How to Stick Google AdSense Anchor Ad to Footer in WordPress
15In this video I'll show you how to stick Google AdSense anchor ads to the footer in WordPress.
Timestamps:
Introduction: 0:00
Steps to Stick Google AdSense Anchor Ad to Footer in WordPress: 0:57
Conclusion: 2:41
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Here's my website post where you can find the AdSense code you'll want to copy and paste in your WordPress header: https://www.maxdalton.how/tutorial/how-to-stick-google-adsense-anchor-ad-to-footer-in-wordpress
Video Transcript:
Google AdSense anchor ads are a great way to put ads in front of your site visitors. However, AdSense anchor ads appear randomly in both the header and footer for your site, and Google doesn't give you any way to restrict them to just appear on either the top or the bottom. Thankfully, with a minor code tweak, you can modify your code so AdSense anchor ads always stick to the footer. You should note that you can only do this if you manually insert the Google AdSense code into your WordPress site's header, and you can't do it if you're using the Google Site Kit plug-in. Additionally, before making any changes to your WordPress site's theme you should always back up your WordPress site so you can restore it in case you run into any problems.
Now let's walk through the steps to stick Google AdSense anchor ads to the footer in WordPress.
Step 1. Navigate to your WordPress dashboard, click to expand "Appearance" in the menu on the left side of the screen, and then click "Theme File Editor." The file editor for your WordPress theme is displayed on the right side of the screen.
Step 2. Find the "Theme Files" section on the right side of this screen, and then click "Header.php" in this section. Your theme header code is shown on the left side of this window. Again, before we start making any changes to your theme file editor, I want to strongly encourage you to back up your WordPress site so that if anything goes wrong you can restore your site from that backup.
Step 3. Find the open and closing Head tags in this code. The Head tags will look like what you see on the screen.
Step 4. Copy the Google AdSense code on the screen, and make sure to use your Google AdSense Publisher ID in the highlighted fields. I'll also include a version of this code you can copy in this article on my website, which will be linked in the top part of this videos description.
Step 5. Paste the Google AdSense code in between the Head tags in the Header.php section. I'd recommend pasting it after the last line of code prior to the closing Head tag, like I've done in the example on the screen.
Step 6. Click "Update File" to save the changes to your WordPress theme. Now, with Google AdSense enabled and anchor ads turned on, AdSense anchor ads will only display on the bottom of your screen.