WordPress.org contains several ancient plugins which are not so popular anymore. It is hard to see which plugin is trending and which one loses more and more users. For example, WP Super Cache was the most popular cache p
Active Install Growth
A few months ago WordPress.org started to display the Active Install Growth diagram in the advanced section of the plugin’s page. Our site collects the active install growth metrics for each plugin and computes how much the number of active users has increased in the last 4 weeks. The “Growth” column displays this information.
Why Active Install count is not enough anymore
When you pick the right plugin for the task, you might make the mistake to check the active installation count only. The plugin growth is a better indicator as you can see how much the number of active users has increased. If you see huge active install growth you can expect:
- fewer compatibility issues with other plugins
- a bigger community who can help you
- better support
- more frequent updates and improvements
Top 500 Trending WordPress Plugins
| Rank | Plugin | Category | Growth | Active Install | Growth % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2301 | Taxonomy Thumbnail | +69 | 5,000 | +1.40% | |
| #2302 | Google Tag Manager | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2303 | Snazzy Maps | +69 | 70,000 | +0.10% | |
| #2304 | Spam Destroyer | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2305 | SRS Simple Hits Counter | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2306 | Testimonial Slider | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2307 | ThemeZee Toolkit | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2308 | Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2309 | WooCommerce Login Redirect | +69 | 5,000 | +1.40% | |
| #2310 | Related Products for WooCommerce | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2311 | WordPress Tooltips | +69 | 5,000 | +1.40% | |
| #2312 | WP CSV Exporter | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2313 | WP Review Slider | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2314 | Opening Hours | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2315 | WP REST API Controller | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2316 | WP Term Order | +69 | 7,000 | +1.00% | |
| #2317 | Weather Underground | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2318 | Advanced Booking Calendar | +69 | 5,000 | +1.40% | |
| #2319 | Album and Image Gallery plus Lightbox | Gallery | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% |
| #2320 | Arabic Webfonts | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2321 | Athemes Toolbox | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2322 | Automatic Featured Images from Videos | +69 | 7,000 | +1.00% | |
| #2323 | Blogger To WordPress | +69 | 7,000 | +1.00% | |
| #2324 | Childify Me | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2325 | Crazy Egg | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2326 | Custom CSS Pro | +69 | 7,000 | +1.00% | |
| #2327 | Better Plugin Compatibility Control | +69 | 5,000 | +1.40% | |
| #2328 | Search Console | +69 | 5,000 | +1.40% | |
| #2329 | Colorlib 404 Customizer | +69 | 10,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2330 | Gravitate Event Tracking | +65 | 6,000 | +1.10% | |
| #2331 | Invite Anyone | +65 | 6,000 | +1.10% | |
| #2332 | Browser Screenshots | +65 | 6,000 | +1.10% | |
| #2333 | Cloudinary – Image and Video Optimization, Manipulation, and Delivery | +65 | 6,000 | +1.10% | |
| #2334 | Equivalent Mobile Redirect | +65 | 6,000 | +1.10% | |
| #2335 | Beautiful taxonomy filters | +65 | 6,000 | +1.10% | |
| #2336 | Appmaker – Convert WooCommerce to Android & iOS Native Mobile Apps | +64 | 5,000 | +1.30% | |
| #2337 | WP Githuber MD – WordPress Markdown Editor | +64 | 5,000 | +1.30% | |
| #2338 | Evergreen Countdown Timer | +63 | 8,000 | +0.79% | |
| #2339 | Cooked – Recipe Plugin | +63 | 8,000 | +0.79% | |
| #2340 | Multilanguage by BestWebSoft | +62 | 7,000 | +0.89% | |
| #2341 | WP Options Importer | +62 | 9,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2342 | Multivendor Marketplace Solution for WooCommerce – WC Marketplace | +62 | 9,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2343 | Pixelgrade Assistant | +62 | 7,000 | +0.89% | |
| #2344 | Gecka Submenu | +59 | 6,000 | +0.99% | |
| #2345 | Intercom | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2346 | iQ Block Country | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2347 | Less PHP Compiler | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2348 | NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2349 | No Self Pings | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2350 | Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2351 | PixProof – Easy Photo Proofing for Photographers | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2352 | Paid Memberships Pro – Mailchimp Add On | +59 | 5,000 | +1.19% | |
| #2353 | Podlove Podcast Publisher | +59 | 6,000 | +0.99% | |
| #2354 | PuSHPress | +59 | 60,000 | +0.10% | |
| #2355 | Reduce Bounce Rate | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2356 | Shortcode Widget | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2357 | Single Post Template | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2358 | SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer | SEO | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% |
| #2359 | Social Media Follow Buttons Bar | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% | |
| #2360 | Title Toggle for Storefront Theme | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2361 | TemplatesNext ToolKit | SiteOrigin Page Builder | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% |
| #2362 | The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% | |
| #2363 | TinyMCE Templates | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2364 | Video Thumbnails | +59 | 60,000 | +0.10% | |
| #2365 | Videojs HTML5 Player | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2366 | W4 Post List | +59 | 6,000 | +0.99% | |
| #2367 | Widgets in Menu for WordPress | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2368 | Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% | |
| #2369 | WooCommerce Product SKU Generator | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2370 | WP Change Default From Email | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2371 | Magic Embeds | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2372 | IMPress Listings | +59 | 6,000 | +0.99% | |
| #2373 | WP Post Author | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% | |
| #2374 | WP QuickLaTeX | +59 | 6,000 | +0.99% | |
| #2375 | YITH Custom Login | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2376 | YITH WooCommerce Request A Quote | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2377 | Admin Menu Tree Page View | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% | |
| #2378 | Advanced Floating Content | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2379 | Advanced Random Posts Widget | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2380 | All Meta Tags | +59 | 20,000 | +0.30% | |
| #2381 | Auto Hide Admin Bar | +59 | 5,000 | +1.19% | |
| #2382 | Breadcrumb | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2383 | BulkPress | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2384 | Category Tag Pages | +59 | 10,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2385 | Customify – Intuitive Website Styling | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2386 | Data Tables Generator by Supsystic | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2387 | Default Thumbnail Plus | +59 | 6,000 | +0.99% | |
| #2388 | Classic Editor Addon | +59 | 30,000 | +0.20% | |
| #2389 | Custom Post Type Editor | +59 | 5,000 | +1.19% | |
| #2390 | Hacklog Down As PDF | +59 | 5,000 | +1.19% | |
| #2391 | Include Me | +55 | 7,000 | +0.79% | |
| #2392 | Multi-column Tag Map | +55 | 7,000 | +0.79% | |
| #2393 | Payment Forms for Paystack | +55 | 7,000 | +0.79% | |
| #2394 | WP Twitter Auto Publish | +55 | 8,000 | +0.69% | |
| #2395 | WP LinkedIn Auto Publish | +55 | 7,000 | +0.79% | |
| #2396 | BuddyPress Group Email Subscription | +54 | 5,000 | +1.09% | |
| #2397 | Bible Verse of the Day | +54 | 5,000 | +1.09% | |
| #2398 | LearnPress – BuddyPress Integration | +53 | 6,000 | +0.89% | |
| #2399 | Mang Board WP | +53 | 9,000 | +0.59% | |
| #2400 | SiteTree | +53 | 6,000 | +0.89% |