WordPress plugin rankings, exactly as WordPress.org ranks them
Every list is built from the two orderings the directory publishes for one topic, its tag page and its search results, with no editorial changes of ours. We fetch both every day and keep the history, so you can see who is climbing.
- Plugins tracked
- 73,829
- Rankings
- 80
- Last refresh
- Sep 27
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Yoast SEO10 million+ active installs · 4.8 ★ -
2
Elementor10 million+ active installs · 4.5 ★ -
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Contact Form 710 million+ active installs · 4.0 ★ -
4
Classic Editor8 million+ active installs · 4.9 ★
Today on WordPress.org
Whole directory, 73,829 plugins, refreshed September 27, 2026.
plugins shipped a release in the last 7 days
across every plugin in the directory
Rankings by category
The six largest by install base. Top 10 per topic, in WordPress.org's own order.
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Best SEO Plugins
Titles, sitemaps, schema and content checks that WordPress leaves to plugins.
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Best Contact Form Plugins
Form builders, from a plain contact box to multi-step forms with payments.
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Best Schema Plugins
Structured data markup for articles, products, recipes, events and FAQs.
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Best Security Plugins
Firewall, malware scanning, login protection and activity logs on top of WordPress core.
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Best Backup Plugins
Scheduled backups to your own storage, with one-click restore when an update breaks the site.
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Best Caching Plugins
Page caching, minification and browser rules that cut load time without touching the theme.
New on WordPress.org
Added in the last 30 days, ordered by active installs.
Cosmo Block Edit Mode for ACF 1,000+ installs · added Aug 29
ThemeREX eCommerce Extensions for Elementor 500+ installs · added Sep 5
MJDD Sidrena Cijena 300+ installs · added Sep 20
NEX-Forms ADD ON 200+ installs · added Sep 14
Widewalk 100+ installs · added Sep 1
Most installed plugins on WordPress.org
By active installs, then total downloads. Bars are relative to #1.
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Yoast SEO 4.8
Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees.
10 million+ -
2
Elementor 4.5
The Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …
10 million+ -
3
Contact Form 7 4.0
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
10 million+ -
4
Classic Editor 4.9
Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.
8 million+ -
5
WooCommerce 4.5Everything you need to launch an online store in days and keep it growing for years. From your first sale to millions in revenue, Woo is with you.
7 million+
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LiteSpeed Cache 4.8All-in-one unbeatable acceleration & PageSpeed improvement: caching, image/CSS/JS optimization...
7 million+ -
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Wordfence Security 4.7Firewall, Malware Scanner, Two Factor Auth, and Comprehensive Security Features, powered by our 24-hour team. Make security a priority with Wordfence.
5 million+ -
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Akismet Anti-spam 4.7The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
5 million+ -
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WPForms 4.8The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.
5 million+ -
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Site Kit by Google 4.2Site Kit is a one-stop solution for WordPress users to use everything Google has to offer to make them successful on the web.
5 million+
How PluginScout works
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Fetched daily
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Stored as history
Installs, downloads, rating and ranking position are kept day by day, so every plugin page can show where it came from.
Shown untouched
Rankings appear in the directory's own order. Nothing is added, removed, reordered or sponsored, including our own plugins.
On the WordPress.org shelves
The eight plugins WordPress.org puts in front of every site owner opening Add New. Almost always brand new, and the whole shelf turns over every week or two.
Recorded from WordPress.org on September 27, 2026. Both shelves are separate endpoints; today they hold the same eight.
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What moved this week
One email a week, built from the same daily snapshots these rankings come from: the plugins that climbed, what launched, and one ranking worth a look.