Advanced Ads vs Improved External Products for WooCommerce
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 #460, ahead of Improved External Products for WooCommerce at #6,032. Over the last 7 days Advanced Ads held its place and Improved External Products for WooCommerce climbed 15 places. Advanced Ads has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 100K+ active installs against 1K+ for Improved External Products for WooCommerce. Downloads this week: Advanced Ads 29,680 and Improved External Products for WooCommerce 77. Ratings: Advanced Ads 4.9★ from 1,463 and Improved External Products for WooCommerce 3.7★ from 26 reviews.
| Metric | Advanced Ads | Improved External Products for WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #460 ▬ | #6,032 ▲ 15 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 29,680 | 77 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (1,463) | 3.7★ (26) |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.0.29 | 1.6.9 |
| Best rank on record | #435 | #6,026 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2014 | Dec 2012 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 4 | 0 |
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, Advanced Ads or Improved External Products for WooCommerce?
By active installs, Advanced Ads: 100K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Improved External Products for WooCommerce, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Advanced Ads or Improved External Products for WooCommerce?
Advanced Ads, at #460 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Improved External Products for WooCommerce at #6,032. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Advanced Ads or Improved External Products for WooCommerce 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.