Hi, I’m planning to use the Background Ad for the first time this week, but several things are very unclear. I have searched through the documentation and cannot find complete information and there was no video tutorial specifically for background ads.
1) What are the dimensions that I provide my advertiser. I know from searching the forums that the recommended image size is 1920×1080 – But is there a recommended resolution?
2) What size should the mobile menu image be?
3) I assume there is no tracking system in place (i.e. Impressions, click through rates). I can track clicks with a tracking link, but how do people track impressions – especially since the background ad doesn’t show on all post types.
4) We use post template 8 for certain posts (https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper/td-post-2015-awards-all-of-the-best-and-worst-moments-from-the-show/) – it looks like the background ad can’t replace the overflow. Is there a workaround?
I welcome any advice in using the Background Ad feature – especially from people who have used it to sell site takeovers.
Hi,
1. You could try with a FullHD image – 1920×1080px this should provide best results. As an example this is the background image used on a category page in the theme demo
– https://www.screencast.com/t/AFZo2uDS
2. For the mobile menu or search background you can experiment with different image sizes, there is no specified size requirement. You can try a few images and see which is the best to use.
3. For ad tracking maybe you can find a plugin that has the option. Some users have installed the Adrotate plugin, that could have what you are looking for.
4. Post template 8 uses the featured image as background image, that is the style of the template. This will override the website background. You can use a different post template style, if you do not want this to happen.
Thanks
Thank you. What are the visible dimensions on the 1920×1080px background ad? Obviously, most of it is not visible because it’s behind the site itself. What size should the actual ads be on either side of the site?
Also, what is the recommended size for the mobile background. Surely you have some recommended size?
Hi,
The theme has a container width of 1164px when a background is set
– https://www.screencast.com/t/qrugtDkxs
For the mobile background the live demo uses a background image like this
– https://www.screencast.com/t/kwdpaqKgpEnf
This does not mean that the image should be exactly of this size. After all, it is meant to be displayed only on mobile devices, there would be no need for excessively big images.
Thanks
