Ad Buttons
by mindnl · Uncategorized
The Ad Buttons plugin displays a number of graphical ads in a sidebar widget.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,379 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2951 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
85
now · peak 141
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.1y ago
latest release · v3.1
45
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2018-09-27 · 1,384 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2014-04-25The one review here is happy with the plugin and asks for ad placements beyond the single widget spot.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ phpnukes12.4y ago
Pleased would like to extend or duplicate this to other parts of the page. Limited to post ads in one widget placement.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 90+ → 80+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 100+ → 90+ down after 913 days in tier
- 2024-02-06 200+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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In-Post Ads 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Ad Commander – Ad Manager for Banners, AdSense, Ad Networks 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Listdom Ads Addon – Display Ads on Listing Pages 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
AdPageX 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B - A Ad Code Manager 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
- R Really Simple Ad Injection 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/ad-buttons" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Ad Buttons — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Ad Buttons: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ad-buttons