Blaze Ads – Fully Integrated Ads Solution
v0.9.0by Automattic · updated 9 months ago
Promote your products and services to over 100 million users across Tumblr and WordPress blogs, with Blaze Ads.
- Rank
- #2,494
- Down2 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 7,620
- 7K+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 17.2K
- 17,160 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Blaze Ads at a glance
Blaze Ads is a WordPress plugin by Automattic with 7K+ active installs, the #2,494 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 44 times, 24% more than the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 0.9.0 came out on Jan 27, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 6.9.11. Among the 205 plugins tagged “advertising”, it ranks #10. It was first released in 2024.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats848 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Blaze Ads |
|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 46 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 47 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 55 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 37 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 55 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 56 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 40 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 50 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 46 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 33 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 33 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 34 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 45 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 38 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 29 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 7,619 · 0.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 7,619 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 7,629 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 7,636 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 7,619 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 7,621 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 7,608 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 7,607 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 7,611 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7,624 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7,610 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 7,605 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 7,614 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 7,619 |
Rank over time
#2,494 · up 13 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #2,494 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #2,492 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #2,493 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #2,492 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #2,497 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #2,494 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #2,495 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #2,496 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #2,495 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #2,492 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #2,495 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #2,500 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #2,499 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #2,498 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | #2,507 |
Growth %
Average 0.00% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | -0.13% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -0.09% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | +0.11% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | -0.03% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +0.17% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | +0.01% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -0.05% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | -0.17% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | +0.18% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +0.07% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | -0.12% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -0.07% |
Active installs band
7K+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 7K+ |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 7K+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #2499 → #2497
- Tested up to 6.9.10 → 6.9.11
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v0.999%
- Other1.2%
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 0.9.0
- Requires WordPress
- 6.3
- Tested up to
- 6.9.11
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First released
- Nov 4, 2024
- Last updated
- Jan 27, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Blaze Ads
How many websites use Blaze Ads?
Blaze Ads is active on 7K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #2,494 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Blaze Ads been downloaded?
17,160 times in total since 2024. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 44 times. See download stats
When was Blaze Ads last updated?
Version 0.9.0 came out on Jan 27, 2026 (9 months ago). See every release
Is Blaze Ads compatible with the latest WordPress?
Blaze Ads’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Does Blaze Ads have known security vulnerabilities?
No. WPVulnerability’s database lists no known vulnerabilities for Blaze Ads. See its security record
Is Blaze Ads still maintained?
Its last release was 9 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Blaze Ads have?
No one has reviewed Blaze Ads on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Blaze Ads?
The plugins most like Blaze Ads, by the tags they share, are Ads.txt Manager (100K+), Quick Adsense (20K+) and Meks Easy Ads Widget (10K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 7,620 |
| Reported installs | 7K+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 17.2K |
| Author | Automattic |
| First released | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Requires WP | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Last updated | Jan 27, 2026 |
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