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Fastest Growing WordPress Plugins Right Now: 105 Gaining Install Momentum This Month
105 plugins · 5.7M combined installs
Plugins with more than 3% growth in active installs over the last 30 days, ranked by growth rate. Install velocity is a better signal of current momentum than total install count. A plugin gaining 10% per month is earning real-world validation that a stagnant 500K-install plugin is not. These are the plugins WordPress users are actively adopting right now.
Analysis
February's install velocity data makes the case plainly: 105 plugins crossed the trending threshold this month, combining for 5,658,000 active installs added across 30 days, and the distribution of that growth tells you more about where WordPress is heading than any year-end roundup could. The argument for tracking 30-day velocity over total install count is practical, not theoretical. When you are placing a plugin into a client build, a plugin sitting at 50,000 installs with 8% month-over-month growth is telling you that developers are actively choosing it right now, in the current version of WordPress, against current alternatives. A 500,000-install plugin that has been flat for two years is telling you only that it was popular at some point. The 3% growth floor and the 1,000 new install minimum that qualify plugins for this report exist specifically to filter out statistical noise and surface that distinction.
Fastest Growing: Top 10
- 01
Reddit for WooCommerce
+4900.0%WooCommerce · 10K active installs · ★ 5.0
- 02
Snapchat for WooCommerce
+1900.0%WooCommerce · 10K active installs · ★ 0.0
Snapchat for WooCommerce connects WooCommerce store owners to Snapchat's advertising ecosystem, letting merchants sync product catalogs, run dynamic ads, and track conversions without manually building a pixel setup from scratch. The +1900.0% growth surge is almost certainly tied to Snapchat's renewed push into social commerce and the expanding appetite among mid-market DTC brands for ad channels beyond Meta. With iOS attribution still fragmented and TikTok Shop absorbing attention on one end, Snapchat has been quietly repositioning itself as a performance channel for younger consumer demographics, and merchants are responding by grabbing the official WooCommerce integration the moment they hear about it.
The 10,000 total active installs figure, read against +9,500 new installs in a single 30-day window, tells an interesting story. Snapchat for WooCommerce essentially built almost its entire install base in one month, which points to a concentrated spike rather than organic accumulation. The 0.0 out of 5 rating is not necessarily a red flag at this stage since new installs rarely produce immediate reviews, but it does mean there is no social proof yet to sustain momentum on its own. If the underlying ad performance delivers results for early adopters, word-of-mouth and case studies could carry the plugin forward. If it does not, the spike will flatten fast.
Snapchat for WooCommerce holds a significant structural advantage because it is the official integration, authored directly by WooCommerce. A third-party competitor would need to reverse-engineer Snapchat's Conversions API implementation, maintain parity with WooCommerce's own data layer updates, and do so without access to the co-marketing pipeline that an official partnership provides. No credible challenger to the official plugin currently exists in the WordPress repository.
- 03
WP Royal · 9K active installs · ★ 5.0
Royal WP Backup, Restore and Database Reset – Website Backups made Easy is a site protection tool aimed at WordPress site owners who want a straightforward path to scheduled backups, cloud storage, and full database resets without touching code. The +166.7% growth is not accidental timing. The backup category tends to spike when competing plugins raise prices, introduce tiered licensing, or get acquired, and the reset-database tag here signals something most rivals do not offer natively: the ability to wipe a database clean without a full reinstall. That combination of restore and reset in a single plugin is attracting developers who manage staging environments and client handoffs, a workflow need that has grown sharply as agency-scale WordPress work has increased.
Adding +5,000 installs in 30 days to reach a total of 9,000 means Royal WP Backup, Restore and Database Reset essentially doubled its entire user base in a single month. That is a spike, not a gradual build, which makes the 5.0/5 rating genuinely significant. Early-stage plugins with rapid install gains often see ratings dip as a broader, less forgiving audience arrives. Holding a perfect score through that volume jump suggests the plugin is performing reliably under new users, which gives the momentum a better chance of sustaining than a similar plugin with a more typical 4.2 rating would have.
The defensible advantage Royal WP Backup, Restore and Database Reset holds is the database reset feature sitting alongside backup and restore in one interface, because users who build that workflow into their process incur real switching costs the moment they need to rebuild it elsewhere. WP Royal's existing theme catalog also gives the plugin a pre-warmed audience of users already inside their ecosystem. A competitor would need to match the reset functionality, integrate cloud backup at parity, and offer the same zero-configuration experience before displacement becomes realistic. No current plugin in the top tier of this category combines all three at the free tier.
