Where should I place the Adsense script?

[tigermann]

Hi,

My webpages usually consist of 3 SSI/php include pages.

Let's call them;
include-top
main
include-footer

I have my TITLE and meta-tags on the main page only.
If I then put the Adsense script in the include-top page (which doesn't have any title, keywords and other tags) would Adsense still be able to serve up relevant ads?

What triggers the adsense contextual script?
On-page content?
the TITLE tag?
meta keywords?

Thanks.

[hatchet]

Most of my php pages are setup to call the page title, meta description, and any other variables at the top of the content page.
So typical page would be like..
[code:1:b43b1cea86]$page_title="Page Title";
$meta_desc="This is meta description";
$var="Some other var";
include"header.php";
<!-- Content Start -->
Content
<!-- Content Stop -->
include"footer.php";[/code:1:b43b1cea86]
This way I have total control of all pages without having to mess with each individual page. Anyway - my point is the adsense uses whatever is rendered to the page... if you notice it's almost always the last thing to load so it sees whatever is shown on the page.
I've got my adsense in the header.php page with no problems.

[eCommando]

AdSense should be able to server relevant ads. I think Google looks at what's on the whole page. On some of my sites, all I have is the include file with google code in it. When it gets displayed on the browser, it displays the relevant ads based on where (what page) that include file is called.

Originally Posted by tigermann

Hi,
I have my TITLE and meta-tags on the main page only.
If I then put the Adsense script in the include-top page (which doesn't have any title, keywords and other tags) would Adsense still be able to serve up relevant ads?
Thanks.

[tigermann]

Thanks all.
I'll put in the header include.

[cgo]

Place your ads at the top of your page. Or in an area where you think that your users are drawn to most by your content. But always above the fold!