Advanced Ads Suddenly Adding Ads at top of my blogs

Hi @theworldisyourlobster,

Thanks for reaching out.

Those unwanted ads are auto ads from Google AdSense. To remove them, please disable the checkbox for auto ads and verification code that you can find in Advanced Ads > Settings > AdSense.

If this checkbox is already disabled, you inject this code manually. In this case, please, search for a code like this:

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
<script>
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({
google_ad_client: "ca-pub-123456789",
enable_page_level_ads: true
});
</script>

A couple of weeks ago, AdSense started injecting auto ads without the auto ads code, a manually placed ad unit on the same page is enough. To ensure that AdSense doesn’t inject any auto ads on your website, you will need to deactivate this option for your domain. You can find it in your AdSense account > Ads.

Best regards,
Joachim

Hey Joachim, thanks for your help.

I can’t find these options or where to put the code. These are the only options I have on Advanced Ads > Settings > AdSense:

AdSense account:
Revoke API acccess
Account holder name:

Verification code & Auto ads: unchecked box

Auto ads: Disable top anchor ad: checked box
Enable this box if you don’t want Google Auto ads to place anchor ads at the top of your page.

Disable stats: unchecked
Enable this option to stop loading stats from AdSense into your WordPress backend.
Disable violation warnings

Disable warnings about potential violations of the AdSense terms: box unchecked
Our Ad Health feature monitors if AdSense is implemented correctly on your site. It also considers ads not managed with Advanced Ads. Enable this option to remove these checks

Transparent background: box checked
Enable this option in case your theme adds an unfortunate background color to AdSense ads.

Full width responsive ads on mobile: default
Whether your responsive ad unit may expand to use the full width of your visitor’s mobile device screen

Oh and for the Verification code & Auto ads, the only option is to tick the box saying:
Insert the AdSense header code used for verification and the Auto Ads feature

?? I don’t know what that even means.

Hi @theworldisyourlobster,

Sorry for my late reply.

Insert the AdSense header code used for verification and the Auto Ads feature

?? I don’t know what that even means.

If you enable this checkbox, Advanced Ads will automatically add this code to your site:

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
<script>
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({
google_ad_client: "ca-pub-123456789",
enable_page_level_ads: true
});
</script>

Currently, I cannot see any Auto Ads on your website. What I forgot to tell you in my initial reply is that since October 2019, AdSense can inject Auto Ads on every website, that contains AdSense ad unit code. Auto Ads can now be displayed on any website where you have embedded a manual AdSense ad.

If you still discover Auto ads please navigate to your AdSense Dashboard > Ads and disable the Auto ads function there for your domain too.

Best regards,
Joachim

Hi @theworldisyourlobster,

I hope you are well.

Is there still something we could help you with?

Best regards,
Thomas