- 04
badasswp · 2K active installs · ★ 5.0
Search and Replace for Block Editor gives WordPress users a direct way to find and replace text inside the block editor without switching to code or external tools, and it appeals most to site managers, content teams, and developers doing bulk editorial work inside Gutenberg. The +150.0% growth in 30 days is almost certainly tied to how underserved this workflow has been since the block editor became the WordPress default. Classic editor users had functional find-and-replace behavior through familiar interfaces, but Gutenberg broke that muscle memory and never fully replaced it natively. Search and Replace for Block Editor fills that gap in a way that feels obvious once users discover it, which tends to accelerate word-of-mouth adoption faster than feature-heavy plugins do.
Adding +1,200 installs in 30 days against a base of only 2,000 total active installs is an unusually steep ratio, and it reads more like a growth spike entering a sustained climb than an organic plateau. The 5.0/5 rating across that install base suggests early adopters are not just satisfied but motivated enough to leave reviews, which is a reliable early signal of retention. At 2,000 installs, Search and Replace for Block Editor is still in a discovery phase, and if the rating holds, the trajectory points toward compounding growth rather than a one-month anomaly.
Search and Replace for Block Editor benefits from deep integration with the block editor's own architecture, meaning any competitor would need to replicate that behavior reliably across every core block type and a wide range of third-party blocks. Switching costs are real because teams that build this tool into editorial workflows will not replace it for something marginally better. The author, badasswp, has a focused development style that favors narrow utility over feature bloat, which reduces maintenance risk. A serious competitor would need native Gutenberg compatibility, consistent block coverage, and a zero-friction user experience. None appear close right now.
- 05
Image Converter for WebP
+122.2%badasswp · 2K active installs · ★ 5.0
Image Converter for WebP is a media optimization tool aimed at WordPress site owners who need to reduce image file sizes by converting JPEG and PNG files to the WebP format, a priority that has grown more urgent as Core Web Vitals scores directly affect search rankings. The +122.2% growth over the past 30 days is almost certainly tied to that SEO pressure. Google has treated page speed as a ranking signal for years, but the conversation around image optimization has sharpened recently as more hosts and performance audits flag uncompressed images as the single largest drag on load times. Image Converter for WebP sits exactly at that intersection, offering a solution that is easy to name in a search query and easy to justify installing.
Adding +1,100 installs in 30 days against a base of only 2,000 total active installs is not a slow build. It is a near-doubling of the entire user base within a single month. A 5.0/5 rating at that install count is a signal of very early, very satisfied adopters rather than a statistically smoothed average, which means the plugin has not yet accumulated the dissatisfied edge cases that come with scale. If the rating holds past 5,000 installs, Image Converter for WebP has genuine momentum.
The defensible ground for Image Converter for WebP is largely operational. Once a site converts its media library and embeds WebP delivery into its workflow, migrating to a competing tool requires reconverting assets and adjusting any custom configurations, a cost most administrators will not pay without a compelling reason. The author, badasswp, maintains a focused plugin portfolio, which suggests deliberate scope control rather than feature sprawl. A competitor would need to offer meaningful format support beyond WebP, such as AVIF conversion at comparable quality settings, to give existing users a reason to switch. None currently appear close enough to make that case.
- 06
Better image sizes
+100.0%kubiq · 2K active installs · ★ 5.0
Better image sizes, built by kubiq, gives WordPress site owners granular control over how thumbnail sizes are registered and generated, and it appeals most directly to developers and performance-focused administrators who are tired of WordPress creating redundant image crops they never actually use. The +100.0% growth over the past 30 days is not coincidental timing. WordPress Core's ongoing push toward better responsive image handling and the continued spread of retina displays have made image optimization a practical problem for ordinary site owners, not just specialists. Better image sizes sits precisely at that intersection, offering a concrete solution to bloated media libraries at a moment when hosting costs and Core Web Vitals scores are making image discipline a real business concern.
Doubling from 1,000 to 2,000 active installs in 30 days is a significant event for a plugin at this stage. The 5.0/5 rating across that install base suggests extremely low friction and satisfied early adopters, which typically signals word-of-mouth referral rather than a paid traffic spike. A plugin that doubles at 2,000 installs with a clean rating is in its sharpest growth window, where each satisfied user carries meaningful relative weight. Sustained momentum is plausible if the plugin maintains compatibility through WordPress minor releases.
