WordPress Ad Management Plugins
OpenX – The Swiss army knife of ad managers. Might be a little over the top for simple blog advertising, but have a look at their huge list of features. It does everything you could hope for.
From a 2008 post
1. Ad-minister
Upon testingAd-minister (Plugin’s page), I immediately know this is a neat and powerful plug-in. It allows you to insert most types of content, including but not limited to, banner ads, Google AdSense code, graphics, and text.
You have the option to add the content to your template immediately or use the widgets. What I like about this plugin is the capability to create a statistics page for advertisers so they know how their ads are doing on your blog.
You can add credits for the ads based on impressions, clicks, or date.
2. Ad Rotator
This plugin is a simple widget that rotates two or more block of ads (or any code) with ease. If all you need a direct and easy to use tool, Ad Rotator is definitely worth a try.
3. AdServe
AdServe is still a powerful advertising server for WordPress, despite the lack of widget support. That means you have to roll up your sleeve and mess with the code a bit. (Follow the instructions and you will be just fine, or ask a friend to do this for you!)
Ad credits are available based on impressions, although it also tracks clicks.
4. UBD Block Ad Plugin
UBD Block Ad Plugin allows you to manage block advertising (125×125 ads) on your sidebar easily. Options are available to let you determine the number of ads and columns.
The plugin automatically rotates the advertisements to make sure the ad buyers don’t feel any bias regarding ad positions.
Ads are available within the widget page or you can also manually add it to your sidebar.
5. WordPress Banner
This plugin (WordPress Banner), as the name implies, manages banners for WordPress blog. It is widget enabled, although you have to edit the code to change the title that defaults to Advert.
You can set credit of the ads based on impressions or date.
6. WPAds
WPAds manages banners and other ad codes independently. You need to add the code to the right section of your blog theme / template manually.
Setting the weight to different number other than the default causes the banner to be displayed based on a different frequency in relationship with other banners in the same zone.
Review of Ad Manager for WordPress
Your choice of ad manager plugin should depend on your needs. For simplicity Ad Rotator may be the way to go. UBD Block Ad Plugin provides a clean and easy to use interface. It was created with the 125×125 ads in mind, although you can use it for other image sizes as well.
Of those plugins above, Ad-minister is the most full-featured, if that affects your decision.
From a 2010 Post
If you are a Buy Sell Ads user, then you should check out this cool plugin! After installing the plugin, simply insert your BSA site key and you are ready to go.
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Summary of features:-
· Easily insert BSA code block to your WordPress article through the PHP code.
· Ability to automatically place ads into posts/pages and widget sidebar.
Powerful ad manager for WordPress. It is able to detect and recognize various ad network including Google Adsense, OpenX, Commission Junction and etc. It is created and maintained by OpenX team.
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Summary of features:-
· Able to detect various ad network.
· Call ads through PHP call or through the “[ad#name]” on your blog post.
· Ad limitations by author, category, tag, page type, and much more.
· One of the most popular WordPress advertisement manager.
If you are running a multi-authors blog, then you probably need this plugin. It is a good revenue sharing plugin for different authors. Various configuration can be done through the admin page. For example, you can configure how author see their “My Advertising” page. This is the place where they insert their ads code.
Summary of features:-
· Good for multi-authors blog.
· Able to support multiple ad network.
· Advertising page is customizable.
· The code block support any HTML code, but not PHP.
Adrotate is a powerful WordPress Advertising plugin that lets you create and manage your banners easily. In order to create banners, you have to create a group first, then add banners to the group. For people who doesn’t really familiar with it, you can use the “Banner Wizard”, which guide you step-by-step to create banner.
Summary of features:-
· Manage banners by groups.
· Able to set banner expiry date.
· Click tracking.
· WordPress Dashboard widget to show you the summary.
· Easy integration to WordPress template.
With WhyDoWork, you can insert Adsense code into your blog without modifying your template file. You can define up to 10 sets of advertisement codes and displaying them at different pages/posts. For single page article, you can define different sets of ad code after x days. This way your regular readers will not be bothered by your ads.
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Summary of features:-
· Define 10 sets of ad code.
· Automatically inserted into the article.
· Able to show ads at different location:- Top, Middle and Bottom.
· Exclude ads at single post through the configuration page.
OIO Publisher is an Ad Manager that gives full control of your ad space. You can define the ad space, and the plugin able to handle the selling process completely automatic. However, it is a paid plugin, which is the reason people don’t go for it. But if you are serious about your website advertising and looking for great plugin, you should consider it.
Summary of features:-
· Own complete control over the ad space.
· Automated sale and ad serving process.
· Bypass middleman commission.
· Get exposure through the free ad marketplace.
Effective plugin to inject advertisement into your article. Generally, this plugin is able to “inject” any HTML or Javascript code to your blog post. So, you could use this plugin to insert everything, the sky is the limit! If you want to have more features, you could go for the “Pro” version.
Summary of features:-
· Able to inject both HTML/Javascript code.
· Injected code can be placed at either before, middle or after the content.
· PHP code allowed in code block.
· Target the injected code at different places such as Single Post, Page, Home, Tags and Categories page.
· Detect mobile device and surf another set of ads.
With Advertisement Management, you can add advertising code straight from the backend system. There are totally 8 places where you can insert your banner code.
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Wp-Insert is more than just a simple ad management plugin. It is able to manage your feeds, Google Analytics, blog editing and even make editing your themes easier for you.
Summary of features:-
· Support multiple ad networks.
· Insert ads at different position in post content.
· 10 ad widgets at your disposal.
· Exclude ads for posts through the configuration panel.
One of the feature that this plugin doesn’t have is to set banner expire date. So i would say it is good for you to insert Adsense or banner that you probably want to display permanent.
WP125 able to manage and display banners in either one or two columns and inform the administrator once the banner is expired. Although it is not the most powerful Ad manager plugin, but there are some really unique features that make me love it.
Summary of features:-
· Inform the administrator x days before the banner expire.
· Able to choose one or two columns ads show. Customization of banners is allowed.
· Define your own default banner and ad sale page.
· Specify number of banners and also the displaying order.
Ad-minister helps WordPress users create banner easily by defining your “position” for banners. In order to use this plugin, you need to define your “position” by modifying your template file. After you define your position, you can start adding banner( they called it “content”). Installation and configuration require some investigations and reading at the documentation, but indeed it is a good plugin.
Summary of features:-
· Define your own “position” for both template or widget.
· Configure/customize banner for each post through custom field.
HOSTED
AdSpeed.com is a hosted ad server and ad manager. You enter your ads and targeting criteria into AdSpeed. We serve ads, track and report real-time statistics about ad impressions, clicks, revenue, and conversions. You manage your ad inventory through our online user-friendly interface.
AdSpeed has released a plugin for WordPress, a popular publishing platform. This plugin displays advertising on the sidebar and inside any blog post. A publisher account with AdSpeed is required to manage advertisements. Ad styling can be customized via CSS class AdSpeedWP.
Ads on the Sidebar: Click on menu Appearance/Widgets and drag AdSpeed Ad Server to the sidebar. You can then choose how many ad placements to be serve on the sidebar. For each ad placement, you need to specify a zone identification. This zone must exist in your AdSpeed account.
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WP125

