Ad Code Manager vs Ad Inserter
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Ad Inserter ranks #198 on the popular list; Ad Code Manager is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Ad Inserter has the largest install base, roughly 7500× the next: 300K+ active installs against 40+ for Ad Code Manager. Downloads this week: Ad Inserter 13,623 and Ad Code Manager 24.
| Metric | Ad Code Manager | Ad Inserter |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #198 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 24 | 13,623 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.9★ (2,431) |
| Last updated | Jan 6, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.8.0 | 2.8.19 |
| Best rank on record | #20,801 | #193 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2012 | Nov 2010 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Ad Code Manager or Ad Inserter?
By active installs, Ad Inserter: 300K+ sites run it against 40+ for Ad Code Manager, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Are Ad Code Manager or Ad Inserter alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.