Title: WP125 Help Request
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WP125 Help Request

 *  [rickcecil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickcecil/)
 * (@rickcecil)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/)
 * I’m using the ad to manage 2 ad slots on my site. Typically, an ad will run for
   7 days and the next ad will be displayed. I’d like to be able to do the following:
 * 1) (feature request) Schedule the ads in advance. When I create the ad, select
   a date when it will be active and have it be inactive until the active date is
   reached. If 2 ads are scheduled for the same slot at the same time, have the 
   new ads over-ride the old ads. (Or, maybe offer this as an option.)
 * 2) (support question) Have the ads be inactive by default. Is there a way I can
   do this now in the code?
 * Thanks for the help!
    Rick [http://www.ruzuku.com/anotherstepforward/](http://www.ruzuku.com/anotherstepforward/)

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 *  [redwallhp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redwallhp/)
 * (@redwallhp)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/#post-1101484)
 * #2 kind of goes along with #1. Short of editing the source code, you can’t really
   do it as of yet. Scheduled ads is something that I do intend on adding, when 
   I get around to it. I’ve been focusing a lot of my attention on my Tweetable 
   plugin at the moment though, as it’s being entered in this year’s WLTC Plugin
   Competition. I do intend on adding the functionality though.
 *  Thread Starter [rickcecil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickcecil/)
 * (@rickcecil)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/#post-1101588)
 * I’m comfortable mucking with the code, though, I’m not too good at writing, it
   I can hack at it. Any pointers on what I should look for in the code to change
   it from active to inactive by default? Thanks!
 *  [redwallhp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redwallhp/)
 * (@redwallhp)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/#post-1101595)
 * In the function that adds a new ad, just look for the SQL statement. There should
   be a 1 set for the active field. Change it to a 0 and it should make the ads 
   be inactive by default.
 *  Thread Starter [rickcecil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickcecil/)
 * (@rickcecil)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/#post-1101719)
 * I found a Status being set, which looks like it’s defining the active/inactive.
   But, I can’t determine where it’s being set when an ad is first created.
 * The only time it’s set, that I can tell, is when an ad expires.
 * Thanks for taking the time to respond. Any other pointers?
 * Thanks!
 *  [redwallhp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redwallhp/)
 * (@redwallhp)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/#post-1101727)
 * In adminmenus.php, around lines 130-132 or so:
 *     ```
       if ($post_editedad=='') {
       $updatedb = "INSERT INTO $adtable_name (slot, name, start_date, end_date, clicks, status, target, image_url) VALUES ('$post_adslot', '$post_adname', '$today','$theenddate','$post_countclicks', '1', '$post_adtarget','$post_adimage')";
       $results = $wpdb->query($updatedb);
       ```
   
 * Just change the ‘1’ to ‘0’ and you should be all set.
 *  Thread Starter [rickcecil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickcecil/)
 * (@rickcecil)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/#post-1101730)
 * Thank you! Appreciate the help. Good luck with your tweetable plugin!

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 * Last reply from: [rickcecil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickcecil/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp125-help-request/#post-1101730)
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