Trending WordPress plugins

HostList Trending WordPress Plugins surfaces momentum from daily WordPress.org snapshots. The lead table ranks exact daily downloads over the last seven days. A secondary table shows install-bucket movers (HostList rank is by active-install bucket only, so within-bucket order rarely changes). Download change uses the clean wp_plugin_downloads series, not cumulative totals. Active installs remain WordPress.org buckets. This page routes plugin-intent traffic into HostList hosting guidance. No plugin vendor can pay to appear here.

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Comparing 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-09

Most downloaded (7 days)

PluginDownloads (7d)Rank by installsActive installsRating
Site Kit by Google - Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed2,307,292#95M+4.2 / 5
MonsterInsights - Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)1,846,409#242M+4.5 / 5
Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI1,787,300#310M+4.8 / 5
WooCommerce1,758,594#67M+4.5 / 5
LiteSpeed Cache1,575,620#57M+4.8 / 5
AI Agent by SiteGround1,468,757#301M+1.6 / 5
Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth1,408,973#163M+3.7 / 5
Rank Math SEO - AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings1,198,908#124M+4.8 / 5
Elementor Website Builder - more than just a page builder1,106,195#210M+4.5 / 5
Widgets for Google Reviews803,449#72900K+4.9 / 5
Limit Login Attempts Security - Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention784,814#461M+4.8 / 5
Really Simple Security - Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)731,443#173M+4.9 / 5
ElementsKit Elementor Addons - Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor672,995#391M+4.9 / 5
Code Snippets595,256#331M+4.7 / 5
Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security593,547#105M+4.7 / 5
Google for WooCommerce454,537#77800K+2.7 / 5
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection410,438#75M+4.7 / 5
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)384,061#132500K+2.0 / 5
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup381,667#85M+4.5 / 5
EWWW Image Optimizer380,818#411M+4.8 / 5
Contact Form 7364,588#110M+4.0 / 5
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg356,289#611M+4.9 / 5
Disable Comments - Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support]352,104#371M+4.7 / 5
W3 Total Cache343,001#71900K+4.4 / 5
Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF336,304#451M+4.3 / 5
WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments325,232#81800K+3.4 / 5
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner319,780#341M+4.7 / 5
The Events Calendar317,781#112600K+4.2 / 5
WPForms - AI Form Builder for WordPress - Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More316,468#115M+4.8 / 5
GTM4WP - A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress298,307#84700K+4.5 / 5
Polylang294,065#78800K+4.7 / 5
Activity Log - Monitor User and Agent Changes279,596#206200K+4.3 / 5
Redirection271,828#252M+4.4 / 5
WPCode - Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets - WordPress Code Manager265,743#193M+4.9 / 5
Ninja Forms - The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You261,889#103600K+4.4 / 5
Safe SVG255,408#551M+4.9 / 5
Kadence Blocks - Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor255,377#101600K+4.8 / 5
Premium Addons for Elementor - Elementor Templates, Widgets & MCP Tools249,495#105600K+4.9 / 5
WP Statistics - Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative227,939#114600K+4.1 / 5
WordPress Importer214,729#272M+3.1 / 5
MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation207,011#123500K+4.4 / 5
Essential Addons for Elementor - Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets199,884#401M+4.9 / 5
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin194,614#183M+4.8 / 5
Easy Table of Contents168,128#95600K+4.4 / 5
Classic Editor165,206#48M+4.9 / 5
SEOPress - AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO163,006#191300K+4.8 / 5
Post Types Order155,096#104600K+4.5 / 5
Royal Addons for Elementor - Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor154,824#106600K+4.8 / 5
Gutenberg153,486#141400K+2.1 / 5
Breeze Cache152,741#162300K+3.6 / 5

Install-bucket movers

Ranked by active installs. Download change is exact daily downloads in the window versus the prior window.

