Ad Cleanup (September 2023)

Blog Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by Todd, Sep 10, 2023.

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  1. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    This past week I tackled a bunch of ad issues. My main goal was to clean some things up, reduce some friction points, and improve the overall user experience.

    Global
    • Disabled ads (and site notices) on the log in and sign up pages
    • Disabled ads (and site notices) on core legal pages
    • Blocked "Politics" (and several other sensitive ad categories) in Google Ad Manger
    Logged In
    • Fixed desktop leaderboard container height to stop content jumping
    • Fixed mobile leaderboard container placement to stop it from splitting the page title and description on custom pages
    • Disabled ads on core user forms (add a beer/place, report an update, etc.)
    Logged Out
    • Had our ad partner remove an unused HTML injection that I recently discovered as it wasn't playing nice with our page layout
    Hate ads? So do I, but they help keep the lights on. Protip: Stay logged in to see fewer ads or completely free yourself from ads by joining the Respect Beer Society.

    Thanks for reading.
     
    #1 Todd, Sep 10, 2023
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  2. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    I'm currently seeing an ad for Tenmu with a woman in just her underwear and 5 shirts that say "I Love My Husband but Sometimes I Wanna Square Up" in different fonts. NextGlass can't afford to take ads off the last place on the Internet where people want to talk about beer? They need Tenmu and boner pill ad money?
     
    #2 Jplachy, Sep 10, 2023
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  3. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Programmatic ads are typically based off of your browsing history.
     
    #3 Todd, Sep 10, 2023
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  4. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    Ok.
     
    #4 Jplachy, Sep 10, 2023
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  5. DogbiteWilliams

    DogbiteWilliams Zealot (647) Mar 28, 2015 California

    Thanks.
     
    #5 DogbiteWilliams, Sep 11, 2023
  6. AZgman

    AZgman Pooh-Bah (1,758) Dec 22, 2011 Arizona
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    I HATE Temu. It is like having Kudzu invade your house!
     
    #6 AZgman, Sep 11, 2023
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  7. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    Sometimes I wanna square up too. Must be time for a beer review.
     
    #7 mactrail, Sep 11, 2023
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  8. DVMin98

    DVMin98 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,125) Nov 1, 2010 North Carolina
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    Oh damn! :grin:
     
    #8 DVMin98, Sep 11, 2023
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