Better image sizes benefits from deep integration with the WordPress media registration system, which means removing it after it has shaped a site's thumbnail configuration creates real cleanup work. A competitor would need to match kubiq's focused scope, provide migration tooling for existing thumbnail setups, and ship reliable updates across WordPress point releases. No plugin in this category is currently doing all three at the level Better image sizes has established.
- 07
WS Action Scheduler Cleaner
+100.0%Winning Solutions · 2K active installs · ★ 5.0
WS Action Scheduler Cleaner, built by Winning Solutions, targets WooCommerce and WooCommerce-adjacent site owners who need a reliable way to purge bloated action scheduler tables without writing custom database queries. The timing of its growth is not accidental. Action scheduler table bloat has become a more visible operational problem as WooCommerce stores scale up order volumes and subscription renewals, and site owners who once ignored the issue are now hitting genuine performance walls. A plugin that solves exactly that problem, with a clean interface and no configuration overhead, is precisely what the current search demand rewards.
Doubling from 1,000 to 2,000 active installs in a single 30-day window is a sharp spike rather than a slow build, and the 5.0/5 rating across that install base suggests early adopters are satisfied enough to leave positive reviews rather than file support tickets. That combination, rapid intake plus clean user sentiment, is the signature of a plugin that solved a real problem for a specific audience on first contact. WS Action Scheduler Cleaner still has a small enough install count that sustained word-of-mouth in WooCommerce communities could carry it well past 5,000 installs within a few months without any change to the plugin itself.
WS Action Scheduler Cleaner benefits from a narrow, well-defined integration point. Any competitor would need to match the same scheduler detection logic, offer a comparably simple cleanup interface, and ship a version before Winning Solutions captures the top search position for this query category. No established plugin with significant install counts currently owns this specific space, which means the window for displacement is closing faster than most alternatives can ship.
- 08
WP Online Active Users
+100.0%Nikul Patel · 2K active installs · ★ 4.7
WP Online Active Users gives site administrators a real-time view of who is currently active on their WordPress site, with specific support for WooCommerce stores that need to monitor live customer presence. The +100.0% growth over 30 days is almost certainly connected to rising demand among WooCommerce merchants who want behavioral visibility without paying for bloated analytics suites. As more store owners move toward lightweight, purpose-built tools rather than all-in-one dashboards, a plugin that does one thing well and carries a WooCommerce-specific tag becomes far easier to justify installing.
Doubling from 1,000 to 2,000 active installs in a single month is a sharp acceleration, not a slow build, and the question is whether the install base had enough time to stabilize before that growth hit. The 4.7/5 rating on a relatively small install count is promising but not yet statistically broad enough to confirm quality at scale. WP Online Active Users is at the point where the next 1,000 installs will either cement that rating or begin to expose friction that early adopters tolerated. If the rating holds above 4.5 as volume grows, sustained momentum is a reasonable expectation.
WP Online Active Users benefits from a meaningful switching cost once site owners begin surfacing active-user data inside their dashboards or WooCommerce workflows. Any competitor would need to match the WooCommerce integration depth, offer a comparably clean footprint, and give administrators a reason to migrate data habits they have already formed. Nikul Patel's recent update in December 2025 suggests active maintenance, which matters more here than in passive utility plugins, since real-time user tracking breaks visibly when WordPress core or WooCommerce updates shift session handling.
- 09
WP Grim · 20K active installs · ★ 5.0
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets, published by WP Grim, gives site owners a single plugin to disable Gutenberg and restore the classic editor and widget interfaces, and its audience is primarily administrators who inherited older sites or who rely on page builders and legacy plugins that break under block-based editing. The +100.0% growth in 30 days is almost certainly tied to WordPress's continued push toward full-site editing, which keeps generating friction for users who were on the fence about migrating. Every major core update that makes Gutenberg more default and harder to sidestep sends a fresh wave of users searching for a rollback solution, and Classic Editor and Classic Widgets sits squarely in that search path with tags that match exactly what those users type.
