How to Add Dynamic Advertising Widgets

Learn to place and control advertising widgets for monetizing your blog.

Monetizing your theme is a common requirement. You can make ad placements dynamic by allowing users to add ad code via the Layout editor and by controlling where ads appear with conditional logic.

Method 1: The AdSense Widget

If you use Google AdSense, this is the easiest method. Add the `AdSense` gadget from the Layout dashboard. It integrates directly with your AdSense account and can automatically place responsive ads in the chosen location.

Method 2: Custom Ads with the HTML/JavaScript Widget

For other ad networks or custom banner ads, the user can paste the provided ad code (usually a `<script>` or `<img>` tag) into an `HTML/JavaScript` widget.

Conditional Ad Placement

You can create more strategic ad placements. For example, you can insert an ad slot inside your post content after a certain paragraph using JavaScript, or use `b:if` to show an ad only on specific page types.

Code Examples

xmlShowing an Ad Widget Only on Post and Static Pages
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<!-- This section is in your sidebar -->
<b:section id='sidebar-ads' showaddelement='yes'>
  <!-- User adds an AdSense or HTML widget here -->
  <b:widget id='AdSense1' type='AdSense' title='Advertisement'>
    <b:includable id='main'>
      <!-- Only render the ad if we are on a post or static page -->
      <b:if cond='data:view.isPost or data:view.isPage'>
        <div class='widget-content'>
          <data:content/>
        </div>
      </b:if>
    </b:includable>
  </b:widget>
</b:section>

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