by Broadstreet 4.3 (16 reviews)

Ad Widget for WordPress

Name: Ad Widget for WordPress
Rating: 4.3 (16 reviews)
Author: Broadstreet

Easily upload ad images and ad code to your sidebar. For those that don't need or want a complicated ad management system.

Ad Widget for WordPress ranks #4,494 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #75 of 1,057 in the Advertising category, a 4.3/5 rating from 16 reviews, and was last updated Sep 25, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.8 (Current: 7.1)

v2.20.1 Current Version v2.20.1

Updated 11 months ago Last Update on 25 Sep, 2025

Refreshed 16 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#75 of 1,057 in Advertising Top 10% by installs Downloads -23.9% this week

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#4,494

-1 this week

Active Installs

2K+

-31.9%

KW Avg Position

105.3

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Downloads

313.1K

+5 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (16 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 93.6%

2K+ 3K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

16 reviews

Overall 86%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Apr 26, 2024 UNPATCHED

Ad Widget for WordPress [ad-widget] <= 2.20.1 (unfixed)

CVE-2024-33696 · No fix released
Jan 1, 2017

Ad Widget for WordPress [ad-widget] < 2.12.0

Fixed in v2.12.0
Ad Widget for WordPress [ad-widget] < 2.12.0

Fixed in v2.12.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.20.1
Last Updated: Sep 25, 2025
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Broadstreet

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 16
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

ad google sidebar tag widget

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to place ads without a complex ad management system. It solves the problem of running image banner ads or ad code (like Google ad tags) in a sidebar widget quickly and simply.