Adding 10,000 installs in 30 days against an existing base of 20,000 is a doubling event, which is aggressive at any size. A 5.0/5 rating on 20,000 installs suggests the plugin is delivering on its core promise without significant compatibility complaints, which matters because dissatisfied users in this category leave fast and publicly. That combination, a clean rating and a sharp growth curve, points to word-of-mouth spread within admin communities rather than a paid acquisition spike, and that kind of organic growth tends to hold rather than collapse.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets benefits from a very low tolerance for experimentation among its users. Anyone who installs it has already decided they do not want Gutenberg, which means switching costs are high because switching means accepting the thing they explicitly rejected. A competitor would need to offer something meaningfully different, possibly finer-grained controls over which block features are disabled rather than a full rollback, and WP Grim's February 2026 update date shows the plugin is still being actively maintained against that possibility.
- 10
Easy Post Submission
+100.0%ThemeRuby · 2K active installs · ★ 5.0
Easy Post Submission – Frontend Posting, Guest Publishing & Submit Content for WordPress gives site owners a way to accept content from visitors, guests, and registered users directly from the front end, without granting WordPress dashboard access, and its growth is being pulled by a specific editorial trend: more publishers are running community-driven or contributor-based sites and need a submission layer that requires no technical setup from the poster. The anonymous-post and guest-post tags tell the story. Sites running directories, niche blogs, and crowdsourced content hubs are the natural adopters here, and that segment has been expanding steadily through 2025 as no-code site building makes community content strategies accessible to smaller operators.
Doubling from 1,000 to 2,000 active installs in a single 30-day window is a spike, not a sustained climb, but the 5.0/5 rating across that install base suggests new users are not immediately regretting the decision. A perfect rating at 2,000 installs is actually more meaningful than one at 200, where sample size can skew results. Easy Post Submission – Frontend Posting, Guest Publishing & Submit Content for WordPress is sitting at an inflection point where positive word-of-mouth could convert the spike into a real growth curve, though the next 30 days will matter more than these numbers alone.
The defensible position for Easy Post Submission – Frontend Posting, Guest Publishing & Submit Content for WordPress is workflow integration. Once site owners build submission forms, configure approval flows, and train contributors around a specific tool, switching costs are real. A competitor would need to offer meaningfully better spam control or native integration with popular membership plugins at a comparable price point to pull existing users away. ThemeRuby has a catalog of actively maintained products, which reduces the abandonment risk that kills smaller single-plugin authors. No direct competitor currently holds a dominant install count in this specific front-end submission category.
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Comparison
| # | Plugin | Author | Active Installs | 30d Growth | 30d Installs Gained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reddit for WooCommerce | WooCommerce | 10K | +4900.0% | +10K |
| 2 | Snapchat for WooCommerce | WooCommerce | 10K | +1900.0% | +10K |
| 3 | Royal WP Backup, Restore and Database Reset | WP Royal | 9K | +166.7% | +5K |
| 4 | Search and Replace for Block Editor | badasswp | 2K | +150.0% | +1K |
| 5 | Image Converter for WebP | badasswp | 2K | +122.2% | +1K |
| 6 | Better image sizes | kubiq | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 7 | WS Action Scheduler Cleaner | Winning Solutions | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 8 | WP Online Active Users | Nikul Patel | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 9 | Classic Editor and Classic Widgets | WP Grim | 20K | +100.0% | +10K |
| 10 | Easy Post Submission | ThemeRuby | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 11 | Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce | Tanvirul Haque | 20K | +100.0% | +10K |
| 12 | Poptics | Aethonic | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 13 | Email Address Obfuscation | Neotrendy | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 14 | Search & Replace Everything by WPCode | WPCode | 20K | +100.0% | +10K |
