1. How to choose the default tab shown.
Normally the Product tab is shown. I wanted a way for readers to see the great price of the item. I did this by adding the code below.
ch_default_tab = ‘Best Deals’; or ch_default_tab = “Deals”;

Default Chitika Add

Best Deals Chitika Ad

2. How to hide the search tab
I got this from Liewcf.. The chitika add below this post has a search tab but the others do not. Add the code below.
ch_nosearch = 1;

Chitika no search

3. How to target certain products with Chitika
This not only lets you be more specific but allows you to use chitika with adsense. Add the code below with your own product.
ch_query = “canon powershot”;

4. How to cycle through more then one product.
I got this from problogger. Use the code below with your own products targeted towards your content.
var ch_queries = new Array(’phrase1′, ‘phrase2′, ‘phrase3′);
var ch_selected = Math.floor((Math.random() * ch_queries.length));
ch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];

Sample Keywords

5. Plugins

i. Wordpress Chitika Plugin: Once you activate the plugin, you will see a new button on your Quicktags toolbar. The new button is eMiniMall. Click it to insert the eMiniMall tag.

ii. Add Chitika Code to Your Post

iii. Use Custom Fields in WordPress to target ads from Chitika

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6. Roatate Chitika by random product
By doing this you are not contextual and do not have to list off keywords. Use this code.
ch_non_contextual = 1;
ch_query = “”;

7. Change the font
ch_font_text = “Arial”;
ch_font_text = “Arial Narrow,Verdana”;

8. Target the Title
ch_query = ‘Five Chitika Tricks’;

9. The background color can now be changed. The option for that is now in the control. But if existing users want to hack the code, they can do use using a line like this:
ch_color_bg = “#CCCCCC”;

10. How to specify a channel name?
Code Hacking: For existing users who have already deployed code, you can add this line to the code (anywhere after the line with ch_client but before the line with /script). You need to replace the XXXX below with a meaningul name like “Home page in the morning” or “Home and Garden Category”.
ch_sid = “XXXX”;

11. A script that rotates your chitika keywords daily, rotating your Chitika products.

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