In order for you to show ads and earn revenue from Open.Video on your website, it is required to add Open.Video seller entries to your website’s ads.txt file. This article will walk you through setting up your ads.txt file with Open.Video, as well as how to add Open.Video entries to your existing file.
To add Open.Video ads.txt entries to your site, navigate to Ads.txt section under Monetization on your Open.Video dashboard. Make sure the correct site is selected in the dropdown at the top of your Humix dashboard and click Get Started:
You have the option to set up an ads.txt file through Open.Video, or you can add Open.Video entries directly to your existing ads.txt file, should you already have one.
Step 1 - To manage Ads.txt through Open.Video, Click ‘Ads.txt Setup’ to begin the process. Here you can choose to manually set it up via Ads.txt Manager, or allow Open.Video to automatically set it up for you.
Step 2 - Under the Edit Entries step, you can add any other entries needed for your ads.txt file, such as your AdSense entry or entries provided by another ad partner. If you do not have an AdSense account or other ad partners, you can click next.
Step 3 - You will need to set up a redirect from your website’s ads.txt file to ads.txt manager, which will serve the ads.txt file. Select one of the four options provided. If your site is on WordPress, we recommend using the WordPress plugin option.
Step 4 - Verify that the ads.txt file is redirecting correctly and that Open.Video entries are visible in the ads.txt file.
If you already have an ads.txt file setup for current advertising relationships, you have the option to add the Open.Video entries to that file directly. Click Add Entries to Existing File to retreive the list of entries and paste them onto your existing file. Click verify to confirm the Open.Video entries are detected in your ads.txt file
*Please note: If you add Humix entries to your existing file, you should regularly use the 'View Humix Entries' option in your dashboard to ensure that the entries are up to date for optimal revenue performance.*
In some instances, there may be issues with Open.Video verifying your ads.txt file. Here are a couple of reasons why this might happen:
Ads.txt file is cached - If your ads.txt file is cached, the new entries won't show up until the cache expires or is cleared. Clear the cache for your file (example.com/ads.txt) and then try verifying with Open.Video again.
Crawlers blocked by robots.txt - If your robots.txt file is set up to block crawlers, Open.Video won't be able to verify the updated entries. You can follow the steps here to update your robots.txt.
Once you add the entries to your file, they should be verified by Open.Video immediately. Google and other demand partners usually crawl ads.txt files every 24 hours to confirm their entries are present.
No, adding Open.Video entries will not affect your existing ad setup as long as your current ads.txt entries remain on the file.
Adding Open.Video entries to your ads.txt file is required if you wish to earn revenue from the Open.Video video player.
If you use the automatic setup option, you will not need to manually update your Open.Video ads.txt entries. If you choose to copy and paste entries into your existing ads.txt file, you should frequently check the 'View Open.Video Entries' modal to ensure the entries are up to date.
Removing Open.Video entries will result in decreased revenue.
Ads.txt files need to be hosted on the root domain (example.com/ads.txt). Adding these entries to a subdomain will prevent demand partners from verifying your site or bidding on its inventory.
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