Active installations100K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.7 / 5 from 15 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Ads.txt Manager version 1.4.6 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
txt from within WordPress, like any other content asset. 4+.
What is ads.txt?
txt is an initiative by the Interactive Advertising Bureau to enable publishers to take control over who can sell their ad inventory. txt file from within WordPress, eliminating the need to upload a file. The validation baked into the plugin helps avoid malformed records, which can cause issues that end up cached for up to 24 hours and can lead to a drop in ad revenue.
txt for advertising inventory within mobile or connected TV apps.
Technical Notes
Requires PHP 7.4+.
Ad blockers may break syntax highlighting and pre-save error checking on the edit screen.
Rewrites need to be enabled. Without rewrites, WordPress cannot know to supply /ads.txt when requested.
Your site URL must not contain a path (e.g. https://example.com/site/ or path-based multisite installs). While the plugin will appear to function in the admin, it will not display the contents at https://example.com/site/ads.txt. This is because the plugin follows the IAB spec, which requires that the ads.txt file be located at the root of a domain or subdomain.
What about ads.cert?
txt file but also be prepared for future changes and upgrades to specifications. txt.
Can I use this with multisite?
Yes! However, if you are using a subfolder installation it will only work for the main site. txt spec.
txt Manager per-site.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
ad manager
ads txt
app ads txt
app ads.txt
advertising
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.6 · PHP 7.4
Update activity14 Sept 20261mo ago
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