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 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-25

Most downloaded (7 days)

PluginDownloads (7d)Rank by installsActive installsRating
Site Kit by Google - Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed2,482,665#95M+4.2 / 5
WPForms - AI Form Builder for WordPress - Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More2,197,821#115M+4.8 / 5
Speed Optimizer - The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin1,713,714#591M+4.2 / 5
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms - SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More1,635,806#134M+4.8 / 5
Contact Form 71,598,334#110M+4.0 / 5
LiteSpeed Cache1,412,511#57M+4.8 / 5
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin1,102,346#183M+4.8 / 5
Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI1,066,139#310M+4.8 / 5
Elementor Website Builder - more than just a page builder1,018,188#210M+4.5 / 5
WordPress Importer905,105#272M+3.1 / 5
All in One SEO - AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)847,859#222M+4.7 / 5
Essential Addons for Elementor - Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets610,299#401M+4.9 / 5
WooCommerce593,110#67M+4.5 / 5
Polylang486,737#69900K+4.7 / 5
Kadence Blocks - Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor476,351#99600K+4.8 / 5
Premium Addons for Elementor - AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates471,002#103600K+4.9 / 5
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg435,991#601M+4.9 / 5
ElementsKit Elementor Addons - Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor416,539#391M+4.9 / 5
Smush - Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN400,479#571M+4.8 / 5
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection396,675#75M+4.7 / 5
W3 Total Cache357,406#72900K+4.4 / 5
Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security337,659#105M+4.7 / 5
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup320,372#85M+4.5 / 5
Jetpack - WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth291,661#163M+3.7 / 5
WooCommerce PayPal Payments289,769#81800K+2.9 / 5
Google for WooCommerce288,956#79800K+2.7 / 5
Extendify272,586#117500K+4.7 / 5
WPCode - Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets - WordPress Code Manager262,722#193M+4.9 / 5
Rank Math SEO - AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings253,464#124M+4.8 / 5
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce233,981#183300K+5.0 / 5
Classic Editor231,760#48M+4.9 / 5
Post Types Order227,199#102600K+4.5 / 5
Translate WordPress with GTranslate226,546#71900K+4.9 / 5
WP Statistics - Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative217,597#129500K+4.1 / 5
MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation196,673#120500K+4.4 / 5
PixelYourSite - Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager190,225#145400K+4.3 / 5
Newsletter - Send awesome emails from WordPress183,876#248200K+4.6 / 5
Code Snippets174,788#331M+4.7 / 5
Redirection172,348#252M+4.4 / 5
Page Builder by SiteOrigin165,692#143400K+4.8 / 5
Royal Addons for Elementor - Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor161,389#104600K+4.8 / 5
Breeze Cache160,237#161300K+3.6 / 5
OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy.157,324#178300K+4.7 / 5
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner156,818#341M+4.7 / 5
Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More154,103#381M+4.9 / 5
CookieYes - Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice)149,096#351M+4.8 / 5
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes - NextGEN Gallery143,855#184300K+4.3 / 5
