WordPress Ad Widget vs Corner Ad
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| Feature | WordPress Ad Widget v2.20.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | Corner Ad v1.2.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 300+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2025 | August 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Ad Widget for WordPress | Corner Ad · Corner Ad Premium ($) |
| Pros | Simple sidebar widgets for HTML, image and Parkave ads; No ad manager setup needed; Settings page under the Settings menu | Compact corner placement with a page-flip effect; Shortcode, Elementor and Beaver Builder widgets; Optional Google Analytics click events |
| Cons | Relies on the Broadstreet service and its scripts; Loads third-party scripts on the admin page; Limited to sidebar widget placements | Free version handles a single ad only; Click counts, multiple ads and audio are premium features |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | HTML ad widget, Image ad widget, Parkave ad widget, Ad Widget settings page, Ad image fetched into the media library | Corner ad with page-flip animation, corner-ad shortcode, Settings page to manage the ad, Elementor and Beaver Builder widgets, Google Analytics click events, Multiple ads and corner choice (premium) ($), Click counting (premium) ($), Background audio file (premium) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Beaver Builder |
| Other | Broadstreet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 3.0.5 |
| 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 | www.googletagmanager.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |