Title: AdRotate Banner Manager
Author: Arnan de Gans
Published: July 1, 2008
Last modified: March 9, 2026
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# AdRotate Banner Manager
By [Arnan de Gans](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adegans/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/adrotate.5.17.4.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/#description)
* [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/)
## Description
Streamline your workflow with **AdRotate Banner Manager**, the ultimate tool for
effortless ad management.
Whether you’re using a network like **Google AdSense**, **Amazon Affiliates**, **
Media.net**, or custom banners from local businesses or affiliates, **AdRotate Banner
Manager** handles them all with ease. The intuitive dashboard is designed for both
beginners and pros, packing powerful features into a user-friendly interface that
puts you in full control of your campaigns.
It’s no wonder **AdRotate Banner Manager** is the trusted choice for tens of thousands
of bloggers and businesses worldwide.
#### Practical design choices in AdRotate
* Easy to use dashboards that match the style of WordPress and ClassicPress so
that everything feels familiar.
* Functional features that are easy to use and understand.
* Compatible with every ad network and affiliate server while offering multiple
ways to easily place adverts anywhere on your website.
#### Here are a few of the features AdRotate Banner Manager has
* Works with every ad including; self made ads, banners from your local business,
Google Adsense, Amazon ads and any kind of personals or affiliate ad
* There is no limit on how many ads you make
* Includes an advert block and group block for the WordPress block editor
* Easy to use Widgets for traditional themes
* Advanced error checking for adverts
* Error checking for groups
* Track clicks and impressions for many adverts
* Advert previews when editing them
* Get quick and personal support through my support forums
* **AdRotate Banner Manager** has been in constant development since 2008
#### advert management with AdRotate Banner Manager
* Create and display unlimited ad units
* Automatically rotate ads per page load or every few seconds
* Plan ahead and schedule your ad campaigns
* Place adverts on your website with blocks, widgets, shortcodes or PHP snippets
* Inject ads into posts and pages in a few clicks without coding or technical knowhow
* Create your own adverts using the advert generator no code required
* Place banners and ads from many advert and affiliate networks such as Google
AdSense, Google Ad Manager, Amazon, BuySellAds, DoubleClick, DFP, media.net and
many more
* Place affiliate banners from websites like Amazon affiliates, Booking.com, Agoda,
Tradedoubler and many more
* Create Groups of adverts to show one or many ads in one location
* Upload banner images through the WordPress media manager or the AdRotate Asset
Dashboard
* And much much more…
#### Showing your adverts anywhere on your WordPress website
* Use shortcodes to place ADs manually in post and page content, widgets, blocks,
page builders (such as Elementor and WP Bakery) and anywhere shortcodes are supported
* Auto-inject your ads into Posts and Pages via AdRotates Post Injection feature
* Widgets and blocks for ads and groups
* Use PHP snippets to place ads directly in your theme files
#### Some of the extra features in AdRotate Pro
**AdRotate Professional** is the premium version of **AdRotate Banner Manager**
offering even more features and functionality such as:
* Set up filters to show or hide ads on tablets and phones
* Optionally hide hide banners for logged-in visitors
* Live previews for adverts
* Post injection for WooCommerce products, Classic Commerce products and bbPress
forums and topics
* Geo Targeting for every advert using my FREE Geo Targeting service or selected
paid services such as MaxMind GeoIP and Cloudflare
* Add multiple schedules to adverts for even more control
* Optionally track adverts through Matomo Analytics
* Optionally track adverts via Google Analytics 4
* Enable advanced filters for showing adverts based on how busy your website through
a schedule
* Decide what days of the week and between which hours adverts should show up with
schedules
* Manage your ads.txt file from the dashboard
* Hide your adverts from ad blockers
* Manage your header code snippets from networks such as Google Adsense and Google
Auto adverts
* Upload ready-to-use HTML5 adverts as a zip-file for easy setup
* Option to either track clicks or impressions, or both
* Same day ticket support accessible from your dashboard
Available AdRotate Pro licenses:
* [1 site license](https://ajdg.solutions/product/adrotate-pro-single/)
~ Great for any bloggers. * [2 sites license](https://ajdg.solutions/product/adrotate-pro-duo/)
~ The most popular for professionals who are serious about advertising. * [20 sites license](https://ajdg.solutions/product/adrotate-pro-multi/)
~ The best choice for agencies and newspapers that operate multiple websites.
## Screenshots
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* The AdRotate menu
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* Managing ads and general overview in AdRotate
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* Error checking for ads in AdRotate
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* Easily create and edit your advert campaigns with AdRotate
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* Schedule you advert to the minute with AdRotate
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* Manage groups, which can act as locations or slots on your website via AdRotate
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* Create groups to easily place multiple ads in one spot on your site with AdRotate
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* Customize your group and select ads from the group settings with AdRotate
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* Set up groups to do exactly what you want with AdRotate
## Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
* AdRotate Advert
* AdRotate Group
## Installation
Installing AdRotate is super easy.
– Search for “AdRotate Arnan” or “AdRotate”
in your plugin dashboard and click on the “Install” button for **AdRotate Banner
Manager**. – A new menu called “AdRotate” appears in the WordPress navigation. –
From this menu you’ll handle everything related to **AdRotate Banner Manager**.
For more detailed instructions check out the [installation steps](https://support.ajdg.net/knowledgebase.php?article=5)
on the AdRotate website.
## FAQ
### How do I use AdRotate?
Take a look at the various [user guides](https://support.ajdg.net/knowledgebase.php?category=3).
You can also post your questions on the [forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/).
### I need help with this plugin
The best place to ask your question is on the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/).
Or, if you need faster help, [buy a support ticket](https://ajdg.solutions/product/support-ticket/).
### Does AdRotate offer click tracking?
Yes, AdRotate Banner Manager counts clicks and impressions.
### Can I use my ads or tags from Google AdSense?
Yes, usually you can use their code as-is.
Most ads, from any ad server, work without
issue.
### Does AdRotate support HTML5 ads?
Yes!
### This is cool, do you have more plugins?
Yep, check out my website [AJdG Solutions](https://ajdg.solutions/)
### Why do some dashboard notifications look so ugly
If a dashboard notification misses its layout or looks out of shape try clearing
your browser cache.
Some content blockers may block parts of the AdRotate dashboard,
check out this page to make an exception for your website in adblockers – [Whitelist your site](https://support.ajdg.net/knowledgebase.php?article=45).
### Is AdRotate compatible with Yoast SEO or other SEO plugins?
Yes, Yoast SEO, All-in-One SEO pack and all other SEO plugins work fine with AdRotate.
### Is Jetpack compatible with AdRotate?
Yes.
### Does AdRotate work alongside caching plugins?
AdRotate works best with Borlabs Cache and W3 Total Cache.
Personally I prefer
Borlabs Cache. Other plugins such as WP Super Cache, WP Rocket or WP Fastest Cache
may work, but are untested.
### Does AdRotate work with WooCommerce?
Yes!
### Does AdRotate work with bbPress?
Yes!
### Does AdRotate work with ClassicPress?
Yes!
### Got a full changelog?
The full changelog is included with every download. Look for the changelog.md file.
## Reviews
### [Typical Narcissistic plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typical-narcissistic-plugin/)
[kauder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kauder/) October 14, 2025 1 reply
The standard edition of AdRotate works well enough but the constant upselling to
the pro version is beyond annoying. You cannot work in any area of Wordpress without
a stupid banner ad promoting an upsell to AdRotate Pro taking up valuable real estate
as you’re trying to work. When you click “maybe later” to get rid of the banner,
it navigates you away from what you’re doing over to the AdRotate plugin. VERY ANNOYING!!!!
### [Great Product: Simple, Straightforward, Efficient, Powerful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-product-simple-straightforward-efficient-powerful/)
[Pete Broderick](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbroderick/) August 28, 2025 1
reply
Top-notch product, has everything we need in an extremely straightforward and easy
to use interface. Built-in documentation/tips/instructions appear throughout, making
implementation fool-proof.
### [A rare developer that is genuinely interested in making better products.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-rare-developer-that-is-genuinely-interested-in-making-better-products/)
[Brian – TGL](https://profiles.wordpress.org/w411/) August 11, 2025 1 reply
Arnan quickly made some significant improvements to the AdRotate plugin after we
discovered a couple of problems that became apparent on a larger site with 100’s
of active ads and 1,000’s of archived ads. He was quick to reply after I submitted
the information and screencasts to clearly show where we were running into a problem
and had a beta ready to test within a few hours.
### [The best ad manager for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-best-ad-manager-for-wordpress/)
[Web Hippo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nixtainternet/) July 25, 2025 1 reply
This is by far the best ad manager you can find we use it on our global retro gaming
website
### [Excelente](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excelente-plug-in-31/)
[pzactual2025](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pzactual2025/) June 11, 2025 1 reply
Es un buen plugin, funciona bien y no muestra problemas de configuración como muchos
otros. Muchas gracias equipo de AdRotate.
### [Great Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-39733/)
[dickso2](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dickso2/) November 7, 2024 1 reply
Great Plugin Love it
[ Read all 651 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“AdRotate Banner Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Arnan de Gans ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adegans/)
“AdRotate Banner Manager” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/adrotate/contributors)
for their contributions.
[Translate “AdRotate Banner Manager” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/adrotate)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adrotate/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/adrotate/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/adrotate/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/adrotate/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
**5.17.4 – March 9, 2026**
* Update – Rewritten the AdRotate Pro page * Update –
Redone parts of the readme.txt * Update – Demo adverts link to a more modern page
and use https * i18n – Updated translation strings
**5.17.3 – February 6, 2026**
* Change – Improved RSS feed display * Added – Missing
action link to dashboard
**5.17.2 – December 26, 2025**
* New – Support for the GooseUp Update Plugin *
Fix – Missing ads.txt setting when activating the plugin * Added – Meta links *
Removed – Action links * Change – i18n is now in the ‘languages’ folder
**5.17.1 – December 11, 2025**
* Fix – Better check if banners folder exist * Change–
Internal RSS feed fetcher for one url at a time * i18n – Removed all outdated translations
strings
**5.17 – November 27, 2025**
* Update – Dashboard now works better on smaller devices(
responsive) * Update – Improved portability hash generation * Update – All dashboard
settings pages fine-tuned * Update – Support and AdRotate Pro dashboard pages refreshed*
Update – Removed unused CSS from dashboard.css * Fix – Removed remaining multisite
code causing warnings/errors for some people * Fix – Removed unused licensing code
from the support form
## Meta
* Version **5.17.4**
* Last updated **4 weeks ago**
* Active installations **20,000+**
* WordPress version ** 4.9 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.9.4**
* PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
* Languages
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/),
and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/).
* [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/adrotate)
* Tags
* [ad manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ad-manager/)[ads](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ads/)
[adsense](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/adsense/)[affiliate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/affiliate/)
[monetize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/monetize/)
* [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/advanced/)
## Ratings
4.3 out of 5 stars.
* [ 491 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/?filter=5)
* [ 52 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/?filter=4)
* [ 16 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/?filter=3)
* [ 17 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/?filter=2)
* [ 75 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/?filter=1)
[Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/#new-post)
[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/reviews/)
## Contributors
* [ Arnan de Gans ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adegans/)
## Support
Issues resolved in last two months:
5 out of 6
[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/adrotate/)
## Donate
Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?
[ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.arnan.me/donate/)