Advanced Ads vs WP-Insert
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| Feature | Advanced Ads v2.0.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP-Insert v2.6.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | July 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Ads · Advanced Ads Pro ($) | Wp-Insert |
| Pros | Placements, ad groups and display conditions in the free core; AdSense and ads.txt tools included | Free, with unlimited ad blocks; Placement in content, widgets, shortcodes and the block editor; Device and country targeting, resolved from a bundled database; No visitor IP sent to external services, per the readme |
| Cons | Some ad types and group types need Advanced Ads Pro; Large plugin with many modules that contact third-party services | Ad code is inserted as supplied, so the site owner must check it; Country targeting uses a bundled IP database that needs upkeep; Ad networks must be configured separately; the plugin only inserts code |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Ad placements, Ad groups, Ad management and types, ads.txt checker, Google AdSense settings and reports, Privacy and consent options for ads, Ad blocker counter sent to Google Analytics, Premium ad types disabled without Pro ($) | Ad units with rules and placement, In-post ad shortcode, Ad widget, Block editor ad block, Country targeting from a bundled IP database, ads.txt generator and editor, A/B testing of ad units, Page-level (Auto) ads output, Legal page templates with site name shortcode |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | — | Google AdSense |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | Google Analytics (ga.js tracking code) |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | — |
| Other | Google AdSense, PubGuru header bidding | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | wpadvancedads.com, adsense.googleapis.com, accounts.google.com, app.pubguru.com, api.wordpress.org, c.pubguru.net | — |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 4 |