[fields].show_to_user_text eq 'Bio:'}
				<td>
					<textarea name="{$users_extra_fields_field[fields].name}" rows="10" cols="25" id="bio" WRAP=SOFT  READONLY>{$users_extra_fields_field[fields].value}</textarea>
				</td>

Add following code so that in the end you get this:

{elseif $users_extra_fields_field[fields].show_to_user_text eq 'Bio:'}
				<td>
					<textarea name="{$users_extra_fields_field[fields].name}" rows="10" cols="25" id="bio" WRAP=SOFT  READONLY>{$users_extra_fields_field[fields].value}</textarea>
				</td>
				
				{elseif $users_extra_fields_field[fields].show_to_user_text eq 'google adsense ID:'}
				<td>
					only for user's eye
				</td>
				
				{elseif $users_extra_fields_field[fields].show_to_user_text eq 'adsense channel (optional):'}
				<td>
					only for user's eye
				</td>

You can also replace this "only for user's eye" bit with   but I just thought it would take worry out of some users who might otherwise think that their ID hasn't been properly saved. I am almost sure it should function OK because I haven't changed the Adsense module and it is still possible to edit/remove ID and channel data.

So here we are.

I'm just trying to make the web a safer place! I really hope that this safety modification will be included in the next module update!