Advanced Ads vs WP Bannerize Pro
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| Feature | Advanced Ads v2.0.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 100,000+ | 800+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | September 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Ads · Advanced Ads Pro ($) | WP Bannerize Pro |
| Pros | Placements, ad groups and display conditions in the free core; AdSense and ads.txt tools included | Image, HTML and text banners grouped into campaigns; Impression and click tracking with CTR charts; Banners can be scheduled and stop after max impressions or clicks; Gutenberg block, shortcode and widget output |
| Cons | Some ad types and group types need Advanced Ads Pro; Large plugin with many modules that contact third-party services | Visitor geolocation needs a third-party ipstack API key; The ipstack lookup uses a plain HTTP endpoint; Name says Pro, but the code has no paid edition or licence |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Ad placements, Ad groups, Ad management and types, ads.txt checker, Google AdSense settings and reports, Privacy and consent options for ads, Ad blocker counter sent to Google Analytics, Premium ad types disabled without Pro ($) | 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 | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google AdSense, PubGuru header bidding | ipstack |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | wpadvancedads.com, adsense.googleapis.com, accounts.google.com, app.pubguru.com, api.wordpress.org, c.pubguru.net | api.ipstack.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |