WP125

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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.

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1. ★★★★★ zengxiaoluan

   9.5y ago

   花了将近一个小时也没有把广告展示出来，浪费我的时间了，还是因为设计做的不好，我作为一个用户不会用？

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2. ★★★★★ Robert Cadar

   11.0y ago

   No support feedback after crash

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3. ★★★★★ EdnaMode

   11.0y ago

   Thanks redwall_hp for this plugin. It works great and tracks clicks nicely… It stopped working after upgrading to wp 4.3, though – hope there’s going to be a solution soon.

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4. ★★★★★ NOT-IN-USE-DELETE

   11.0y ago

   Given the plugin has not been updated in over a year. The update to WP 4.3 (using the U-Design theme) finally causes ads to no longer display. If anyone has a fix, that would be nice. 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ Yudhistira Mauris

   11.1y ago

   The plugin settings are straightforward. Easy to configure, fast setup, and it works.

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6. ★★★★★ thatgrrl

   11.2y ago

   Not a lot of hand holding with this plugin but it is very simple to set up and get started. Put some ingenuity into it. For instance, keep one blank ad as a link to your ad sales page. Direct people to your other sites, featured posts, etc until you get paid ads running to take up the space. If you have a problem with ads not showing check the ad block on your own web browser. Most other problems seem to be fixable with a reinstall of the plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ feralreason

   11.5y ago

   The plugin works fine with 4.1.1. The code is relatively easy to read, understand and modify if necessary. It is not really limited to 125px ads. Adjusting it for any size ad is just a matter of adjusting css. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because support questions aren’t being addressed in a timely fashion and it has been a while since an update.

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8. ★★★★★ grand-master-sensei

   11.6y ago

   Hi I m using on the free template of twentyfourteen. Im confued about what you said: “place the <?php wp125_write_ads(); ?> template tag where you wish your ads to appear.” Where can I add that code? Where is the editor to place that code?

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

1. High · 8.8 WP125 <= 1.5.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Ad Deletion ↗
   2021-12-23 CVE-2021-25073 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.5.4 Patched in 1.5.5
2. High · 8.8 WP125 <= 1.4.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2013-03-26 CVE-2013-2700 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.4.9 Patched in 1.5.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.3

Translated into 90 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Plus 66 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 289 days in tier
2. 2025-04-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-04-25 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-04-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 263 days in tier
5. 2024-08-03 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-08-02 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-08-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 202 days in tier
8. 2024-01-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 169 days in tier

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).

• Easy Google Adsense and Banner Ads Manager – AdsforWP 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Banner Upload 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• M MANTIS Ad Network 100+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• FirstImpression.io 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• O Opes WP Ads Manager 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B

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WP125: 3K+ active installs, 4.0★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp125