WordPress Ad Widget vs Advanced Ads
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| Feature | WordPress Ad Widget v2.20.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | Advanced Ads v2.0.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2025 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Ad Widget for WordPress | Advanced Ads · Advanced Ads Pro ($) |
| Pros | Simple sidebar widgets for HTML, image and Parkave ads; No ad manager setup needed; Settings page under the Settings menu | Placements, ad groups and display conditions in the free core; AdSense and ads.txt tools included |
| Cons | Relies on the Broadstreet service and its scripts; Loads third-party scripts on the admin page; Limited to sidebar widget placements | Some ad types and group types need Advanced Ads Pro; Large plugin with many modules that contact third-party services |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | HTML ad widget, Image ad widget, Parkave ad widget, Ad Widget settings page, Ad image fetched into the media library | Ad placements, Ad groups, Ad management and types, ads.txt checker, Google AdSense settings and reports, Privacy and consent options for ads, Ad blocker counter sent to Google Analytics, Premium ad types disabled without Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO |
| Other | Broadstreet | Google AdSense, PubGuru header bidding |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 5.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | my.broadstreetads.com, broadstreet-common.s3.amazonaws.com, cdn.broadstreetads.com | wpadvancedads.com, adsense.googleapis.com, accounts.google.com, app.pubguru.com, api.wordpress.org, c.pubguru.net |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |