How to make custom native wallpaper ads
Wallpaper ads are large display ads that take up the entire background of a page. Since the content is in the middle of the page in most sites, the most visible portions of the ad are usually the ones on the edges of the page. You can use native templates to create wallpaper ad items that are tailored to your needs.
If you'd rather sanitize the template and have only HTML inside it, you should make your wallpaper ad using a styled native ad template instead. For more information on the differences between custom native ads and styled native ads, read About native ad templates.
You will learn:
- How to create a template for a custom wallpaper ad. You can customize the sample code to fit your needs.
- How to create a custom wallpaper ad item once you have a custom wallpaper template.
How to create a custom wallpaper ad template
This template will require the user to provide the URL to where the image creative is hosted when creating the wallpaper ad item.
- Click Templates in the left navigation menu. The Templates section will appear.
- Click Native Ad Templates. The Native Ad Templates subsection will appear.
- Click Add Native Ad Template. The New Native Template window will appear.
- Click Custom Rendering/API. The New Native Ad Template page will appear.
- Name the template then add an image URL variable. In our sample code, we called this variable ImageURL.
- Enter the code in the HTML Template (Custom Rendering) field, then click Save Changes.
Here's the code we used in our example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<style>
.wallpaper {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
-webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to top, transparent 5%, black 95%);
mask-image: linear-gradient(to top, transparent 5%, black 95%);
width: 100%;
height: 100vh;
z-index: -100;
}
.wallpaper-image {
width: 100%;
}
.wallpaper-close-button-container {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
right: 10px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.wallpaper-close-button {
width: 26px;
text-align: center;
display: inline-block;
color: #ffffff;
font-size: 22px;
background: #000000;
border-radius: 26px;
user-select: none;
}
.wallpaper-top-spacer {
height: 25vh;
width: 100%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a class="wallpaper">
<img class="[%ImageURL%]">
</a>
<div class="wallpaper-close-button-container">
<span class="wallpaper-close-button" onclick="closeButton()">×</span>
</div>
<div class="wallpaper-top-spacer"></div>
<script>
function closeButton() {
document.querySelector('.wallpaper').style.display = 'none';
document.querySelector('.wallpaper-top-spacer').style.display = 'none';
document.querySelector('.wallpaper-close-button-container').style.display = 'none';
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
You can now use this template to create a custom wallpaper ad item.
How to create a custom wallpaper ad item
- Go to the section of the relevant zone (Your AdButler > Publishers > Your Publisher > Your Zone) or campaign (Your AdButler > Advertisers > Your Advertiser > Your Campaign).
- Click Add Ad Item in the Ad Items table. The Add Ad Item window will appear.
- Click Native (Custom Rendering/API).
- Set the ad item's size to Dynamic.
- Select your wallpaper native ad template in the Template dropdown menu.
- Fill in the rest of the fields as needed, including the image URL. If you entered a destination URL, you can test it by clicking Open Destination URL to the right of the field.
- Click Save Ad Item.
