- Explanation
The ad looks cut off when it's expanded because the site applied the CSS styleoverflow:hidden;
attribute to the <div> tag that contains the ad.
- Symptoms
The ad may not be able to expand, so it looks cut off when it tries to expand out of the ad slot.
- How do I know if this is my issue?
Use a browser’s developer tool, such as Firebug for Firefox, to check the style attributes of the <div> tag containing the ad and the subsequent <div>s above to see if you can find theoverflow:hidden;
attribute. The developer tool lets you test if changing the attribute of the <div> of the ad fromoverflow:hidden;
tooverflow:visible;
resolves the issue.
- How can I avoid this?
- If you're a site publisher that hosts expanding ads on your site, make sure the <div>s containing these ads don't have style attributes of
overflow:hidden;
applied to them. If they do, then changeoverflow:hidden;
style attributes tooverflow:visible;
- If you're an agency or advertiser, check with the sites hosting your expandable ad to make sure they don't have
overflow:hidden;
style attributes in the <div> that your ad will be contained in. If the site is unwilling to make this site-side change, see Potential problems with the CSS Overflow: hidden; property.
- If you're a site publisher that hosts expanding ads on your site, make sure the <div>s containing these ads don't have style attributes of
- How do I troubleshoot this?
Check out these Expanding troubleshooters:
Live issues
Overflow issues (ad cut off)
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