--- title: Learning WaypointAds description: Learn WaypointAds with a safe guided example showing how Advertisers, Campaigns, Zones and Creatives work together to create advertising in Joomla. canonical_url: https://waypointads.com/tutorials/core-edition/learning-waypointads language: en-GB date: 2026-09-04T01:36:54Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://waypointads.com/tutorials/core-edition/learning-waypointads. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1574 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://waypointads.com/tutorials/core-edition/learning-waypointads. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Structured data** as JSON-LD may be found at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. One of the quickest ways to become familiar with WaypointAds is to explore a complete advertising system that has already been assembled for you. Rather than beginning with a completely empty installation, the Learning Example creates a small advertising environment that demonstrates how the major components of WaypointAds work together. The Learning Example is completely safe to use. Nothing is published on your website, no module is displayed on the front end, and all of the records created by the example remain inactive until you deliberately choose otherwise. It exists solely to help you learn. After selecting Create the Learning Example, WaypointAds builds a complete but fictional advertising campaign that you are free to inspect, modify, reset, or remove whenever you wish. ![The Learning Examples Screen announces that the Lessons are ready in WaypointAds](https://waypointads.com/images/production/tutorial/your-learning-example-is-ready.webp) **Understanding the Learning Example** The example consists of four connected parts that mirror the structure of a real advertising campaign. **The Advertiser** The fictional advertiser represents the business purchasing advertising space on your website. Selecting Begin Lesson: Advertiser opens the Advertiser record and explains the information stored there, including contact details and how advertisers own one or more campaigns. **The Campaign** Every advertisement belongs to a campaign. Selecting Begin Lesson: Campaign opens the sample campaign and demonstrates how campaigns organize advertisements, define schedules, and connect advertisers with advertising Zones. **The Advertising Zone** The Learning Example includes an unpublished advertising Zone. Although visitors cannot see it, the Zone demonstrates where advertisements are displayed and how modules and template positions work together to present advertising throughout your website. **The Advertisements** Finally, the Learning Example includes two inactive advertisements. Selecting Begin Lesson: Advertisements explains how Creatives are stored, how multiple advertisements can rotate within a campaign, and how WaypointAds keeps everything connected behind the scenes. Continue the Guided Lessons The Begin Lesson buttons are designed to introduce each part of WaypointAds individually. We recommend following them in order: 1. Advertiser 2. Campaign 3. Advertisements By the time you've completed these short lessons, you'll understand how every major part of WaypointAds works together to create a complete advertising system. **Managing the Learning Example** The Learning Example is yours to experiment with. If you make changes and would like to start over, simply select Reset Example to restore the original demonstration records. When you no longer need the example, click Remove Example. WaypointAds deletes only the records created specifically for the Learning Example, leaving any advertisers, campaigns, zones, or advertisements you've created yourself completely untouched. If you'd rather continue exploring later, simply click Continue Lessons and return whenever you're ready. **Completing the Learning Example** Once you've explored the sample Advertiser, Campaign, Zone, and Advertisements, WaypointAds displays the Lesson Complete screen. This confirms that you've followed the complete advertising relationship and seen how the four primary components work together to create a functioning advertising system. ![The Lessons Completed Panel on WaypointAds](https://waypointads.com/images/production/tutorial/waypointads-lessons-complete-panel.webp) At this point, your Learning Example remains safely stored within WaypointAds. Nothing has been published on your website, and you may return to the example at any time to continue exploring or reviewing the lessons. When you're ready to continue setting up WaypointAds, click Continue Setup. 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