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Ads Admin Guide
Purpose
The Ads app controls the rotating banner graphics that appear on the public front page (except on Impuls, whose front page shows an Instagram slider instead). Each entry simply links a banner image URL to an optional company landing page URL.
Access
- Sign in to the Django admin (
/admin). - Go to Ads › Ad urls (
/admin/ads/adurl/). The list shows every banner and the link it clicks through to.
Add a New Banner
- Click Add ad url.
- Fill in the fields:
- Ad url – the direct link to the hosted banner asset (PNG/JPG/GIF). Use an HTTPS URL that is already uploaded to the media server or an approved CDN.
- Company url – where visitors should land when they click the banner. Leave blank if the banner is purely decorative.
- Click Save. The banner is live immediately.
Update or Hide an Existing Banner
- Click the banner entry from the list.
- Replace the Ad url or Company url as needed.
- Click Save. Use Delete if the campaign is over.
The Albins Angels logo is no longer a sponsor row: if an ads.AdUrl row still points at partner-logos/aa-logo-small.png, delete it in the admin in each environment, otherwise the logo appears both in the sponsors block and in the footer.
Tips for Non-Technical Editors
- Keep banner dimensions consistent with the existing creatives to avoid layout jumps.
- Always test the company URL in a new browser tab before saving.
- Remove stale campaigns promptly; the home page simply cycles through whatever records exist.
