Introduction to AdFlake
This page will guide you through the steps to get AdFlake running for your app. All steps listed here require an activated AdFlake account. If you do not have an account, browse to http://www.adflake.com and signup. It's free :)
After logging in open the Developer Resources page on the website.
Choose the SDK for the platform your application is running on, we're offering SDKs for both Android and iOS.
After logging in, go to the Home page and click Add Application.
Enter your app's meta data into the popup window.
If the application is not released yet, feel free to add information stubs.
You can change the information entered here at any time in the app's settings page on AdFlake.
The Ad Options define the visual appearance and behavior of the ads displayed in the app.
Visual settings include the the background color and text color.
The refresh rate defines how long a banner will be displayed until another banner will be fetched and displayed.
The transition animations specify how the next banner will be moved into the view (Only available on iOS)
The following table explains the different transition types:
| Transition | Description |
|---|---|
| Slide From Right | Slides the new ad from right to left in |
| Slide From Left | Slides the new ad from left to right in |
| Flip From Right | Flips the new ad from right to left in |
| Flip From Left | Flips the new ad from left to right in |
| Fade In | Fades the new ad in |
| Curl Up | Curls the new ad up |
| Curl Down | Curls the new ad down |
| Random | Selects a random transition |
| None | No transition effect |
Click Add App to commit the registration of the application.
If you accidentally close the modal dialog don't worry, your data is preserved.
At this point the application is ready and you are ready to configure the ad networks you want to enable for the application. To open the details page of your newly registered application simply click on the blue button with the name of your application.
The application page will list all ad networks that are currently supported by AdFlake.
To activate an ad network for your application, simply click on the Setup next to the ad network's name.
A small form will popup that requires you to enter the ad network specific account settings, this is typically the publisher ID, however this varies from ad network to ad network.
You can change the ad network details at any time by clicking the same button again.
To deactivate the ad network, disable the Active checkbox inside the ad network's configuration form. Disabling will also remove the ad network account settings from your app.
To save your changes press the Save button at the bottom of the page.
The weight/allocation of each ad network inside your application has to be specified on a per ad network basis. The weight is set in percent, consider the weight to specify how many percent of banners of a particular ad network will be displayed. The total sum of all weights must be exactly 100%. Disabling an ad network will set it's allocation amount to zero.
To save your changes press the Save button at the bottom of the page.
If an ad network is unable to fulfill an ad request, AdFlake will fallback to another ad network based on your prioritized network list.
To change the ad network priority list open the Backfill Priority tab on your application page.
Simply drag and drop an ad network to change it's priority.
The top most ad network will have the highest priority.
To save your changes press the Save button at the bottom of the page.
Once the an application is released and ads are running it is possible to view the ad request statistics.
It is possible to access the application analytics by clicking the Analytics button on the application page.
