In order to create a new banner, choose option “Manage Banners” from the “Tools” menu and click on the “new banner” button.
Figure 675: Creating a new Banner (step 1/2)
The following screen will be displayed.
Figure 676: Creating a new Banner (step 2/2)
The following parameters are available inside this screen:
Banner Title – input field for entering the title for the banner
Banner URL – input field for entering the URL user will follow when he clicks on the banner
Banner Group – pull down menu for choosing the group banner will belong to based on the banner size (e.g. 468x50) – see section Creating a new banner group for further information on creating a new group
Image – click on the “Browse” button in order to locate the desired banner image from your PC
Image Target – choose this field to define the address of the file that is already on the server i.e. display existing image on the server as a banner
Image Target (Save To) – set the location of the image that you are uploading from your PC
Scheduled at – set the date this banner will start showing on the website
Expires on - set the date this banner will stop showing on the website
Impressions/views – you can set the banner to expire after it has been viewed for certain amount of times (e.g. enter 20 and this banner will stop showing after it has been viewed for 20 times)
After setting these parameters, click on the "Insert” button and the screen with the confirmation on successfully inserted banner will be displayed.
Figure 677: Banner successfully inserted
Notes:
Image Notes:
Uploading directories must have proper user (write) permissions setup!
Do not fill out the 'Save To' field if you are not uploading an image to the web server (i.e., you are using a local (server side) image).
The 'Save To' field must be an existing directory with an ending slash (eg, banners/)
Expiry Notes:
Only one of the two fields should be submitted
If the banner is not to expire automatically, then leave these fields blank
Schedule Notes:
If a schedule is set, the banner will be activated on that date.
All scheduled banners are marked as inactive until their date has arrived, to which they will then be marked active.