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AdRotate Banner Manager

by Arnan de Gans · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 10 Oct 2026, 62 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

92/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for AdRotate Banner Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is AdRotate Banner Manager still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 Oct 2026, 62 releases in the last 24 months. 10 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns AdRotate Banner Manager, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer adegans since Jul 2012. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was AdRotate Banner Manager removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is AdRotate Banner Manager safe?
10 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.17.8). Not on the exploited list. 23 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest AdRotate Banner Manager update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.19.3. No one-star spike after it. 10 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
adegans30 Jul 2012 to 10 Oct 2026, 409 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2008.

Maintenance

Last release
24 days ago
Releases, 24 months
62
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for AdRotate Banner Manager
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20245
Q4 20244
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20254
Q4 202543
Q1 20262
Q2 20265
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 10 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 1.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating per quarter for AdRotate Banner Manager
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q4 20244.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20252.0
Q2 20263.5
Q3 20263.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star494
4 star52
3 star16
2 star18
1 star75
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (10 on record), patched (latest fixed in 5.17.8).

Show 10 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Jun 2026AdRotate Banner Manager <= 5.17.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Code Injection via 'banner' Shortcode Attribute8.8<= 5.17.75.17.8Patched before disclosure
19 Aug 2024AdRotate - Ad manager & AdSense Ads <= 5.13.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Double Extension Arbitrary File Upload7.2<= 5.13.25.13.32
11 Nov 2022AdRotate Banner Manager <= 5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 5.95.9.14
11 Apr 2022AdRotate - Ad manager & AdSense Ads <= 5.8.22 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Names5.5< 5.8.235.8.23Patched before disclosure
11 Apr 2022AdRotate - Ad manager & AdSense Ads <= 5.8.22 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Advert Names5.5< 5.8.235.8.23Patched before disclosure
7 Feb 2022AdRotate - Ad manager & AdSense Ads <= 5.8.17 - Admin+ SQL Injection7.2<= 5.8.175.8.22Patched before disclosure
3 Jun 2020AdRotate < 5.8.4 - Authenticated SQL Injection7.2< 5.8.45.8.4Patched before disclosure
11 Jul 2019AdRotate - Ad manager & AdSense Ads <= 5.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection7.2<= 5.25.31
22 Feb 2014AdRotate - Ad manager & AdSense Ads 3.9 - 3.9.4 - SQL Injection9.83.9 to 3.9.43.9.51290
8 Nov 2011AdRotate - Ad manager & AdSense Ads < 3.6.8 - SQL Injection9.8< 3.6.83.6.82040

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 5.17.8 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for AdRotate Banner Manager
4 May 2026444
11 May 2026850
18 May 20261,238
25 May 2026844
1 Jun 2026656
8 Jun 20269,343
15 Jun 20268,979
22 Jun 202611,383
29 Jun 202610,228
6 Jul 20262,378
13 Jul 20261,315
20 Jul 202615,634
27 Jul 20263,284
3 Aug 20262,807
10 Aug 20261,605
17 Aug 20261,277
24 Aug 20269,826
31 Aug 20262,312
7 Sep 20261,540
14 Sep 20261,558
21 Sep 20261,360
28 Sep 20261,098
5 Oct 20266,979
12 Oct 20264,108
19 Oct 20262,456
26 Oct 20262,142
2 Nov 2026249

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version5.19.3
AuthorArnan de Gans
Added1 Jul 2008
Last updated10 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsads, banner, adsense, monetize, ad manager

Other plugins by this author: No-Bot Registration, Analytics Spam Blocker, Matomo Tracker, Worthless Plugin

Questions

Is AdRotate Banner Manager still maintained?

Yes. Last release 10 Oct 2026, 62 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns AdRotate Banner Manager, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer adegans since Jul 2012.

Was AdRotate Banner Manager removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is AdRotate Banner Manager safe?

10 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.17.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest AdRotate Banner Manager update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.19.3. No one-star spike after it.

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