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Advanced Ads Pro
Advanced Ads Pro is a WordPress plugin from Advanced Ads for managing the ads on your site.
Product facts
- Version
- 3.0.15
- Released
- 21 October 2026
- Type
- Plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $5.59 / year on its own
Overview
Running ads on a WordPress site usually means editing theme files or juggling several tools. Advanced Ads Pro puts placement and targeting in a backend interface, with a frontend ad picker for positioning ads directly on the page. You can insert ads at random spots in content, between posts, in grids or sliders, or as parallax and background ads. Ads can also be inserted based on keywords found in your content.
Targeting conditions include geolocation, URL referrer, user role, browser language, keywords, cookies and previous page impressions. You can rotate ad groups, run A/B tests and refresh ads without reloading the page. Cache busting keeps dynamic ads and rotations working on cached sites. The plugin works with BuddyPress, BuddyBoss, bbPress, GamiPress, WPML, WP Bakery and Paid Memberships Pro, so it fits blogs, community sites and publishers.
Features
- Flexible ad placements: Place ads at random content spots, between posts, in ad grids, or as parallax and background ads, so each ad sits where it suits your layout.
- Detailed visitor targeting: Target ads by geolocation, URL referrer, user role, browser language, keywords, cookies and previous page impressions, so visitors see ads that match their context.
- Lazy loading for ads: Ads load only when they enter the visitor's viewport, which avoids loading ads that people never scroll to.
- Click fraud protection: Guards your ad campaigns against fraudulent clicks from bots or competitors, which helps you avoid problems with ad networks.
- AdBlocker monetization: Visitors using ad blockers can be shown fallback ads, overlays, or be redirected to a dedicated page.
- Frontend ad picker: Set up and position ads without editing theme files, using the backend interface or the frontend picker, which suits beginners and advanced users.
- A/B testing and rotation: Run A/B tests and rotating ad groups to compare ads and placements and see which ones perform better on your site.
- Cache busting for dynamic ads: Keeps dynamic ads and rotations working on cached websites, so each visitor gets current ad content.
Best for
- Bloggers placing ads in posts and content
- Publishers testing and rotating several ad groups
- Community sites using BuddyPress or bbPress
Changelog
Version 3.0.15 — 14 October 2026
- Improved Update Arabic, Croatian, Danish, French (France), German, German (Austria), German (Switzerland), German (formal), Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Argentina), Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Venezuela), Turkish and Vietnamese translations
- Improved Add continent conditions to Sucuri geo targeting; existing continent-targeted ads work without changes
- Improved Require WordPress 5.9 or later
- Improved Add the Update URI header for shop updates
- Improved Load cache-busting and grid admin scripts in the footer
- Improved Remove privacy listeners for hooks the new core no longer fires
- Improved Use camel case for cache-busting settings labels
- Improved Introduce a new settings screen
- Improved Add an AdSense fallback option and field
- Fixed Apply the Sucuri geo-targeting method
- Fixed Prevent passive group refresh condition loops
- Fixed Prevent passive cache busting from dropping ads from shared groups across placements
- Fixed Make PMP-level checkboxes toggle correctly in placement conditions
- Fixed Fix the geo-location button
- Fixed Fix locked groups
- Fixed Fix a fatal error in the AdSense module
- Fixed Keep previously active modules enabled after upgrades
- Fixed Fix ad blocker module state
- Fixed Prevent visitor conditions from counting the current request again
- Fixed Return the correct REST API response for unknown ads and groups
- Fixed Exit after redirecting to a duplicated ad
- Fixed Escape condition field output and remove unused referrer views
- Fixed Load BuddyBoss member type labels in a single query
- Fixed Remove saved user role metadata on uninstall
- Fixed Use the correct text domain for translated strings
- Fixed Translate module labels when they are read instead of when modules are registered
- Fixed Build manual links using the UTM helper
- Fixed Add accessible labels to admin form inputs
- Fixed Remove `error_log()` calls from geo-country lookups
Earlier versions
- 3.0.14 (3 August 2026): 1 improved, 8 fixed
- 3.0.12 (27 April 2026): 1 improved, 1 fixed
- 3.0.11 (20 April 2026): 2 improved, 2 fixed
FAQ
Is Advanced Ads Pro free?
The code of Advanced Ads Pro is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. Buy GPL is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of Advanced Ads Pro gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Advanced Ads Pro is this?
Version 3.0.15, released 21 October 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.
How do I update Advanced Ads Pro?
Install Buy GPL Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of Advanced Ads Pro for you.







