ZDN Adblock Detector

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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. ★★★★★ Eli

   6mo ago

   Just added this to our site and it seems to be very effective. Haven’t noticed any issues with it yet. It would be great if the author would add a way to add HTML on the message customization area, this would allow for example to add a link to important info such as how to disable ad blockers etc. Thanks to the developers for creating this. Other than that awesome plugin!

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2. ★★★★★ dhanamerdeka

   7mo ago

   hopefully the admin maintain this plugin. so they not dead just like other anti adblock

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3. ★★★★★ Nikonn

   9mo ago

   It works in the Chrome browser, defines Adblock and Adguard. It does not conflict with plugins, does not violate styles, and does its job. The author of the plugin is developing his creation, there are plans for development. Technical support resolves issues quickly. I wish you further development and more plugin installations.

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4. ★★★★★ circusshirt

   1.2y ago

   We operate a high-traffic e-learning platform that tracks user progress as they navigate through courses. At least once a week, we receive support tickets from learners reporting that their progress is not being recorded correctly. In every case we’ve investigated, the issue has been traced back to users running an ad blocker or using the Brave browser, both of which interfere with the progress tracking scripts. Now I can display a message to these users asking them to turn off any ad blockers. It works very well for our needs. I’ve modified the plugin slightly so that the popup message only displays on the homepage, rather than site-wide. This helps reduce disruption for users while still delivering the message early.

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5. ★★★★★ angeljs

   1.2y ago

   This works perfectly. I haven’t tested it with all ad-blockers, but it definitely does work with the one I do use myself. 🙂Edit: Since the new update, you can now choose whether or not people can disable the notice, which is a very welcome addition. This is actually the only adblock detector I’ve found that actually works. This topic was modified 1 year ago by angeljs. This topic was modified 1 year ago by angeljs.

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6. ★★★★★ jhoujhou919530255

   1.5y ago

   That’s useless

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7. ★★★★★ MrPhunin

   1.5y ago

   Best open source Anti-adblock Super-light ⚡plugin as mentioned 👌 To the best of my surprise it even worked beautifully within brave browser unlike other plugin probably failed to detect brave browser adbocker/shield. 👍

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-06 90+ → 100+ up after 13 days in tier
2. 2025-12-24 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-12-23 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-12-20 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-12-18 90+ → 80+ down after 8 days in tier
6. 2025-12-10 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-12-07 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2025-12-02 80+ → 90+ up after 14 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).

• Ads.txt Manager 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• Meks Easy Ads Widget 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• HBAgency 8K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Ads.txt Manager 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
• Ads.txt & App-ads.txt Manager for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Clarity – Ad blocker for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C

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ZDN Adblock Detector: 100+ active installs, 4.4★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/zdn-adblock-detector