Banners

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Banners are a type of advertising and is usually embedded on a web page. It is meant to attract traffic to websites. It has a link that is directed to the advertiser's website.

Adding a Banner

To add a banner, go to Promo Tools > Banners > click on + Add New. You will then be presented with the Promo Tools / Banners form. You need to fill in the following fields on this form
- Status - You will see two options on the status drop down list: Active and Inactive. If you select inactive, then the banner will be added but not be displayed on the front side. Select active if you wish the banner to be displayed on front side.
- Title - This is a mandatory field. Write the name of the banner in this field.
- Upload banner - Click on the check box if you want to upload the banner from your system. If you have checked the checkbox, then you will see an option for Select Banner. Click on browse to select the banner (jpg, jpeg, gif, png, etc.) from your computer.
- Banner URL - If you do not choose to upload banner from your system, then you can specify the URL of the banner you wish to add.
- Size - Choose the size of the banner from the drop-down list. Then click on Submit button and you will be shown a message "Added Successfully".

Note : If there is a mismatch between the sizes you have selected on the drop-down list and the actual banner you've uploaded or if you have not entered the title field, then you will get the following error :

Please Enter Valid Data in Following Fields
- Title
- Invalid Banner Size

Note : Members can see the banner in their member area by going to Promo Tools > Promotional Banners.

Viewing/Searching the Added Banner

On the Promo Tools / Banners page, there are various parameters under the Search Option that you can use to search for the banner you have added
- Search By - You have three options on this drop-down list : Banner Style, Active Banners, Inactive Banners. If you choose to search by banner style, then you need to specify the banner size in the "Search For" drop-down menu.
- From & To - You can search by specifying the date range when you added the banner.

Note : You can specify the number of result in your search result by selecting it on the bottom of the page.

Promo Tools/Banners Page

The banner list will consist of 5 fields
- Date Created - Click on date created and you will be able to sort the banner list by banner date in both ascending and descending order.
- Title - You can also sort the list by the banner name in both ascending and descending order.
- Banner Size - This displays the banner size.
- Banner - When you hover over the banner field, you will be able to see the banner.
- Action - The action drop down list has three options :
  - Inactive - By clicking on this option, the banner will be deactivated.
  - Edit - Edit option allows you to edit the banner details.
  - Delete - The banner will be deleted when you click on delete option.

Result Per Page : You can specify the number of results of banner list you wish to see on this page.

Editing Banner

On the Promo Tools / Banners Page, go to the action field and click on the action drop down box of the banner you wish to edit. Then select edit whereby you will be redirected to the banner details.

Inactivating Banner

On the Promo Tools / Banners page where the dynamic banners are displayed, click on the Action drop down menu and select Inactivate. The banner will be inactivated.

Activating Banner

On the Promo Tools / Banners page where the banners are displayed, click on the Action drop down menu and select Inactivate. The banner will be activated.

Deleting Banner

On the Promo Tools / Banners Page, click on the action drop down box of the banner you wish to delete. Then, select delete.