Download WP125.
Advantages
- Calculates advert end date and automatically takes it down. When you add an advert, set how long you want to run it for and the plugin will automatically take it down for you when it’s run is over. No counting dates or setting reminders!
- Easy to set up and choose the layout. You can choose the number of ads and columns from the plugin options, and it writes the HTML for you.
- Deactivate ads, don’t delete. Easy to re-add an old advert this way. I use it to set up 4 “Default” adverts linking to my Advertise page, and reactivate them when there’s a free space.
- Click counting. Only drawback to this is that the URLs change to redirects. It makes things look a little shady to me, so I don’t use this feature. That’s just a personal preference though. The functionality works perfectly.
Disadvantages
- Only 125×125 ads. As the name would suggest, it’s only for 125×125 ads. If you want to use Adsense or another size of banner, you’ll need a different tool.
- Ad links can’t be given titles. Not sure how many people would use this feature, but I’d like to be able to give readers a few words about what the ad is for.
WPAds

Download WPAds.
Advantages
- Works for banner ads, Adsense or any other type of ad. You’ll never have to change plugin to add a new type of advert.
- Counts views. Counts the number of times an ad is shown, and can be automatically removed after a certain number of views.
- Weigh ads in the same zone. You can place more than one banner in the same spot, and use weights to choose how much each ad will be shown.
Disadvantages
- Write your own HTML code. You have to write the code for the link and image yourself. Not difficult, but a nuisance.
- Blog ads tend to be sold by the month. The view counter is an interesting idea, but ads in the blogosphere tend to be sold by the month, not by the number of views.
- Hasn’t been updated since January 2007. That’s not to say it won’t work in WordPress 2.6, just that you shouldn’t expect any new features, and if it needs a compatibility update in the future, you might be in trouble.
ISIS Ads Management

Download ISIS Ads Management.
Advantages
- WordPress widget. Very easy to setup for any blogger. Just drag the widget to wherever you want in your sidebar.
- Drag-and-drop re-ordering of ads. The zones system in other plugins works well, but it’s just not as cool as visually dragging and dropping the banners into the order you want them.
Disadvantages
- Take down the ads manually. There is no system for automatically taking down the ads, so you’ll need to resort to your calendar.
- Only 125×125 ads. Works great for regular blog advertising with 125×125 ads, but you’ll need a different plugin for anything else.
- Widget-only. Not all themes use widgets, so it may not work on your blog.
Other Options
OpenX – The Swiss army knife of ad managers. Might be a little over the top for simple blog advertising, but have a look at their huge list of features. It does everything you could hope for.
UBD Block Ad Plugin – Similar to WP125, but with less functionality. Does have a verycool preview tool though, and some great videos showing you how to use it.
AdServe – Provides real time reports for your advertisers, but has only been tested up to WP 2.3 so far. Also allows you to put your ads directly into posts.
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Proximic Ad Manager – Allows you to use Proximic Ads on your WordPress blog to increase online revenue from the company. Regularly rotates advertisements for each visitor that comes to your WordPress blog.
Sponser Ad Management – A great Ad management system to use with your WordPress blogs which can be used to manage many Ads for many different sites. Different Ad networks are configurable with this plugin.
Ozh’ Who Sees Ads – Ad management plugin with special rules system to determine who will be viewing Ads. Can be configured to show Ads only to certain visitors.
AdSpeed Ad Server – Great plugin to track and report statistics about impressions, clicks, revenue and conversions for your AdSpeed account.
Kadom Ads Management – Easy to use plugin that is designed to manage rotating banner Ads on your WordPress blog through PHP functions.
Advertising Manager – Useful plugin to rotate Google Adsense Ads and other Ads from other Ad Networks to earn revenue from different programs at once.
Ad-minister – Useful Ad manager which can be used to rotate Ads and other static content you wish to show on your page.
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