Website Set Up Guide

The central hub for your digital presence on MediaOS.

The Websites feature powers the core of the MediaOS experience. From ad delivery and email templates to events and branding, it all starts here. Before diving into the platform’s main capabilities, it’s essential to configure your website settings correctly.

Start with Settings #

Before setting up your primary tabs, click the Websites tab on the left sidebar, then select the orange "Manage Settings" button. This area allows you to customize your system’s foundational features, including branding, forms, and email templates.

Note: These tabs differ from the main nine options you’ll see under the Websites section.

Here’s a breakdown of the Settings Tabs:

Website #

Set your website’s name and URL, enable or disable WordPress, and configure your admin login credentials. If you toggle WordPress off, certain features will be disabled. Double-check all fields for typos before saving.

Email #

This tab is for setting up email templates—not sending emails.

Core Template (used for automated emails such as member registration): #

• Click Change Template > Edit Template
• Use the template builder to drag in elements
• Add dynamic content:
  • Ad Placeholder: Auto-fills with ads from your ad server
  • Website Content: Smart content targeting based on engagement and demographics
  • Featured Events: Select from your Events tab
• Hit Save, then configure your sending details (name, email, logo)

Checkout Receipt Template: #

• Click Select Template
• Edit the design and content to match your preferences

Ad Server #

Select which products are available for your ad server. Products must:

• Be time-based
• Have a scheduler
• Include inventory

Use the “Change Ads Every X Seconds” field to define how frequently ads rotate.

Analytics #

Enable or disable ad interaction tracking, such as clicks and hovers.

Use the “Ignore Visitors Less Than X Seconds” field to filter out bounce traffic and maintain accurate analytics.

Registration #

Choose what information to collect from new registrants, such as name and company, by toggling prompts on/off.

Branding #

Customize:

• Primary color
• Secondary color
• Logo URL
• Icon URL

Note: Defaults will update automatically, but existing templates must be manually adjusted.

Pages #

Define the URLs for core pages on your website (e.g., checkout, login). Pages must be built first. Once created, paste the corresponding URLs into this tab.

Google #

Integrate Google services:

Google reCAPTCHA: #

• Visit Google reCAPTCHA
• Select v2 Challenge
• Enter your domain and copy the Site Key and Secret Key
• Paste them into the reCAPTCHA fields in MediaOS

Reminder: Keep these keys private.

Google Maps: #

• Go to Google Cloud Console
• Enable relevant Maps APIs
• Create and restrict your API Key
• Paste the API Key into the corresponding field

Forms #

Customize form design (border, text color, label size). These settings apply to new forms only—existing templates require manual updates.

Once your Settings Tabs are configured, you’re ready to move on to the core Websites features.

Main Website Tabs #

From the Websites tab, you’ll see nine options:

• Websites
• Store
• Ad Server
• Lists
• Pop-Ups
• Directory
• Events
• Voting
• Analytics

Let’s walk through the most critical components of setting up your website and ad server.

Connecting Your Website #

To get started:

1. Click Websites at the top of the screen
2. Select New Website
3. Download and install the WordPress plugin
4. Enter your username and password
5. Follow the plugin’s installation instructions inside WordPress

Once installed, you can configure additional settings such as enabling WordPress.

Setting Up Your Ad Server #

To activate the ad server:

1. Go to the Ad Server tab
2. In the Assigned Products field, type in the products you want connected to this website

Important: Products can only be linked to one site. Supported product types include:

• CPM-based products with start/end dates
• Shared voice ads

Embedding the Ad Server #

Once your products are selected and your website is connected:

1. Navigate to the Products tab
2. Select your website
3. Click Ad Server
4. Copy the EMBED CODE from the popup
5. Paste it into your website’s HTML (e.g., inside WordPress)

Note: Each embed code corresponds to one ad unit. To allow any ad to run, use only the main portion of the embed code.

Selling Targeted Ads #

From the Sales tab, you can create highly targeted campaigns:

1. Click Create Contract Proposal
2. Define unit size, quantity, and targeting options
3. Click Get Audience Count to preview your reach

You can target by:

• Page
• Section
• Tag
• Author
• Device
• Known vs. unknown users

To use Reader Must Be, you must be on the full audience member platform. This feature helps generate a Forecast Inventory, providing page impressions and projections by segment.

Assigning Ads #

Before an ad can run, it must include an End URL:

1. Go to your Ad Library
2. Select an ad and click Edit
3. Enter the destination URL

You can assign multiple ads to one slot. The system will choose the most size-appropriate version and adjust spacing for desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Ad Reporting #

To automatically include ad stats on invoices:

1. Go to Account > System Settings > General Settings
2. Search for “invoice”
3. Toggle Include Ad Server Report on

This report will show up to 90 days of activity for each ad unit and will appear when previewing invoices.