The Blix with Targeted AdSense and SEO theme has been tested on WordPress 2.5 and no issues found. March 31st 2008.
Blix is now a WordPress 2.3 and 2.5 compatible theme, in particular the new WordPress 2.3 tag feature works with our Blix theme (the original Blix theme may or may not work with 2.3, not checked). Added WordPress 2.3 compatibility January 2008.
Blix is also Widget compatible, works with the new widget feature added to WordPress 2.3 (no theme editing needed). Added widget compatibility January 2008.
Targeted AdSense Coding: New option from Google AdSense, we’ve incorporated this feature into all of our WP themes including Blix. The targeted AdSense coding can not be used with popular AdSense addons for WordPress, unless you edit your theme manually. Added targeted AdSense coding January 2008.
Blix is the 2nd AdSense WordPress theme for this website and my third version of the WordPress theme Blix with AdSense and SEO. The first two versions lack the detailed AdSense options available with this version and several original Blix features no longer work in the latest WordPress releases.
As of WordPress version 2.1 Blix has had a few compatibility problems. My Blix AdSense theme below includes multiple fixes that fix the page navigation bar (just below the header, About, Contact links etc…) and the way recent posts are handled. Also fixed the problem with the header where the bottom of letters are cut off. You can see the result of these fixes at another site of mine - More Earnings via Search Engine Optimization and Affiliate Marketing which uses the Blix theme with AdSense + SEO (version 03).
Blix Code Fixes, AdSense Ready and Search Engine Optimisation included, what more can you ask for
Unlike my earlier Blix WordPress themes there will be only one version (version 03), AdSense + SEO, though there’s a very easy way to turn the AdSense ads off, turning the theme into SEO only if needed.
WordPress Blix theme with Google AdSense and SEO Optimisation
Take a look at What’s the Question for a site currently using Blix with AdSsense + SEO WordPress theme.
The first screenshot shows the home page of Blix theme test Site which I used to edit the templates. You can see one of the three Google AdSense ad units in the screenshot, this is a 250×250 ad unit that floats to the right at the top of the content of the first post only for those using the Blix template.
This location is one of the most clicked areas (AdSense hot zone) and so by utilising this location this ad unit almost always performs well.
You will find the same ad units and placement for all pages of the blog, which will maximise AdSense revenue.
The second screenshot shows a single post page, this is where individual posts are shown (like the page you are reading now).
In my experience it’s these pages that will create most AdSense revenue, especially the 250×250 square unit within the main blog post content (it’s a real hot area).
Further down the page is the third and final ad unit, out the box it’s set at 336×280 (large rectangle to catch leaving visitors), but there’s an easy to use options page where ad unit sizes and colours can be changed, so changing the size doesn’t need a PHP programmer or anything :-).
Blix with AdSense + SEO Installation Instructions
Make a PayPal payment for £7.99 for Blix using the PayPal button below-
When payment is received you’ll receive a copy of the zipped Blix AdSense theme by email (within 24hrs assuming no payment problems).
1. Unzip the zip file.
2. Edit the file adsense.php within the /blix-adsense-seo-03/ folder to include your Google AdSense code (read the readme.txt file for more details, very easy to do).
Note: Adding your unique Google AdSense publisher code (your pub-##### number) is the ONLY required change needed to the entire theme to make the theme ready to turn your WordPress blog into an AdSense residual income stream.
3. Upload the entire folder to your WordPress themes directory (via FTP, just like any other theme you’ve tried out).
4. Log into your blogs dashboard and under Presentation select the new Blix theme and you are done.
The Blix AdSense + SEO theme out the box uses blended ad unit colours and large ad units for maximum CTR/AdSense revenue. If you wish to change unit colours and/or ad unit dimensions this can be achieved by editing just one file. If you don’t like the 250×250 sized ad unit for example, no problem a few minor changes and you could have a smaller 180×150 ad unit. Don’t like image ads, again no problem specify text only ads.
Search Engine Optimization and WordPress Themes
Most WordPress themes aren’t too bad SEO wise when downloaded directly from their original creators, but there are always improvements that can be made for maximum SEO impact and the Blix theme was no different.
The Blix AdSense + SEO theme includes-
Optimized title elements (and meta tags, though they aren’t very important these days). Take a look at the title of this page, note it’s keyword rich and lacks the name of the site (for SEO reasons). This SEO coding is used on all version 03 WordPress themes from this site.
Optimised headers, for example on blog post pages like this one the name of the blog is NOT within a H1 header, (every theme I’ve used has a H1 header that holds a link to home page, this is not good SEO wise). Instead the title of the post is within the H1 header and the link to home is ONLY a H1 header on pages that lack a true keyword focus like the monthly archive pages. On category pages the category name is used for the H1 header.
Optimised anchor text of links and rel=nofollow links to unimportant pages (from an SEO perspective) like the trackback and RSS feed pages (those links waste a LOT of PR/link benefit).
All in all a well optimised AdSense theme.
Make a PayPal payment for £7.99 for Blix using the PayPal button below-
When payment is received you’ll receive a copy of the zipped Blix AdSense theme by email (within 24hrs assuming no payment problems).
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Follow-up RSS Comments Feed or Leave a TrackbackWhen you unzip the Blix AdSense + SEO theme you’ll find a folder called /alt/. This includes alternative files, the /alt/ adsense.php file for example when uploaded to the main /blix-adsense-seo-03/ folder results in smaller Google AdSense ad unit sizes (less intrusive).
You can see an example of a site using another AdSense/SEO theme with the alt adsense.php file at
Sketch Monster Art Book
This is just one example of the ad sizes possible with the version 03 themes, feel free to experiment to find a look that works best for you and your blog.
David
Hi,
I can’t see any information about the aesthetic features. The theme test site is in a different color scheme and has a modified header design compared to the screen shots. Is the theme packaged as in the screen shots or the test site?
Also, how easy have you made it to change the design colors and the text size and/or fonts. The text size seems smaller than most sites, and I find it is a strain to read. Do you have a fully functional demo site for the way the theme comes packaged?
I appreciate the work you put into the SEO and the Adsense optimization. That is super-important to me, but design, readability, image handling, etc, are what will showcase the content, that will cause people to be there in the first place. It would help to have some detailed info on all of that.
Thanks,
John
I purchased the template last weekend after reading about Blix on Problogger.net. I’m brand new to blogging, and have been working on getting my site ready to launch for the last few weeks. I had already done quite a bit of work with another WP theme, but decided to go with Blix because of the AdSense and SEO work that was already done. I’m not a programmer, so this is well worth the money.
The only glitch I’ve experienced is adding a PayPal donate button. Regardless of the size button I attach to my Donate page, the .gif graphic is distorted - its rendering 3 to 4 times the size it should be. It works fine, just looks a little funny. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this and/or has suggestions…
Other than that small item, the rest of the process has been flawless.
Dave was kind enough to answer a few questions also - great support above and beyond the call and cost of the product.
Thanks Dave - I look forward to working with you in the future.
Looks great and I appreciate the SEO work done as I am not a progammer. However, I do not yer have an adsense account (but will at some point). Any tips for setting up the theme without adsense?
I would like the tagline displayed under the title. How do I do that? I type it into the box, yet it doesn’t display on my site.
Bit behind on comments, had a major dedicated server problem and had to find a new one (took over a month to move!!).
Blix with AdSense/SEO is based on the original Blix theme (which is quite old now) with various updates I’ve collected from the Internet and code problems I solved myself.
http://www.morearnings.com/ is running the version you get when you pay using the PayPal link above.
I’ve made no edits to the theme shown on that site. Recently added full widget support so no need for me to manually edit a theme now (just use the new built in Widget editor page).
Most font sizes are the same that came with the original Blix except for the header text which I reduced in size a little if I recall correctly because with long blog names it wrapped. If you understand CSS a little pretty easy to increase font size.
The theme does work without an AdSense account since you can turn adds off by editing a file (change a 1 to a 0 which is in the documentation). Leaves one minor issue though, the Advert menu section is still visible, (though lacks the ad, so an empty small box) but since the theme is fully Widget compatible it’s easy to build a menu that lacks that menu section (just add the menu items you want and leave that one out). If you create an AdSense account add that menu item back in and change that 0 to a 1
The original Blix lacked the tagline code and I haven’t added it. In hindsight I should so when I get some time will see if it works with a tagline in the header somewhere and if it does send out an update. If you want to take a crack at it yourself this is the sort of code to add to header.php-
<p><?php bloginfo(’description’); ?></p>
Without seeing the code of the page displaying the PayPal button I’d guess you’ve specified a height/width that makes it look 3 times bigger than it really is.
David
Hi,
Yesterday I purchased this theme. Currently I’m using it for my blog. This theme works very well in Internet Explorer, but in FireFox, it displays comments and posts in center. This causes the right rail all the way at the bottom of the page on the right after posts and comments are done.
How do I fix this issue in FireFox?
Here is the link:
http://www.chicken-casserole-recipes.com/
Thank you,
Samir Patel
Hi Samir
I’ve looked at your site and one of mine using the same Blix theme http://www.morearnings.com/ with the latest version of FireFox and I don’t see anything wrong with them.
What are you seeing that I’m not?
David
Ok I just installed this. The theme in general works fine… but it’s doing this weird truncated and reformatted “post excerpt” thing instead of displaying the posts with the “more” placement that I have chosen.
How do I get rid of your post excerpt mechanism and revert to allowing me to manually pick where I want the break using “more” in the editor?
The post excerpt is an SEO feature to stop your index and archive pages from being too big (without this you can have 10 full posts on your index page!). There’s also duplicate content issues with copying so much content like this.
Yes you can do similar with the more tag, but for SEO reasons I wouldn’t advice changing the code because you’ll loose the SEO’d anchor text you see now (the text links you see now use the title of the post as anchor text, you don’t get this when using the more tag).
That said if you want to make the change it’s not that hard.
Open index.php in a text editor and find
<?php /* Post Teaser Addon Fix */ ?><?php if (function_exists('post_teaser22')) : ?><?php the_content(); ?><?php else : ?><?php the_excerpt(','); ?><p>Continue Reading <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p><?php endif; ?><?php /* Post Teaser Addon Fix */ ?>
This code is there to take advantage of a great plugin I’ve added to this page http://www.google-adsense-templates.co.uk/wordpress-seo-plugins and for those that don’t use the plugin some WordPress coding that does a similar job.
Replace the above code with-
<?php the_content('[Read more]'); ?>Save and upload the index.php file to your theme folder and check your home page.
Since I have no original Blix installations and don’t want to mess up the SEO of my own sites I didn’t test the above, but it should work.
If that worked OK do the same thing with your other archive template pages, archive.php and search.php.
For SEO reasons I would not make this change.
LOL just had a quick look at an original Blix template and looks like it uses the excerpt code as well.
David
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