WordPress Directory
WordPress Plugins Losing Users Right Now: 0 Shedding Installs This Month
0 plugins · 0 combined installs at risk
Plugins with 100,000+ active installs that lost a significant chunk of their user base in the last 30 days, sorted by steepest decline. A plugin this popular doesn't shed users this fast without a reason: a competitor pulled them away, a pricing change backfired, a CVE spooked admins, or something broke on a WordPress update. This list exists so you don't commit to one mid-slide.
Analysis
April 2026 produced a result that appears in our data roughly once a year: zero plugins crossed the 3% active install loss threshold in a single 30-day window, leaving 0 combined installs categorized as at risk this month. That number deserves a moment of attention before moving past it. Active install counts are one of the few unambiguous signals the WordPress ecosystem generates, because they reflect decisions made independently by thousands of site owners and developers without coordination. When a plugin loses users at speed, something real has changed, whether in the plugin itself, in what surrounds it, or in what WordPress core now does natively. A month where nothing meets that threshold is meaningful data, not an absence of data, and anyone auditing their current plugin stack should understand what a quiet month does and does not tell them.
Steepest Decline: Top 10
Comparison
| # | Plugin | Author | Active Installs | 30d Decline | 30d Installs Lost |
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Decline measured over the last 30 days. Data as of April 13, 2026
FAQ
Why are some WordPress plugins losing users so rapidly?
Usually one of four things: a better alternative launched and pulled users away, a pricing or licensing change backfired, a security vulnerability went public and spooked admins, or a major WordPress update broke compatibility. The signals on this page can help tell which.
What's the difference between a declining plugin and an abandoned plugin?
A declining plugin still has an active developer but is losing market share. An abandoned plugin has stopped being maintained entirely. Declining plugins can reverse course; abandoned ones typically cannot.
Should I remove a plugin that is losing users?
Not immediately. But losing 10% of installs over 90 days with no recent update is the point where you want to start evaluating alternatives, before it stops getting security patches entirely.