5.8. banner

cat_root/products/banner.txt

The banner ad table. The foundation catalog does not implement any banner ads with this table.

You do not need to use this table to display ads served by third parties (for example, doubleclick). Since most banner ads on the internet are served by third parties and are not managed by your catalog, you probably will not need to set up banners here unless you do your own advertising.

See Banner/Ad rotation in the template documentation for a detailed description of the columns and content of the banner table. Also, see the banner tag documentation.

Fields

Field Description
code Key for the item. If the banners are not weighted, this should be a category-specific code.
category Category for set of weighted banners
weight Display frequency weight for weighted banner
rotate Boolean: parse banner field for banners to rotate if true (1)
banner Banner name or list of banners to rotate

5.8.1. code

Example Data

   MyBanner
   MyBanner2
   MyBanner3
   default

See Banner/Ad rotation.

5.8.2. category

Example Data

   BannerCat1

See Banner/Ad rotation.

5.8.3. weight

Example Data

   1
   2
   7

See Banner/Ad rotation.

5.8.4. rotate

Boolean value. If true (1), rotates banners listed in banner. See Banner/Ad rotation.

5.8.5. banner

Example Data

   Default banner 1{or}Default banner 2{or}Default banner 3
   First MyBanner
   Second MyBanner
   Third MyBanner

See Banner/Ad rotation.