ACTION REQUIRED: Create 3 AdSense ad units and paste slot IDs

[GareBear99]

What

The ad system has been rewritten (PR #22) to use manual placement. Ads will NOT render until you create 3 ad units in your AdSense dashboard and paste the slot IDs into src/ad-loader.js.

Step-by-Step

1. Open AdSense

Go to https://adsense.google.com → Ads → By ad unit → Display ads

2. Create 3 Ad Units

Create each of the following:

Ad Unit A — Banner

• Name: ADMENSION Banner
• Ad shape: Horizontal
• Ad size: Responsive
• Click Create → Copy the slot ID (a number like 1234567890)

Ad Unit B — Rectangle

• Name: ADMENSION Rectangle
• Ad shape: Square
• Ad size: Responsive
• Click Create → Copy the slot ID

Ad Unit C — Vertical

• Name: ADMENSION Vertical
• Ad shape: Vertical
• Ad size: Responsive
• Click Create → Copy the slot ID

3. Paste Slot IDs

Open src/ad-loader.js and find the SLOT_IDS config near the top (~line 28):

const SLOT_IDS = {
  BANNER:    '',  // ← Paste Banner slot ID here
  RECTANGLE: '',  // ← Paste Rectangle slot ID here
  VERTICAL:  '',  // ← Paste Vertical slot ID here
};

Example after pasting:

const SLOT_IDS = {
  BANNER:    '1234567890',
  RECTANGLE: '0987654321',
  VERTICAL:  '1122334455',
};

4. Deploy

Commit, push, and deploy to Netlify.

5. Verify

Open the live site → DevTools Console → Run:

ADMENSION_AD_LOADER.diagnose()

You should see a validation report showing which ads rendered, which were unfilled (normal for new sites), and which failed.

How the 3 Units Map to 21 Containers

The 3 ad units are reused across all pages:

• BANNER → ad-top-banner, ad-footer-banner, ad-stats-banner, ad-create-banner, ad-create-footer, ad-manage-banner, ad-manage-footer, ad-docs-banner, ad-admin-banner (9 placements)
• RECTANGLE → ad-in-content-tall, ad-stats-tall, ad-create-tall, ad-manage-tall, ad-docs-tall, ad-admin-tall (6 placements)
• VERTICAL → ad-rail-right, ad-stats-rail, ad-create-rail, ad-manage-rail, ad-docs-rail, ad-admin-rail (6 placements, desktop only)

Total: 21 ad containers, all served by just 3 ad units.

Troubleshooting

• "NO SLOT IDs CONFIGURED" in console → You haven't pasted slot IDs yet
• "AdSense script NOT detected" → Ad blocker is active, or AdSense script tag is missing from index.html
• All ads show "unfilled" → Normal for new sites. AdSense needs time to start serving ads (can take 24-48h)
• Placeholder boxes with dashed borders → Slot IDs not configured; see step 3