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Ads ​

Go to Admin -> Ads.

Flow ships with no ad. Create your own, then show it in a location of the theme or with a shortcode.

Create an ad ​

Click Create, then fill the form:

  • Name and Key (the key is used by the shortcode), and the Sort order.
  • Ads Type: Custom Ad (an image with a link) or Google AdSense.
  • For a custom ad: the URL, Open in new tab?, and the Image for desktop. The Tablet Image and Mobile Image are optional; when empty, the image of the larger screen is used.
  • Status, Location and Expired at (the ad is disabled automatically after this date).

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Do not use words such as "ad" or "promotion" in the name of the image file: some ad blockers hide such pictures.

create-ads

The list shows the shortcode of each ad.

ads-list

Insert in an article or a page ​

Copy the shortcode of the list, for example:

[ads key="sample-banner"][/ads]

Paste it anywhere in the content of a page or a post and the ad is displayed there. Or click UI Blocks in the editor, choose Ads, pick the ad in Select Ad and click Add.

Ads shortcode

Show in a location ​

An ad can also be tied to a location registered by the theme. In the form of the ad, choose the Location box. The ad then shows wherever the theme displays that location. If several active ads share a location, one of them is picked at random on each page load. An expired ad is never shown.

Flow registers two locations:

LocationWhere it shows
Top Sidebar Ads (top-sidebar-ads)Above the widgets of the Primary sidebar: in the sidebar of the post pages (when Single Layout has a sidebar) and in the Posts and Sidebar shortcode.
Bottom Sidebar Ads (bottom-sidebar-ads)Below the widgets of the same sidebar.

The ad below uses the location Top Sidebar Ads on the Posts and Sidebar block of the Home 2 page:

result-sidebar

Google AdSense ​

Go to Admin -> Ads -> Ads Settings.

Choose the Google AdSense mode (disabled, Auto Ads or Unit Ads) and paste the content of your ads.txt file.

Ads settings