AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking vs Advanced Ads
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
Advanced Ads leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #464, ahead of AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking at #32,818. Over the last 7 days Advanced Ads slipped 3 places and AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking slipped 128 places. Advanced Ads has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10+ for AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking. Downloads this week: Advanced Ads 12,526 and AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking 22.
| Metric | AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking | Advanced Ads |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #32,818 ▼ 128 | #464 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 22 | 12,526 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.9★ (1,463) |
| Last updated | Aug 13, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.2.2 | 2.0.29 |
| Best rank on record | #32,117 | #435 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2026 | Jun 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 3 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking or Advanced Ads?
By active installs, Advanced Ads: 100K+ sites run it against 10+ for AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking or Advanced Ads?
Advanced Ads, at #464 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking at #32,818. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are AdFusion – Ad Manager, Monetization & AdSense Tracking or Advanced Ads 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.