Among all the items, banners are the most unique in terms of appearance and behavior in the directory front. What’s even more impressing about it is the fact that it is also the easiest to add in the directory.

To add a new banner, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Banners (under Modules). After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

   

2. Click on the Add sub-menu on the top of this page.
3. In the Account area (image shown below), look for the Member who will own the banner. You can do this by hitting the Click here to select an account link.

   

   In this same area, do the following:

   1. In the Username box, type the login ID of the Member. Then, click on the Search button.
   2. Choose the Member by clicking on the Select button.
4. Select a Banner Type in the dropdown list. To see how a banner type appears in the directory front, click on the Banner Options link.

   

5. In the Order Banner area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   Select the type of order for the banner. You can choose between the fixed annual price (1st option) or the price based on the impression block. The difference of the two is explained below:

   - If you choose the first option, the price will be fixed but you can adjust the exact date on when the banner will expire.
   - If you choose the second option, the price will depend on the number of impressions that you will provide. (e.g., Setting 2000 impressions makes the top banner price doubled to 100.00)

6. In the Banner Details area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   1. In the Caption (English) box, type the text that you want to appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the banner in the directory front. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

      We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the caption of the banner will also change in accordance with the selected language.

   2. Select the Section (or pages) where you want the banner to be displayed. If you choose Listing, Event, Classified, or Article, you will have the option of limiting the banner’s appearance to a Category page (e.g., Displaying the banner only in “Auto” category page of Listing)
   3. In the Open in a new window options, select Yes if you want a new window to be opened when the banner is clicked, or No if you want to use the same window.
   4. In the Destination Url boxes, type the website address that you want to associate with the banner. When a site visitor clicks on this link, he/she will be redirected to the website address.
   5. To use a script banner instead of a file: Check the Show by Script Code option, and then put the code in the Script box. Script code is used to display a banner from an affiliate program or external banner system. If Show by Script Code is checked, the next step will not be necessary.
   6. To select the file that you want to use as banner: Click on the Browse button of the File (English) box. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

      Banners always come with text. This is the reason why the application asks for four files, so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the banner displaying the text will also change in accordance with the selected language.

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, the Site Manager (not Members) is also allowed to add global banners that will show up on all pages (image shown here). Just click on the option Global Banner to make a banner of this type.

7. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the listing.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

   

8. Click on the Submit button.

   
   After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added banner before it becomes visible in the directory front.

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Editing is necessary when there is something in the banner information that you want to update.

The Site Manager and the Members can edit a banner whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits a banner which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid banners get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad image and captions. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

To edit a banner, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Banners (under Modules).
2. Click on the icon of the corresponding banner that you want to edit.
3. Do Steps 3 to 8 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new banner. (Refer to the previous How To)