Release Notes for Expander
Discover the latest updates and improvements to our Intexter template for Google Ad Manager.
v1.15.0
22/01/2025
- NEW: Displays “AdChoices” icon (if available) to comply with DSA regulation for ad transparency.
- UPDATED: Implemented a new JS callbacks system for enhanced functionality.
- FIXED: Resolved issue with expanding collapsed creative when the same creative is used for both the collapsed and expanded states.
- FIXED: Resolved issue with missing click-through URL when the same creative is used for both the collapsed and expanded states.
v1.14.1
21/05/2024
- UPDATED: Completely redesigned animation algorithm for smoother expanding, collapsing, and progress bar transitions.
v1.14.0
08/05/2024
- NEW: Now displays errors in the configuration in the browser developer console tools (in GAM creative preview mode only).
- UPDATED: Rewritten and optimized the code in TypeScript for improved support and fewer bugs.
- UPDATED: Added CSS classes for each ad element for easier management with JS callbacks.
- FIXED: Resolved a click issue on websites with AdSense page-level ads enabled.
- FIXED: Addressed minor bug fixes.
v1.13.0
03/05/2022
- 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.
v1.12.0
23/07/2021
- NEW: Show the "Click to expand" button even when an expanding on mouseover is enabled (also an option to hide the button).
v1.11.1
22/04/2021
- UPDATED: Milliseconds interval support for expanding on mouseover event (a value greater than 100 interpreted as milliseconds, in other cases as seconds).
v1.11.0
03/03/2021
- NEW: Accepts JavaScript callbacks - events: onInit, onLoad, onExpand, onCollapse; methods: close, expand, collapse. [Can be enabled in the customization form only].
v1.10.0
19/04/2020
- NEW: Multiple "clickTag" variables and click-tracking links support for HTML assets;
- NEW: Active view measurement support;
- NEW: Remove a creative fully by closing an expanded banner.
v1.9.1
29/12/2019
- UPDATED: now third-party tags render inside an iframe tag (some tags weren't called previously, for example, DCM "ins" tags);
- FIXED: a click URL bug with multiple params (sub-URLs).
v1.9.0
03/01/2019
- NEW: make to reload expanded HTML contents on each appearance and to remove expanded HTML contents when creative is in the collapsed state (useful when a video content should be paused in the collapsed state);
- FIXED: few minor bugs fixed.
v1.8.0
14/11/2018
- FIXED: Usage of HTML code in the template rebuilt entirely. Previously, Google Ad Manager macros (%%CACHEBUSTER%%, etc.) could not work correctly in some cases.
- NEW: Add third-party tags to creative (like MOAT tags).
v1.7.1
25/01/2018
- FIXED: Invalid values in "Expanded auto-load frequency capping" breaks template functionality;
- FIXED: Auto collapse not working in some situations.
v1.7.0
15/12/2017
- NEW: use HTML code (3rd party code) as creative.
- FIXED: Expanding/collapsing animation is fully rebuilt.
v1.6.1
29/09/2017
- Bug fix: in some specific situations Expander doesn't appear at all (ad unit container with CSS fixed position and similar cases).
v1.5.0
25/07/2017
- New feature: frequency capping for showing expanded creative after page load;
- New feature: fallback image (retina also) - appears when expanded creative width is larger that viewport width;
- New feature: collapsed ad with click through URL and customizable "Click to expand" button;
- collapsing animation as same as expanding animation.
v1.4.0
21/06/2017
- New feature: expanding animation with multiple transition effects and speed. Finally!
v1.2.0
30/01/2017
- Make creative expanded on load (new feature);
- expanding with push-down effect (new feature);
- collapse creative automatically after specified seconds (new feature);
- horizontal positioning updated.
v1.1.0
14/01/2017
- Cross-browser compatibility fixes (IE8 compatibility);
- the Z-index CSS property changed.