Ads.txt Manager

Reviewers say it turns ads.txt into a couple of clicks in WordPress instead of an FTP job, with one older complaint about the file not landing where Google wanted it and another about the plugin registering a post type for a simple task.

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

108 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 68 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4.4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ inhandwriter

   6mo ago

   This is nice

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2. ★★★★★ Jason Ball

   1.5y ago

   This made it really easy to handle adt.txt files and works.

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3. ★★★★★ yudayuda

   3.8y ago

   Instead of the previous cumbersome process of FTP and text editors, my clients can now update their ads.txt files in WP itself – brilliant!

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4. ★★★★★ naveenyouth

   4.1y ago

   Does the job perfectly. Thanks to the developer for developing this flawless plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ micka7878

   6.4y ago

   Très bon plugin, simple, rapide. Pas d’infos superflues, ça fait le taf. Je recommande.

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6. ★★★★★ md6688

   6.4y ago

   very nice plugin

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7. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 17829404

   6.4y ago

   I am wondering what is keeping away 80k users from hitting the five stars and a few words of appreciation. Lovely plugin.

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8. ★★★★★ designserve

   6.9y ago

   Thanks for your excellent plugin. I really didn’t want to add yet another plugin just to deal with Google Adsense ads.txt but this is the only thing that has worked for me after spending a long time trying to make a straightforward file in the root directory work. Thanks again.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2025-07-14 Version 1.4.6 Changed: Replace dirname( __FILE__ ) calls with __DIR__ magic constant (props @Soean , @peterwilsoncc via #187 ). Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.8 (props @jeffpaul , @godleman via #183 , #184 , #194 , # 1.4.6
2. 2024-09-26 Version 1.4.5 Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.6 (props @ankitguptaindia , @jeffpaul , @sudip-md via #172 , #173 ). Changed: Bump WordPress minimum supported version from 6.3 to 6.4 (props @ankitguptaindia , @jeffpaul 1.4.5
3. 2024-06-26 Version 1.4.4 Added: Placeholder record can be added with no authorized sellers or buyers (props @ankitrox , @peterwilsoncc via #129 ). Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.5 (props @zamanq , @QAharshalkadu , @jeffpaul , @ 1.4.4
4. 2023-06-21 Version 1.4.3 Added: ads.txt file exists check from the backend (props @sksaju , @peterwilsoncc , @mmcachran , @dinhtungdu , @helen , @jeffpaul via #131 ). Added: Check for and delete orphan (app-)ads.txt posts not referenced in the o 1.4.3
5. 2023-01-16 Version 1.4.2 Changed: Update Support Level from Active to Stable (props @jeffpaul , @peterwilsoncc via #123 ). Changed: Update Cypress integration to use v11 (props @jayedul , @peterwilsoncc via #116 ). Fixed: Display ads.txt files f 1.4.2
6. 2022-12-14 Version 1.4.1 Added: Support for OWNERDOMAIN & MANAGERDOMAIN per version 1.1 of the spec (props @SoftCreatR , @tott , @jeffpaul , @peterwilsoncc via #108 ) Added: Unit tests (props @jeffpaul , @cadic , @faisal-alvi , @peterwilsoncc vi 1.4.1

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.6). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.1 simple-git < 3.16.0 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2023-02-23 CVE-2022-25860 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 1.4.2 Patched in 1.4.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Translated into 17 languages, 17 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2022-05-26 90K+ → 100K+ up after 328 days in tier
2. 2021-07-02 80K+ → 90K+ up after 431 days in tier
3. 2020-04-27 70K+ → 80K+ up after 46 days in tier
4. 2020-03-12 60K+ → 70K+ up after 119 days in tier
5. 2019-11-14 50K+ → 60K+ up after 69 days in tier
6. 2019-09-06 7K+ → 50K+ up

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