How to ad banners?

[hashOK]

I have been running a website for some time now and it has gained some users.Right now I want to monetise the forum with advertisements.How to go about it?

[fefrei (Felix Freiberger)]

This plugin should serve your needs:

Discourse Advertising Plugin (Ads)

Summary Discourse Advertising allows the set up of advertisements on Discourse Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. AD-BLOCKERS If you are running an ad-blocker in your browser or through a vpn, the contents of your /admin/plugins page may be blanked out. Disabling your adblocker, using an incognito tab, or whitelisting your site should prevent this issue. Features …

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Install plugins on a self-hosted site

This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a standard install. This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting these specific plugins are available by hosting tier. As of mid-2025, many p…