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  Ads Manager 2 by Siropu

  Ads Manager 2 is the new and improved version of Ads Manager 1, designed for XenForo 2. Ads Manager

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  Ads Manager 2 is the new and improved version of Ads Manager 1, designed for XenForo 2. Ads Manager 2 allows you to make money by displaying your own ads or by selling ad spaces on your forum (or both).
  
  There are 11 ad types available:
  
  1. Code
  Display HTML/JavaScript ads such as affiliate banners, Amazon product widgets, Adsense, etc. This ad type also supports PHP callback to generate your own custom code.
  
  2. Banners
  Display banner ads that you can upload directly or from an external source. You can use multiple images to rotate randomly on each page load.
  
  3. Text
  Display text ads with custom title, description and optionally a banner image.
  
  4. Links
  Display link ads with custom title. You can use it to build link lists in the forum sidebar or display horizontal links in other places.
  
  5. Keywords
  Transform text keywords into links with a tooltip description (optionally). Keyword ads can be enabled in thread posts, conversation messages, profile posts, resource description and in chat messages (Chat 2 add-on). As admin you can use it without link and can also add inline CSS to style the keywords as you want.
  
  6. Affiliate Links
  Convert links to affiliate links using 5 link building methods. Optionally you can replace the link anchor text with a custom text. You can also hide the affiliate URL when hovering over the link.
  
  7. Promo Threads
  Create/sell promo threads in the forums you want.
  
  8. Sticky Threads
  Create/sell sticky threads in the forums you want.
  
  9. Featured Resources
  Create/sell featured resources in the categories you want.
  
  10. Popup
  Display popup ads in 3 ways: XenForo overlay with title and content, custom popup code and popup window with custom window features.
  
  11. Background
  Display a background image as an ad with clickable left and right parts of the image. If you provide multiple background images, they will rotate randomly on each page load.
  
  Popup and background ads can be controlled how often they show up and after how many seconds to display. You can even hide them after x seconds of display.
  
  Code, banner (Custom HTML), text and popup ads support XF template syntax.
  
  There are over 150 default positions and 80 of those are predefined dynamic positions that allows you to display ads between thread posts, conversation posts, profile posts, media items, resources and more.
  
  With Ads Manager you can:
  

  1. Display ads individually, grouped or in rotation with or without carousel
  2. Display the same ad(s) on multiple position(s) at the same time
  3. Display ads in random positions
  4. Rotate multiple ads in any of the 11 available orders
  5. View detailed statistics for each ad (general, daily, click and Google Analytics statistics)
  6. Manage multiple ads at the same time
  7. Display/hide ads after x seconds
  8. Display ads every x hours
  9. Display ads in HTML emails: Above/below email content
  10. Choose who will see the ads, where and when
  11. Create custom positions and use them in any template or widget you want
  12. Embed ads on pages outside of XenForo on any domain
  13. Automate the ad selling process using packages
  14. Sell ads per day, week, month, year, CPM or CPC
  15. Use backup ads when there are no active paid ads
  16. Globally hide ads from certain threads or pages such as login, register, etc
  17. Enable advertiser page where all active ads are displayed
  18. Add advertisers to custom user groups
  19. Use XF template syntax to include templates and widgets in ads
  20. Load code ads after the page loads using the lazy load method and refresh the ad every x seconds (optional)
  21. Use Position Criteria to display ads based on thread title, author, tag, prefix and more
  22. Use Device Criteria to target certain devices based on type and model, platform and browser
  23. Use Geo Criteria to target/block specific countries

  Has a built in click fraud protection for third-party ads such as AdSense that allows you to hide the ad after it has been clicked x times by the same visitor.
  
  Has a built in AdBlock detector with option to display a backup ad, a message or force users to disable it.
  Images in banner and text ads are loaded using the lazy load method,
  
  When selling ads, you can offer promo codes and discounts based on the purchase value and length.
  When selling keyword ads, you can set premium keywords with a higher price and also give advertisers the option to opt in for "exclusive keyword use" for an extra fee.
  When selling promo threads and sticky threads you can set different prices for each forum. For promo threads you can give advertisers the option to stick their threads for an extra fee.
  When selling featured resources you can set different prices for each category.
  
