Best monetization plugins for WordPress

The most popular monetization plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ezoic leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Monetag Official Plugin (5K+) and Ko-fi Button (5K+). All 120 plugins tagged “monetization” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 monetization plugins

1.
Ezoic
The most installed monetization plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 53 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
2.
Monetag Official Plugin
5K+ active installs. Rated 2.5 from 13 reviews, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
3.
Ko-fi Button
5K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.
4.
Ads.txt File Manager By Magicbid
2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
5.
Sovrn
1K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
6.
Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool
800+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 6 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
7.
linkPizza-Manager
700+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
8.
Actirise
200+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
9.
Vuukle
200+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 35 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
10.
Cuelinks
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.