Surf CMS allows you to schedule advertisements to start and end automatically, making it easy to manage advertising campaigns without having to manually enable or remove ads.
Whether you’re running a one-day promotion, a month-long campaign, or a seasonal sponsorship, scheduling helps ensure your advertisements appear exactly when they’re supposed to.
Step 1: Create or Edit an Advertisement
From the administrative menu, navigate to Advertising and either create a new advertisement or edit an existing one.
Step 2: Set the Campaign Dates
Locate the scheduling section of the advertisement.
Enter the desired:
- Start Date – The date and time the advertisement should begin displaying.
- End Date – The date and time the advertisement should automatically stop displaying.
If no start date is specified, the advertisement can begin displaying immediately once it is enabled.
If no end date is specified, the advertisement will continue running until it is manually disabled or removed.
Step 3: Save the Advertisement
Click Save to apply your changes.
Surf CMS will automatically activate and deactivate the advertisement based on the schedule you’ve selected. No additional action is required.
Managing Multiple Campaigns
Scheduling is especially useful for:
- Weekly or monthly advertising contracts
- Holiday promotions
- Event advertising
- Seasonal campaigns
- Sponsored content
- Political advertising
- Limited-time sales and specials
By scheduling campaigns in advance, you can prepare weeks or even months of advertising without needing to remember future start or end dates.
Tips
- Double-check your start and end dates before saving.
- If multiple advertisements share the same placement, Surf CMS will display them according to your advertising configuration and rotation settings.
- Review scheduled advertisements periodically to ensure campaigns are running as expected.
Using scheduled advertising helps streamline campaign management, reduces manual work, and ensures advertisers receive the exposure they’ve purchased.