What a game server banner shows
Banners became famous on classic game trackers, and they are still one of the easiest ways to advertise a server. GTScope banners are generated live from the latest scan of your server and show:
- Online or offline status and the server name
- Players and slots, plus the peak of the last 24 hours
- The current map
- Votes this month and the server's rank
Illustration of the 560×95 forum signature banner.
Banner sizes and formats
| Format | Size | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Forum signature | 560×95 | Forum signatures, website headers, Discord messages |
| Userbar | 460×24 | Compact forum signatures and profile pages |
| Box | 300×250 | The side column of a website or clan page |
Every banner is available as PNG or WebP, in a light or dark look, and in English, German, French or Romanian. Players get their own profile banners and player cards too.
How to get a banner for your server
- Find your server on GTScope, or add it for free.
- Open the server page and go to its Banner section.
- Pick the size, language and look, then copy the HTML or BBCode.
- Paste it into your forum signature, website or Discord.
The code looks like this (your server's real link and image are filled in for you):
[url=https://gtscope.com/servers/123][img]https://gtscope.com/banner/123-large.png[/img][/url]Tips to get more clicks from your banner
- Put it where your players already are: Steam group, Discord announcement channel, clan website.
- Use the language of your players so the labels read naturally.
- Keep the server online. A banner that says OFFLINE does the opposite of advertising, so turn on Discord alerts.
- Link it to your server page, where visitors can vote, see the player list and join.