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Configure global ad behaviour at WB Ad Manager -> Settings. Every setting below is stored in the wbam_settings option. (When WB Ad Manager Pro is active this screen is titled Ad Display.)

The WB Ad Manager settings page

Shown only in the free plugin (hidden when Pro is active).

Setting What it does Default
Links module Turns the Link Manager on or off. Turning it off only hides the menu; your link data is kept. On
Setting What it does Default
Disable for logged-in users Hide all ads from logged-in users Off
Disable for admins Hide all ads from administrators (handy while testing) Off
Disable on post types Post types where automatic placements never show None
Maximum ads per page Cap ads shown per page; 0 means unlimited 10
Setting What it does Default
Ad label text Optional label shown with each ad (e.g. “Advertisement”); leave empty to disable Advertisement
Label position Show the label above or below the ad Above
Custom container class Extra CSS class added to ad containers (empty)

A matrix of which placement slots may serve ads on your site. By default every placement is open. See Placements.

Setting What it does Default
Primary provider IP-geolocation service: ip-api (45/min, no key), ipinfo (50K/month, optional key), ipapi-co (1K/day, no key). Falls through to the next on failure. ip-api
ipinfo.io API key Optional key for ipinfo.io (empty)
Setting What it does Default
Publisher ID Your AdSense Publisher ID (ca-pub-...), used as the default for AdSense ads (empty)
Auto Ads Enable AdSense Auto Ads site-wide Off

See Google AdSense.

Setting What it does Default
Require consent for AdSense Load AdSense scripts only after visitor consent (works with common consent plugins) Off
Anonymize IP Store anonymized IP hashes instead of raw IPs On
Setting What it does Default
Delete data on uninstall Delete all ads, links, analytics, tables, and settings when the plugin is uninstalled Off

When this is off (the default), uninstalling the plugin keeps all your data.

Setting What it does Default
Cloak prefix URL segment for cloaked links, e.g. go. Rewrite rules refresh on change. go
Inactive link action Behaviour for an inactive/expired cloaked link: show 404, redirect home, or redirect to a custom URL Show 404
Inactive link URL Destination for the “redirect to custom URL” option (empty)