Advertisement Manager Marketplace Add-On · the Magento2 marketplace. Features of Advertisement Manager Marketplace Add-On Multiple positions on the frontend to show the ads. The

On - March 2, 2017

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Advertisement Manager Marketplace Add-On module will allow the sellers to purchase advertisementspace/blocks that have been set by the admin for the website front-end. The sellers can easily create their ad blocksand then can select them for the advertisements space that they wish to book. The seller ad blocks will be visible inthe different advertisement space positions on the front-end after the seller has purchased the advertisement spaceand the invoice gets generated.

This module is an add-on of the Magento2 marketplace module. To use this module you must have first installedthe Magento2 marketplace.

Features of Advertisement Manager Marketplace Add-On

Multiple positions on the frontend to show the ads.

The admin can set valid days for ads, width, height, and the number of ads that can be added at one position.

The admin can set the price of all the ads.

The seller can see all the ads positions available to be sold.

The seller can book ads if available to book.

The seller can create and edit ad block to show at the ads positions.

The seller can enable the ad’s demo on the frontend to view all the available ads position and their currentavailability.

Ads will get displayed at their respective positions after the order invoice is generated.

Ads will be automatically disabled from the front-end once the validity of the ad expires.

If more than one ads are there at a particular place then they will get displayed as a slider(By default for thehome screen pop-up only one ad can be set).

Admin Configuration – Advertisement Manager Marketplace Add-On

After the successful installation of the module, the admin will navigate through Stores->Configuration->Webkul->Marketplace-> Marketplace Ads Positions as per the snapshot below.

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Now, tap the “Configure Ads” button to configure the ads at various positions of the website on the front-end.

The ads can be configured for –

Home Seller Ads Page Top

Home Seller Pop-up Ads

Home Seller Ads page Bottom Container

Category Seller Ads Page Top

Category Seller Ads Page Bottom Container

Category Seller Ads Main

Category Seller Ads Div Sidebar Main Before

Category Seller Ads Div Sidebar Main After

Catalog Product Seller Ads Page Top

Catalog Product Seller Ads Page Bottom Container

Home Seller Ads Product Main Info

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Catalog Search Seller Ads Page top

Catalog Search Seller Ads Page Bottom Container

Catalog Search Seller Ads Main

Catalog Search Seller Ads Div Sidebar Main Before

Catalog Search Seller Ads Div Sidebar Main After

Checkout Cart Seller Ads Page Top

Checkout Cart Seller Ads Page Bottom Container

Checkout Seller Ads Page Top

Checkout Seller Ads Page Bottom Container

Home Seller Ads Page Top –

The admin will set the expire time for the advertisement.

The admin will set the number of advertisements that should be visible at this place.

The admin will set the width to – Full Width(It’s recommended to always use this setting) or Custom Widthin pixels(Input the Width as per your requirement).

Lastly, enter the height for the advertisement.

Home Seller Pop Up Ads –

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The admin will set the expire time for the advertisement.

The admin will set the number of advertisements that should be visible at this place.

The admin will set the width to – Full Width(It’s recommended to always use this setting) or Custom Widthin Pixels(Input the Width as per your requirement).

Lastly, enter the height for the advertisement.

Note: By default for the home screen pop-up only one ad can be set.

Similarly, the admin can set the ad’s configuration for the rest of the positions available for the ads. After configuringclick the “Save Ads Settings” to save the settings.

Ad Block Pricing

The admin can add the ad block pricing by navigating through marketplace->Advertisement Manager-> CreateAds Block Pricing. The ad block pricing that the admin sets here will be visible in the seller menu option“Advertise”.

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After clicking the “Create Ads Block Pricing” another page opens up. Here the admin can see a list of alreadyadded pricing plans for the various ad blocks as per the snapshot below.

To add a new pricing for an ad block, click the “Add Pricing Plans” after which a page to add the pricing for the adblock opens up as per the snapshot below. Now, first select the block position from the drop-down option and thenenter the price for the selected block position and tap the Save button to save the block position pricing.

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If any block position has already been assigned the pricing and the admin tries to again set the pricing, the adminwill see a popup message -“Price for this position already added” as shown below in the snapshot.

The admin will be able to delete any assigned pricing by opening the pricing by clicking the edit button and thenclicking the “Delete” button as shown below in the snapshot.

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Seller Configuration & Workflow – Advertisement Manager Marketplace Add-On

After the successful installation of the module, the sellers will find two menu options – Ads Block and Advertise inthe “Marketplace” block as shown below in the snapshot.

Ads Block

Under this menu option, the sellers will be able to edit/create advertisement blocks. To create an advertisementblock, click on the “ads block” button as per the snapshot below.

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After tapping the “Ads Block” button, another page “Edit/Create block” form page will appear where the seller willenter the Title and the Content for the advertisement. Now click the save button to save the ads block as shownbelow in the snapshot.

Now you can see a list of different ad blocks that you have added. Also, you can delete or edit an ad block easily.To edit double click anywhere on the ad block to open the edit page for the ad block.

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Advertise

Under this menu option, the sellers will find all the ad plans to advertise their ads. The sellers can see the listedposition plans with their price, the validity of the advertisement, and a Book button to make the booking of that adblock. The sellers can also select their ad block from the drop-down option that they want to place at these specificpositions as shown below in the snapshot.

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If you want to check the demo to see where exactly will the ad blocks will be placed on the website front-end, youcan click “Enable Ads Demo” button after which you will see a pop-up that says “ Successfully Enabled“.

Now go to your website home screen to check all the positions for the placed advertisements. You can see theactual blocks where the ads will be shown.

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Home Page

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Product Page

Category page

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Category Search page

Now, to book the block the seller will select the position block and select his ad block for that position and click the“Book” button.

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After clicking the Book button, the product will be added to the cart. Now the seller can go to the checkout andmake the payment for adding his selected ad block to the selected position.

Note: If the seller has made an online payment then as the invoice is generated automatically at that moment only,the validity of the ad will also start from that very moment and will get displayed on the front end as wellsimultaneously. If the seller has made the payment using any other mode, then whenever the admin creates theinvoice for the seller’s order, the validity of the ad will also start from that very moment and will get displayed on thefront end as well simultaneously.

Seller Ad Blocks On the Front-End Home Page:

Seller Ad Block on the Home Screen Pop-Up when the page loads for the first time:

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Seller Ad Blocks On the Product Page –

Similarly, whichever positions have been booked by the seller, after the invoice for the order gets generated theseseller ad blocks will be visible in their respective booked spaces.

That is all for the Advertisement Manager Marketplace Add-On still have any issue feel free to add a ticket and letus know your views to make the module better at webkul.uvdesk.com

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