badAd is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and badAd advertising partners.

What platforms does badAd run on?

badAd runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is badAd still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to badAd?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Advanced Ads, QuizAd, and AdS by BestWebSoft.

badAd is developed by Jesse Steele.

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badAd

Name: badAd
Author: Jesse Steele

wordpress.orgMarketing & ads

badAd is a WordPress plugin for badAd Partners that embeds advertisements and styled referral links using shortcodes. It provides a dashboard setup flow and connects WordPress sites to the badAd Dev API.

WebEmbeddableCloud-managed

Visit wordpress.org

Overview

5 features

badAd sits in PulseGate's Marketing & ads category. It focuses on monetizing a WordPress website by embedding partner advertisements and referral links. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and badAd advertising partners. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind badAd is Jesse Steele, and it first shipped in 2020. Among its 5 catalogued features are ad shortcodes, referral links, and partner account connection. The interface is available in English and Filipino. It exposes integrations via a public API. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Ad shortcodes
Referral links
Partner account connection
Dashboard settings
Setup walkthrough

Built with & integrations

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddableCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 14:17 UTC
badAd verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about badAd

What is badAd?: BadAd focuses on monetizing a WordPress website by embedding partner advertisements and referral links. It is catalogued under Marketing & ads on PulseGate.
Who is badAd for?: badAd is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and badAd advertising partners.
What platforms does badAd run on?: badAd runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is badAd still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to badAd?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Advanced Ads, QuizAd, and AdS by BestWebSoft.Advanced Ads QuizAd AdS by BestWebSoft
Who develops badAd?: badAd is developed by Jesse Steele.
When did badAd launch?: badAd first shipped in 2020.
What languages does badAd support?: The interface is available in English and Filipino.

At a glance

Pricing: Paid · pricing page detected
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Filipino
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and badAd advertising partners
Model: B2B
Solves: Monetizing a WordPress website by embedding partner advertisements and referral links.

Registered as

WordPress.org: badad

Developer

Jesse Steele

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: badad-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/badad

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