Best banner ads plugins for WordPress
The most popular banner ads plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Random Banner leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Banner Upload (400+) and Hafenstudios Ads (90+). All 13 plugins tagged “banner ads” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 banner ads plugins
- 1.
Random BannerThe most installed banner ads plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 52 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Banner Upload400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 3.
Hafenstudios Ads90+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 14 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 4.
Smart Ad Engine with Report60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
MAIRDUMONT NETLETIX Ads40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 6.
AdFusion10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Ads Benedict10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 8.
DD Ad Manager10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Hooray Simple AdsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
Ad FuzFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 days ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “banner ads”
Random Banner
Down in the last 7 days:1#5,957by M A Vinoth Kumar7 months ago
Display random image, SWF, or script ads across your WordPress site with this powerful, customizable, and user-friendly Random Banner plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(52)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Banner Upload
Down in the last 7 days:9#9,175by M A Vinoth Kumar9 years ago
Easy way to display the different size of banner advertisements in WordPress using widgets
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hafenstudios Ads
Down in the last 7 days:657#16,992by hafenstudios3 days ago
The ad manager that stays on your server: banner ads, AdSense, rotation, split testing, targeting, consent gating and local stats.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 31/day
Smart Ad Engine with Report
Down in the last 7 days:52#19,581by Code and core2 months ago
A powerful, intelligent, and comprehensive ad rotator and management plugin for WordPress.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MAIRDUMONT NETLETIX Ads
Up in the last 7 days:9#22,024by mdnx6 years ago
MAIRDUMONT NETLETIX ads integration. This plugin is only for publishers who have a marketing contract with MAIRDUMONT NETLETIX.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AdFusion
Down in the last 7 days:8,037#41,552by Randy Breland2 months ago
Ad manager, monetization & AdSense tracking for WordPress. Banner ads, AdSense/custom code, groups, rotation, shortcodes & REST API—Premium-ready.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ads Benedict
#42,004by Gary Kovar10 years ago
This is a super basic banner ad plugin. CPM? CPC? CPX? CPR? Nope... If you need to have a banner or banners displayed in multiple spots, this is it.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DD Ad Manager
Up in the last 7 days:1,615#46,426by Marin Horvat1 month ago
Manage WordPress ads, banner placements, campaigns, ad rotation and targeting with a fast, flexible ad management plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hooray Simple Ads
Up in the last 7 days:14,036#58,222by hoorayplugins1 month ago
Direct-sold advertising for publishers who don't want an ad-tech platform. Placement, rotation, scheduling and first-party reporting.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/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
Rex Ad Cards WP
Up in the last 7 days:2,283#65,075by iice749 years ago
Display ads you created on https://www.rexadcards.com/ to promote your own products or those of your sponsors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sanil Ads Kit
Down in the last 7 days:8,095#67,386by Sanil Shakya27 days ago
Manage, schedule, rotate, and track ads anywhere on your WordPress site — with placements, groups, shortcodes, analytics, and popup/skip ads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/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