Easy management of 125x125 ads on your blog. Ads can be run for a specified number of days, and will automatically be taken down. Track clicks too.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ads”, “advertisement” and “management” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 686.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1774 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1774 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125x125 your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advertisement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ads”, “advertisement” and “management” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
4.9y ago
latest release · v1.5.5 · 23 Dec 2021
36
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zengxiaoluan9.7y 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？
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert Cadar11.2y ago
No support feedback after crash
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ EdnaMode11.2y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NOT-IN-USE-DELETE11.2y 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. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yudhistira Mauris11.3y ago
The plugin settings are straightforward. Easy to configure, fast setup, and it works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thatgrrl11.4y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ feralreason11.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grand-master-sensei11.8y 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?
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.5.5). Sites still on an older version should 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 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 90 languages, 13 at 90% or more
Plus 66 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →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.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easy management of 125x125 ads on your blog. Ads can be run for a specified number of days, and will automa..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,267 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "advertisement" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 289 days in tier
- 2025-04-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-25 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 263 days in tier
- 2024-08-03 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 202 days in tier
- 2024-01-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 169 days in tier
Competes with
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FirstImpression.io 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - O Opes WP Ads Manager 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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