Advertising Suite Pro 2.0.0

• Thread Ads – Context-aware product ads based on thread keywords
• Global Ads – Fixed product ads displayed across all pages
• Conversation Ads – Ads within private messages
• Amazon/eBay Anchor/Text-Link Ads – Automatic keyword-to-affiliate-link conversion in post content
• Embed Ads – Embedded advertising content
• Custom Code Ads – Any HTML/JS code (e.g. Google AdSense, other ad networks)

• Amazon/eBay Cards / Cards V2 – Product card layout (default)
• Amazon/eBay List – Single-column product listing
• Amazon/eBay Text Links – Subtle in-content recommendations
• Amazon/eBay Banner (728×90) – Classic ad banner
• Amazon/eBay Leaderboard (728×90) – Wide header banner
• Amazon/eBay Rectangle (300×250) – Medium rectangle format
• Amazon/eBay Large Rectangle (336×280) – Large rectangle format
• Amazon/eBay Skyscraper (160×600) – Vertical sidebar format
• Amazon/eBay Half Page (300×600) – Half-page format
• Amazon/eBay Billboard (970×250) – Extra-wide premium format
• Amazon/eBay Mobile Banner (320×50) – Optimized for mobile devices

• Thread (11 Positions) – Before/After messages, After first/middle/last post, Between posts (with repeat frequency), Sidebar, In first/last post
• Global (12 Positions) – Header, Navigation, Above/Below content, Sidebar (3 slots), Above/Between/Below thread list, Footer
• Conversation (7 Positions) – Before/After/Between messages, After first/middle/last message, Sidebar
• Profile (2 Positions) – Above and below profile content
• Search (2 Positions) – Above and below search results
• XFMG Media Gallery (3) – Above/Below media, Media sidebar
• XFRM Resource Manager (3) – Above/Below resource, Resource sidebar

AI & Keyword Extraction​

• OpenAI Integration – GPT-based contextual keyword extraction from thread content for matching Amazon & eBay products
• Simple Fallback – Text analysis without API calls as alternative for Amazon & eBay product search
• Hybrid Mode – Automatic fallback from AI to Simple on API failure
• Customizable AI Prompt – Define your own instructions for AI keyword generation
• Keyword Management – Dashboard with search, editing, bulk regeneration and deletion of extracted Amazon & eBay search terms
• Negative Keywords & Filters – Blocklist, stop word filter, safety filter to refine product results

• Amazon PA-API 5.0 (20+ Countries) – DE, US, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, SE, PL, BE and more
• eBay Browse API (8 Countries) – DE, AT, CH, US, GB, FR, IT, ES
• API Connection Tests – Instant tests for Amazon, eBay and OpenAI directly in the ACP

• AdBlock Detection – Multi-layer detection (bait elements, network probe, MutationObserver)
• AdBlock Display Modes – Banner, modal overlay or inline notice (configurable)
• AdBlock Options – Dismissible, countdown timer, redirect URL, page blur effect
• Dynamic Element IDs – Per-request nonce prevents filter list targeting
• Click Fraud Detection – Burst detection (IP, user, fingerprint) with configurable thresholds
• Auto IP Blocking – Automatic temporary blocking of suspicious IPs with cooldown
• Fraud Dashboard – Overview of all blocks with manual block management
• Bot Protection – Detection of 20+ bot/crawler patterns (Google, Bing, social media, AI scrapers)
• Template Exclusion – No ads on login, registration and error pages

• Dashboard – KPI cards with trend arrows and sparkline charts
• Impressions & Clicks – Complete tracking with CTR calculation
• Revenue Tracking – EPC-based revenue estimation (Amazon/eBay separate, per category)
• Forum Performance – Precomputed performance metrics at forum level (cron every 6h)
• Conversion Funnel – Funnel analysis from impression to conversion
• Bot Activity Log – Log of all detected bot requests
• Data Export – CSV export for clicks, views and revenue data

• Multi-Variant Tests – Compare different ad configurations against each other
• Variant Overrides – Display mode, product count and intro text per variant
• Deterministic Assignment – Consistent variant assignment per user/visitor
• Winner Determination – Automatic statistical evaluation

• Epsilon-Greedy Algorithm – Automatic product selection optimization based on CTR
• Bayesian Average Scoring – Statistical product ranking with confidence
• Badges – Automatic Bestseller (CTR ≥ 8%) and Trending (CTR ≥ 5%) labels
• MAB Dashboard – Overview of all product rankings with reset option

• Weekly Report – Performance summary via email (configurable day)
• CTR Alert – Warning on unusually high click-through rate
• Fraud Alert – Immediate notification on detected click fraud
• API Error Alert – Warning when APIs fail repeatedly
• Deduplication – Intelligent prevention of alert spam

• 2-Layer Cache – Redis (L1) + Database (L2) with configurable TTL (default: 7 days)
• Stale Fallback – Serves expired cache data instead of empty response (up to 24h)
• Cache Precomputation – Automatic pre-caching via cron job (every 2 hours)
• Lazy Loading – Deferred loading via AJAX for faster page load times
• Cache Management – ACP page to view and clear cache
• 8 Automatic Cron Jobs – Cache, stats, fraud scan, precompute, reports

• Opt-Out Toggle – Users can disable ads in their account settings
• Permission System – XenForo permissions for ad visibility and control
• Geo-Targeting – Country-based ad control (195 countries, IP lookup via ip-api.com)
• Forum Exclusion – Exclude specific forums from advertising
• User Criteria – Target audiences by user group, post count, etc.

• Positions Map – Visual overview of all 38 ad positions
• Debug Mode – Admin-only debug panel with API calls, cache hits and keyword extraction
• Stealth Mode – Hides debug indicators on the frontend
• Debug Log – JSONL file with automatic rotation (>5 MB)

• XenForo – 2.2.0+ (tested with 2.3.9)
• PHP – 8.0+
• Extensions – XFMG (Media Gallery), XFRM (Resource Manager) – optional
• Languages – English (default), German (complete translation)

• XenForo 2.2.0 or higher
• PHP 8.0+ with cURL and JSON extension
• Amazon PA-API credentials (for Amazon ads)
• eBay Browse API credentials (for eBay ads)
• OpenAI API key (optional, for AI keyword extraction)