Extension:AdManager

MediaWiki extensions manual

AdManager Release status: unmaintained
Implementation	Special page , Skin
Description	Allows setting an ad zone for individual pages or categories
Author(s)	Ike Hecht (tosfostalk)
Latest version	0.3.1 (2014-07-05)
MediaWiki	1.29+
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	Yes
Tables	ad adzones
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Parameters $wgAdManagerService $wgAdManagerPlacement $wgAdManagerCode
Added rights admanager
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates SkinBuildSidebar
Quarterly downloads	9 (Ranked 131st)
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The AdManager extension allows per-page or per-category placement of ads into a wiki page. It is designed to work with zones from an external advertising server such as OpenX but allows the placement of zones from (probably) any such server. The ads are displayed in the sidebar.

This extension was sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and was developed by WikiWorks.

Usage

Defines two special pages: Special:AdManagerZones and Special:AdManager. Special:AdManagerZones is used to set which zones are available in Special:AdManager. These should be set to the zone number that the advertising server would normally insert into its insertion code. Special:AdManager is used to assign specific pages or categories to ad zones.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted AdManager folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/AdManager
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'AdManager' );
  # $wgAdManagerService = 
  # $wgAdManagerCode =
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
•  Note: One of the configuration parameters must be uncommented and set appropriately.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

Parameters

• $wgAdManagerService - This can (currently) be set to 'openx'. If you set this, you do not have to set the $wgAdManagerCode (which will be ignored anyway).
• $wgAdManagerCode - Use this parameter to use any other advertising service. The code must include '$1' for any spot where the zone number should be inserted.

User rights

• admanager - Permission to use the two special pages to add zones or apply them to a page/category.