Random ad group example made with Advanced Ads demo ads

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Clicking Show Usage in the Advanced Ads plugin page
A popup will appear with the shortcode or PHP code you can use to display the ad group.

For more information, check out our beginner's guide to adding shortcodes in WordPress or how to add custom code without breaking your site .

Copying the Advanced Ads shortcode
That's it! You can now preview your site to see what the ad group looks like.

This is what the random ads of the Demo Advanced Ads look like:

Method 2: Enable ad refresh with Ad Refresh Control (free plugin)
If you prefer not to set up your ads in a new plugin but simply add the refresh functionality to your existing ad slots, then you can use the free Ad Refresh Control plugin.

Note that this plugin is not an ad management plugin. If you haven't set up your ads yet, you'll need a plugin for that first. For recommendations, check out our list of the best ad management plugins and solutions for WordPress .

Once you have added your ad units to WordPress, denmark business directory you can add ad refresh functionality to them.

The first thing you need to do is install and activate the Ad Refresh Control plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin .

Once the plugin is activated, navigate to Settings » Ad Refresh Control . This screen allows you to set your ad refresh preferences. These settings are global and apply to all ad units on your site.

Ad Refresh Control's plugin settings
The most important plugin settings are “Visibility Threshold”, “Refresh Interval” and “Maximum Refreshes”.

The “Visibility Threshold” setting specifies how much of the ad must be visible to count as an impression.

The “refresh interval” specifies how long an ad is displayed before it is updated.

Finally, the “Maximum updates” option determines how often an ad slot can be updated.

You are welcome to change these numbers, but we will keep the default settings as they comply with most existing ad network policies.

The final plugin settings can be left blank, but if you want to exclude certain ad units or ad sizes, you can add the ad unit sizes or ad unit IDs.

Saving your Ad Refresh Control settings
Once you have made all the changes, simply click the “Save Changes” button.

Your ad units will now automatically update for your visitors based on the settings above.

Bonus tip: Set up tracking to see how your ads are performing
After you set up ad refresh in WordPress, you should monitor how your ads are performing to learn which ads are converting best and if your ad refresh units are getting more impressions.

The best way to do this is with Google Analytics , but setting it up manually can be intimidating for beginners.

That's why we recommend MonsterInsights to connect your site to Google Analytics. It's used by over 3 million websites and is the best and easiest analytics solution for WordPress .

MonsterInsights allows you to set up conversion tracking to measure the success of your ads, allowing you to focus on the campaigns that actually convert.

View detailed stats for each campaign
For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to set up conversion tracking and how to set up Google Ads conversion tracking in WordPress .

We hope this article helped you learn how to increase ad views in WordPress with Ad Refresh. You may also want to learn how to detect AdBlock users in WordPress or check out our list of the best Patreon alternatives to monetize your audience .