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Description
This plugin will manage and rotate your Google Adsense and other ads on your Wordpress blog. It automatically recognises many ad networks including Google Adsense, AdBrite, Adify, AdGridWork, Adpinion, Adroll, Chitika, Commission Junction, CrispAds, OpenX, ShoppingAds, Yahoo!PN, and WidgetBucks. Unsupported ad networks can be used as well.
Features:
- Import ad code automatically
- Widgets and sidebar modules compatible (as used in the popular K2 theme).
- Automatic limiting of ad display to meet network terms and conditions (e.g. Google Adsense 3 units/page)
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Premium Option
This addon is available as a subscription from our Products Page.
Usage & Settings
- Add your ad networks by clicking ‘Create new’ under the ‘Ads’ menu. Manage your ad networks by clicking ‘Edit’ under the ‘Ads’ menu.
- Place ads in your blog posts and pages by adding ‘‘ to your blog post (where ‘name’ is the name of your ad)
More detailed installation instructions can be found here.
Faq
I previously used the Adsense Manager plugin for Wordpress. Do I need to reconfigure my ads?
Advertising Manager will automatically import your settings from Adsense Manager. There is no modification necessary. In addition, Advertising Manager will accept the Adsense Manager ad calls (”) as well.
Does Advertising Manager support Wordpress MU (multi-user)?
Yes.
Can Advertising Manager work in my language?
Yes. Advertising Manager is localised. If your blog is in another language, and Advertising Manager shows in English, then it is most likely that a translation has not been done. Don’t worry – if you are a native speaker in English as well as your local language, you can help out! Information on how to get involved can be found here:
http://code.openx.org/wiki/advertising-manager/TranslateAdvertisingManagerinyour_language
Do I still need Advertising Manager now I can manage ads through Google’s system?
Advertising manager allows you to rotate ads, easily turn on/off ads, place them in your blog, and many features other than configuration of the ad colors and format. It a critical tool to use if you want to make more from your advertising.
Why does changing Ad Format/Dimensions sometimes not change the size of the ad?
For some ad networks (e.g. WidgetBucks, Adroll, etc.) the dimensions of ads are managed through the online interface. There is no way to change these settings from within the WordPress system that would work reliably. You do not have to update these dimension settings if you update your Ad online, however, it can be useful in correctly identifying ‘Alternate Ads’ for AdSense blocks.
How can I share revenue with my authors?
- Load YOUR ad into Advertising Manager.
- Load your AUTHOR’s ad into Advertising Manager.
- Name both ads the same – this will allow them to rotate.
- In your author’s ad, be sure to select the authors username in Display Options
- Set the weights of the ads according to your revenue share. The easiest way to do this is to set YOUR ad weight to 36, and then set the weight of your author’s ad according to the revenue share deal. For 10% revenue share, set the author ad weight to 4; 20% = 9; 33% = 18; 40% = 24; 50% = 36; 60% = 54; 66.7% = 72; 70% = 84; 80% = 144; 90% = 324. For the nerdy wonks out there, the formula is (AUTHOR AD WEIGHT) = (MY AD WEIGHT * REVENUE SHARE) / (1 – REVENUE SHARE)
More detailed instuctions can be found in the documentation: Concepts – Placing ads on your blog
Screenshots
Manage Your Advretising in WordPress 2.7
Create ad in WordPress 2.7
Edit ad in WordPress 2.7
Ad settings in WordPress 2.7
