Plugins gaining download momentum
Two observed weeks, meaningful adoption, and growing download activity. Includes updates and repeat downloads.
| # | Plugin | Momentum score | Active installs | Downloads · 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Pluginupdraftplus | 62.8+1042% downloads | 4,000,000+ | 2,170,440Previous: 190,0482026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 2 |  Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Bannercomplianz-gdpr | 56.8+824% downloads | 1,000,000+ | 566,263Previous: 61,2802026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 3 |  Code Snippetscode-snippets | 56.6+601% downloads | 1,000,000+ | 555,078Previous: 79,1682026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 4 |  WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Pluginwp-fastest-cache | 56.2+862% downloads | 1,000,000+ | 490,422Previous: 50,9732026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 5 |  CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice)cookie-law-info | 56.2+714% downloads | 1,000,000+ | 499,058Previous: 61,2902026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 6 |  Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templatespremium-addons-for-elementor | 55.6+433% downloads | 600,000+ | 467,099Previous: 87,6792026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 7 |  Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardeningsucuri-scanner | 55.2+692% downloads | 600,000+ | 392,238Previous: 49,5432026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 8 |  WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternativewp-statistics | 54.4+352% downloads | 500,000+ | 370,986Previous: 82,0762026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 9 |  Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Pluginsg-security | 54.4+1500% downloads | 1,000,000+ | 304,683Previous: 19,0412026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 10 |  EWWW Image Optimizerewww-image-optimizer | 54.3+391% downloads | 1,000,000+ | 352,152Previous: 71,6762026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 11 |  Loginizerloginizer | 53.8+351% downloads | 1,000,000+ | 320,330Previous: 70,9652026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 12 |  Broken Link Checkerbroken-link-checker | 53.5+1269% downloads | 500,000+ | 253,880Previous: 18,5412026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 13 |  Extendifyextendify | 53.1+326% downloads | 500,000+ | 276,519Previous: 64,9292026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 14 |  Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIFwebp-converter-for-media | 51.7+848% downloads | 500,000+ | 171,015Previous: 18,0452026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 15 |  Redux Frameworkredux-framework | 51.5+387% downloads | 900,000+ | 186,911Previous: 38,3482026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 16 |  Meta for WooCommercefacebook-for-woocommerce | 51.3+1136% downloads | 400,000+ | 151,957Previous: 12,2952026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 17 |  Ocean Extraocean-extra | 51.3+742% downloads | 500,000+ | 157,793Previous: 18,7452026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 18 |  Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emailswoo-cart-abandonment-recovery | 50.8+1454% downloads | 300,000+ | 135,063Previous: 8,6932026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 19 |  Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementorroyal-elementor-addons | 50.4+416% downloads | 600,000+ | 140,780Previous: 27,2672026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
| 20 |  Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builderformidable | 50.0+698% downloads | 300,000+ | 119,005Previous: 14,9202026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 → 2026-10-17Observed |
Download increase compares two observed weeks. Downloads are not new users.
Data sources & how this ranking works
Rising ranks observed download acceleration, not new users or installation growth. Eligibility: 1,000+ reported active installs, 15 consecutive dated crawl observations over 14 days, and an observation within 48 hours. The preceding week must have at least 100 downloads; the recent week must gain at least 100 downloads and 25%. Missing days, zero/small baselines and cumulative counter resets are excluded. Score = log2(1 + extra downloads) × min(proportional increase, 3), then slug for ties; the ratio cap prevents extreme percentages dominating. Each row shows both weekly totals and the observed period. Updates, releases and repeat downloads can drive activity; this is not a quality score. Small and new plugins remain in Latest and All plugins.
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