WP Photo Ads
WP Photo Ads is a WordPress plugin that will allow WordPress users to easily change every image link on their blog, point these links to a page that’s fully customizable and thus give them the ability to ad advertising…
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WP Photo Ads shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 17 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WP Photo Ads stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ad | >100 |
| image | >100 |
| images | >100 |
| post | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
About WP Photo Ads
From the official readme · v1.0.cDescription
WP Photo Ads is a WordPress plugin that will allow WordPress users to easily change every image link on their blog, point these links to a page that’s fully customizable and thus give them the ability to ad advertising on these image pages. This can drastically up the amount of ad impressions on specific types of sites, but will pretty much have a positive impact on the revenue stream of every WordPress site this plugin is installed on…
Features of this first public release
WP Photo Ads works retro-active. Older posts with “normal” image links will be changed once the plugin is installed, upping the earning potential of your old blog entries.
WP Photo Ads will not touch images NOT linking to their own full version. If you’re linking images to their full version on another site, or to its source on another blog – these links will remain untouched. Also, photos linking to the WordPress attachment page will remain untouched.
WP Photo Ads is full customizable. The image file that will be used to show your large image version is very easy to edit, and you can even build a new one from scratch to fully match your design. For the unexperienced users, we do have a standard template available with the plugin.
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Installation
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.Upload your personal image.php file and point the plugin to its direction using the WP Photo Ads control page in the WordPress admin panel.
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FAQ
WP Photo Ads: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is WP Photo Ads free?
Yes. WP Photo Ads is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP Photo Ads safe to use in 2026?
WP Photo Ads shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP Photo Ads?
WP Photo Ads is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 8,109 times since it launched in April 2009. It was downloaded 63 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP Photo Ads work with WordPress 7.1?
WP Photo Ads is officially tested up to WordPress 2.7.1, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP Photo Ads last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.c, was released on May 2, 2009 (17 years ago).
Who makes WP Photo Ads?
WP Photo Ads is developed and maintained by TehJinx.
What are the best alternatives to WP Photo Ads?
The most popular alternatives to WP Photo Ads are Image Widget (100K+ installs), Meks Easy Ads Widget (10K+ installs) and Ad Widget for WordPress (2K+ installs).
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