  Views/impressions and clicks from the same user can be set to count every time or every x hours.
  You can set to count views/impressions when the ad loads or when the ad is visible on the screen.
  
  And a lot more.
• Version

  2.6.5 Stable Available Mar 18, 2026 · 0

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  File size: 698.4 KB

  SHA-256: 593701cec0ccf4477284a6bdcaf5d7a0e02a2cd580ec85c2f874847d641542c3

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  Added Article prefix Position criteria option for Bob's AMS add-on.
  Fixed an issue with group discounts to get the best discount if the user is in multiple groups.
  Fixed an issue with discount calculation for background ads in front-end.

  2.6.4 Stable Available Feb 27, 2026 · 0

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  File size: 698 KB

  SHA-256: 67f547c7fe32c6a1f5dcfc2363cabf5bce7129d95f6b8b7c707a7bac422f1e30

  SHA-256 verified Package valid Compatibility checked Last verified: Wednesday at 12:10 AM

  Added expired thread prefix admin option for Promo threads.
  Fixed an issue with promo code max invoice value, getting a message when it is set to 0.
  Fixed an issue with some ad types in ACP where tabs weren't working.

  2.6.3 Stable Available Feb 7, 2026 · 1

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  File size: 698 KB

  SHA-256: e33ff8349b79e1558e8573b8288944455b2e37096a93e12c5fd91eda3ddafd88

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  Added keyword and affiliate link ad type support for Bob's Classifieds add-on.
  Added new position criteria for Bob's Classifieds add-on: "Item ID is" and "Item ID is Not".
  Added ad setting to display a close button for users to hide the ad.
  Added widget option for featured threads to select which ad type to display: sticky, promo or both.
  Added "Notes" tab to ads where you can keep notes regarding the changes you have made.
  Added "Max invoice amount" option to promo codes.
  
  Fixed an issue with promo codes not working when extending ads.
  Fixed an issue with displaying approval message when the user has permission to bypass it.
  Fixed an issue with ad owner change tool where purchase value is set to 1.
  Fixed an issue with images not maintaining proper aspect ratio when responsive.
  Fixed an issue with promo threads where "Enable custom thread fields" only works if "Enable custom thread prefix" is also enabled, due to a JS error.
  Fixed an issue with position criteria where "not" conditions will prevent ads from showing in other places. (For example, when using "Thread ID is not", will prevent the ad from showing outside a thread.)

  2.6.2 Stable Available Dec 25, 2025 · 1

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  File size: 704.1 KB

  SHA-256: b191a346e9681c6c3c9bc5fadbc5aaba8eec70a1423c64b768b74255ba805a65

  SHA-256 verified Package valid Compatibility checked Last verified: Wednesday at 12:10 AM

  Added embeddable ads via BB code for both individual ads and packages. You can find the option in ad/package list options menu. You can place the BB codes in articles or inside any other content that supports BB codes.
  
  Made improvements to position criteria to be strict, meaning that it will work with any position and won't display the ad unless the criteria is met. This used to work only for specific positions in thread view, forum view, etc.
  
  Made some changes to the carousel to loop ads instead of starting over once the last ad is in view. This will also fix an issue with navigation arrows where the last item in view disabled the arrow and could then click the ad by mistake.
  
  Fixed an issue with background banners where the left and right position calculation didn't work as expected every time.

  2.6.0 Stable Available Nov 29, 2025 · 0

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  File size: 694.9 KB

  SHA-256: 19fff173b5651882fa31cdc5f14dea601aad9e042bb7454d25197eb8f0d28ff5

  SHA-256 verified Package valid Compatibility checked Last verified: Wednesday at 12:10 AM

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  Ads Manager 2 is the new and improved version of Ads Manager 1, designed for XenForo 2. Ads Manager 2 allows you to make money by displaying your own ads or by selling ad spaces on your forum (or both).
  
