Easy way to update your AdSense ads coming soon. Before it was hassle, if you had your ads placed on multiple pages across your website, and you wanted to make a change to the ad unit (dimension, adding image ads, or any of the other variables) you had to run through the ad wizard, grab the newly generated code and update every page.

Previously, the best implementation was to put your AdSense code in a PHP include, that way if you needed to make any changes, all you had to do is update the single file and the change would be site wide. Once the new feature goes live - you will probably have to generate new code and update your site one last time. When you do this you may want to place the code in an include anyways. Even though updates will be automatic (through your account - very nice) it will save you time in the future if you ever need to make additional changes.

For example adding text like “click on these ads or hot magma will cover the earth” (Dr. Evil style - the plot of Austin Powers 4 ?)” above your ad unit will improve your click through rate. With the ad unit in an include you can easily experiment with other phrases to motivate your visitors. How about “clicking on these ads will prevent a meteor from smashing into the earth” - and find which one these gets the most clicks from your visitors. Obviously the last few sentences were a joke, but placing your ads in an include may continue to save you time in the future. Include or no include the up date should be nice for all.

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