How Do I Add Advertisements and Media Features to Blog Posts in SoCast Engage?

How Do I Add Advertisements and Media Features to Blog Posts in SoCast Engage?

Adding Advertisements to Blog Posts

  • To add ads before and after each blog post:
    1. Navigate to Website > Website Settings > Advertising in SoCast Engage.
    2. Under Blog Content Header Ad, paste your ad code from Google Ads Console and click Save.
    3. Repeat the process for Blog Content Footer Ad and click Save.
  • To add ads within blog content (between paragraphs):
    1. Open the blog post in the Backend Editor.
    2. Search for the Raw HTML widget.
    3. Insert your ad code in the widget where you want the ad to appear.

Adding a Photo Rotator Within Stories

  1. Create a Feature Rotator using the Feature Rotator widget (see the "How to Create a Feature Rotator" article for details).
  2. Open the blog post in the Backend Editor.
  3. Add the Feature Rotator widget and select the rotator you've set up.

Adding Auto-Play Videos to Blog Posts

  1. In the blog editor, click Add Media and upload your video.
  2. Click Insert into Post.
  3. Click the pencil icon on the video to open its settings.
  4. Check the Autoplay option and click Update.
  5. If embedding from YouTube or similar, modify the embed code to include autoplay (note: some browsers may block autoplay).

Optimizing Facebook Post Thumbnails

To improve how your blog post appears when shared to Facebook, refer to the article: How Do I Optimize My Thumbnail When I Share My Blog Post to Facebook?

If you have further questions, please reach out to SoCast Support.

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