Updating templates
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August 9, 2021
Templates removed
- Lightbox templates have been removed.
January 30, 2020
Template bug fixes
- The templates in the Data Driven for Display & Video 360 category have been updated to remove deprecated font bindings (font name and font weight).
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-side with Header and Individual CTA Buttons (Responsive) has been updated to remove the duplicated CSS style name and incorrect group selector name.
- The following templates have been updated to fix the incorrect group selector name:
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-side with Individual CTA Buttons (Responsive)
- Dynamic Remarketing with Pagination and Single CTA (Responsive)
- Restored default publish settings for responsive templates in the Banner for Display and Video 360 category.
July 29, 2019
Templates added
2 templates have been added to the Dynamic remarketing for Google Ads template category:
- Responsive Dynamic Remarketing Travel Block Details
- Responsive Dynamic Remarketing Travel Pennant Details
March 4, 2019
Changes to templates
The following templates are now responsive:
- Under Banner for Google Ads and AdMob:
- Standard Banner Build Dissolve
- Standard Banner Build Slide
- Standard Banner Static
- Standard Banner Storyboard Dissolve
- Standard Banner Storyboard Slide
- Under Dynamic remarketing for Google Ads:
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-side with Individual CTA Buttons
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-side with Header and Individual CTA Buttons
- Dynamic Remarketing Single Page for Travel
November 28, 2018
Changes to templates
- The Star Ratings component now shows in previews from Template Gallery.
- [Text] Fixed issue with uneditable text in the Dynamic Remarketing Single Page template.
- The template update progress dialog now shows only when template updates are available.
- Updated image scaling method in VPAID templates from stretching to resizing.
- Dynamic Remarketing Aligned Panels and Individual CTA Buttons template (728x90): centered the prices for Product 2 & Product 3.
- Travel with Search Form template: fixed broken iframe on the expanded page.
July 24, 2018
3 templates have been added as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates added
3 new Data driven for Display & Video 360 templates use the Brand Awareness schema:
- Blank Slate: A basic framework ready to be customized with your dynamic elements.
- Cue Cards: 3 frames that scroll down to tell a dynamic user story.
- Panorama: 3 frames that the user can swipe through horizontally.
June 18, 2018
5 templates have been added as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates added
DoubleClick responsive templates were added:
- Standard Banner Build Dissolve
- Standard Banner Build Slide
- Standard Banner Static
- Standard Banner Storyboard Dissolve
- Standard Banner Storyboard Slide
January 11, 2018
6 templates have been removed as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates removed
YouTube masthead templates have been removed. Learn more.
November 15, 2017
1 template has been added as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates added
Bid Manager Dynamic Remarketing Single Page for Retail and Hotel: A popular template now available for Bid Manager, featuring multiple products, headline, disclaimer and animation. Available for both Retail (large product images) and Hotels (star ratings) verticals. (Note: Exits won't work when previewing in Web Designer, but will function normally after uploading to Bid Manager.)
September 27, 2017
2 templates have been added and 2 templates have been updated as part of this release.
Templates added
- Dynamic Remarketing Thumbnail with Pagination: a swipeable gallery containing an image, text, and CTA in a frame with thumbnail gallery navigation and a navigation menu.
- Dynamic Remarketing Blank Slate restored.
Changes to templates
- Dynamic Remarketing Stacked with Individual CTA Buttons: logo and header background colors made dynamic.
- Dynamic Remarketing with Individual CTA Buttons: CSS cleaned up.
September 14, 2017
5 new templates have been added, and 4 template issues have been fixed as part of this release.
New templates since 1.9.0.0619 release
The following new templates have been added to Dynamic Remarketing for AdWords:
- Dynamic Remarketing Shadow Box with Pagination: a swipeable gallery containing an image, text, and CTA in a shadow box, all within a frame with a navigation menu.
- Dynamic Remarketing Scrolling Panels with Headline: a swipeable gallery containing an image, text, and CTA in a frame with headline.
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-Side with Individual CTA Buttons: a swipeable gallery containing side-by-side frames with an image, text, and a CTA.
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-Side with Header and Individual CTA Buttons: a swipeable gallery under a header, containing side-by-side frames with an image, text, and a CTA.
- Dynamic Remarketing Single CTA II: a swipeable gallery containing an image and text in a frame with a single CTA button.
Changes to templates since 1.9.0.0619 release
- Dynamic Remarketing for AdWords templates are rearranged to be grouped by appearance, with the most popular groups first.
- Renamed Dynamic Remarketing Skyscraper with Individual CTA Buttons template to Dynamic Remarketing Stacked with Individual CTA Buttons.
- Removed Dynamic Remarketing Blank Slate.
- Renamed expandable templates with "Expanding" in their name to use "Expandable" instead.
Template fixes & improvements since 1.9.0.0619 release
- Missing and incorrect embedded font issues in some Dynamic Remarketing for AdWords templates.
- "textResizer is not defined" error in the Dynamic Remarketing Skyscaper with individual CTA Buttons.
- Movie trailer and theater lookup go to Google Showtimes, which was discontinued in 2016.
- Missing 160x600 template for Dynamic Remarketing with Pagination and Single CTA.