Sublime Ads Updates

Sublime Ads is shutting down

Thank you so very much for using Sublime Ads. Sublime Ads will shut down within the next few weeks. I'm aiming for November 22nd, 2024. Beginning 2025 I will be destroying all backups and data. I've announced this a few months ago on my blog and you can read about it here. The basics here is that I transferred this project to a friend of mine, and don't worry, no data was part of the deal. Sublime Ads will be replaced by Shameless Plug. There is a quick intro you can read about here. It's a clean start and hope...

November 13th, 2024

A new updates blog

Well, as you may have noticed, or not, the Update Blog is now hosted here. I found it cumbersome to use my old built-in CMS for Sublime Ads — yes, I built a tiny CMS into it — and I thought now would be a good time to move it over to Scribbles. And if you're wondering... yes, I built it. It's been here for a few weeks already and I am happy with the result. It also means better quality post content with images, videos and even code snippets as and when I release new stuff for Sublime Ads...

March 25th, 2024

New embed script

Today we've updated the embed.js script and brought it into the 21st century... I mean, now it doesn't require me to "build" the script because it's loaded as a module, instead of having a million build steps. The old way of embedding, if you're using it, still works without issue but will no longer be updated. So please take note of the new script tag found on the category page, or you can read about it here in the docs.

October 4th, 2023

Random updates

Howdy there 👋 It's been a while since the last update. For the last few days I spent some time moving some of the frontend build architecture away from Webpack and simplify things — some things might not work 100% yet in the UI, for example some animations. Working on new marketing copy and keeping up with feature requests and some other nice things. More to come ✌️ — Vincent

October 4th, 2023

Registration is open again, with free use until re-launch

Howdy there everyone. Registrations are back! Woohoo! Without going into too much details, Sublime Ads will be re-launching slowly over the next few months. For now, feel free to register and enjoy free usage. – Vincent

June 13th, 2023

Better trials

Today we changed the length of a trial, which went from 14 days to 30 days, and today to 42 days. It's always difficult to gauge the work needed to implement ads into your own apps or sites. Whilst 30 days is a "standard" offering, I didn't feel it was enough. So 42 it is, because it's the answer to a lot of things. I hope this gives you plenty of time and opportunity to get started. In addition, all new trials now come with all features unlocked. No more "limited" trial. Everything is enabled. ✌️❤️

February 12th, 2023

Portal customisation (globally)

Recently we added a new feature allowing you to change what appears on client portals, including simple payment links. You can add/change: • Portal title • Add some welcome text • Add a payment link (for example Stripe payment links) • Logo (that appears instead of our logo). Check out the documentation for more info: https://docs.sublimeads.com/getting-started/clients.html#portal-options Update: You can also override these on a portal by portal basis.

February 5th, 2023

Default Image Resize Options

Today I added settings that allow you define your default image resize options. When calling the API, your images are automatically resized to 500 pixels wide with a quality setting of 95 (100 being the highest), without the need for you pass in extra parameters as per image resize options. This is done to preserve some bandwidth and make sure you're not sending huge images. You can override these default settings on your settings page, to fine tune it to your needs for your app – removing the need to add extra parameters when calling the API. Useful when you...

December 28th, 2022

Edge API deprecation – update

The other day I mentioned that the Edge API will be deprecated. This is now done. The good news is that everything is working as expected and there was no downtime to serving your ads. I've personally tested this and have been using the Edge API in my own apps, and they are working as expected. Whilst I don't anticipate any issues, please let me know if anything is no longer working for you.

December 22nd, 2022

Edge API deprecation

With Sublime Ads offering an on "edge" API for simple category embeds for some time, I have come to the conclusion that it doesn't meet my quality standards and not something I want to support in future. That being said, I'll make sure to make existing integrations work as they should without you having to change anything in your apps or code. I'm also making changes to the way image URL's are being handled, and will now support normal URLs, with image resizing options (as was the case), and no longer come from the special CDN endpoint – although they...

December 20th, 2022

Filter Ads by Client

You can now filter your ads, on the main ads list, by Client. Just use the new dropdown found in the filter section.

November 19th, 2022

Parent & sub categories

Excited to launch a new, good to have, PRO feature: The ability to link categories to a parent category, opening different possibilities for you all, for example having specific target groups within each parent category. Documentation here on how to get started and new API options here.

October 19th, 2022

Portals can now be public

I've added the ability to make portals public, without the need for a passkey. Just head on over to your portal of choice and select the "Make portal public..." button. You can always make it private again too. Check out the documentation on sharing a portal here.

October 18th, 2022

Introducing Client Portals

Another day, another week, another month... another new feature. I am happy to announce the availability of client portals for your clients. A client portal allows you to share a public page with your client, via a unique URL, allowing you to share real-time stats. Portals are unique to the client and can be enabled, or disabled, at any time and are optional. On top of stats, they’ll also be able to see the status of their ads, for example if they are active, inactive, or expired (if they have a schedule). As with the Client feature, portals are for...

October 17th, 2022

Introducing Clients

Ah yes, it's been so long since I shipped anything new. Well, no more. I pulled my arm out! Now you can add Clients and link them to your ads. This helps you get an overview how well everything is going and provide statistics if so required. This is just the tip of the iceberg, without the drama though. No sinking ships either. Having clients linked to ads opens up future possibilities that are not yet implement, for example balances and public stat pages. These are not ready yet, but just wanted to wet your appetite of the ideas floating...

September 26th, 2022