Choose the bbPress forum where you announce new ads and enter its Forum ID. Map the ad title to the topic title, then write a short topic using the ad description and, if useful, its target URL. Leave Post ID blank to create a new topic. Review the topic text and destination forum before enabling the rule; do not copy ad HTML or scripts into the topic.

Stop an email sequence when an ad is unpublished

When an ad is unpublished
Remove a subscriber from a sequence or course.

Remove a subscriber from a sequence or course. Use the event when an ad is unpublished as the starting event, and identify the recipient by their email. Use the ad author's WordPress email and choose the sequence to stop. If the author owns several ads, use this only when unpublishing one ad should end that sequence. Choose the sequence or course whose pending emails should stop.

Start an email sequence when an ad is published

When an ad is published
Add a subscriber to an email sequence or course.

Add a subscriber to an email sequence or course. Use the event when an ad is published as the starting event, and identify the recipient by their email. Use the ad author's WordPress email, which may differ from the advertiser. This starts the chosen sequence for the author, not everyone who views the ad. Choose a published sequence or course. If the recipient has already started it, Noptin resumes from their previous position.

Announce when an ad is unpublished using WhatsApp

When an ad is unpublished
Send an approved WhatsApp template with personalized parameters to a recipient phone number.

In WhatsApp, configure the announcement destination and content for this event from Advanced Ads. Include only details available from the event that are intended for these recipients. Choose an opted-in recipient phone number, an approved template name and its language, then map any required template variables.

Add the ad author to ActiveCampaign when an ad is published

When an ad is published
Create or update a contact in ActiveCampaign

Use the ad author's WordPress email address to identify the contact. Choose the destination list or record type and map any required fields. Enable contact creation if the action offers it; otherwise use an existing contact. The author is the WordPress account that owns the ad, which may differ from the advertiser.

Record newly published ads in Google Sheets

When an ad is published
Add or update a row in Google Sheets.

Choose the spreadsheet and worksheet, then map the ad ID, title, and target URL to matching columns. Set the action to match rows using the Ad ID column so publishing the same ad again updates its row instead of adding a duplicate. Set a Status column to Published.

Remove an ad-author tag in Customerly when an ad is unpublished

When an ad is unpublished
Remove a Tag from a user / lead in Customerly

Use the ad author's WordPress email address to find the existing contact. Select the tag that represents an active ad and the contact type. Remove that tag without deleting or unsubscribing the contact. If authors can own several ads, use this only when removing one ad should also remove the tag.

Remove an ad-author tag in EmailOctopus when an ad is unpublished

When an ad is unpublished
Remove a Tag from a contact in EmailOctopus

Use the ad author's WordPress email address to find the existing contact. Select the tag that represents an active ad and the list. Remove that tag without deleting or unsubscribing the contact. If authors can own several ads, use this only when removing one ad should also remove the tag.

Remove an ad-author tag in Birdsend when an ad is unpublished

When an ad is unpublished
Remove a Tag from a contact in Birdsend

Use the ad author's WordPress email address to find the existing contact. Select the tag that represents an active ad. Remove that tag without deleting or unsubscribing the contact. If authors can own several ads, use this only when removing one ad should also remove the tag.

Send an email when an ad is published

When an ad is published
Send an automated email.

When an ad is published, choose the intended email recipient: Site admin or Ad author. Create automated emails from Noptin > Email Campaigns > Automated Emails. Choose the intended recipient and use only details available from the selected event.

Send an email when an ad is unpublished

When an ad is unpublished
Send an automated email.

When an ad is unpublished, choose the intended email recipient: Site admin or Ad author. Create automated emails from Noptin > Email Campaigns > Automated Emails. Choose the intended recipient and use only details available from the selected event.

Start here

Set up Advanced Ads with Noptin

Install the free Noptin plugin on your WordPress site.
Activate your Noptin license, then install the Noptin add-on for Advanced Ads from Noptin → Extensions. How to activate your license.
Install and set up Advanced Ads on your WordPress site.
Create an automation rule starting with an event from Advanced Ads, choose what happens next, then run a test.

See how to install a premium extension.

How to install the Noptin newsletter plugin