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Adslastica is a lightweight WordPress plugin that helps you manually place Google AdSense ads using shortcodes.
Read the setup guide:
<a href="https://garmahis.com/adslastica-1-6-0-is-now-available-on-wordpress-org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read the Adslastica Setup Guide</a>
The plugin helps users manually control homepage ads placement and keep layouts cleaner compared to automatic ads.
For best results, you can exclude your homepage from Auto Ads inside your Google AdSense account and manually place ads where you want using shortcodes.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Add your Google AdSense Publisher ID</li>
<li>Manually place ads using shortcodes</li>
<li>Keep homepage layouts cleaner</li>
<li>Simple and beginner-friendly interface</li>
<li>Lightweight and easy to use</li>
<li>Works with most modern WordPress themes and page builders</li>
<li>Supports AdSense manual homepage placements</li>
</ul>
Shortcodes:
<ul>
<li>Ad 1: <code>[adslastica_ad_1]</code></li>
<li>Ad 2: <code>[adslastica_ad_2]</code></li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to Google AdSense to load and display ads on your website.
It uses your AdSense Publisher ID to request ads from Google.
The following information may be sent to Google AdSense:
<ul>
<li>Publisher ID</li>
<li>Website URL and ad request information required by Google AdSense</li>
</ul>
This plugin does not collect personal user data.
Google AdSense: 
https://www.google.com/adsense/
Google Privacy Policy: 
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdSense Terms: 
https://www.google.com/adsense/terms/

Adslastica

A simple AdSense helper for adding manual ad placements with shortcodes.

adpagex

AdPageX makes it easy to integrate and manage Google AdSense for Search (AFS) on any WordPress website. Set up monetized search ads in minutes — no coding needed.
With AdPageX you can:
<ul>
<li>Place ads exactly where you want — after any paragraph, before content, after images, after headings, or inside custom HTML elements</li>
<li>Target specific page types — posts, pages, homepage, search pages, category archives, and tag pages</li>
<li>Target specific devices — desktop, tablet, or mobile only</li>
<li>Show a Read More button to gate premium content and display an ad before revealing the rest of the article</li>
<li>Enable Rewarded Ads — show a rewarded ad triggered by a Read More button click or a custom CSS selector, with configurable cooldown periods</li>
<li>Manage multiple placements — create as many configurations as you need and switch the active one from Settings</li>
<li>Insert via shortcode or PHP — <code>[adpagex id="..."]</code> or <code><?php echo adpagex('...'); ?></code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported Ad Locations</h4>
<ul>
<li>After / Before paragraph #N</li>
<li>After / Before full content block</li>
<li>After / Before image #N</li>
<li>After / Before heading #N</li>
<li>Inside a custom element (by ID)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Rewarded Ads</h4>
AdPageX supports Google Ad Manager rewarded ads. Trigger them from a Read More button or any custom CSS selector. Configurable cooldown prevents users from seeing the same rewarded ad too frequently.
<h4>Coming Soon</h4>
<ul>
<li>Google AdSense display ads</li>
<li>Google Ad Manager (GAM)</li>
<li>Outstream video ads</li>
<li>ASAS (AdopX Smart Ad Shield)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & External Services</h4>
This plugin connects to the AdopX API (<code>api.adopx.com</code>) to fetch the ad script for your placement. The following data is sent when you save a placement:
<ul>
<li>Your Publisher ID (pub-ID)</li>
<li>Your Style ID</li>
<li>Your site URL</li>
<li>Ad placement settings (target element, keyword count, sponsored link count)</li>
<li>Reward configuration (if rewarded ads are enabled)</li>
</ul>
No personal visitor data is collected or transmitted. The API response is a JavaScript ad script stored in your WordPress database.
By using this plugin you agree to the <a href="https://adopx.com" rel="nofollow ugc">AdopX Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://adopx.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.
This plugin also loads the Google AdSense for Search (AFS) script from <code>google.com</code>:
<ul>
<li>Script URL: <code>https://www.google.com/adsense/search/ads.js</code></li>
<li>Loaded on: frontend pages where an active ad placement is configured and enabled</li>
<li>Data sent: ad impressions and search events are reported to Google as part of normal AFS ad delivery</li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>

AdPageX

Monetize your WordPress site with Google AdSense for Search (AFS). Precise ad placement, rewarded ads support, and zero coding required.

Adslastica vs AdPageX