Ad Inserter · Version history
Ad Inserter changelog and version history
- Latest version
- 2.8.20
- Oct 28, 2026 (12 days ago)
- Releases
- 14
- since 2025
- In the last year
- 11
- about one every 33 days
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.2
- PHP 7.4 or later
Releases each year
- 20254 releases
- 202610 releases
202610 releases
Ad Inserter 2.8.20Latest
- Security fix for arbitrary shortcode execution (credits to Kuba)
- Security fix for cross Site Scripting (XSS) (credits to Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan)
- Security fix for cross Site Scripting (XSS) (credits to nh4tvd)
- Security fix for cross Site Scripting (XSS) (credits to yzx001)
- Security fix for cross Site Scripting (XSS) (credits to Deva Parekh)
- Fixes for compatibility with WordPress 7.2
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.19
- Security fix for cross-site scripting (credits to momopon1415)
- Security fix for access check for global custom fields (credits to Jakub Herman)
- Security fix for sensitive information disclosure (credits to Michal Kanas (Thor) – ELZA a.s.)
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.18
- Fix for dynamic blocks using W3 Total Cache fragment caching
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.17
- Security fix for insecure direct object reference (credits to nightward)
- Security fix for missing authorization to block visibility (credits to Jack Pas (Dark.))
- Security fix for missing authorization to unauthenticated header/footer code disclosure (credits to Evan)
- Added support for sticky blocks
- Added support for sticky parameter in block shortcodes
- Added support for encoded url data shortcode
- Added support to select individual capability for global custom field page access
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.16
- Fix for reflected cross-site scripting (credits to darkmode)
- Added support for Gutenberg blocks
- Lists button renamed to Conditions
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.15
- Optimized AdSense API code
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.13
- Added remote management support for global custom fields (Pro only)
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.12
- Added viewports to image custom fields (Pro only)
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.11
- Added global custom field types (Pro only)
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.10
- Added support for global custom fields
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
20254 releases
Ad Inserter 2.8.9
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.8
- Security fix for potential cross site scripting
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.7
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
Ad Inserter 2.8.6
- Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements
- For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to the separate changelog.txt file.
Questions about Ad Inserter’s releases
What is the latest version of Ad Inserter?
2.8.20, released on Oct 28, 2026 (1 week ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.2 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.
How often is Ad Inserter updated?
11 releases in the last year, about one every 33 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from August 2025.
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Start freeRelease dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Ad Inserter’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.