Featured listings and advertisement zones
Besides commissions, PHP Bid earns money with featured listings that sellers pay for, and with advertisement zones for banners or AdSense.
Featured listings
Featured items appear in the Featured auctions section of the home page and carry a "Featured" label in the search results. Sellers choose the upgrade in the listing form; you set its price in Configuration Options › Currency & fees (0 = free). You can also feature any listing yourself with Toggle featured in Auctions › All auctions.
Advertisement zones
Website › Advertisements manages the ad zones of the website:
| Zone | Position |
|---|---|
home_middle | In the middle of the home page. |
auctions_top | Above the search results. |
lot_sidebar | In the side column of the auction pages. |
For each zone choose a banner (upload an image and enter the target URL) or custom code (Google AdSense or any HTML/JavaScript), and enable or disable it. A disabled or empty zone shows nothing.
Each zone has a template tag, so a web designer can place it in other positions of a template too.