Adsense ads on 404 error page?

Hi, I have a Wordpress blog with a ready-made adsense theme.
Now, the problem is that when I go to a page that does not exist like: http://myreflections.info/111111 the ads are shown! but the only content is
"The page you requested is no longer here [error 404]
Go to Home Page"
Will I get in trouble for this?

 

Hmm, nice question there. Never really thought of that while I was researching on 404 monetization. Some workarounds: You can always promote affiliate products or your own products with OTO's coupled with Adsense if you want. For example:

WHOOOOPS!!

*Image*

You might have reached this page by mistake. You may have typed the wrong URL, and that is why you ended up here. Please try again.

But Since You're Here.... (Fancy Fonts)

*Affiliate Promotion/Your Products Squeeze Page (Include Content/Review) Coupled with Adsense*

 

I can't modify the 404 page because I'm on free hosting (that's about the only thing I can't modify). But thank you anyway.
Any other available solutions?

 

You won't if its temporary error (i.e. the page was not able to load for some reason). But be definition, you are not allowed to host ads on non-contnet pages.

 

NP.

Nopes, I think its best suited not to put Adsense Ad's then.

 

I am not putting them, Wordpress puts them automatically (I guess that the content is in a separate div). How can I modify the Wordpress theme not to show the ads?

 

I'm really not that well-versed with WordPress, so can't help you on this.

Sorry!

 

Anybody else? Or should I open a thread in the appropriate DP section?

 

Hmm I never thought of this before, but it is definitely a problem.

There must be a way through .htaccess file to reroute all error pages back to the main page.... do a quick search on google

EDIT:

http://www.noheat.com/2007/06/04/wordpress-404-error-fix-it-with-a-redirect-to-your-main-page/

There you go

 

hi, i can help you. i have dreamweaver, so i can do this easily. search in all the folder of the theme (404) in source code, it will take you to the 404 default theme page of wordpress. just delete here the ads of adsense. hope this will help you.
if it doesnt work, try to search on each of the wordpress theme pages, in mine, the 404.php is the page.

 

If you put adsense on a 404... I have feeling the big G might want to ban you.

Don't do it.

 

Here's how to redirect your 404s with .htaccess...

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
ErrorDocument 404 http://www.outdoorla.org/


replace my site with yours ;P

 

hmm..
Adsense may not like that.. you better remove the ads from 404 pages.

 

I dont think its allowed as per google TOS.

 

Fanaddict <-- Member here,

Actually emailed adsense about this and they told her that adsense

was NOT allowed on ANY 404 pages

Hope this helps

 

hi, this is not a adsense problem, this is problem with wordpress blog's, check your blog theme..
thanks

 

Yes - correct the coder should have code so no adsense ads appear on 404's

But the answer still remains , Its not allowed

 

Google's terms says that you must have some content on the page where you ads display. If there are no or little content then its against their terms. You must remove your ad or put some little content on the page.

 

Nice idea, sure I'll ad some content to 404... softempire.com

 

Is it worth it? I would imagine a low ctr