Giant Technology Company Google has announced that its AdSense plugin for WordPress will cease to exist this year. Official statement from Google states that the plugin will first be depreciated then go away by April this year.
In a statement on their official plugin, Google states:
“The AdSense Plugin for WordPress is going away
We frequently review our products and features to ensure they’re providing maximum value to our users. After reviewing the AdSense Plugin for WordPress, we’ve decided that going forward we can better support WordPress publishers through new innovative features like our automatic ad formats and other upcoming initiatives. As a result, we will be deprecating the AdSense Plugin for WordPress in May, 2017.
If you’re currently using the plugin for your WordPress site, you will receive an email with more information and advice.
Key dates
- Early March, 2017: New publishers will not be able to sign up for AdSense by using the plugin.
- Early April, 2017: Existing publishers will not be able to change their ad settings or ad units through the plugin.
- Early May, 2017: Google will no longer provide support for the plugin.
The company also sent an email to every WordPress publisher which reads:
| “Dear Publisher, | |||||||
| In the coming months we’ll be deprecating the official AdSense Plugin for WordPress. You’re receiving this email as you’re currently using the plugin for your WordPress site. | |||||||
| What is happening? | |||||||
| The official AdSense Plugin for WordPress will be deprecated in May 2017. You will no longer be able to edit your ad settings and ad units directly through the AdSense Plugin. Your existing ad units will keep showing ads but you won’t be able to make any changes. | |||||||
| Recommended action | |||||||
| For a better user experience on your site and to be able to make changes to your ad units, we recommend you follow these steps: | |||||||
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