| 15 | Light Modal Block | David Jensen | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 16 | Apaczka.pl Mapa Punktów | ilabs | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 17 | Local Fonts Uploader | ThemeRuby | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 18 | Disable XML-RPC | Phil Erb | 200K | +100.0% | +100K |
| 19 | StoreGrowth: Smart Sales Booster for WooCommerce | weDevs | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 20 | Siteready Coming Soon Under Construction | Themes Cart | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 21 | SimplyBook.me | Really Simple Plugins | 20K | +100.0% | +10K |
| 22 | Captcha by Yandex for Contact Form 7 | stasionok | 2K | +100.0% | +1K |
| 23 | Breadcrumb | PickPlugins | 20K | +100.0% | +10K |
| 24 | Angie | Elementor | 6K | +66.7% | +2K |
| 25 | Sugar Calendar | Syed Balkhi | 8K | +60.0% | +3K |
| 26 | Breadcrumb Block | Phi Phan | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 27 | Custom iFrame | Coderz Studio | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 28 | Ads.txt File Manager By Magicbid | Magicbid.ai | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 29 | QR Code Composer | Sharabindu | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 30 | Modern Cart Starter for WooCommerce | Brainstorm Force | 30K | +50.0% | +10K |
| 31 | Swipe Slider | Plugin Envision | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 32 | Admin Bar Editor | Liton Arefin | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 33 | Disable WP REST API | Jeff Starr | 30K | +50.0% | +10K |
| 34 | AI WP Writer | aipost | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 35 | WP Post Redirect | Marco Milesi | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 36 | CookieAdmin | Softaculous | 300K | +50.0% | +100K |
| 37 | OSS Aliyun | 沈唁 | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 38 | AutoPoly | Cool Plugins | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 39 | Media Library Downloader | M.Code | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 40 | VK Dynamic If Block | Vektor,Inc. | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 41 | Magnify | themagnifico52 | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 42 | Splide Carousel Block | David Jensen | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 43 | Smooth scrolling with Lenis | Michael | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 44 | Auto Alt Text | Valerio Monti | 3K | +50.0% | +1K |
| 45 | Header Footer Builder for Elementor | Turbo Addons | 8K | +40.0% | +2K |
| 46 | FluentCart A New Era of eCommerce | WPManageNinja | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 47 | Cimo | Benjamin Intal | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 48 | Classic Blog Grid | classictemplate | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 49 | Classified Listing Toolkits | RadiusTheme | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 50 | Base (formerly BaseLinker) | base | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 51 | Sendcloud Shipping | Sendcloud | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 52 | One Time Login | Daniel Bachhuber | 40K | +33.3% | +10K |
| 53 | AIKTP | John Luke | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 54 | FlyWP Helper | FlyWP | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 55 | Modular DS | Modular DS | 40K | +33.3% | +10K |
| 56 | Simple Mathjax | Samuel Coskey | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 57 | Document Library Lite | Barn2 Plugins | 4K | +33.3% | +1K |
| 58 | Media Focus Point | WP Company | 5K | +25.0% | +1K |
| 59 | Zoho ZeptoMail | Zoho Mail | 5K | +25.0% | +1K |
| 60 | MainWP Key Maker | mainwp | 5K | +25.0% | +1K |
| 61 | Support WebP | Sayedul Sayem | 5K | +25.0% | +1K |
| 62 | Filter & Grids | YMC | 5K | +25.0% | +1K |
| 63 | FastDup | Ninja Team | 5K | +25.0% | +1K |
| 64 | Embedder for Google Reviews | PARETO Digital | 5K | +25.0% | +1K |
| 65 | WP Accessibility | Joe Dolson | 60K | +20.0% | +10K |
| 66 | Kadence Blocks | StellarWP | 600K | +20.0% | +100K |
| 67 | Salt Shaker | Nagdy | 6K | +20.0% | +1K |
| 68 | Map Block | BoldGrid | 6K | +20.0% | +1K |
| 69 | Widgets for Airbnb Reviews | Trustindex | 6K | +20.0% | +1K |
| 70 | Secure Custom Fields | WordPress.org | 60K | +20.0% | +10K |
| 71 | WP Duplicate Page | Ninja Team | 60K | +20.0% | +10K |
| 72 | Zeno Font Resizer | Marcel Pol | 6K | +20.0% | +1K |
| 73 | FluentBoards | Mahmudul Hasan Arif | 6K | +20.0% | +1K |
| 74 | Display Post Types | EasyProLabs | 6K | +20.0% | +1K |
