Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers keep calling it flexible and worth recommending, though a few say the interface is dense and takes real effort to configure.

1. ★★★★★ wporg1955

   2mo ago

   Ad Inserter – отличный плагин! Мощный. Функциональный. Удобный. Рекомендую!

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2. ★★★★★ asadsial

   2mo ago

   Ad inserter is very easy to use.

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3. ★★★★★ Rik Brown

   3mo ago

   Found it very easy to understand and use and yet it can do so much. Thanks for this great plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ gabrielel1370

   3mo ago

   Es excelente, aunque manejarlo no es nada intuitivo, es difícil, usaba theme foxiz para insertar directamente mis anuncios y ese theme tiene mejores controles a nivel de post individual, por parrafos, etc. luego pasé a adinserter porque me da opción de elegir el numero de palabras que debe tener un párrafo para que aparezca un anuncio, foxiz no me daba esa opción. Y batallando y usando chatgpt pude configurarlo. Tiene muchas opciones ocultas y es dificil de manejar. Lo bueno es que una vez que lo configuras que puedes olvidarlo. Espero que lo hagan mas intuitivo. Gracias

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5. ★★★★★ xaviercadalso

   4mo ago

   Perfecto para controlar los anuncios en el blog

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6. ★★★★★ simonsmith123

   4mo ago

   Amazing plugin. Recommend to everyone!

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7. ★★★★★ kordi

   4mo ago

   This is a wonderful plugin!

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8. ★★★★★ subervi67

   5mo ago

   MUY BUEN PLUGING…

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.8.17 Security fix for insecure direct object reference (credits to nightward) Security fix for missing authorization to block visibility (credits to Jack Pas (Dark.)) Security fix for missing authorization to unauthenticated 2.8.17
2. — Version 2.8.16 Fix for reflected cross-site scripting (credits to darkmode) Added support for Gutenberg blocks Lists button renamed to Conditions Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements 2.8.16
3. — Version 2.8.15 Optimized AdSense API code Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements 2.8.15
4. — Version 2.8.14 Fix for potential false positive security warning (Pro only) 2.8.14
5. — Version 2.8.13 Added remote management support for global custom fields (Pro only) Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements 2.8.13
6. — Version 2.8.12 Added viewports to image custom fields (Pro only) Few minor bug fixes, cosmetic changes and code improvements 2.8.12

17 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Missing Authorization to Block Visibility Bypass via ai_ajax ↗
   2026-08-05 CVE-2026-11983 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.8.16 Patched in 2.8.17
2. Medium · 6.4 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads <= 2.8.11 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-07-08 CVE-2026-57693 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.8.11 Patched in 2.8.12
3. Medium · 4.3 Ad Inserter <= 2.8.16 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Content Disclosure via 'data' Shortcode Attribute ↗
   2026-07-02 CVE-2026-11900 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.8.16 Patched in 2.8.17
4. Medium · 6.1 Ad Inserter <= 2.8.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Parameters in iframe Mode ↗
   2026-06-05 CVE-2026-9280 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.8.15 Patched in 2.8.16
5. Medium · 6.4 Ad Inserter <= 2.8.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field ↗
   2025-11-04 CVE-2025-11745 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) Affects <= 2.8.7 Patched in 2.8.8
6. Medium · 6.1 Ad Inserter - Ad Manager and AdSense Ads <= 2.8.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-05 CVE-2025-22623 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.8.0 Patched in 2.8.1
7. Medium · 6.1 Ad Inserter <= 2.7.37 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-10-14 CVE-2024-49248 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.7.37 Patched in 2.7.38
8. Medium · 5.3 Ad Inserter <= 2.7.30 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ai_ajax ↗
   2023-09-22 CVE-2023-4645 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.30 Patched in 2.7.31
9. Medium · 5.3 Ad Inserter <= 2.7.30 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via ai-debug-processing-fe ↗
   2023-09-22 CVE-2023-4668 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.30 Patched in 2.7.31
10. High · 7.2 Ad Inserter <= 2.7.25 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection ↗
    2023-04-19 CVE-2023-1549 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 2.7.25 Patched in 2.7.26
11. Medium · 6.1 Ad Inserter Free and Pro <= 2.7.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-04-07 CVE-2022-0901 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.7.12 Patched in 2.7.12
12. High · 7.2 Ad Inserter < 2.7.11 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution ↗
    2022-02-03 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects < 2.7.11 Patched in 2.7.11
13. Medium · 6.1 Ad Inserter <= 2.7.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-01-24 CVE-2022-0288 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.7.10 Patched in 2.7.10
14. High · 8.8 Ad Inserter <= 2.4.21 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution ↗
    2019-07-15 CVE-2019-15324 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 2.4.21 Patched in 2.4.22
15. High · 7.5 Ad Inserter <= 2.4.19 - Authenticated Path Traversal ↗
    2019-07-12 CVE-2019-15323 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 2.4.19 Patched in 2.4.20
16. Medium · 4.8 Ad Inserter <= 1.5.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2015-08-13 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.5 Patched in 1.5.6
17. High · 8.8 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads < 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2015-05-02 CVE-2015-9497 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 1.5.3 Patched in 1.5.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 24 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

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).

• AD Publisher – Automatically insert post ads 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
• W Wbcom Designs – WB Ad Manager 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B
• Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• AdRotate Banner Manager 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• Easy Google AdSense 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B

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Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads: 300K+ active installs, 4.9★ (2,428 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ad-inserter