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Switching to AdFusion? Our New Migration Wizard Makes It a 60-Second Task
If you’ve been running your ad operations on Advanced Ads, you know the “switching cost” is usually the biggest hurdle. Re-creating dozens of ads, re-organizing your groups, and—most painfully—losing years of historical performance data is enough to make any site owner stay put, even when they’re ready for a faster, more modern solution.
We built AdFusion Premium to be the best ad manager for WordPress, but we also knew we had to make the move painless.
That’s why we’re excited to announce the AdFusion Migration Wizard: a one-click bridge that brings your entire ad ecosystem over from Advanced Ads without breaking a sweat (or a single link).
What the Wizard Moves for You
We didn’t just stop at moving the images. The wizard performs a “deep sync” of your current setup:
- Ads & Creatives: Your ad titles, destination URLs, and image assets are mapped directly into AdFusion’s new Responsive Creative engine.
- Ad Groups: We maintain your organizational structure. If you have “Sidebar Rotators” or “Mobile Only” groups, they land in AdFusion exactly where you expect them.
- Historical Stats (The “Legacy Offset”): This is the crown jewel. Instead of starting your analytics from zero, our wizard calculates your historical impressions and clicks from Advanced Ads and injects them as a “Legacy Offset.” Your dashboard will show your Total All-Time Performance from day one.
How It Works
We’ve kept the interface clean and “Army-proof.” Under the AdFusion > Tools tab, you’ll find the Migration section:
- Select Your Source: The wizard detects your existing Advanced Ads installation.
- Match & Map: The engine matches ads by Title or ID to ensure every piece of data finds its new home.
- The Big Green Button: Click “Start Migration,” and watch the progress bar. In about 60 seconds, your site is fully transitioned to AdFusion’s high-performance architecture.
Why Make the Move?
Aside from the easier management, switching to AdFusion through the wizard gives you immediate access to our premium features:
- Ad Blocker Stealth Mode: Randomized CSS classes to bypass blockers.
- Precision Scheduling: Timezone-aware start and stop times down to the minute.
- Category Kill Switches: Total control over which categories show which ads.
- Lazy Loading: Blazing fast site speeds that Google’s Core Web Vitals will love.
Ready to Upgrade?
Stop wrestling with legacy tools and start serving ads with military-grade precision. If you’re a current user, just update to the latest version of AdFusion Premium to see the new Migration Wizard in your dashboard.
See a typo? Report it here.Pro Tip: Before running the migration, ensure your Advanced Ads plugin is still active so the wizard can “read” the data one last time before you deactivate it for good!
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