| 75 | Live sales notification for WooCommerce | PI Web Solution | 60K | +20.0% | +10K |
| 76 | WPGraphQL Smart Cache | Jason Bahl | 6K | +20.0% | +1K |
| 77 | Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib | colorlibplugins | 7K | +16.7% | +1K |
| 78 | Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez | Viszt Péter | 7K | +16.7% | +1K |
| 79 | SiteGround Migrator | SiteGround | 70K | +16.7% | +10K |
| 80 | Greenshift | wpsoul | 60K | +16.7% | +10K |
| 81 | Shiptastic Integration for DHL | vendidero | 7K | +16.7% | +1K |
| 82 | Sticky Block for Gutenberg Editor | Senff | 7K | +16.7% | +1K |
| 83 | GetGenie | Roxnor | 70K | +16.7% | +10K |
| 84 | QuickWebP | Ludwig You | 7K | +16.7% | +1K |
| 85 | Plugin Check (PCP) | WordPress.org | 7K | +16.7% | +1K |
| 86 | Bulk Datetime Change | Katsushi Kawamori | 7K | +16.7% | +1K |
| 87 | Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter | Roxnor | 80K | +14.3% | +10K |
| 88 | Hide admin notices | roumi | 8K | +14.3% | +1K |
| 89 | Hello Plus | Elementor | 80K | +14.3% | +10K |
| 90 | Easy Accordion | ShapedPlugin LLC | 80K | +14.3% | +10K |
| 91 | Gravatar Enhanced | Automattic | 80K | +14.3% | +10K |
| 92 | Image Hub | Extend Themes | 10K | +12.5% | +1K |
| 93 | ShopEngine Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addon | Roxnor | 90K | +12.5% | +10K |
| 94 | Hostinger Reach | Hostinger | 900K | +12.5% | +100K |
| 95 | ShopBuilder | RadiusTheme | 9K | +12.5% | +1K |
| 96 | WPvivid | wpvividplugins | 900K | +12.5% | +100K |
| 97 | MM Title Manager | Mehraz Morshed | 9K | +12.5% | +1K |
| 98 | MouseWheel Smooth Scroll | kubiq | 100K | +11.1% | +10K |
| 99 | Ovation Elements | pewilliams | 10K | +11.1% | +1K |
| 100 | Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 | Dnesscarkey | 9K | +11.1% | +1K |
| 101 | Nexter Gutenberg Blocks | POSIMYTH | 10K | +11.1% | +1K |
| 102 | MailerLite | MailerLite | 100K | +11.1% | +10K |
| 103 | Security Optimizer | SiteGround | 1.0M | +11.1% | +100K |
| 104 | WP Bulk Delete | Xylus Themes | 100K | +11.1% | +10K |
| 105 | Visa Acceptance Solutions | Visa Acceptance Solutions | 10K | +11.1% | +1K |
Growth measured over the last 30 days. Data as of February 26, 2026
FAQ
How do you measure which WordPress plugins are trending?
We track active install counts from the WordPress.org plugin API and calculate 30-day growth rates. A plugin must show more than 3% growth in active installs over 30 days to appear on this list.
Is growth rate a better signal than total install count?
Yes. Growth rate reflects current momentum and real-world adoption. A plugin with 50,000 installs growing at 10% per month is gaining more active validation than a plugin with 500,000 installs that hasn't grown in two years.
Which WordPress plugin categories are growing fastest in 2026?
AI-integrated plugins are among the fastest-growing categories. The WordPress Plugins Team reviewed 12,713 submissions in 2025, a 40.6% increase year-over-year, with AI-adjacent tools leading new submission growth.
Reddit for WooCommerce connects WooCommerce store owners to Reddit's advertising ecosystem by syncing product feeds and enabling ad targeting directly from the store backend. The +4900.0% growth spike is almost certainly tied to timing: Reddit's advertiser platform has been maturing rapidly, and WooCommerce merchants who have been watching Reddit's cost-per-click rates undercut Meta and Google are now ready to act. A native product feed integration removes the manual XML setup that previously made Reddit ads impractical for most store owners, and that removal of friction is the specific trigger here.
The 10,000 active install base is almost entirely composed of those +9,800 new installs acquired in 30 days, which means Reddit for WooCommerce has essentially no installation history before this month. That is a spike, not a build. A 5.0/5 rating at this scale is statistically thin, reflecting early adopters who were already motivated to install and likely satisfied before they even tested it. Sustained growth will depend on whether those users run campaigns that actually convert, because merchant retention in ad-integration plugins is tightly coupled to ad performance.
Reddit for WooCommerce has one clear structural advantage: it is published by WooCommerce itself, which means API access, update priority, and compatibility guarantees that a third-party developer cannot match. A competitor would need either a formal Reddit partnership or deep enough feature differentiation, through dynamic remarketing or granular audience segmentation, to justify the switching cost. No third-party plugin currently meets that bar.