WordPress Plugin Repository Insights: Trends, Rankings, and Analytics

The WordPress Plugin Repository stands as a cornerstone of the world's most popular content management system, offering a vast array of tools that extend and enhance WordPress functionality. The WordPress Plugin Repository Insights page serves as a new resource for developers, website owners, and WordPress enthusiasts alike, providing a data-driven window into this dynamic ecosystem.

This page tries to uncover the shifting landscape of WordPress development. The lists spotlight rising stars - newly released plugins that have quickly gained traction - alongside established powerhouses that continue to dominate the field. These insights offer invaluable guidance for those seeking cutting-edge solutions or tried-and-true tools to elevate their WordPress projects.

Beyond individual plugin metrics, the page provides comprehensive visualizations and statistics that paint a broader picture of the WordPress plugin ecosystem as a whole. By tracking repository growth and highlighting top contributors and authors, we provide a unique perspective on the collaborative nature of WordPress development.

This wealth of information empowers users to make informed decisions, helps developers target unmet needs, and offers researchers and industry analysts deep insights into the evolving world of WordPress plugins.

The data is sourced from the public WordPress Plugin Repository API and is updated daily.

This is the first iteration of the page. I plan to add more information over time and evaluating if this could be converted into a service where user can access and query the data if you are interested or want to suggest charts or information you would like to see, please let me know @Tmeister.

As of today, there are 60,614 plugins in the database. The last update was on October 22, 2024 at 12:12 AM (GMT-6).