There are many WordPress plugins in the market to rotate ads. But the Ad Inserter plugin is unique among them. Using this, the ad can be set at the desired time and rotated easily.
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What is Ad Rotation?
An ad rotation is a process of setting a time frame for an ad or for different kinds of ads and changing them according to the time frame for your website visitor.
This will increase the number of impressions, clicks and ad revenue.
Note: A minimum ad rotation time is 30 sections according to Google AdSense policy.
What is Ad Rotator?
A plugin or shortcode that allows you to rotate the different or same kinds of ads in a stipulated period of time.
Rotate AdSense Ads using the Ad Inserter Plugin:
You can create as many ad slots as you want and place them in any location on the site where posts are displayed.
When someone visits one of those posts, an ad will appear and rotate according to the time frame you have set.
After inserting the plugin, go to the plugin section and click “Settings” (Or, hover over the settings under the WP dashboard, then click ad inserter).
On the plugin screen, click 4 square icons to view a list of all block numbers at the top of the screen.
You can select and start from the first blocks in a list of 1-16 blocks. And by default, the first block will activate.
Now select the page, post, categories, static pages, home page, tag/archive pages, or search pages that you want to show the ads.
Select ad insertion positions for your pages and posts.
Also, select ad alignment
Now scroll a little up and click (wrench icon) toggle tools to show the toggle rotation editor.
Click the toggle rotation editor and enter the time in seconds. The time should not be lesser than 30 seconds, according to google AdSense policy.
Now navigate and log into Google AdSense and copy the code
Navigate back to the ad rotator plugin settings page, then paste the copied AdSense ad code into the first block
Again click “Toggle rotation editor” and wait a while to apply the customized settings to the AdSense code
Lastly, click “Save Settings“. to confirm the action.
Or if you want to rotate various ad unit ads before saving the settings as described in the steps above, do the following:
Now click the + (Add option) icon to add the “B” option in the first block
Enter the time in seconds. (The time should not be lesser than 30 seconds for ad rotation)
Now copy the Google AdSense different ad units code and paste it into the option “B”
Again click “Toggle rotation editor” and wait a while to apply the customized settings to the AdSense code
In this way, you can add different ad units ad or the same ad to the same block.
Lastly, click “Save Settings“. to confirm the action.
In the same way, do for all the positions of a post you want to rotate ads.
What is an Ad Rotator?
A plugin or shortcode that allows you to rotate the different or same kinds of ads in stipulated periods of time.
Is this method still legal with google policies now in 2023?
Yes, it is legal, but you are not allowed to set it for less than 30 seconds.