Meks Easy Ads Widget

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1. ★★★★★ dcodestuff

   4.0y ago

   I love this plugin, it real does what it says. I will check their premium as soon as I finish developing my site. I give it five star

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2. ★★★★★ SnappaGuy

   4.9y ago

   Tried many different ad plugins until I found this one, super easy to configure and it works a treat … thank you.

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3. ★★★★★ cornelm

   6.6y ago

   it works fine, simple installation, fast support

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4. ★★★★★ rpatwall1206

   7.1y ago

   The 125 X 125 feature just lined them up vertically in the sidebar, cutting off the top of the ad. I tried resizing still cropped off top. Then I tried the single larger ad feature which did not rotate it stayed fixed on the first ad and continued to blink as though it was rotating…but nothing.

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5. ★★★★★ haggart

   8.4y ago

   Nothing happens when I try to Add a new ad. Bummer.

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6. ★★★★★ lkeels

   10.4y ago

   Clicking the add new button just refreshes the page, so I can display one ad in each widget, no more. Chrome 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit. Also, causes a dramatic reduction in the PageSpeed score because the images are served without width and height attributes.

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7. ★★★★★ Haydon Rouse

   11.2y ago

   Thanks for making such a simple to use ad rotator.

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8. ★★★★★ Momo

   11.3y ago

   I gave 5 stars even though it lacks the nofollow attribute for ad links simply because it’s an excellent widget.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0.9 WP 6.6 compatibility tested Patched a minor security issue 2.0.9
2. — Version 2.0.8 WP 6.3 compatibility tested Patched a minor security issue 2.0.8
3. — Version 2.0.7 Fixed: Rel nofollow not working when “do not open links in new window” option was set 2.0.7
4. — Version 2.0.6 Modified: The plugin disables Widgets Block Editor (introduced since WP 5.8), as it currently works properly with Classic Widgets Editor 2.0.6
5. — Version 2.0.5 Added new widget for AdBlocker Added shortcode for AdBlocker widget [meks_easy_ads_blocker_message] or [meks_easy_ads_blocker_message title=”Your Title”, message=”Your Message” ] 2.0.5
6. — Version 2.0.4 Improved: When an existing Ad slot was removed only and another Ad was not added afterwards, widget was unable to save its settings 2.0.4

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

1. Medium · 4.4 Meks Easy Ads Widget <= 2.0.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-07-06 CVE-2024-37548 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.8 Patched in 2.0.9
2. Medium · 4.3 Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via meks_remove_notification ↗
   2023-07-26 CVE-2023-25989 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.0.7 Patched in 2.0.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1

Translated into 63 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 39 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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1. 2024-11-22 20K+ → 10K+ 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).

• The Moneytizer 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B
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• Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Meks Easy Ads Widget: 10K+ active installs, 4.1★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/meks-easy-ads-widget