Guides
Practical guides to AdSense approval, written from Google's own documentation and the patterns we see in scans.
AdSense Alternatives in 2026: Real Entry Requirements
Ezoic, Mediavine, Journey, Raptive, Monumetric, Media.net and more: what each ad network actually requires to join in 2026, and which fit a small or new site.
5 min read
Mobile Usability and Speed for AdSense: What Matters
Speed isn't an AdSense approval rule, but a site that won't load, jumps around or buries content under mobile ads breaks rules that are. Fixes and targets.
5 min read
Keyword Cannibalization: Find and Fix Competing Pages
When several pages on your site target the same query, they split signals and look like filler to reviewers. How to spot cannibalization and merge or refocus.
5 min read
AdSense Restricted Content: Allowed, but With Fewer Ads
Restricted isn't prohibited. What Google Publisher Restrictions cover, from alcohol and gambling to weapons, and how a restriction label affects ads and review.
5 min read
Google Page Quality Explained: Lowest to Highest Ratings
How Google's Search Quality Rater Guidelines grade pages from Lowest to Highest, what raters look at, and what the scale means for a site applying for AdSense.
6 min read
Is Cloudflare Blocking AdSense? How to Check and Fix It
How Cloudflare bot protection, challenges, country rules and rate limits can block the AdSense crawler, how to confirm it in Security Events and what to fix.
6 min read
Niche Focus for AdSense: Does Your Site Need One Topic?
Google has no single-niche rule for AdSense, but it asks if a site has a primary purpose. How to judge focus, find off-topic pages and fix a scattered site.
5 min read
robots.txt and the AdSense Crawler: Rules That Matter
How Mediapartners-Google reads robots.txt, why User-agent: * does not block it, safe examples for WordPress and AI bots, and the mistakes that cost approvals.
5 min read
Author Pages and E-E-A-T: Showing Who Writes Your Content
How bylines and author pages support E-E-A-T, what Google's own guidance asks for, how to mark up authors, and why invented experts backfire on AdSense sites.
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Expired Domains and AdSense: Risks to Check Before You Buy
Can a dropped or auctioned domain get AdSense approval? What Google's expired domain abuse policy says, and the history checks to run before you build on one.
6 min read
AI Content and AdSense: What Google Allows and What It Rejects
AdSense doesn't ban AI-written content; it bans unreviewed auto-generated and scaled pages. What Google says and how to use AI without risking your review.
6 min read
ads.txt for AdSense: Setup, Exact Format and Common Errors
How to create ads.txt for AdSense: the exact Google line, where the file must live, how to add it on WordPress or Blogger, and the errors that break it.
6 min read
AdSense Prohibited Content: What Google Won't Monetize
The content categories Google Publisher Policies prohibit, how they differ from restricted content, and how a single section can sink an AdSense review.
7 min read
Programmatic SEO and AdSense: Where Templates Cross the Line
Programmatic pages aren't banned; scaled template pages without real data are. How Google's policies apply and how to prepare a template-heavy site for review.
6 min read
AdSense Privacy Policy Requirements, With Sample Wording
What Google requires in a privacy policy for AdSense sites: cookie and third-party disclosures, opt-out links, other ad networks and EEA consent, with examples.
6 min read
Duplicate Content and AdSense: What Actually Gets You Rejected
The difference between harmless technical duplicates and the copied, scraped or spun content that AdSense rejects, with checks and fixes for both kinds.
6 min read
How Many Posts Do You Need for AdSense Approval?
Google sets no minimum post count for AdSense. Here is where the 20 to 30 posts myth comes from, what reviewers need instead, and a realistic first target.
5 min read
Site Navigation for AdSense: Menus Reviewers Can Follow
AdSense policy says sites must be easy to navigate. What that means in practice: crawlable menus, no orphan pages, no broken links and no misleading buttons.
6 min read
Thin Content: How to Find It and Fix It Before AdSense Review
What counts as thin content for Google and AdSense, why word count isn't the measure, and a practical improve, merge, redirect or delete process for weak pages.
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AdSense Requirements in 2026: What Google Actually Asks For
The real AdSense requirements for 2026, from age and ID checks to content, privacy policy and EEA consent, separated from the myths about posts and traffic.
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AdSense Rejected? A Step-by-Step Plan Before You Reapply
Your site was rejected by AdSense. Read the real reason, fix it properly, and request a new review the right way, without the resubmit loop that wastes weeks.
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About and Contact Pages for AdSense: What They Need
Google only requires a privacy policy, but About and contact pages still shape AdSense review. What to put on each, with examples, and which pages are optional.
5 min read
AdSense "Policy Violations" Rejection: Find and Fix the Cause
An AdSense policy violations rejection rarely names the page. Here is how to audit your site for prohibited content, risky ad code and spam, then reapply.
5 min read
AdSense on WordPress: Setup, Plugins and Rejection Traps
Getting WordPress ready for AdSense: where the code goes, ads.txt at the root, settings and plugins that block crawlers, and thin archive pages to tidy up.
6 min read
The AdSense Domain Age Myth: Is There a 6-Month Rule?
There is no current minimum domain age for AdSense. Where the 6-month rule came from, the real 6-month deadline in your account, and why young sites still fail.
5 min read
AdSense "Site Down or Unavailable": Causes and Fixes
Why AdSense says your site is down or unavailable when it loads fine for you, how to test it the way the crawler sees it, and how to fix each cause.
6 min read
AdSense on Blogger: Earnings Tab, Settings and Common Rejections
How AdSense approval works on Blogger: signing up from the Earnings tab, robots.txt and ads.txt settings, custom domains and template issues behind rejections.
6 min read
How to Fix the AdSense "Low Value Content" Rejection
What AdSense means by low value content, the patterns that trigger it, and a step-by-step plan to rework your site before you request another review.
6 min read
AdSense CMP Rules for EEA, UK and Swiss Visitors (TCF v2.3)
Who needs a Google-certified CMP for AdSense, what TCF v2.3 changed on 1 March 2026, and how to check your consent banner before ads start serving.
7 min read
AdSense Approval Checklist: What to Check Before You Apply
A practical AdSense pre-application checklist: crawler access, content depth, privacy policy, ads.txt, navigation and consent, each tied to Google's own docs.
7 min read