Ad network for composr.app?
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#21297
(In Topic #5628)
Core Developer
My ideas are the following:
- Ad would only show if no one from the community has an ad going at the time (purchased through points).
- You can use your points to opt out of ads for a period of one month (Community > Store).
- Number of ads: Ideally, just one. I will never resort to intrusive ads like pop-ups.
- Transparency: I will disclose the revenue received and for what it is used.
Please vote on this topic and discuss your thoughts. This is not an official measure. If the poll closes, and members seem to be in favour of using a network for a temporary period of time, then I will open a measure voting to make it official.
Thank you!
Note: I looked into a few other networks that I did not add to this poll. But I did not include them because ad blockers block their entire network (therefore, they would be very inefficient).
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I honestly don't care which ad source you use as long as the ads are not designed to be distracting. I know you won't have control over that. I use ad blockers just because of ads like that, but I would whitelist this site to help out with funding.
(side note: this security graphic is getting old)
Posted
Core Developer
My question is, is there enough traffic to make ads worthwhile?
I don't know. That will be interesting to find out. A large majority of Composr traffic is bots. It would be interesting to know which hits count and which do not count. We average about 100,000 daily hits due to the bots. However, all of this traffic is only coming from a couple of hundred unique devices or fewer.
I know you won't have control over that.
I have some control over them. While I will not have much control over its contents, I will have control over the type of ads displayed, the quantity, and the size.
I appreciate the support. ^^
(side note: this security graphic is getting old)
What security graphic? Are you talking about the 11 beta8 banner?
PDStig said
(side note: this security graphic is getting old)
What security graphic? Are you talking about the 11 beta8 banner?
From “Post #21299”, 20th Nov 2025
Sorry, I meant the CAPTCHA image. Even just trying to preview my post I was forced to enter the letters. I know you're trying to keep out spam, but still, it's getting old. My previous post failed me on 3 different attempts.
A side note: trying to post this I got an error when hitting the "Post reply" button.:
An internal error occurred (GUID 3f7ca43034b75563aa34c01a4d0411fb). This is usually a software bug and should be reported.
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Posted
Core Developer
sholzy said
PDStig said
(side note: this security graphic is getting old)
What security graphic? Are you talking about the 11 beta8 banner?
From “Post #21299”, 20th Nov 2025
Sorry, I meant the CAPTCHA image. Even just trying to preview my post I was forced to enter the letters. I know you're trying to keep out spam, but still, it's getting old. My previous post failed me on 3 different attempts.
A side note: trying to post this I got an error when hitting the "Post reply" button.:
An internal error occurred (GUID 3f7ca43034b75563aa34c01a4d0411fb). This is usually a software bug and should be reported.
From “Post #21300”, 20th Nov 2025
Hmm, that's a bug. Please add to the tracker if you can (add as a software bug, not a homesite bug, because it's likely in the software).
I looked into the composr.app settings. The CAPTCHA was supposed to stop after 2 posts and 7 days. Even though the post count is also broken (I believe that is already on the tracker), it registers as 4 posts for you; therefore, you should not be getting CAPTCHAs.
The error is EVIL_POSTED_FORM_EXPIRED_TOKEN_HACK. You tried to submit a form with an expired CSRF token (this is separate from CAPTCHA and is a random hidden string attached to every form). Do you recall how long it has been between when you loaded the form and when you submitted it?
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