This topic describes what determines the content slot configuration that appears for a content slot and best practice information.
The best practice is to always have a default slot configuration. This is the most effective way to make sure that the promotional space on your site is always available.
The following table appears when a single configuration is shown or hidden.
Default? | Schedule | Displayed? |
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No | No | No When a configuration isn't the default, and has no schedule, it doesn't show. |
Yes | No | Yes When a configuration is the default and has no schedule, it shows. |
The following table shows when two or more configurations exist, which is shown or hidden. The table uses the concept of slot configurations X and Y to illustrate this.
X Default? | Y Default? | X Schedule | Y Schedule | Rank | Displayed? |
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No | No | No | No | No | Neither configuration appears. When configurations have no schedule, and no default, then nothing shows on the slot |
Yes | No | No | No | No | X appears because it's the default. When configurations have no schedule, the default wins. |
Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Y appears because it's scheduled, even if it's not the default. When one configuration is selected based on schedule, that one wins. |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | X appears, assuming X is the last configuration edited. When both configurations are selected based on schedule, the latest edited one wins. If you want to control how the tie is broken, then rank the slot configurations. |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes | X:10, Y:20 | X appears because 10 beats 20 as the lowest rank When both are selected based on schedule, the one with lowest rank wins and any rank beats no rank. |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes | X:10, Y:10 | Y appears because it was the last one edited. When both configurations are selected based on schedule and have the same rank, the latest edited one wins. |