AdControl
Harness WordPress.com's advertising partners for your own website.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 5
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 11 Feb 2021
- Added
- Dec 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.4
- Tested up to
- WP 5.6.19
- Downloads
- 23,468
Our analysis
AI-assistedAdControl is a WordPress plugin designed to streamline the advertising process for bloggers and publishers by integrating publishing and advertising into one platform. It is intended for use with WordPress sites that are eligible and have Jetpack installed and connected. The plugin aims to help users earn income through high-quality ads and strong advertiser rates.
However, it is officially deprecated, meaning that ongoing support and updates may not be available. Users are encouraged to consider the Ads module included in Jetpack as an alternative.
Best for: This plugin suits self-hosted WordPress publishers looking to manage ads effectively.
What it does well
- ✓Combines publishing and advertising relationships
- ✓Aims to help users earn income from ads
- ✓Requires Jetpack for functionality
Where it falls short
- •Officially deprecated with no ongoing support
- •Limited to users with Jetpack installed
Verdict
AdControl offers a unique integration for ad management but is no longer supported, making it less viable for new users.
From the developer
Derek Springer's own description of AdControl, lightly tidied.
Please note: this plugin is officially deprecated. If you are still interested in using this service please utilize the offical Ads module included in Jetpack.
With traditional advertising relationships a publisher or blogger has two relationships and platforms–one for publishing and the other for advertising. AdControl combines the two partnerships into one.
AdControl is a new service from Automattic that extends our advertising scale and know-how to eligible sites using WordPress. We believe it is a special partnership between the largest Internet publishing platform and our users. The team at AdControl and WordPress.com are very excited about the potential to help our self-hosted publishers to earn income from their sites with high quality ads and strong rates from advertisers.
Make sure you apply to WordAds for each site you want to run AdControl on.
Requires Jetpack to be installed and connected. Help getting started.