Extensions expand your ad with additional information—giving people more reasons to choose your business. They typically increase an ad’s click-through-rate by several percentage points. The formats include call buttons, location information, links to specific parts of your website, additional text, and more.
This article gives an overview of extensions in general. To learn what each extension type does, and how to pick the right extensions for you, go to Select extensions to use.
How they work
To maximize the performance of your text ads, Google Ads selects which extensions to show in response to each individual search on Google. For that reason, it’s a good idea to use all the extensions relevant to your business goals.
By adding more content to your ad, extensions give your ad greater visibility and prominence on the search results page. That means you tend to get more value from your ad. They often increase your total number of clicks, and can give people additional, interactive ways of reaching you—as with maps or calls.
Many types require a bit of set-up—those are manual. Some extensions are added automatically when Google Ads predicts they’ll improve your performance—those are automated. No setup is required for automated extensions, so they don’t show up among your options when you’re creating manual extensions. Learn more about automated extensions.
When extensions show
Adding them won’t guarantee that it will show with your ad all the time. Extensions show with your ad when:
- The extension (or combination of extensions) is predicted to improve your performance.
- Your ad’s position and Ad Rank is high enough for extensions to show. To show extensions, Google Ads requires a minimum Ad Rank. (Ad Rank calculations factor in your extensions).
Learn more about When extensions show. To keep track of when your extensions show See extension performance. Finally, you can find instructions to Make your extensions more likely to show.
Conclusion
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