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Rename display ads to billboards (#42)
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/contribute_open_resources.md
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### Explain the type of resource
<!-- This can be an HTML Variant, a Page, a Display Ad, or any other customizable feature -->
<!-- This can be an HTML Variant, a Page, a Billboard, or any other customizable feature -->

### Additional context

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sidebar_position: 1
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# Display Ads
# Billboards

:::important

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## Overview

**Display ads** are images, text, and/or links you can add to the upper right and lower left sidebars of your community homepage.
**Billboards** are images, text, and/or links you can add to the upper right and lower left sidebars of your community homepage.

![Annotation of left and ride sidebar](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16007075/121432399-9e900900-c948-11eb-8f9d-db4cf3429477.png)

On `/admin/customization/display_ads` you'll see these attributes from the display ads that have been created for your community:
On `/admin/customization/billboards` you'll see these attributes from the billboards that have been created for your community:

- Organization ID \#
- Organization Name
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- Approved Status \(true or false\)
- Success Rate \(how often the ad is clicked\)

You'll also see an edit button to edit the display ad and a destroy button to completely remove it.
You'll also see an edit button to edit the billboard and a destroy button to completely remove it.

## How to Create a Display Ad
## How to Create a Billboard

Before you get started, you'll need an Organization ID # to to create the ad. If you have not created an organization yet, you can do so from your settings page. Once you've created an organization, you can look up the Organization ID \# by visiting `/admin/content_manager/organizations`.

To create a new display ad, click the "Make A New Display Ad" button from `/admin/customization/display_ads`. This will bring you to a form with the following fields:
To create a new billboard, click the "Make A New Billboard" button from `/admin/customization/billboards`. This will bring you to a form with the following fields:

- Organization ID: add your organization id \#
- Body Markdown: add the markdown or HTML for your ad
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</a>
```

![Display Ad Form](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16007075/121432893-3ee62d80-c949-11eb-9b80-e2ba4ce37197.png)
![Billboard Form](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16007075/121432893-3ee62d80-c949-11eb-9b80-e2ba4ce37197.png)

If you do not have publishing privileges, you'll need to ask a super admin to approve and publish your display ad.
If you do not have publishing privileges, you'll need to ask a super admin to approve and publish your billboard.

_Please note: it'll take a few minutes for your display ad or any changes made to your display ad to appear on the home page._
_Please note: it'll take a few minutes for your billboard or any changes made to your billboard to appear on the home page._

_Additionally, if you attempt to publish a display ad and see an error, please make sure there is no space after the image source URL \(i.e. between `png`add the `"` mark in the example above\) as this can return an error._
_Additionally, if you attempt to publish a billboard and see an error, please make sure there is no space after the image source URL \(i.e. between `png`add the `"` mark in the example above\) as this can return an error._
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- [Consider adding badges](https://admin.forem.com/docs/forem-basics/badges)
2. Explore advanced features
- [Create a banner with HTML Variants](https://admin.forem.com/docs/advanced-customization/html-variants)
- [Create display ads for the homepage](https://admin.forem.com/docs/advanced-customization/display-ads)
- [Create billboards for the homepage](https://admin.forem.com/docs/advanced-customization/billboards)
- [Set sidebar tags](https://admin.forem.com/docs/advanced-customization/tag-display-order)
- [Add and confirm podcasts](https://admin.forem.com/docs/advanced-customization/content-manager/podcasts)

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