Best ad inserter plugins for WordPress
The most popular ad inserter plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. AdFlow leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of WP AdCenter (900+) and Ad Engine (100+). All 9 plugins tagged “ad inserter” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 ad inserter plugins
- 1.
AdFlowThe most installed ad inserter plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
WP AdCenter900+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 10 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Ad Engine100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
AdX Ad Inserter80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 5.
AdPermit RulesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Ad FuzFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 7.
Smart Content AdsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
AdGhost LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
Custom Post AdsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “ad inserter”
AdFlow
Down in the last 7 days:21#4,193by MantraBrain3 days ago
Place Google AdSense, any ad network and your own banner ads anywhere: Auto Ads, placements, ads.txt, Consent Mode v2. Switch plugins in one click.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 52/day
WP AdCenter
Down in the last 7 days:67#7,232by WPeka1 year ago
Manage AdSense, Amazon Ads, Media.net, banner ads, sticky widgets, AMP ads, DFP, tracking, header and footer code, location-specific ads, random ads & …
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.5(10)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Ad Engine
Up in the last 7 days:422#15,357by Winup Network20 days ago
Ad placement engine for publishers. Insert ads anywhere on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
AdX Ad Inserter
Up in the last 7 days:81#17,421by Monetiscope29 days ago
Insert Google AdX, Ad Manager, AdSense, popup, rewarded, side rails, and in-content ads. Features an ads.txt editor and centralized GPT manager.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day
AdPermit Rules
#49,803by onodev771 month ago
Take control of where ads appear on your WordPress site with smart exclusion rules and a built-in ad inserter.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ad Fuz
Up in the last 7 days:1,107#59,350by M A Vinoth Kumar4 days ago
Manage WordPress ads like a boss. All-in-one ad manager, AI ad generator, banner rotator, popup ads, and campaigns with ad spaces.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 34/day
Smart Content Ads
Down in the last 7 days:19,786#69,560by Nexiby LLC10 months ago
Easily insert multiple inline ad slots into posts and pages with paragraph targeting, conditional display, and a clean tab-based admin panel.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AdGhost Lite
Up in the last 7 days:1,533#71,381by adghost16 days ago
No-code ad inserter for Google Ad Manager: place ads in-content, sidebar, header, anchor and interstitial, with lazy loading and no layout shift.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Custom Post Ads
Down in the last 7 days:7,798#74,400by Vikas Ratudi13 days ago
Welcome to the Custom post ads design your custom ads in a few minutes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day