Too many ads breaking the layout

bartmagera

Hi.
I've re-optimized the ad settings to 90% user experience and 10% revenue. I still have the same number of ads showing. It's way too much, breaking the layout and ruining the experience. I changed all settings yet the ads appear in the same places.

Please help.

Emily

bartmagera just to share some more insights, decreasing the % of traffic going to the Ezoic platform won't change how many ads are on the page - it will just make you less revenue because fewer visitors will be seeing Ezoic optimized versions.

With regards to there being too many ads, - any ad network can bring you the same ad demand and place static ads on your website, but where Ezoic differs is, as a technology platform, the added revenue and improvements to user experience come from how we use machine learning to adapt and personalise ad experiences for each of your visitors. This means each user sees a different ad combination on the page based on data gathered about their preferences by our AI. If you're seeing an ad combination you don't like personally it may be because the system is still gathering data about you and adapting to your preferences, or because your behavior on the site as a web owner is different from that of how you'd browse as a visitor.

It's a good idea to leave the AI to do its job as it makes decisions on ad placement based on thousands of data indicators, which is much more data than a human could process manually, and has been known to yield returns of over 200% for some publishers.

That said, you said some ads were breaking the layout - we do want to look into that because that shouldn't be happening - if you have pages with varied layouts you may occasionally see ads inserted in sub optimal places, but we can show you how to adjust them if you send us a URL and a screenshot of what you're seeing.

bartmagera

Here are two examples of ads breaking the layout and blocking the ENTIRE website. This is absolutely ridiculous. How do I stop this?

Ethan

bartmagera The first ad you showed us isn't breaking the layout, and its a common ad that Google AdSense, Ezoic and other providers use, namely a Vignette ad. You can disable it here: https://pubdash.ezoic.com/ezoicads/adpositions/adtypes/vignette

In the second screenshot you sent there's two ads, which do you think is breaking the layout, the top or bottom ad? I assume you mean the top ad, which I've now disabled for you

bartmagera

Nothing has changed. The layout is broken. I think I need to stop using Ezoic. This is seriously hurting my website.

Imogen

bartmagera Hey, we have a multitude of tools available to help you control the ads on your site. Which ad are you referring to now? Is it the ad in your header? Or the anchor ad at the bottom of the page? You can identify a placeholder by activating the chrome extension.

WordPress Plugin Placeholders: These ad types start with 'wp'. You can set up different exclusion rules within the plugin itself: https://support.ezoic.com/kb/article/setting-up-ad-tester-placeholders-with-the-ezoic-wordpress-plugin
Placeholders from the Placement Service: For placeholders created through the Ezoic Placement Service, these start with 'gen', you can use the Ezoic Chrome Extension to identify and manage these placeholders. You can then select each placeholder to configure its exclusions and limitations: https://support.ezoic.com/kb/article/getting-started-with-the-ad-placement-service
Chrome Extension Placeholders: Similar to the Placement Service placeholders, you can identify and manage Chrome Extension placeholders directly through the Ezoic Chrome Extension. This tool allows you to see all the placeholders on a page and adjust their settings as needed.
Anchor Ads: Anchor ads are a type of ad that sticks to the edge of the user's screen as they scroll. To manage these, you can go to the Ezoic dashboard and look for the ad settings related to anchor ads. There, you can enable or disable them and set specific rules for when and where they should appear.
AI Ads: These are the thin, green placeholders. To set exclusions and limitations for AI ads, you can use the Ezoic dashboard to specify rules based on your preferences and the needs of your site.

If you are still struggling with disabling a specific ad, let us know and we can investigate it for you, it would be useful to let us know the placeholder type / ID and providing a URL to where we can find it on the site.