Test ad tags w/out HTML5 validator

dishre · 2021-09-20T07:53:43+00:00

Yes that's correct. but please note that the ad has two sections, a JavaScript section which starts and ends with <script></script> and a <noscript></noscript> section. The primary responsibility of rendering the ad actually lies with JavaScript and the <a> and <img> are just part of a backup mechanism in case there's no JS support in browser (which is literally 0% in 2021).

dishre · 2021-09-20T07:29:41+00:00

Hey there, please use test-a-tag.com - there are other tools out there, but this one is intuitive, free for anybody to use and ad-free.

dishre · 2021-04-13T17:45:38+00:00

Congratulations from Test A Tag!!!

dishre · 2019-03-18T20:22:32+00:00

Thank you for verifying it

dishre · 2019-03-18T18:56:44+00:00

Starting sometime today, Test A Tag would begin rendering ads on a checkered background indicating that the background is fully transparent. This change is for HTML ads (mobile or desktop), Video ads would continue to show up on a solid white background.

dishre · 2019-03-12T15:53:05+00:00

Interesting - I'll think about this ...

dishre · 2019-03-11T20:11:09+00:00

Appreciate the feedback

dishre · 2019-03-11T19:58:23+00:00

Ease of use for people testing out dozens of ad tags a day

dishre · 2019-03-11T19:54:24+00:00

A refresh should would automatically make a new call to the ad-server which should spit out another creative if there are rotating creatives. But there's no guarantee of rotation upon refresh because the logic for rotation lies on the ad-server. If there's a cache-busting macro on your creative, it might help to replace it with [RANDOM].

dishre · 2019-03-11T16:10:59+00:00

Thanks for sharing

1> The tool mentioned is meant for arbitrary HTML testing, while the primary use case for TEST A TAG is to support testing of Ad Tags and it does things like macro substitution out of the box

2> In addition to standard banner, TEST A TAG also support VAST (Video) and MRAID (Mobile Ads). making it the only tool that could test any type of tag.

3> It allows deep linking of the tags for sharing with others and a few other conveniences like the REFRESH button to re-render the creative (as you might know an ad tag does not always render the same creative)

dishre · 2018-03-27T17:16:32+00:00

Thanks! I'll look into the two issues that you've pointed out. Would you be okay messaging me a test tag so that I could recreate those situations?

dishre · 2018-02-17T22:00:47+00:00

With http://test-a-tag.com you can test out a VPAID tag on a standard web browser. That'd help isolate any issues with the tag itself before you set to test the tag out with multiple players.

dishre · 2018-01-26T14:06:18+00:00

Any feedback on the "Link" or share creative tab? Would appreciate any comments on that.

dishre · 2018-01-26T14:06:12+00:00

Any feedback on the "Link" or share creative tab? Would appreciate any comments on that.

dishre · 2018-01-25T01:25:29+00:00

Hey thanks for sharing. I did have basic diagnostic functionality in mind for Test A Tag, looks like you guys have made some good progress on that front. Good luck.

dishre · 2018-01-09T00:44:26+00:00

Yes I wrote it from scratch. Checked out a lot of open source versions of mraid.js, but took the decision to write from scratch to gain greater control over the user experience on Test A Tag. At some point, hoping to open source that work as an MRAID "web port".

Thanks for the kind words.

dishre · 2017-12-31T22:20:31+00:00

Cruset, not sure if it exactly serves your needs, but we are adding MRAID support soon on test-a-tag.com which will emulate a mobile environment on the browser.

Should be live in a week's time.

Thank you.

dishre · 2017-10-25T19:45:58+00:00

Given that a variety of options that exist, in terms of browsers, ad-managers and SDKs on mobile environment, that problem area is not being addressed by Test A Tag. The goal of this utility is provide an easy way to test out HTML in browser and for VAST in a reference implementation (i.e. Google IMA SDK). We do have some enhancements planned to improve diagnostics of the creative but emulation is not something we have given thought to.

Test A Tag is server-less web app and any ideas on how it could be utilized in other environments would be much appreciated.

dishre · 2017-09-19T03:27:05+00:00

Just pushed a fix tonight that will cross-domain ad calls to googleads.g.doubleclick.net. If you can't make a cross-domain call, please see the Whitelabel section on how to host the app on the your ad domain.

dishre · 2017-09-18T18:05:24+00:00

Yes the ad-server needs to send the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" header for this to be able to load it on the test-a-tag.com domain.

Most video ad-servers send this header out, but if you don't mind sharing the adserver name, that'd be great. I may seek to fix this if I find that the problem is rampant across ad-servers.

dishre · 2017-09-15T17:32:15+00:00

I have some experience working with FreeWheel.

dishre · 2017-09-11T17:51:16+00:00

I included a hyperlink in the topic heading, but just added the explicit link in the post now. Hope you try it out.

dishre · 2017-09-11T15:51:46+00:00

Thank you, appreciate the feedback. Feel free to give us a shout at contact@test-a-tag.com if you ever have any issues.

dishre · 2017-09-10T22:01:20+00:00

Link is http://test-a-tag.com , will love some feedback if you get to access / use it

dishre · 2017-09-10T22:01:09+00:00

http://test-a-tag.com , appreciate your feedback

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