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Ads.txt Manager
Manage ads.txt without FTP but watch the extra code.
HealthyGrowing
79/100
This tool makes ads.txt management easy but uses a custom post type for a simple task.
Active installs
~150,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.7★
15 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+41%
Growing fast
547 → 770 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +41% in the last year
547/day a year ago→770/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayAds.txt Manager is generally well-regarded as a simple, effective way to manage ads.txt files directly within WordPress, though at least one user reports a critical failure where the plugin did not place the file where Google requires it.
What people like
- +Simplifies ads.txt management inside WordPress, replacing manual FTP and text editor workflows×2
- +Works as expected across both standalone and WordPress Multisite (network activation) installs×2
- +Solves the problem when manually placing an ads.txt file in the root directory fails
Common complaints
- −Reported failure to place the ads.txt file in the correct root location required by Google, causing lost ad revenue
- −Uses a custom post type to handle a simple text-file function, considered an unnecessary use of server resources
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.64★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-05-102025-12-062026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 15 total
Latest reviews · 15 analyzed
- 2026-05-12★★★★★Good one plugininhandwriter
- 2025-05-02★★★★★Easy and works.Jason Ball
- 2023-01-11★★★★★Works great, and everyone is happy!yudayuda
- 2022-10-11★★★★★A good plugin.naveenyouth
- 2020-06-23★★★★★Supermicka7878
- 2020-06-16★★★★★app-ads.txtmd66881-shot
- 2020-06-09★★★★★Old is GoldAnonymous User 17829404
- 2020-03-27★★★★★Excellent plugindesignserve
- 2019-08-07★★★★★misleadingnikana2000
- 2019-07-14★★★★★It's Work!lexagon
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
781
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
780
Prior 7-day baseline
593
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
781
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+0.1%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.45
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
87%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.67 → 4.64★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered