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Low RPMs & Missing Ads – Request for Recrawl

Imad Uddin

Hi Mediavine Team,

It’s been 9 days since my site launched on Journey, and RPMs are very low. Ad impressions compared to sessions/pageviews are unusually low.

Currently, only the sticky footer ad shows. Sidebar, sticky sidebar, and in-content ads are missing on my tool pages, and the sidebar ad is also missing on article pages. These pages have 70+ paragraphs of content and a 330px sidebar.

I’ve added mv-sidebar classes, ensured proper sidebar styles, set parent containers’ overflow to visible, and wrapped content in journey-content divs for optimal ad placement.

Site URL: https://merge-json-files.com

Could you please recrawl these pages and re-target the sidebar and in-content ads from your end? Let me know if any further adjustments are needed on my side.

Thank you.

 

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  • Support

    We have recrawled your site for in-content ads, but sidebar ads are not compatible when you have sticky sidebar elements. 

    There are nested divs in the blog post sidebar elements that would prevent sidebar ads from being targeted correctly and the sticky tools menu prevents sidebar ads from being targeted on your tools pages. The sidebars are also not the same, so sidebar ads could not be targeted to both page types.

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  • Imad Uddin
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    Thank you for the detailed feedback!

    I’ve fully restructured both the tool pages and blog pages to address all three issues you highlighted:

    1. Sticky Sidebar Elements Fixed:
      Removed all sticky positioning from both tool and blog sidebars
      Sidebars now use static positioning for proper ad targeting
    2. Nested Divs in Blog Sidebar Fixed:
      Flattened the DOM structure
      Applied the mv-sidebar class directly to the outermost sidebar element
      Removed all wrapper divs that were interfering with ad insertion
    3. Consistent Sidebar Structure Fixed:
      Unified sidebar structure across both page types
      Tool and blog pages now use an identical flex layout with the sidebar as a sibling to the main content
      Same mv-sidebar implementation and inline styles (position: relative, overflow: visible) applied across all pages
    4. Journey Content Wrapper Expansion:
      Previously, the journey-content class was limited to blog sections on tool pages
      It now wraps the entire page from the outermost level, including the hero section, tool widgets, use cases, code blocks, FAQs, and all written content

    This ensures the entire page, not just blog sections, is available for Mediavine Journey in content ad placements

    These updates have been applied to all tool pages and blog posts. Both now follow the same layout pattern, allowing consistent sidebar targeting and maximizing ad placement opportunities across the site

    Could you please initiate a recrawl? The structure should now be fully aligned with Mediavine Journey requirements. Let me know if you need anything else

    Thank you!

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  • Support

    You should be all set.

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