Trending WordPress Plugins

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 plugin, but it is losing users while other cache plugins are trending.

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



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3,892 plugins matched your criteria.

Rank Plugin Category Growth Active Install Growth %
#3201 Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) -57 7,000 -0.81%
#3202 Contact Form 7 reCAPTCHA Extension -57 7,000 -0.81%
#3203 DNUI -57 8,000 -0.71%
#3204 Easy Call Now by ThikShare -57 7,000 -0.81%
#3205 Featured Image Column -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3206 Featured Video Plus -61 30,000 -0.20%
#3207 Album and Image Gallery with Lightbox – Flagallery Photo Portfolio -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3208 Photo Gallery by Supsystic -61 60,000 -0.10%
#3209 The GDPR Framework By Data443 -61 30,000 -0.20%
#3210 Genesis Simple Sidebars -61 30,000 -0.20%
#3211 WP Gmail SMTP -61 20,000 -0.30%
#3212 hpb Dashboard -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3213 JCH Optimize -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3214 LONG URL MAKER -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3215 NextGEN Gallery Optimizer -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3216 Page Link Manager -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3217 WordPress Portfolio Plugin – Grid Kit Portfolio Gallery -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3218 Post Content Shortcodes -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3219 Ads by WPQUADS – Best Ads & Adsense Ads Plugin for WP & AMP -61 60,000 -0.10%
#3220 Rich Contact Widget -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3221 Shadowbox JS -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3222 Shortcake (Shortcode UI) -61 20,000 -0.30%
#3223 Simple Login Lockdown -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3224 Simple PDF Viewer -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3225 Smooth Scroll Up -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3226 SO Page Builder Animate -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3227 Social Media Icons Widget -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3228 Taxonomy Metadata -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3229 Thumbnail For Excerpts -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3230 TM Photo Gallery -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3231 TypePad emoji for TinyMCE -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3232 vanilla-pdf-embed -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3233 Video Sidebar Widgets -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3234 WooCommerce Product Image Flipper -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3235 WP Easy Paypal Payment Accept -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3236 WP Easy Gallery – WordPress Gallery Plugin -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3237 WP Old Post Date Remover -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3238 WP-ShowHide -61 20,000 -0.30%
#3239 WP Video Lightbox -61 60,000 -0.10%
#3240 Яндекс Поделиться -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3241 Widget Responsive for Youtube -61 20,000 -0.30%
#3242 AccessPress Social Share -61 30,000 -0.20%
#3243 Ad Injection -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3244 Amazon JS -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3245 Google Analytics for WordPress -61 20,000 -0.30%
#3246 Any Mobile Theme Switcher -61 20,000 -0.30%
#3247 BSK PDF Manager -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3248 Businessx Extensions Theme -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3249 Category Icon -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3250 Child Pages Shortcode -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3251 Cleaner Gallery -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3252 Google Maps CP -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3253 Comet Cache -61 60,000 -0.10%
#3254 Coming soon and Maintenance mode -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3255 CoSchedule -61 10,000 -0.61%
#3256 Counterize -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3257 Custom CSS -61 5,000 -1.21%
#3258 Easy Testimonials -61 30,000 -0.20%
#3259 Gallery Manager -61 6,000 -1.01%
#3260 WooCommerce ShipStation Integration WooCommerce -61 60,000 -0.10%
#3261 Poll, Survey & Quiz by OpinionStage -62 10,000 -0.62%
#3262 Kebo Twitter Feed -64 7,000 -0.91%
#3263 Ninja Pages -64 7,000 -0.91%
#3264 Pinterest Verify -64 7,000 -0.91%
#3265 RICG Responsive Images -64 9,000 -0.71%
#3266 Sticky Popup -64 9,000 -0.71%
#3267 WP-VR-view – Add Photo Sphere, 360 video to WordPress -64 9,000 -0.71%
#3268 Blogger Importer Extended -64 9,000 -0.71%
#3269 Flickr Album Gallery -65 8,000 -0.81%
#3270 Slider by Supsystic -65 8,000 -0.81%
#3271 WordPress Video Plugin -65 8,000 -0.81%
#3272 WP Simple Mail Sender -65 8,000 -0.81%
#3273 File Gallery -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3274 Universal Slider -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3275 Open Graph Pro -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3276 Pinterest Widgets -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3277 Resume Builder -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3278 Slideshow -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3279 Social Media Share Buttons -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3280 Auto Affiliate Links -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3281 Conditional CAPTCHA -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3282 WP CSV -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3283 WPLMS CoAuthors Plus -66 5,000 -1.30%
#3284 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita -67 6,000 -1.10%
#3285 Photo Video Gallery Master -67 6,000 -1.10%
#3286 WordPress Shortcodes -67 6,000 -1.10%
#3287 Webriti SMTP Mail -67 6,000 -1.10%
#3288 ImageInject -67 6,000 -1.10%
#3289 Everest Toolkit -67 6,000 -1.10%
#3290 Corona Virus (COVID-19) Banner & Live Data -67 6,000 -1.10%
#3291 WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin by Gallery Bank -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3292 Genesis Simple FAQ -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3293 Google XML Sitemap for Images -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3294 WP Social Comments -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3295 Hotfix -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3296 Image/Banner Widget -71 7,000 -1.00%
#3297 Image Slider Slider -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3298 Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3299 MailMunch – Grow your Email List -71 10,000 -0.70%
#3300 Mobile Call Now & Map Buttons -71 10,000 -0.70%