Title: [Plugin: Advertising Manager] Documentation Missing for adding ad code to template files Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: Advertising Manager] Documentation Missing for adding ad code to template files * [murphian446](https://wordpress.org/support/users/murphian446/) * (@murphian446) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/) * Hello, * I can’t seem to figure out how to ad Ad Manager tags to my existing template. The widget works great, and the post pull down works great in the html editor, but I can’t get it to work for me in my template files. I keep clicking to go to the documentation but it just takes me to some weird page with code revisions for some other program. * Any help is much appreciated. * Thanks Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * Thread Starter [murphian446](https://wordpress.org/support/users/murphian446/) * (@murphian446) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787516) * Any Insight? * I’ve been using the code [ad#adname] on my template. Is that right? I can’t find the documentation for this. * [blackriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackriver/) * (@blackriver) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787591) * Same issue here. Looks like OpenX changed their URL structure and all of the documentation moved somewhere. * [blackriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackriver/) * (@blackriver) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787592) * From what I understand, [ad#adname] would go inside the actual post/page content and not the template file. * [blackriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackriver/) * (@blackriver) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787593) * To place the ad in the template file, you have to use the following code: * `` * If you are using OpenX, it seems like a good idea to name the WP ads based on the OpenX zones… * `` * Thread Starter [murphian446](https://wordpress.org/support/users/murphian446/) * (@murphian446) * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787610) * Just wanted to say thanks to blackriver, this was exactly what i was looking for. * [BanditSiix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/banditsiix/) * (@banditsiix) * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787616) * It would be nice to add that to the plugin. Especially for those of us who don’t know how to edit the template appropriately. * [chp2009](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chp2009/) * (@chp2009) * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787628) * **This code isn’t working for me. Anyone have a solution..? * [blackriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackriver/) * (@blackriver) * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787629) * If anyone needs help with this you can email me at ilya[at]blackriverweb[dot] com * [robototitico](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robototitico/) * (@robototitico) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787634) * I want to use that php code to put ads in my template. But I want the code to rotate all my ads. How do you do this? Thanks * [blackriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackriver/) * (@blackriver) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787635) * I don’t think that this plugin supports ads rotation on it’s own. If you use it in conjunction with OpenX, you would do this via a zone. * You should try a different plugin: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-ads-manager/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-ads-manager/) * [MtnXfreeride](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtnxfreeride/) * (@mtnxfreeride) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787638) * hmm, I was hoping I could get a full set of the code to put on other pages of my site which are not part of the wordpress blog. * Also, it does allow rotation on its own, but you have to name the ad spaces the same to make it happen. I think the WP CACHE kind of messes with it though. * [blackriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackriver/) * (@blackriver) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787639) * > hmm, I was hoping I could get a full set of the code to put on other pages > of my site which are not part of the wordpress blog. * Then you definitely need to use OpenX, and create a Zone, or use direct invocation for the specific campaign. * [bzmillerboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bzmillerboy/) * (@bzmillerboy) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787641) * For anyone having issues getting the ad space to show up, make sure you have entered the name correct. I struggled with this as first but found it was due to a lower case letter. * Example: If the name of your ad is “[3] Adsense” in your list. * Make sure the code looks like this (case sensitive): * Hope this helps * [Cultivate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpc036/) * (@dpc036) * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787651) * > I want to use that php code to put ads in my template. But I want the code > to rotate all my ads. How do you do this? Thanks * To rotate ads simply give them the **same name**, then using the above code the ads will rotate. * [jlynch401](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jlynch401/) * (@jlynch401) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advertising-manager-documentation-missing-for-adding-ad-code-to-template-files/#post-1787667) * Thank you Black River — This clarified the code placement for me! 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