  There are 11 ad types available:
  
  1. Code
  Display HTML/JavaScript ads such as affiliate banners, Amazon product widgets, Adsense, etc. This ad type also supports PHP callback to generate your own custom code.
  
  2. Banners
  Display banner ads that you can upload directly or from an external source. You can use multiple images to rotate randomly on each page load.
  
  3. Text
  Display text ads with custom title, description and optionally a banner image.
  
  4. Links
  Display link ads with custom title. You can use it to build link lists in the forum sidebar or display horizontal links in other places.
  
  5. Keywords
  Transform text keywords into links with a tooltip description (optionally). Keyword ads can be enabled in thread posts, conversation messages, profile posts, resource description and in chat messages (Chat 2 add-on). As admin you can use it without link and can also add inline CSS to style the keywords as you want.
  
  6. Affiliate Links
  Convert links to affiliate links using 5 link building methods. Optionally you can replace the link anchor text with a custom text. You can also hide the affiliate URL when hovering over the link.
  
  7. Promo Threads
  Create/sell promo threads in the forums you want.
  
  8. Sticky Threads
  Create/sell sticky threads in the forums you want.
  
  9. Featured Resources
  Create/sell featured resources in the categories you want.
  
  10. Popup
  Display popup ads in 3 ways: XenForo overlay with title and content, custom popup code and popup window with custom window features.
  
  11. Background
  Display a background image as an ad with clickable left and right parts of the image. If you provide multiple background images, they will rotate randomly on each page load.
  
  Popup and background ads can be controlled how often they show up and after how many seconds to display. You can even hide them after x seconds of display.
  
  Code, banner (Custom HTML), text and popup ads support XF template syntax.
  
  There are over 150 default positions and 80 of those are predefined dynamic positions that allows you to display ads between thread posts, conversation posts, profile posts, media items, resources and more.
  
  With Ads Manager you can:
  

  1. Display ads individually, grouped or in rotation with or without carousel
  2. Display the same ad(s) on multiple position(s) at the same time
  3. Display ads in random positions
  4. Rotate multiple ads in any of the 11 available orders
  5. View detailed statistics for each ad (general, daily, click and Google Analytics statistics)
  6. Manage multiple ads at the same time
  7. Display/hide ads after x seconds
  8. Display ads every x hours
  9. Display ads in HTML emails: Above/below email content
  10. Choose who will see the ads, where and when
  11. Create custom positions and use them in any template or widget you want
  12. Embed ads on pages outside of XenForo on any domain
  13. Automate the ad selling process using packages
  14. Sell ads per day, week, month, year, CPM or CPC
  15. Use backup ads when there are no active paid ads
  16. Globally hide ads from certain threads or pages such as login, register, etc
  17. Enable advertiser page where all active ads are displayed
  18. Add advertisers to custom user groups
  19. Use XF template syntax to include templates and widgets in ads
  20. Load code ads after the page loads using the lazy load method and refresh the ad every x seconds (optional)
  21. Use Position Criteria to display ads based on thread title, author, tag, prefix and more
  22. Use Device Criteria to target certain devices based on type and model, platform and browser
  23. Use Geo Criteria to target/block specific countries

  Has a built in click fraud protection for third-party ads such as AdSense that allows you to hide the ad after it has been clicked x times by the same visitor.
  
  Has a built in AdBlock detector with option to display a backup ad, a message or force users to disable it.
  Images in banner and text ads are loaded using the lazy load method,
  
  When selling ads, you can offer promo codes and discounts based on the purchase value and length.
  When selling keyword ads, you can set premium keywords with a higher price and also give advertisers the option to opt in for "exclusive keyword use" for an extra fee.
  When selling promo threads and sticky threads you can set different prices for each forum. For promo threads you can give advertisers the option to stick their threads for an extra fee.
  When selling featured resources you can set different prices for each category.
  
  Views/impressions and clicks from the same user can be set to count every time or every x hours.
  You can set to count views/impressions when the ad loads or when the ad is visible on the screen.
  
  And a lot more.
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