WordPress Ad Widget vs AdPlugg
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| Feature | WordPress Ad Widget v2.20.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | AdPlugg v1.12.30 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 400+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2025 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Ad Widget for WordPress | AdPlugg |
| Pros | Simple sidebar widgets for HTML, image and Parkave ads; No ad manager setup needed; Settings page under the Settings menu | Gutenberg block and widget for placing ads; AMP and Facebook Instant Articles support included |
| Cons | Relies on the Broadstreet service and its scripts; Loads third-party scripts on the admin page; Limited to sidebar widget placements | Needs an AdPlugg account and access code; Ad scripts and tracking come from a third-party ad service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | HTML ad widget, Image ad widget, Parkave ad widget, Ad Widget settings page, Ad image fetched into the media library | Gutenberg block for placing ads, Widget for placing ads in widget areas, Loads the AdPlugg ad script in the page head, Ads on AMP pages, Ads in Facebook Instant Articles, Ads inserted into the RSS feed |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Facebook Instant Articles |
| Plugins | — | AMP plugin |
| Other | Broadstreet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.2.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.2 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | my.broadstreetads.com, broadstreet-common.s3.amazonaws.com, cdn.broadstreetads.com | www.adplugg.com, cdn.adplugg.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |