Advanced Ads vs WP QUADS
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| Feature | Advanced Ads v2.0.29 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP QUADS v3.0.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | September 24, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Ads · Advanced Ads Pro ($) | Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense · WP QUADS Pro ($) |
| Pros | Placements, ad groups and display conditions in the free core; AdSense and ads.txt tools included | Ad placements by shortcode, widget, block or Elementor; Display conditions by page, device and language; ads.txt checks and basic AdSense reports |
| Cons | Some ad types and group types need Advanced Ads Pro; Large plugin with many modules that contact third-party services | Advanced features need the separate WP QUADS Pro add-on; AdSense reports need a Google account connection; Many settings screens to learn |
| 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 ($) | Ad placement by shortcode, Ad widget, Gutenberg ad block, Elementor ad widget, Ad-blocker detection, Click fraud protection script, ads.txt validation and file creation, AdSense reports through the Google API, Local ad performance tracking, off by default, Ad selling with Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.Net and Paystack, Pro add-on detection and licence settings ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.Net, Paystack |
| Marketing | — | Newsletter signup service |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | Elementor, Polylang, bbPress, Yoast SEO |
| Other | Google AdSense, PubGuru header bidding | Google AdSense, Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 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.paystack.co, api.stripe.com, api.authorize.net, www.paypal.com, wpquads.com, magazine3.company |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 8 |
| Custom tables | — | 7 |