Quick Setup Guide

Get Started

Get your advertising platform ready in 15 minutes. Follow these steps after installing both plugins.

Choose Your Use Case

WB Ad Manager Pro supports three main configurations. Pick what fits your site best.

Use Case Enable These Modules
Sell Ad Space Advertisers, Campaigns, Wallet
Classifieds Marketplace Classifieds
Full Platform All modules

Start simple. You can always enable more modules later.

Step 1: Enable Modules

  1. Go to WB Ad Manager → Pro Settings → Modules
  2. Toggle on the modules you need:
Module What It Does
Advertiser Portal Self-service dashboard for advertisers
Campaigns Budget-based campaign management
Wallet System Prepaid balance and payment processing
A/B Testing Split-test ad creatives
Share of Voice Impression share tracking per advertiser
Classifieds Buy/sell marketplace with listings
Link Partnerships Link request management
  1. Click Save Changes

Pro Settings Modules page showing toggleable feature modules

Step 2: Create Required Pages

Each feature needs a WordPress page with a specific shortcode. The setup wizard creates these automatically — but if you skipped it, create them manually.

Ad Selling Pages

Page Title Shortcode to Add Purpose
Advertiser Dashboard [wbam_advertiser_dashboard] Main portal for advertisers
Submit Ad [wbam_submit_ad] Ad submission form

Classifieds Pages (if enabled)

Page Title Shortcode to Add Purpose
Browse Classifieds [wbam_browse_classifieds] Public listing directory
Submit Classified [wbam_submit_classified] Classified submission form
My Classifieds [wbam_my_classifieds] Seller’s listings management

Create each page in Pages → Add New, paste the shortcode into the page content, and publish.

Step 3: Configure Page URLs

Tell the plugin which WordPress pages to use for each function.

  1. Go to WB Ad Manager → Pro Settings → Pages
  2. Select the pages you created from each dropdown
  3. Click Save Changes

Pages settings showing dropdown selectors for assigning WordPress pages to plugin functions

Step 4: Set Up Payments

If you want advertisers to pay for ad space, configure at least one payment gateway.

  1. Go to WB Ad Manager → Pro Settings → Payments
  2. Enable your preferred gateway (Stripe is recommended)
  3. Enter your API credentials
  4. Click Save Changes

See Payment Configuration for full setup instructions for each gateway.

Step 5: Configure Email Notifications

Keep advertisers informed automatically.

  1. Go to WB Ad Manager → Pro Settings → Emails
  2. Enable the notifications you want:
Notification Sent To
New advertiser registered Admin
Ad submitted Admin
Ad approved Advertiser
Ad rejected Advertiser
Payment received Admin + Advertiser
Low wallet balance Advertiser
  1. Click Save Changes

Step 6: Set Your Approval Workflow

  1. Go to WB Ad Manager → Pro Settings → General
  2. Set Default Ad Status to either:
  3. Pending review — you approve every ad before it goes live
  4. Auto-approve — ads go live immediately on submission
  5. Click Save Changes

Go-Live Checklist

Before opening to advertisers, verify:

  • [ ] Both plugins are active (Free and Pro)
  • [ ] License is activated and shows Active
  • [ ] Required pages are created and published
  • [ ] Page URLs are configured in Pro Settings → Pages
  • [ ] At least one payment gateway is configured and tested
  • [ ] Email notifications are working (send a test)
  • [ ] Approval workflow is set
  • [ ] Test ad submitted and visible on site

Common Setup Problems

Pages show “Page not found”

Flush your permalink structure: go to Settings → Permalinks and click Save Changes without changing anything. This regenerates the rewrite rules.

Payments not processing

Confirm you’re using the correct API keys (live keys for a live site, test keys for testing). Also verify your site uses HTTPS — Stripe and PayPal require it.

Emails not arriving

Test your WordPress mail delivery with a plugin like WP Mail SMTP. Check your spam folder before troubleshooting further.

Next Steps

Last updated: March 4, 2026