Add a way to close the interstitial ad

You can use one of the methods below to close an interstitial ad built for the Display & Video 360 environment.

Auto-close automatically closes the ad after a set period of time, while a close button allows the viewer to close the ad.

Add auto-close

In the example below, the ad auto-collapses after 15 seconds.

1. Add a new event, making these selections in the event dialog:

   Target	document.body
   Event	Google Ad > Ad initialized
   Action	Custom > Add custom action
   Configuration	Give the function a name, such as closeAfter15s, then enter the following custom code (adjusting the time period as necessary): setTimeout(autoClose, 15000); function autoClose() {   Enabler.close(); }

   

Add a close button

1. Create a button or other clear visual element for closing the ad.
2. Add a Tap Area component positioned over the button.
3. Add a new event, making these selections in the event dialog:

   Target	gwd-taparea-1 (or the ID of the Tap Area component)
   Event	Tap Area > Touch/Click
   Action	Custom > Add custom action
   Configuration	Give the function a name, such as closeAd, then enter the following custom code: Enabler.reportManualClose(); Enabler.close();

   

Testing in preview

To verify in preview that the ad closes correctly, open the developer console in the browser and look for the "Closing ad" event.