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Banners
From Elxis Official Documentation
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Banners and Advertisements
Description
The following information describes how to add client banners to your Elxis website.
A banner is a graphic advertisement that is placed position in a template position on the website.
The advertisement can be a graphic image or a flash image or even a video clip and is placed according to the size and layout of the image. Horizontal images are normally placed on the left or right areas of the template, whereas vertical images are placed in the central area.
Banner advertisements can be placed on any page of your Elxis website through the Adminstration of the Module and by the Page selection through the Module -> Pages/Items tab.
Template Positions
To place an advertisement, there must be a position available where the advertisement will be displayed. The Elxis CMS provides a default position known as banner but other available positions such as left or right can also be used.
Template positions are assigned in two places, the index.php file of the template, and through the menu
Site -> Template Manager -> Module Positions
Here is a view of the template positions as a mask over the web page.
Banner Implementation
To add banners to your Elxis website follow the following steps:
Start by creating a banner client through the
Component -> Banners -> Manage Clients
to create your client information.
The banner client id can be used for specific position targeting of advertisements.
Upload the banner image, then create your banner ad through the
Component -> Banners -> Manage Banners
to assign the advertisement to the client.
Details of a banner entry.
The banner manager list displays all banners available for publishing.
Preview your Elxis website to verify that the horizontal and vertical advertisements are displayed in proper template positions to avoid design problems.
In the module position for banner, the first tab is shown with the position banner selected as the template position.
The parameters tab of the module position for banner, shows where you can assign the Banner Client ID to assign specific areas to banners, the number of simultaneous banners displayed, and if a unique banner should only be displayed once per user session.
