Auto ads look and feel is changing in Google AdSense

​As of March 15, 2023, Google made the Auto ads interface in AdSense more user-friendly, giving its user better control over how ads are placed.

What's changing?

To make it easier to navigate and understand the differences between Auto ads formats, Google has made the following updates to the Auto ads settings panel:

• Google reorganized the formats into two groups based on their behavior:

1. "Overlay formats" (anchor, vignette, and side rail) are ads that are placed over a page's content without affecting its layout.
2. "In-page formats" (banner and Multiplex) are ads that are placed within areas of a page based on the page's layout and amount of content.

 

• The format previously called "in-page ads" is now called "banner ads" and is part of the "In-page formats" group.
• The controls for banner ads and Multiplex ads are now independent. Previously you had to turn on banner ads before you could turn on Multiplex ads.
• Each format is now easily identifiable from the menu by an illustrative icon.
• Google added an ad gallery showing examples of each format.
• There are now more controls to exclude certain areas on the page from showing ads.

​Once you're logged on to your Google Adsense, you can find the changes here:

​Google strives to continuously enhance the performance and usability of AdSense. To learn more about the changes to the Auto ads interface, you may visit the Help Center in your Google Adsense account.