WordPress Ad Widget vs WP Bannerize Pro
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| Feature | WordPress Ad Widget v2.20.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | WP Bannerize Pro v2.0.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 800+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2025 | September 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Ad Widget for WordPress | WP Bannerize Pro |
| Pros | Simple sidebar widgets for HTML, image and Parkave ads; No ad manager setup needed; Settings page under the Settings menu | Image, HTML and text banners grouped into campaigns; Impression and click tracking with CTR charts; Banners can be scheduled and stop after max impressions or clicks; Gutenberg block, shortcode and widget output |
| Cons | Relies on the Broadstreet service and its scripts; Loads third-party scripts on the admin page; Limited to sidebar widget placements | Visitor geolocation needs a third-party ipstack API key; The ipstack lookup uses a plain HTTP endpoint; Name says Pro, but the code has no paid edition or licence |
| 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 | Banners grouped into campaigns, Impression and click tracking, Analytics charts (impressions, clicks, CTR), Stop a banner after max impressions or clicks, Scheduled and expired banners, Gutenberg block, Shortcode output, Import banners from the older table |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | Broadstreet | ipstack |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 8.1 |
| 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 | api.ipstack.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |