=== Floating Banner Ad Rotator with Tracking ===
Contributors: html5andblog, apritchard2751
Tags: banner rotator, banner advertising, advertising, advertising rotator, advert rotator, internet marketing, banner advertisement, affiliate marketing, advertisement, advertise, banner, banners, banner ad, banner ads, banner advert, banner manager, ads, ads manager, random ads, rotating ads, affiliate, affiliate ads, affiliate advertising, affiliate banner
Requires at least: 4
Tested up to: 4.5.1
Stable tag: trunk
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Display a Floating Banner Advert Rotator Box at the Bottom of Your Site. Track Advertising Banner Views, Clicks and More or add Custom HTML.

== Description ==

**Notice: This Plugin is no longer being actively maintained and is likely to be removed from the WordPress directory in 2018.**

Display a Floating Banner Advert Rotator Box at the Bottom of Your Site. Track Banner Views, Clicks and Clickthroughs or add Custom Banner Tracking HTML from External Services.

Each time someone visits your site a banner advert will be chosen at random and be shown. Adverts will only be shown once per session to avoid being distracting.

**Ideal for Split Testing**

This plugin works great with split testing banner adverts. In the admin area it lists each banner with statistics for views, clicks and clickthroughs.

**Affiliate Adverts and Affiliate Marketing**

Clear placement on the page where site visitors will see your affiliate advertisements.

**Add Custom HTML**

*As of Version 1.2 Custom HTML is filtered using [HTMLawed 1.2.beta](http://www.bioinformatics.org/phplabware/internal_utilities/htmLawed/) Licensed under LGPL v3 and GPL v2+*

If you don't want to use our banner uploader you can use your own custom HTML.

**Only Displays Advert Once Per Visit**

This plugin makes use of session storage within the users browser to only display the advert once each time they visit. This makes sure it doesn\'t appear whenever they refresh the page or open a new page or post.

**Thanks**

Special Thanks to Nikita Zamaraev for the Russian Translations

== Installation ==

**Plugin Directory**

1. Search the plugin directory for plugin.
2. Click 'Install Now'.
3. Activate the plugin.
4. 'Banner Rotator' should be added to the side menu in the admin area, along with the default settings.
5. Modify or keep default settings.

**Upload**

1. Download the plugin Zip file.
2. Go to plugins in the Wordpress Admin area.
3. Select 'Upload Plugin'
4. Activate the plugin.
5. 'Banner Rotator' should be added to the side menu in the admin area, along with the default settings.
6. Modify or keep default settings.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

**Is there a limit to the number of banner I can upload and rotate?**

*No - But we\'d recommend that you limit the number to around 5 so each banner gets seen frequently*

**Is this plugin suitable for split testing?**

*Yes - You can upload a number of banners promoting the same service and the stats will allow you to find out which has the best click through rate*

**Can I use tracking links with my own banners?**

*Yes - With each banner you upload you also specify a URL to link the banner to, this can be a tracking URL. Alternatively some custom tracking code is supported in the HTML input section.*

**Can I use a Third Party Banner Rotator?**

*Probably - This should work but the HTML allowed in the custom HTML textarea is limited. If you have any problems with custom banner rotator HTML just submit a support request with the HTML you\'re trying to use*

== Screenshots ==
1. Banner Showing on Page
2. Admin Statistics Screen

== Changelog ==

**Version 1.53**

* Fix for blank space issue with uploads

**Version 1.52**

Russian translation now available for the settings page

 **Additional Settings Added**

 For banners only:

 * Randomize - choose whether the banners will be displayed in order or by random selection.
 * Delay - if set, this will only show banners after the number of seconds specified.

**Version 1.51**

* Option added to delay adverts appearance by a specific number of seconds
* Option added to show banners in order - more equal views

**Version 1.30**

**Upload Banner Function Completely Re-Written**

The banner upload function has been completely been rewritten. It now uses the the WordPress media uploader added in WordPress 3.5. It provides better options and used core functionality for added reliability.

**Additional Settings Added:**

* Hide Banner in Admin Area Preview - Same Window Only
* Set Links to Open in a New Window to Keep Visitors on Your Site.
* Disable the Banners from Showing without Disabling the Plugin

**Version 1.2**

* Updated Custom HTML Filtering to now allow most HTML tags - Doesn't allow scripting, iframes, embeds or objects for security reasons. HTML filtering now done using HTMLawed (http://www.bioinformatics.org/phplabware/internal_utilities/htmLawed/)

**Version 1.0**

* Official Release of Version 1 after Beta testing.

**Version 0.2**

* Removed Session Storage to allow admin to preview adverts more easily

**Version 0.1**

* Initial Beta Release