Description

AdFusion provides a solid foundation for managing advertisements on your WordPress site. Create ad units, organize them into groups for rotation, and display them anywhere using a simple shortcode.

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Experience AdFusion without installation! Click the link below to open WordPress Playground with the plugin pre-installed and configured with sample data.

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Features

Custom Post Type – Manage ads as a dedicated content type with full WordPress integration
Ad Groups – Organize ads into hierarchical groups (e.g., sidebar, header, footer) for easy rotation
Multiple Ad Types – Support for Image ads (featured image), Custom Code/HTML/AdSense, and Plain Text
Scheduling – Optional start and end dates for time-limited campaigns
Shortcode – Display ads by ID or group: [adfusion id="123"] or [adfusion group="sidebar-ads"]
REST API – Ads and groups exposed for future integrations (e.g., mobile apps)
Extensible – Hooks and filters for Premium extensions to build upon

Shortcode Usage

Display a specific ad by ID:
[adfusion id=”123″]

Display a random ad from a group (rotates on each page load):
[adfusion group=”sidebar-ads”]

Ad Types

Image Ad – Uses the post’s featured image. Set a destination URL for click-through.
Custom Code / HTML / AdSense – Paste third-party ad code (e.g., Google AdSense) for direct embedding.
Plain Text – Simple text ads with optional link.

External Services

Google AdSense

When AdSense fallback or Google Ads is enabled in Settings, the plugin loads the Google AdSense script from https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js. Your publisher ID (from the plugin settings) is passed as the client query parameter. No data is sent to AdFusion servers; the script communicates directly with Google’s ad servers when ads are displayed.

Screenshots

AdFusion shows popup images, main leader banners (top of page), in-content ads, sticky bottom ads, after-content ads, before-content ads, story header ads, and much more (some of these are Premium-only options)
Listing of ads
Ad groups
In the Premium version you can set max image dimensions
Premium only: import and export your ads to a CSV file and sync ads between a primary site and other WordPress sites
In the Premium version you can import ads from other plugins
Premium version plugin settings
The Premium version helps prevent ad blockers from blocking your ads and includes reports so you can see how you are doing
Premium version settings
Premium version tools
Premium version general settings
In the Premium version you can sell subscriptions to your site and allow your users to visit your site ad-free
Listing of users who have subscribed to your site ad-free
Premium version includes analytics and reports
Premium version includes analytics and reports
Premium version: editing or adding an ad
Free version: editing or adding an ad
On secondary WordPress sites you can connect them to your main site to serve ads from. Impressions and clicks are logged on the main site.

Installation

Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/adfusion-ad-manager-and-monetization/, or install through WordPress plugins screen.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
Go to AdFusion in the admin menu to create ads and ad groups.
Use the shortcode [adfusion id="X"] or [adfusion group="your-group-slug"] in posts, pages, or widgets.

FAQ

How do I create an ad group?: Go to AdFusion Ads, then click “Ad Groups” in the submenu. Add new groups (e.g., “sidebar-ads”, “header-banner”) and assign ads to them when editing an ad.
Can I use Google AdSense?: Yes. Create an ad, select “Custom Code / HTML / AdSense” as the ad type, and paste your AdSense code in the Ad Code field. You need the unfiltered_html capability to save raw ad code.
Do ads have their own URLs?: No. Ads are set to public: false, so they do not have individual frontend pages. They are only displayed via the shortcode.

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Contributors & Developers

“AdFusion” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Randy Breland

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Changelog

1.1.1

Readme: add WordPress Playground live preview section for the plugin directory.

1.1.0

Maintenance release.

1.0.0

Initial release
Custom Post Type for ads
Ad Groups taxonomy
Image, Code, and Text ad types
Start/End date scheduling
[adfusion] shortcode with id and group attributes
REST API support for ads and groups