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Recommended Settings Quick Start Guide

Here's a quick run down of the basic recommended settings in your Mediavine Dashboard.

Heather Tullos avatar
Written by Heather Tullos
Updated over a week ago

Tailoring your ad setup to your site specifically is one of the things we do best when you launch with Mediavine. But if you've been here awhile, have been a little out of the loop, or just want to be sure you have things set up correctly, this quick start guide to our Recommended Settings is a great place to start. If you are looking to increase revenue and RPM, check your current settings against the settings below and adjust as needed.

Ad Settings

Optimize for Core Web Vitals

Optimize Ads for Mobile Pagespeed

✅ Enabled

Optimize Ads for Desktop Pagespeed

✅ Enabled

Optimize Ads for CLS

✅ Enabled

Mobile Inview

✅ Enabled

Desktop Inview

✅ Enabled

Optimize Sticky Sidebar CLS

✅ Enabled for non-Trellis sites

Adhesion Units

Mobile

✅ Enabled

Tablet

✅ Enabled

Desktop

✅ Enabled

Adhesion Close Button

❌ Off

In Content Ad Settings

Mobile

Mobile Ad Frequency

28-30%

Mobile Ad Minimum Spacing

2 Paragraphs

Mobile Ad Limit

Optimized for Content Length

Desktop

Desktop Ad Frequency

20-25%

Desktop Ad Minimum Spacing

2 Paragraphs

Desktop Ad Limit

Optimized for Content Length

Recipe Ads

Jump to Recipe

✅ Enabled

Recipe Instruction Density

Default

uses CBA standards in longer instructions

Default Recipe Ads

Default

will not impact custom targeting or custom cards*

Advanced In-Content Ads

In-Content Placement Rules

Run In-Content Ads Anywhere

Ad in HTML Lists

Recommended for sites that use longer lists

Video Settings

Basic Settings

Universal Player on Desktop

✅ Enabled

Universal Player on Mobile

✅ Enabled

Enable Mid-Roll

✅ Enabled (applies to uploaded videos longer than 8 minutes)

Advanced Settings

Mobile Sticky Player Location

Bottom Left

Opt Outs

None are recommended. Learn more.

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