How Do I Place An Ad On My Website?

This Article Is For:

  • Users who have: Advertising Permissions
  • This is applicable to: All Themes

Note:

  • Please allow for up to 3 hours for ads to start displaying correctly before you contact Google Ad Manager's customer support asking them for help. If it has been longer than 3 hours, please contact Google here: https://support.google.com/dfp_premium/?hl=en#topic=28132&contact=1
  • If you want your ad to be mobile responsive, you must edit the ad code within Google Ad Manager
  • The word 'Advertisement' will appear as soon as ad code is saved in the ad slot.
  • We can’t offer the option to turn off the ‘Advertisement’ label in order to adhere to best practices and ethical standards (based on intended use). Google and Apple have been cracking down on bad ad practices in the last several years and so when legitimate website content cannot be clearly identified from ad content, it affects things like Google search ranking, etc.

Design Changes:

  • The below notes for SoCast 3.0 are part of an upcoming theme release, scheduled for July 2020. We will provide further communication closer to release.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Go to: Website > Website Settings > Advertising > Configure Website Advertising
  2. Scroll down to the 'Ad Units' section
  3. Click the 'edit pencil' icon beside the ad unit you want to edit/add
  4. In the pop-up window, enter your Ad Code


Ad SlotsDimensionsNotes
Ad Slots SoCast 2.0




Leaderboard Ad728x90Leaderboard ad that appears at the top of the website.
Lightbox Banner Ad300x50Banner ad that appears in the popup when clicking on content from galleries, e.g. photos, videos, activity streams
Mobile Banner Ad320x50Mobile banner ad that appears at the bottom of the website when viewed on a mobile device.
Gallery Big Box Ad300x250Big box ad that appears after every 5 items in the popup when clicking on content from galleries, e.g. photos, videos, activity streams



Ad Slots Hero 1.0




Leaderboard Ad728x90Leaderboard ad that appears at the top of the website.
Lightbox Banner Ad300x50Banner ad that appears in the popup when clicking on content from galleries, e.g. photos, videos, activity streams
Mobile Banner Ad320x50Mobile banner ad that appears at the bottom of the website when viewed on a mobile device.
Gallery Big Box Ad300x250Big box ad that appears after every 5 items in the popup when clicking on content from galleries, e.g. photos, videos, activity streams



Ad Slots SoCast 3.0




Header AdRecommended 728x90Appears at the top of the website in the position assigned in the theme editor.
Footer AdRecommended 728x90Appears at the bottom of the website above the site footer.
Full Page AdMax. ad width based on the website width selected in the theme editorAppears when using the 'Full Page Ad' widget and is inserted automatically into blog posts.
Lightbox Banner Ad300x50Banner ad that appears in the popup when clicking on content from galleries, e.g. photos, videos, activity streams
Gallery Big Box Ad300x250Big box ad that appears after every 5 items in the popup when clicking on content from galleries, e.g. photos, videos, activity streams