Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 6:16 pm
From: Inside AdSense Team
http://groups.google.com/group/Inside-AdSense/browse_thread/thread/c16b470e0b277b8c?hl=enTwo weeks ago, we gave you a sneak peek of what was in store for
November. Now, we're happy to let you know that we've started rolling
out our new ad management feature to publishers! As a reminder, this
feature will save the settings of your ad units within your AdSense
account. That means, each time you want to change the colors, channels,
or even the corner styles for your ad units, you can make the changes
directly in your account rather than generating and pasting new code.
Again, we're still working on rolling this feature out to all
publishers, so don't worry if you don't see it in your account yet --
it'll be there soon.Below are a few answers to questions you might have
about this new feature:How has the process of generating new ad code
changed?On the 'Get Ads' page of the 'AdSense Setup' tab, you'll find
the same code generation wizard you've used before. At the end of the
wizard, you'll now be prompted to provide a name for the ad unit you've
just created. We recommend using a descriptive name so that you'll
remember where you pasted this ad unit. For instance, use names
like "Homepage Leaderboard,
example.com" or "Top 300x250, Sports
pages." You can find more detailed instructions in our Help Center.Why
do I need to name my new ad units now?With this new feature, all your
new ad code will have a name and an unique ad slot ID. This will help
you remember them so you can make changes to them later directly on
the 'Manage Ads' page. As noted above, please be as specific as
possible when naming your ad units and include information such as
location, ad size, and domain.Will the old ad code on my sites still
work?Any ad code you've generated in the past will continue to work as
normal. However, please note that the old ad code will not
automatically be updated to include this feature. If you'd like to
apply this new feature to your old ad units, you can import the code
and save the new settings.Why don't I see anything after adding a new
ad unit to my site?If you're implementing a newly created ad unit on
your site, the ad unit may not appear for up to 10 minutes while our
servers are informed about the settings for the new unit. Don't feel
like waiting? Simply use the Preview function on the 'Manage Ads' page
to check out your updated pages immediately.I made some changes to my
ads, but nothing changed on my site. What happened?Just as noted above,
any changes to the ad unit may take up to 10 minutes to be visible.
Feel free to use the Preview function to see your changes
immediately.How do I change the size of my ad units on the 'Manage Ads'
page?Unfortunately, size is one of the few things you can't change with
this new feature. To change the size of your ads, you'll need to visit
the 'Get Ads' page to generate a new ad unit.How do I delete some of
the ad units I created?Right now, it isn't possible to delete ad units
from within your account. This is designed to help avoid instances
where an active ad units might be accidentally deleted. However, ad
units that have not generated impressions for 7 days will
become 'inactive' and will automatically be hidden. You can check
the 'Show inactive AdSense units' box to unhide them.One last reminder
- please keep in mind that this feature only applies to ad code
generated from your account at
https://www.google.com/adsense. If you
create your ad code through one of our partners, such as Blogger,
Dada.net, or Apple iWeb, you'll continue to use the standard ad
code.Want to learn more about this feature? Feel free to check out our
complete guide. You might also find our videos on generating ad code
and managing your ads useful. Finally, we'd like to hear what you think
about this feature.Posted by Cathleen Jia - AdSense Publisher Support
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Posted By Inside AdSense Team to Inside AdSense at 11/05/2007 06:14:00
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