AndyB Ad Manager 1.4

Easily manage your Google AdSense advertising.

Live example:

South Bay Riders

(Example of AdSense on the forum list)

(Example of Options page)

(Example of User group permissions)


Features:

• Ads are displayed in forum list, forum view and thread view.
• Ads are displayed top and bottom.
• Options page allows disabling ads from specified areas, forums and threads.
• User Group Permissions determine which user groups see ads.

Installation:

1. Download Andy-AdManager-1.1.zip and unzip it.
2. Copy the src/addons/Andy/AdManager directory to your server.
3. From the Admin Control Panel Install the add-on.

Setup:

1. Edit the andy_admanager template and update using your AdSense code.
2. Set the appropriate user group permissions, typically the following two user groups are set to Yes.
   
   Registered
   Unregistered / Unconfirmed

How to get your AdSense code:

1. Log into your Google AdSense account.
2. Click My Ads.
3. Click Ad units.
4. Click New ad unit.
5. Click Text and display ads.
6. Enter a Name for this ad. Example enter "Responsive" as the name.
7. Save and get code.

Questions & Answers:

Q: How can I control the spacing of the ads?
A: Edit the andy_admanager.less template.

Q: Should I exclude forums which guests are not able to view?
A: Yes.