Running affiliate links, display ads, and classifieds usually means three plugins and three things to break. WB Ad Manager replaces all three with one free install: 16+ placements, click tracking, AdSense ready.
Dark mode for all frontend ad, link, and partnership output. The plugin adopts your theme's dark palette automatically instead of staying light on a dark site.
Right-to-left stylesheet for frontend output, so ads and link blocks lay out correctly on Arabic, Hebrew, and other RTL sites.
Improve
Frontend styling now inherits BuddyX 5.1+ and Reign color tokens, so ad blocks match the active theme out of the box.
Fix
Dark mode now engages when BuddyX 5.1+ or Reign switch to dark with their runtime toggle, not only on the older theme setting.
Dev
Clean pass on WordPress Plugin Check (zero errors and warnings) and PHPStan level 7, plus a documented RTL stylesheet load.
v2.8.1
May 27, 2026
Improve 1 Fix 2
Improve
The Google AdSense script is now loaded only on pages that actually display an AdSense ad. Pages with no AdSense ad no longer pay for the extra script request - faster page loads and a cleaner Lighthouse score across the rest of the site.
Fix
A/B test winners are now declared only when one variant beats the other by a meaningful margin. Previously the dashboard could flag a winner when the two variants were within normal click-rate noise, so admins could be misled into picking a variant that wasn't actually better.
The analytics dashboard now records the visitor's device type (desktop / mobile / tablet) on every event. The "Device" breakdown chart now reflects real traffic instead of showing every event as Unknown.
v2.8.0
New 9 Improve 2 Fix 1
New
Jetonomy integration module with 7 placement positions: sidebar (top / after About card / bottom), after topic body, before / between / after replies. Requires Jetonomy v1.3.0+.
Admin notice suggesting Jetonomy installation when not detected, with direct link to https://store.wbcomdesigns.com/jetonomy/
REST API (21 routes across ads, analytics, links, partnerships) and WordPress Abilities API (15 abilities)
Full Lucide icon migration across admin and frontend. Replaces dashicons with a consistent icon set that renders at any size without pixelation
Semantic CSS token layer with theme.json inheritance and prefers-color-scheme dark-mode override across 9 stylesheets. Plugin now re-skins automatically to the active theme's palette
Email Capture ad type documented and surfaced. Inline newsletter subscribe form with customisable colours, optional name field, and wbam_email_captured action for Mailchimp / ConvertKit / webhook integrations
Link Partnerships admin module. [wbam_partnership_inquiry] shortcode, admin list with accept/reject workflow, automatic email notifications, 24-hour duplicate-submission window
Before Archive / After Archive placements (loop_start / loop_end)
Six BuddyPress directory placements. Before / between / after members and before / between / after groups
Improve
Third-party admin notices are now suppressed on WB Ad Manager screens only (keeps your own notices intact, other admin pages unaffected)
Setup wizard is now fully self-contained. Renders correctly regardless of the active theme or admin-chrome state
Fix
WordPress.org hardening pass. Zero PCP errors on clean dist, all admin $_POST / $_GET reads wrapped in wp_unslash() before sanitization
v2.7.0
Improve 1 Compat 1
Improve
Updated translation strings
Compat
Tested up to WordPress 6.9
v2.6.0
New 2 Improve 3 Fix 1 Dev 1
New
Complete rewrite of upgrade page with comprehensive Free vs Pro comparison
47 features across 9 sections (Ad Management, Link Management, Advertiser Portal, Payments, Analytics, Classifieds, Developer, Support)
Improve
Add CSS variables with multi-theme dark mode support to partnership form
Frontend CSS for link shortcodes ([wbam_link] and [wbam_links])
Comprehensive documentation with screenshots
Fix
Distribution excludes development files
Dev
Updated POT file for translations
v2.5.0
Improve 3 Fix 2 Dev 1
Improve
Add npm scripts for build/dist/watch commands
Fix Gruntfile makepot config for correct plugin name
Add future roadmap for planned features
Fix
Add GDPR privacy helper for IP anonymization in frequency tracking
Frequency tracking now properly calls track_impression via wbam_ad_output filter
Dev
Update POT file for translations
v2.4.0
New 1 Improve 2 Fix 11 Security 5
New
Comprehensive marketing materials included
Improve
Add object caching for placement ad queries
Cache table existence checks to avoid repeated queries
Fix
Impressions not being recorded properly
Image upload/remove button functionality
Paragraph placement HTML corruption with preg_replace_callback
wp_send_json_error signature and add missing HTTP status codes
Raw $_POST passed to hooks before sanitization
Geo targeting UI simplified with single mode selector
Device detection reliability improvements
Image ad UI with proper container width constraints
Display Rules UI clarity and organization
Specific Pages dropdown now only shows pages
16 additional bugs from comprehensive audit
Security
GDPR compliance - stop storing raw IP addresses in analytics
Add user-based rate limiting to AJAX handlers
Add capability check to setup wizard dismiss handler
Document security model for unescaped ad output in placements
Add security measures for code ad type
v2.0.0
Note 13
Note
Complete rewrite with modern architecture
Ad rotation and split testing with weighted priority system
4 ad types: Image, Rich Content, Code, Google AdSense
14+ placement options including sticky, popup, and comment ads
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