AdSpots are content blocks in your product grids that you can use for inline ads or other types of content, e.g. Christmas delivery dates, new product collections, etc.
AdSpots must be integrated into your template, which requires work from your development team.
Create a new AdSpot
Go to: Website personalisation > Merchandising > AdSpots
Select +Create new AdSpot.
Complete the fields:
| Field | Description |
| Name | Give your AdSpot a memorable name. |
| Description | Enter a short description. |
| Tags | Enter tags separated by commas - you can use these to filter your personas in the AdSpots home screen. |
| Columns | Enter a number to define how many columns your grid should have. |
AdSpot sets
Next, create a design set for your AdSpot.
Sets define:
- Which ads you want to display in your AdSpot, and;
- how you want to display them.
Select +Create New Set and complete the fields:
| Field | Description |
| Set name | Give your AdSpot design set a memorable name. |
| Starts | Enter the cell number this set should start at. |
| Size | Enter a number to define the size of this set, e.g. 4 for a set of four ads. |
| Colour |
Use this field to help you visualise this design set on the screen.
Note: This field doesn't affect the colour of the products displayed on your site, or any other design elements.
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| Type | Choose your AdSpot type. |
| DITMAP | See: DITMAP content options |
DITMAP content options
You can add:
- Titles
- Abstracts
- Image/Media - see: Adding images to your AdSpots
- Properties
These fields typically require specialist developer knowledge.
Adding images to your AdSpots
You'll need to image URL in order to add your image to the set.
Select Content... in the DITMAP field, then +Add under Images/Media.
Paste your URL into the Src field and click Apply.
Remember to Save your AdSpot once you've finished adding images.
AdSpot schemas
An AdSpot schema is your template for any AdSpots you create.
You can create new types of AdSpots, which includes things like click through links, image URLs, image text, etc.
To create a new AdSpot schema, select the cog icon in the AdSpots home page:
Select Create New Schema:
Complete the fields:
| Field | Description |
| Id | Enter a unique ID for your schema. |
| Name | Give your AdSpot Schema a memorable name. |
| Description | Enter a short description. |
Next, select +Add component and complete the fields in the pop-up:
| Field | Description |
| Id | Enter a unique ID for your schema component. |
| Name | Give your AdSpot Schema a memorable name. |
| Abstract | Enter a short description. |
| Default | Enter a default value. |
| Type |
Choose from:
These relate to different layouts for your AdSpots. |
Select Apply.
Save your AdSpot Schema and add any further components you require.
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