{"id":1114434,"date":"2022-04-25T18:11:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.wpdeveloper.com\/?p=1114434"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:56:34","slug":"google-adsense-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/google-adsense-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add Google AdSense To WordPress: Step By Step Guide [2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What if you could turn your WordPress website traffic into a successful source of income? Not only is it possible but it is also becoming a very popular method of making a large sum of money online. And one of the easiest ways to monetize your website is to add <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/adsense\/start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google AdSense<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to WordPress website and sell ad space to advertisers.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1114529\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/How_to_Add_Google_AdSense_to_WordPress__Step_by_Step_Guide___WPDeveloper.png\" alt=\"Add Google AdSense To WordPress\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/How_to_Add_Google_AdSense_to_WordPress__Step_by_Step_Guide___WPDeveloper.png 1280w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/How_to_Add_Google_AdSense_to_WordPress__Step_by_Step_Guide___WPDeveloper-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/How_to_Add_Google_AdSense_to_WordPress__Step_by_Step_Guide___WPDeveloper-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this blog, we&#8217;ll walk you through all the steps on how to <strong>add and install Google AdSense in WordPress<\/strong> to help you get a full understanding of everything you need to know to increase your earnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is Google AdSense &amp; How Does It Help You Monetize Your Site<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An advertising program run by Google, <\/span><b>AdSense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> allows bloggers or website owners to earn money by placing relevant ads on various locations of their websites. This could be the sidebar, the footer area, or even in-between posts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All you have to do is <\/span><b>add Google AdSense to WordPress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and Google will go through its ad database to find advertisements that will be relevant to your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, if you are a book blogger, then Google may place ads related to books and bookstores on your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But how does that help <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> earn money? Well, if your website visitor clicks on any of the ads placed on your page, then you will earn a certain portion of the money, the amount of which will depend on several factors such as <strong>keyword bids<\/strong> for the ad\u00a0and quality scores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Things You Need To Know About Google AdSense<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before we get started with our guide, it might be helpful for you to understand what exactly you can expect from Google AdSense, and how it works. You can check out the detailed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/adsense\/?hl=en#topic=3373519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Google AdSense help topics<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to get the idea, or you can check out our quick summarized version of some of the most important things you need to know about Google AdSense below.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How Does Google AdSense Choose Which Ads To Display?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With <\/span><b>Google AdSense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you don\u2019t have to worry about what type of ads should be displayed on your WordPress website. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/adsense\/answer\/9713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Google will automatically display targeted ads <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that are relevant to your site visitors, in three key ways: <\/span><b>contextual<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> target, <\/span><b>placement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> targeting, and <\/span><b>personalized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> targeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the case of <\/span><b>contextual targeting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Google takes note of the keywords used in your web pages, your WordPress site structure and other details to understand what the content <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on your web page is about. Then, Google tries to accurately match each page to the content accordingly from its extensive ads database.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the other hand, placement and personalized targeting work in a slightly different way. In the case of <\/span><b>placement targeting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the ads may not be fully relevant to your content but are picked by advertisers who have found a match or a relationship with your content and what they have to offer. Similarly, for <\/span><b>personalized targeting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the ads displayed depend on how the advertisers are trying to reach a target audience\u2013such as by their interests, demographics, and other factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How Does Keyword Bidding &amp; Ad Auction Work?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When advertisers want to display ads, they must make a bid for that specific keyword related to the ad. The bid is essentially the number of money advertisers are willing to pay for a click on their ad. When <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">site visitors click on an ad on your website, the advertiser will pay for that click and you will be earning money for it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But how exactly does <\/span><b>Google AdSense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> determine which ads should be displayed on your WordPress website, and how much you should earn from them? Well, Google AdSense uses an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/adsense\/answer\/160525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ad auction system<\/b><\/a><b>; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the greater the number of advertisers bidding for ad space on your site, the more earnings you can receive. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>How To Make Sure Your Site Is Ready For AdSense?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are just a few of the things you should know before getting started with Google AdSense. There are tons of other factors you should consider too, such as making sure your website is ready to be used with AdSense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For this, you need to closely review the content of your website, your site structure, and other elements. This is because to <\/span><b>get Google Adsense approval for WordPress sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you need to ensure that your website and its content are unique, relevant, and readable to site visitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Getting Started With Google AdSense For WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you have some ideas on how Google AdSense works, let\u2019s find out how to <\/span><b>add Google AdSense <\/b>to your WordPress website<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> easily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Sign Up For A Google AdSense Account<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first thing you need to do is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/adsense\/start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>sign up for a Google AdSense account<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Click on the <\/span><b>Get Started<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> button and follow the on-screen instructions to create your AdSense account.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Connect WordPress Site With Google AdSense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While there are a few methods in which you can do this, Google AdSense highly recommends that you use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sitekit.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Site Kit for WordPress by Google<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to easily connect your website to Google AdSense. It helps you <\/span><b>place the AdSense code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on all your website pages and display ads automatically across your site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">what is Site Kit?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019 you might be wondering. It is a free, open-source plugin for WordPress with more than 2million+ active users that helps you <\/span><b>access unified metrics and insights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from different Google platforms such as Google AdSense, Analytics, Search Console, and more, <\/span><b>directly from your WordPress account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, without a question, to start the process of connecting your site to Google AdSense, you need to install and set up the Site Kit plugin on your WordPress website. Once that is done, click on <\/span><b>Connect Service under \u2018AdSense\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from the plugin\u2019s dashboard or its <\/span><b>\u2018Settings\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tab. And then, simply follow the instructions given in the plugin or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sitekit.withgoogle.com\/documentation\/getting-started\/connecting-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>check out their documentation<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1114446\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/3.png\" alt=\"add Google AdSense to WordPress\" width=\"1600\" height=\"757\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/3.png 1600w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/3-600x284.png 600w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/3-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/3-1536x727.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 3: Insert Ad Code Into Your WordPress Site<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You have to ensure that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/adsense\/answer\/9261307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>AdSense ads is enabled<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in your AdSense account manually. Then, simply allow the Site Kit plugin to place the AdSense code for both the <\/span><b>non-AMP and AMP versions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of your site, following the best practice. The AdSense metrics will appear in the \u2018<\/span><b>AdSense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019 tab of the plugin once your site is ready to serve advertisements and gets organic visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1114447\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/4.png\" alt=\"add Google AdSense to WordPress\" width=\"1600\" height=\"791\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/4.png 1600w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/4-600x297.png 600w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/4-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.wpdeveloper.com\/2022\/04\/4-1536x759.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Recommended: How To Get Google AdSense Approval For WordPress Blog?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Getting Google AdSense approval comes first before you can get started with the tutorial we shared above. Below are some tips on how you can <strong>get Google AdSense approval<\/strong> for WordPress websites:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Write informative, high-performing content for site visitors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure your website &amp; content is SEO optimized. Check out our hand-picked list of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/best-wordpress-seo-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>top SEO plugins for WordPress here<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to do this effortlessly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ensure your web pages have clear &amp; easy navigation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Monetize Your WordPress Website With Google AdSense Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see, adding <strong>Google AdSense<\/strong> to your WordPress website is easier than you think, and it\u2019s an excellent way for you to turn your passion into a source of income. So <strong>get started with Google AdSense<\/strong> today and monetize your WordPress website effortlessly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more fun tutorials, news, and updates about all things WordPress, make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>subscribe to our blog<\/strong><\/a> or join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/wpdeveloper.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>friendly Facebook community<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how you can monetize your WordPress website and earn from it by adding Google AdSense to your site in this step-by-step tutorial. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25294,"featured_media":1114529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_eb_data_table":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[88,434],"tags":[1921,1924,1922,1920,1923],"class_list":["post-1114434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","category-wordpress","tag-add-google-adsense-to-wordpress","tag-getting-started-with-google-adsense","tag-google-adsense","tag-how-to-add-google-adsense","tag-how-to-add-google-adsense-to-wordpress"],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[25294,46053,46051],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"views":3228,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1114434"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139676,"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1114434\/revisions\/1139676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1114529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1114434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1114434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdeveloper.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1114434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}