For past few weeks I’ve been telling people that I am working on an Open Source Script and finally version 1 of the script is here. Some of you might’ve heard about the hosted ad rotation site Rotatee.com. That is what I have revamped into an Open source ad rotation script, so that people can install it on their own servers.

Why did I create this ?

The main reason is that there is ad rotation script out there which is good both at the front end and the back end. (Atleast upto my knowledge). People may argue that there is OpenX (formerly called OpenAds (formerly called phpAdsNew)). But, the thing is that its back end is damn confusing for a lot of people out there (I am included, of course).

Rotatee just simplifies the process. It uses familiar terms like "campaigns", "banners" etc.. And doesn’t include anything more than what people want. With this simplicity, I’ve not compromised for its features.

Don’t just take my word for it. Take a look at the examples to see what Rotatee can do for you. Also, you can check out a live demo of the back end. If you like the script, do let me know. Also the other way, if you have any suggestions, let me know so that I can improve it. Report the bugs in the Bug tracker.

I use it here. Check it out.

Of course, as a developer, I use it here on GotChance. Check out the "popular posts" on the header. The links there are rotated using Rotatee. Also, I’ll be using Rotatee for 125 x 125 ads on the sidebar and also for the "Blogs I Read" list on the footer.