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ralkage/flarum-ext-ad-management
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Comprehensive ad management system for Flarum with zones, analytics, and ad owner self-service.

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Ad Management — Flarum Extension
================================

[](#ad-management--flarum-extension)

A comprehensive ad management system for [Flarum](https://flarum.org) forums. Supports image banners, HTML/JS ads, and Google AdSense with zones, analytics, an approval workflow, and a user self-service portal.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Ad Zones** — Named positions (`header`, `below_header`, `between_posts`, `sidebar`, `above_footer`, `footer`, `custom`) with optional dimension constraints
- **Ad Types** — Image banners, raw HTML/JS, and Google AdSense units
- **Rotation** — One random ad per zone per page load (randomized each visit)
- **Analytics** — Per-ad impression and click tracking with daily breakdowns and CTR
- **Approval Workflow** — User-submitted ads queue for admin review before going live; optional approval for image changes
- **Email Notifications** — Expiration reminders and performance reports via cron, with customizable templates
- **Admin Notifications** — Instant email alert when a user submits an ad for review
- **Rate Limiting** — Anti-fraud protection on click and impression tracking endpoints
- **Group Visibility** — Show ads only to specific member groups; hide ads for premium groups
- **Post Shortcodes** — Embed any zone inline in discussion posts: `{myadvertisements[zone_name]}`
- **Image Processing** — Automatic resizing to zone dimensions; optional compression via PHP GD or reSmush.it API
- **GDPR Compliance** — Purge old click records with the built-in console command

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Flarum `^1.8`
- PHP `^8.0` with GD extension (for image resizing/compression)
- PHP `curl` extension (optional, for reSmush.it API compression)

Links
-----

[](#links)

- [Ralkage](https://ralkage.com)
- [Github](https://github.com/Ralkage/flarum-ext-ad-management)
- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ralkage/flarum-ext-ad-management)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require ralkage/flarum-ext-ad-management
```

Then enable it in your Flarum admin panel under **Extensions**.

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

1. Go to **Admin → Ad Management → Zones** and create a zone (or use a built-in default zone).
2. Go to **Advertisements** and create your first ad.
3. Set up the cron job for email notifications: ```
    0 8 * * * php /var/www/flarum ad-management:send-notifications >> /dev/null 2>&1

    ```
4. (Optional) Grant the **Submit Advertisements** permission to allow forum members to submit ads for review.

Console Commands
----------------

[](#console-commands)

CommandDescription`php flarum ad-management:send-notifications`Send expiration reminders and performance reports`php flarum ad-management:purge-clicks [days]`Delete click records older than N days (default: 90) for GDPR complianceDocumentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

See [ADMIN\_GUIDE.md](ADMIN_GUIDE.md) for full configuration and usage documentation.

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance83

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

12

Last Release

88d ago

Major Versions

1.x-dev → 2.x-dev2026-03-30

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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