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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Ad Plugins for WordPress

71 plugins are tagged “ad” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Image Widget with 100K+ active installs.

Plugins in category71
#1 by installsImage Widget
Top-30 installs119.5K+
Avg. health (this page)37/100

71 Ad plugins

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Best Ad Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Image Widget Image Widget A simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to… by Nexcess 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (287) 5 months ago 64
2 Meks Easy Ads Widget Meks Easy Ads Widget Display unlimited number of ads inside your WordPress widget. by Meks 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (14) 2 years ago 38
3 Ad Widget for WordPress Ad Widget for WordPress Easily upload ad images and ad code to your sidebar. For those that don't need or want a… by Broadstreet 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (16) 1 year ago 46
4 Floating Ads Bottom Floating Ads Bottom Show floating adsense at the bottom of your visitor screen, increase CTR with The Floating… by Aby Rafa 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (7) 1 year ago 47
5 Master Post Advert Master Post Advert Display advertising between the introduction and post content. by m_i_n 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 27
6 The Moneytizer The Moneytizer Monetize your website thanks to advertising. The « all in one » solution to make you earn… by lvaudore 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (42) 7 months ago 53
7 Realbig For WordPress Realbig For WordPress Плагин для монетизации от RealBig.media by nikmelnik 900+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 years ago 37
8 In-Post Ads In-Post Ads A plugin to display ads inside your pages or posts. by AMP-MODE 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3) 3 years ago 33
9 CS Shop CS Shop Easy to create a affiliate products page of affiliate services in Japan. by cottonspace 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 26
10 Sticky Ads Lightweight Sticky Ads Lightweight Display Sticky Ad in the Top/Bottom of your screen easily by Saurabh Guttedar 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3) 2 months ago 63
11 Corner Ad Corner Ad Corner Ad is a minimally invasive advertising display that uses any of your webpage's top… by codepeople 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (32) 1 month ago 81
12 Ads for Genesis Ads for Genesis Ads for Genesis allows you to display any kind of ads without coding in your Genesis theme. by monetizemore 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 1 year ago 36
13 Just another Sape.ru integration Just another Sape.ru integration Integrate Sape.ru monetization to your site in two clicks. by kowack 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 11 years ago 33
14 Ad Rotator Ad Rotator Ad Rotator is a simple widget to display random HTML code (advertisements) from a given… by Dmytro Shteflyuk 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 17 years ago 32
15 Lazy Widget Loader Lazy Widget Loader Lazy Widget Loader provides lazy loading for widgets to improve page loading. Use on slow… by itthinx 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 13 years ago 32
16 Insert Ads On Post Insert Ads On Post Insert Ads On Post allow you to insert ads in post content or in single post and page post… by Aby Rafa 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 year ago 41
17 Ad King Pro Ad King Pro Ad King Pro allows you to easily manage and track your on-site advertising. Upload, link… by Ash Durham 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.8 (19) 10 years ago 28
18 Affiliate Ads for cbAds.com Affiliate Ads for cbAds.com This plugin creates a banner in post and in widget areas to display Vacation Rentals ads on… by cbads 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (14) 2 years ago 35
19 Adrotate Extra Settings Adrotate Extra Settings Ultra light plugin for Wordpress that add new tiny features to AdRotate/AdRotate Pro (not… by Daniele Scasciafratte 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 9 years ago 32
20 Easy Image Widget Easy Image Widget A Simple WordPress image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager or custom… by Rakesh Lawaju (Racase) 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 11 years ago 31
21 Really Simple Ad Injection Really Simple Ad Injection Really Simple Ad Injection plugin will help you automatically inject any kind of ad code… by poer 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 14 years ago 24
22 Ad Builder for AdRotate Ad Builder for AdRotate Do you sell digital ads for your website? There's one surefire way to impress potential… by Broadstreet 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 23
23 wizScriber – Video Scribing Banner Ads wizScriber – Video Scribing Banner Ads Create attention-grabbing animation ads that knocks on your visitor's screen and shows them… by Bill Zimmerman 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 11 years ago 30
24 sovrn WPTouch Mobile Ad Manager sovrn WPTouch Mobile Ad Manager Get your WordPress site mobile-enabled and start monetizing those mobile readers with sovrn… by ladunham 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23
25 Simple Ads Posting Simple Ads Posting Nowadays, much blogger monetize their blogs with ads serving like Adsense, Chitika and etc. by rosdyana.kusuma 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23
26 AdRotater Email Ad Reports AdRotater Email Ad Reports AdRotater Email Ad Reports allow you to send monthly ad reports to advertisers. by Xylus Themes 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 9 years ago 35
27 Adcovery Adcovery Adcovery's plugin keeps your Adcovery Third Party Init code up to date! by Adcovery 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 months ago 51
28 Author Help Indie Ads Author Help Indie Ads Adds a shortcode and widget to display an ad from Author Help Indie Ads… by Robin Phillips 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 51
29 Ads Campaigns Ads Campaigns > Create Facebook Ads and Remarketing Ads from your wordpress! Create, monitor and schedule… by alitaj 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2) 11 years ago 24
30 No Adblock No Adblock This plugin will detect adblock users and blocking them from seeing your site content. by verblick 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (5) 14 years ago 19

Top Ad plugins, head to head

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 11.9Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.4KAI 2.3Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kgoogle 1.6Kanalytics 1.6Kgutenberg 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Kelementor 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kblock 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kperformance 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1.1Kcontact form 1Kspam 1Kchatbot 1Ksearch 993links 977

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular ad plugin for WordPress?

Image Widget is the most popular ad plugin with 100K+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many ad plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 71 plugins tagged “ad” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which ad plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Image Widget has the highest rating at 4.9/5 from 287 reviews.

Are these ad plugins actively maintained?

0 of the top 30 ad plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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