google_ad_type = "text_image";

[edited by: incrediBILL at 11:19 am (utc) on Sep. 29, 2009]
[edit reason] fixed formatting [/edit]

It would be a good idea to have a "manual" or at least a bunch of examples of those old ad codes and exactly what the different options are and can have as values (also knowing what not to use as it was premium publishers only of course).

I still use all the old codes. I tried two of the new ones on my new blogs yet can't seem to get the custom channel part of it working however they work fine with url channels so I'm not that fussed.

That was a quick response... thanks... I did mention to my adsense advisor that this is a better forum for adsense information than the adsense "help" tag and blogs and twitter

This is the best place to come. Avoid Google Groups.

I use the old code too. Much prefer it over the new "improved" code. Easier to manage for me.
Also, sometimes the new code failed to show at all, leaving empty blocks everywhere. (And yes, there are plenty of adverts for my niche).

I wish they had google_ad_type = "text_image_flash"; as an option.

As it has been strongly suggested that I place ads for both text and images by my adsense advisor...

Depends on the individual publisher. If you aren't already running display ads, using AdSense "image ads" might be worth trying. Testing is always better than guesswork.

The last time I manually changed the code from google_ad_type = "text"; to google_ad_type = "text_image"; my CTR went down the toilet.