14 Most Active WordPress Ad Plugins

  • Image Widget

    A simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 400,000+
    Downloads 1,614,141
    Ratings 230 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.9 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.9.9
    Requires 3.5
    Last Updated 3 months ago
    Launched Jul 26, 2008

  • Quick Adsense

    Quick Adsense offers a quicker & flexible way to insert Google Adsense or any Ads code into a blog post.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 100,000+
    Downloads 595,147
    Ratings 37 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.5 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.5.2
    Requires 2.5
    Last Updated 3 years ago
    Launched Sep 20, 2009

  • AdRotate

    The popular choice for monetizing your website with adverts while keeping things simple. Start making money today!

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 50,000+
    Downloads 1,145,431
    Ratings 223 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires 3.8
    Last Updated 2 weeks ago
    Launched Jul 1, 2008

  • Ad Injection

    Injects any adverts (e.g. AdSense) into the WordPress posts or widget area. Restrict who sees ads by post length/age/referrer or IP.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 40,000+
    Downloads 351,279
    Ratings 35 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.1 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires 2.8.6
    Last Updated 3 months ago
    Launched Dec 6, 2010

  • Simple Ads Manager

    Advertisement rotation system with a flexible logic of displaying advertisements.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 296,440
    Ratings 33 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.6 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires 3.9
    Last Updated 3 months ago
    Launched Jan 4, 2011

  • Promotion Slider

    Promotion Slider is a jQuery slideshow populated by the promotions you enter into the WordPress admin area.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 288,696
    Ratings 38 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 3.5.2
    Requires 3.2
    Last Updated 3 years ago
    Launched Sep 28, 2010

  • AdSense Manager

    AdSense Manager lets you manage your ads from within WordPress. With support for AdSense, AdBrite and many more.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 428,876
    Ratings 1 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to
    Requires 3.0.0
    Last Updated 4 years ago
    Launched Mar 16, 2007

  • Google AdSense by BestWebSoft

    This plugin allows Google AdSense implementation into your website.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 415,085
    Ratings 65 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.7 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires 3.8
    Last Updated a month ago
    Launched Nov 24, 2011

  • Ad Inserter

    Insert any HTML/Javascript/PHP code into Wordpress. Perfect for AdSense or contextual Amazon ads. 16 code blocks, many display options.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 20,000+
    Downloads 124,966
    Ratings 71 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.9 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires 3.0
    Last Updated 2 months ago
    Launched Nov 14, 2010

  • Advertising Manager

    Easily place and rotate ads on inside your blog posts, templates, or sidebar widgets. Simple to use, powerful features. Used by thousands of blogs.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 10,000+
    Downloads 381,891
    Ratings 8 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    3.1 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.2.5
    Requires 2.5
    Last Updated 6 months ago
    Launched Feb 4, 2009

  • Customize Meta Widget

    Customize `meta` widget without modifying of any source code!

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 10,000+
    Downloads 52,463
    Ratings 7 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.0.8
    Requires 2.6
    Last Updated 11 months ago
    Launched Feb 8, 2009

  • Advanced Ads

    Manage and optimize your ads in WordPress as easy as creating posts. Including support for AdSense, ad injection, ad planning and ad rotation.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 10,000+
    Downloads 111,782
    Ratings 63 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.8 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires WP 4.2, PHP 5.3
    Last Updated 2 days ago
    Launched Jun 23, 2014

  • Meks Easy Ads Widget

    Display unlimited number of ads inside your WordPress widget.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 10,000+
    Downloads 38,248
    Ratings 7 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    4.9 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.3.1
    Requires 3.0
    Last Updated 3 months ago
    Launched Jan 14, 2014

  • Master Post Advert

    Display advertising between the introduction and post content.

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    Price FREE
    Active Installs 7,000+
    Downloads 19,188
    Ratings 0 ratings
    3.6 rating based on 1,234 ratings

    0.0 out of 5 stars
    Tested up to 4.2.5
    Requires 3.2
    Last Updated 7 months ago
    Launched Mar 3, 2010

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