Release notes for GAM/DFP custom creative templates
May 9, 2022
NEW: Show the swipe gesture tip in the middle of the creative.
May 3, 2022
NEW: Option to enable the expanded file preload for better user experience;
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template;
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes.
April 19, 2022
FIXED: Active view measurement support bug fixes.
April 13, 2022
FIXED: Appearance problems when an ad-slot container has a CSS flexbox layout.
April 10, 2022
NEW: Set background image that scrolls together with the ad container;
NEW: Set foreground image that scrolls together with the ad container and appears as the top layer over an ad (useful for transparent patterns).
March 31, 2022
NEW: Active view measurement support;
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template.
February 23, 2022
FIXED: now redraws creative when an ad container size changes.
January 27, 2022
NEW: target a creative to an HTML element (for example, to show Roller creative below the main menu);
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template.
January 26, 2022
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onAppear, onClose; methods: close. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template;
NEW: option for checking for children elements deeper than 1st level of the DOM tree (enable in the "Configurations" field: "childElemsOnly=no"; the default value is "yes");
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes.
January 19, 2022
NEW: new "Header logo style" field to set CSS style for the logo (position in the center, add a shadow, etc.);
UPDATED: a header part with CSS z-index property now to prevent it hidden under the banner.
December 7, 2021
NEW: New option for the "Background Closeable" field - "With Click URL". This option opens a click-through URL when a user clicks on the background.
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes.
November 11, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose; methods: close. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template;
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes.
November 8, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose, onLayerOpen, onLayerClose; methods: close, showLayer, hideLayer. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template;
NEW: show layer after a specified amount of seconds after a page load.
October 28, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose; methods: close. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template;
UPDATED: Feature "Between pages" updated.
September 30, 2021
NEW: Active view measurement support;
NEW: configuration-line parameter - to render 3rd-party tags within the "iframe" tag ["appendHtmlIframe=yes|no"; default: no];
FIXED: minor responsiveness bugs.
September 29, 2021
NEW: Rebuilt for much better performance (minimal CLS impact when the "fixed" parallaxer effect set);
FIXED: Active view measurement support.
September 16, 2021
NEW: Makes base ad centered by default;
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose, onCloseSticky, onSticky, onStatic; methods: close, disableSticky. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template.
August 31, 2021
NEW: Configurations line implemented for more advanced changes in the template;
NEW: configuration-line parameter - to render 3rd-party tags within the "iframe" tag ["appendhtmliframe=yes|no"; default: no] .
July 26, 2021
NEW: Configurations line implemented to make more advanced changes in the template (for now - option to change the default z-index value).
July 23, 2021
NEW: Show the "Click to expand" button even when an expanding on mouseover is enabled (also an option to hide the button).
July 22, 2021
NEW: Set an ad offset from browser viewport edges.
June 16, 2021
FIXED: a click-through layer appeared above and below a creative on Safari browsers, leading to misleading clicks and unusable content outside of creative.
June 15, 2021
NEW: new field is included for the parallax effect to disable fast-move action (when an ad height is larger than viewport height).
June 7, 2021
FIXED: animation didn't work on Firefox internet browsers.
June 7, 2021
FIXED: animation didn't work on Firefox internet browsers.
June 7, 2021
FIXED: animation didn't work on Firefox internet browsers.
May 31, 2021
FIXED: a click URL and closing functionality bug fixed when top space is set.
May 24, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose; methods: close. [Can be enabled in the customization form only]
May 8, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose, onAppear; methods: close. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
UPDATED: Slide-out animation optimizations (animation is much smoother now).
May 7, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose, onAppear; methods: close. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
UPDATED: Slide-out animation optimizations (animation is much smoother now).
May 7, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose, onPause, onResume; methods: close, pause, resume. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
UPDATED: Animation optimizations for much smoother animation.
April 23, 2021
FIXED: a click URL bug with multiple params (sub-URLs).
April 23, 2021
NEW: Show the swipe gesture tip in the middle of the creative;
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onClose; methods: close. [Can be enabled in the customization form only];
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes.
April 22, 2021
UPDATED: Milliseconds interval support for expanding on mouseover event (a value greater than 100 interpreted as milliseconds, in other cases as seconds).
April 16, 2021
NEW: Out-of-page support added;
FIXED: Minor bug fixes (actual size creatives call horizontal scrollbar in some cases; site-wide CSS transitions make unusual animations).
April 13, 2021
NEW: Render a creative without specified height (Fixed height=Auto) to make the container's height adapt to an ad height (useful for AdSense tags).
March 18, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onAppear, onDisappear, onClose; methods: close, redraw. [Can be enabled in the customization form only] .
March 3, 2021
NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onExpand, onCollapse; methods: close, expand, collapse. [Can be enabled in the customization form only] .
February 24, 2021
NEW: Active view measurement support.
February 21, 2021
FIXED: Prevents functionality crash on ad-unit refreshes.
February 16, 2021
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes (better HTML creatives support).
February 8, 2021
NEW: Fully rebuilt template (to minimize scrolling bugs, glitches, ...);
NEW: Parallax effect automatically is detected now (field removed);
NEW: Set fixed margins between sides of the browser viewport and the ad.
January 25, 2021
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes (a border appearance issue).
January 20, 2021
NEW: Render HTML code without iFrame (useful for third-party tags, like Google AdSense).
October 29, 2020
NEW: Set vertical margins (useful for fixed headers and footers);
NEW: Set "sticky" effective scrolling bounds (enables the "sticky" effect till scrolling up and down for specified number in pixels);
FIXED: Minor bug-fixes.
October 4, 2020
NEW: Set a border around a creative;
NEW: Add additional HTML code over a creative (useful for default texts, like "Advertisement");
NEW: Active view measurement support.
