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Labra has only one built-in ad position, and it’s at the bottom of the page and is just a little smaller than a standard 728×90 ad size.

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The position we put in the template is only the standard position of Joomla! banner ad. Since the requirement of each users are always different, we only leave there a position for advertisement. You can always expand it or insert another position to the template. Many site using right/left column for ad, or others using javascript for banner on the free space at left/right site. Even they can use the position of JA Flowlist for some other ad. It is very depend on the webmaster.

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<em>@kashxo 70176 wrote:</em><blockquote>The position we put in the template is only the standard position of Joomla! banner ad. Since the requirement of each users are always different, we only leave there a position for advertisement. You can always expand it or insert another position to the template. Many site using right/left column for ad, or others using javascript for banner on the free space at left/right site. Even they can use the position of JA Flowlist for some other ad. It is very depend on the webmaster.</blockquote>

No, this is very poorly done with Labra. The template’s div widths would have to be totally resized–but just by a few pixels!–to fit a standard 728×90 banner into the main content area or the other divs in the center. The standard 468×60 banner fits but is dwarfed by the main content area, tabs, and other adjacent matter–it’s a poor use of space and leaves a lot of blank space.

As for using the left and the right columns for ads, you will find that the drag and drop tools cause a lot of problems. Most people will want to to create left and right module positions for ads that can’t be moved or minimized. But if you do put a standard joomla ad module into a drag-and-drop left or right position, you will find that it loads up closed/minimized in Firefox.

Bottom line: this template requires significant modification if you intend to have much advertising on it. If you’re up to the task, it’s not a big problem, but it would be better if Labra left enough room for a standard full size “leaderboard” banner in its full width/wide setting.

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