PluginRankRank changeActive installsDownload changeRating
Owl Security#5850+135720+ (+20)+16n/a
VMP Security - The All-In-One Security and Firewall Plugin#6418+120710+ (+10)-4.5 / 5
xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN#3397+11962K+ (+1,800)-1,6845.0 / 5
UXD Widgets for Elementor#6413+118110+ (+10)-n/a
StageBridge#6359+114610+ (+10)-n/a
PressMeGPT - Header & Footer for Elementor#6270+100210+ (+10)-35.0 / 5
DadsFam Cache#5793+93520+ (+20)-40n/a
Naqil Backup & Migrate#6213+91810+ (+10)-75.0 / 5
Moon Static HTML Pages#6206+91210+ (+10)-10n/a
MarkBlocks - Markdown for Elementor#6185+88710+ (+10)-4n/a
Magic Elements#6181+87810+ (+10)-52n/a
External Image Importer - Import Remote Images to the Media Library#6071+76310+ (+10)-20n/a
Capo - Head Optimizer#5996+64210+ (+10)-23n/a
Easy MCP AI - Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & SEO Data#1620+62910K+ (+1,000)-6245.0 / 5
Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan#4703+618100+ (+30)-795.0 / 5
Preloader#1298+59520K+ (+10,000)-704.1 / 5
Admin Login Guard & Branding#5922+57510+ (+10)-128n/a
Tuurbo - Performance & SEO Connector#5884+47920+ (+10)-7n/a
BF Secret File Downloader#4663+472100+ (+10)-n/a
Super Duper Two-Factor Login#5879+45220+ (+10)-61n/a
Persian Reports - گزارش فارسی ووکامرس#4497+443200+ (+100)-165.0 / 5
Paysera Smart Checkout for WooCommerce#4494+439200+ (+100)-139n/a
Site Lockdown Security for MainWP#5873+42720+ (+10)-165.0 / 5
Opinly#4482+418200+ (+100)-35n/a
Modena Payment Gateway#4464+403200+ (+100)-185.0 / 5
Royal AI Firewall#5864+39220+ (+10)-20n/a
KiriminAja Official#4449+383200+ (+100)-360n/a
Proxy IP Addresses for Cloudfront with Wordfence#5859+38120+ (+10)-38n/a
Image Protection#4434+379200+ (+100)-295.0 / 5
Hong Kong FPS Woo Payment#4426+378200+ (+100)-19n/a
ContentCrate#5621+36040+ (+30)-82n/a
SiteSkite: Backup Restore Update & Monitor multiple Sites#5289+35680+ (+40)+1215.0 / 5
CodingBunny Database Cleaner#4363+329200+ (+100)-3715.0 / 5
Ainbae Receipt Upload for WooCommerce#4321+296200+ (+100)-605.0 / 5
Agent Abilities for MCP - MCP Server with Permission Controls and Audit Log#4320+294200+ (+100)+654.5 / 5
Weborado Helper#4294+274300+ (+100)-3n/a
Guardian Gaze Security - AI Based Malware Scanner, Firewall and Login Protection#5816+25920+ (+10)+464.9 / 5
Conditional Payments and Shipping for WooCommerce#3442+2461K+ (+100)-795.0 / 5
Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro on WooCommerce#4934+244100+ (+10)-214.3 / 5
PAYONE WooCommerce#4233+242300+ (+100)-342.6 / 5
Order Cancellation & Returns for WooCommerce#4223+240300+ (+100)-275.0 / 5
NextGenThemes jsDelivr CDN#4219+232300+ (+100)-1545.0 / 5
Sizor Product Size Chart For WooCommerce#2469+2318K+ (+1,000)-4.3 / 5
Termageddon: Cookie Consent & Privacy Compliance#2483+2298K+ (+1,000)-5.0 / 5
StockPack - Stock photos and AI images from Unsplash, Adobe Stock, Freepik and more#2707+2277K+ (+1,000)-4.4 / 5
BeyondSEO - AI SEO to Improve Rankings, Listings & Online Visibility#2539+2267K+ (+1,000)-4.0 / 5
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce - Challan#2661+2217K+ (+1,000)-4.5 / 5
Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others)#2604+2207K+ (+1,000)-4.0 / 5
Fleet Agent Site Manager - Securely Connects Your Sites to a WPMgr Dashboard#5562+22050+ (+30)+34n/a
Salt Shaker#2690+2197K+ (+1,000)-4.7 / 5

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