MonsterInsights - Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)140,432#242M+4.5 / 5
Shortcodes Ultimate - Content Elements139,415#146400K+4.9 / 5
WP Activity Log135,409#197300K+4.7 / 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
UWH Site Migrator - WP Migration, Backup & Restore#5187+2995100+ (+100)-5.0 / 5
WAF Manager for Cloudflare#6707+159110+ (+10)-n/a
Yuupee Store Migrator for Shopify#6789+154210+ (+10)-n/a
Yeasin Geo-Blocker#6786+153710+ (+10)-n/a
Velox Featured Image for Elementor#6696+150410+ (+10)-n/a
Upsure - Automatic Rollback for Broken Updates#6689+148510+ (+10)-5.0 / 5
SnapZip#6621+140710+ (+10)-n/a
Shrinkify Image Compression#6596+137110+ (+10)-15.0 / 5
Restora#6556+130110+ (+10)-n/a
PowerSuite Modular Admin Toolkit#6532+124910+ (+10)-115.0 / 5
OST Site Inspection#6503+120010+ (+10)-3n/a
omar728 Blog Migration for Wix#6491+118110+ (+10)-3n/a
ObjectNest Cache#6488+117710+ (+10)-4n/a
Loyal Security - Firewall & Malware Scanner#6428+107710+ (+10)-265.0 / 5
Instant Programming Compatibility Scanner for PHP 8#6381+100410+ (+10)-14n/a
Empex CAPTCHA for Cloudflare Turnstile#6310+88710+ (+10)-25n/a
Disable Client Side Media#6284+85710+ (+10)-7n/a
CS BioLogin - Seamless Biometric Authentication#6261+80710+ (+10)-8n/a
CloudScale Backup & Restore#6244+76910+ (+10)-1155.0 / 5
CenterShield - Site Security: Login Protection, 2FA, File Protection & Malware Scan#6238+74510+ (+10)-126n/a
Buro Castra - Utilities / Disable Notifications#6228+72310+ (+10)-14n/a
Brute Force Protector#6226+71810+ (+10)-14n/a
BetterShield - Security Audit, 2FA, Passkeys & Login Protection#6209+69110+ (+10)-n/a
ThinkRank AI SEO - AI SEO Plugin for WordPress: Schema, XML Sitemaps, Meta Tags, Search Console & Local SEO#1355+69020K+ (+10,000)-7,1484.9 / 5
BackShift - Backup & Migration#6189+68410+ (+10)-n/a
AMWScan Antimalware Scanner Lite#6169+64310+ (+10)-3.0 / 5
Addronix Addons for Elementor#6143+63410+ (+10)-5.0 / 5
CMS ADMINS Security Check Report#4235+560300+ (+200)-375.0 / 5
Zoho ZeptoMail for WooCommerce#4694+547200+ (+100)-221.0 / 5
WPC Shared Stock - Attribute Stock & Group Stock for WooCommerce#4685+546200+ (+100)-59n/a
Tanupom In-Place Converter for WebP#6101+50720+ (+10)-n/a
SurfLink - Link Manager & Backup Restore#6100+50320+ (+10)-5.0 / 5
Studio Modules for Divi | Divi Studio Lite#4642+497200+ (+100)-855.0 / 5
Stillward Security#6098+49720+ (+10)-n/a
Fast2SMS - OTP Login & SMS Notifications#4868+491100+ (+20)-149n/a
PixeBuilder - Drag & Drop Page Builder & Website Builder#5045+486100+ (+30)-1375.0 / 5
LocalFonts#5300+48490+ (+50)-4n/a
Slotbaas - Security, Scanner & Firewall#6093+47720+ (+10)-n/a
Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce#1218+47520K+ (+10,000)+534.0 / 5
Sitemap Guardian#6091+47520+ (+10)-n/a
SiteCare - File Permissions Manager#6090+47220+ (+10)-n/a
Cleverhog Malware Scanner#4796+464100+ (+10)-585.0 / 5
sHub-Log#6087+46220+ (+10)-n/a
Parcel2Go Shipping#4567+443200+ (+100)-382.6 / 5
Segurium - Malware Removal & Cleanup, Firewall, Two-Factor Authentication#5104+442100+ (+30)-305.0 / 5
Roobely - Advanced Blocks#6076+43920+ (+10)-39n/a
Resource Not Found Placeholder | Prevent redirections due to not foud resources#6075+43220+ (+10)-4.5 / 5
Customer Engagement System - Popup Builder, Forms, CRM & Email Marketing Automation#1567+42710K+-1,0604.5 / 5
SkyLang Auto Translator for Polylang#5133+424100+ (+30)-265.0 / 5
Epaka Shipping for WooCommerce#4860+410100+ (+10)-423.0 / 5

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Data aggregated from WordPress.org. Active installs are published buckets, not exact counts.