The Ad block allows you to insert a Jetpack Ad unit anywhere within the content of any post or page.
Requirements
To use the Ad block, your site needs to have an active Jetpack Premium or Professional plan, and Ads must be enabled in Jetpack → Settings → Traffic.
Adding the Ad block
You can add the Ad block by searching and/or selecting it from the Jetpack section of the block selector:
See Jetpack Blocks for detailed instructions on adding blocks.
Block Toolbar
Click on the block to display the block toolbar. The Ad block offers the following options in its toolbar:
- Align left
- Align center
- Align right
- Pick an ad format
You can choose from the following ad formats:
- Rectangle 300×250
- Leaderboard 728×90
- Mobile Leaderboard 320×50
- Wide Skyscraper 160×600
Block Settings
The Ad block has no additional settings in the editor sidebar.
Troubleshooting
If you’re having any trouble with the Ad block, please contact support for help.
Privacy Information
This feature is deactivated by default. It can be activated/deactivated at any time by toggling the Ads setting at Jetpack → Settings → Traffic in your dashboard.
| Data Used | |
|---|---|
| Site Owners / Users
In order to process payments via PayPal, the following site owner-related information is utilized: site owner’s email address, physical address, site URL, and WordPress.com-connected site ID. For compliance with US tax regulations, we also collect whether the site owner is a US Resident (or based in the US), and if so, we collect tax reporting information including Social Security Number or US Tax ID, Full Name or Business Name, and physical address. |
Site Visitors
We collect and send the following information (made available from the visitor’s browser) to our Demand Partners: IP address, geographical data (derived from the IP address), user agent, operating system, device type, unique user ID (randomly generated identifier), current URL, and IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) interest category. Data Retention: Log data (IP address, geographical data, user agent, operating system, device type) is stored for 30 days. The unique user ID is stored in cookies and is retained for 1 year. |
| Activity Tracked | |
| Site Owners / Users
We track when, and by which user, the feature is activated and deactivated. We also track updates to the user’s Paypal email address (so that we can continue to successfully process any payments). |
Site Visitors
We track ad impressions, video-related events (i.e. pause, mute, 100% plays, etc.) or errors, and ad click events. Various cookies are used for the following purposes: delivering targeted advertisements to specific visitors, storing user identifiers, and collecting anonymous ad platform stats. |
| Data Synced (Read More) | |
| Site Owners / Users
We sync options that identify whether or not the feature is activated, as well as the site’s current approval status (i.e. is this site approved to participate in the WordAds program?). |
Site Visitors
None. |