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AdControl

Harness WordPress.com's advertising partners for your own website.

By Derek Springer·Ads·Free
5(5 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, AdControl is a WordPress ads plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 23K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Google for WooCommerce.

5/55 reviews
100active installs
23K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Please note: this plugin is officially deprecated. If you are still interested in using this service please utilize the offical Ads module included in Jetpack.

With traditional advertising relationships a publisher or blogger has two relationships and platforms–one for publishing and the other for advertising. AdControl combines the two partnerships into one.

AdControl is a new service from Automattic that extends our advertising scale and know-how to eligible sites using WordPress. We believe it is a special partnership between the largest Internet publishing platform and our users. The team at AdControl and WordPress.com are very excited about the potential to help our self-hosted publishers to earn income from their sites with high quality ads and strong rates from advertisers.

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Ratings & Reviews

55 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.4+ requiredTested up to 5.6.17
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.5

  • Deprication warning
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Jeremy HerveJeremy HerveRC LationsRC LationsAutomatticAutomatticDerek SpringerDerek Springer
Plugin Info
Version
1.5
Last Updated
Feb 11, 2021
WP Requires
3.4+
Tested Up To
5.6.17
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
23K+
Added
Dec 18, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

adsad codesadvertising

Developer

D
Derek Springer
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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