Hafenstudios Ads – Ad Manager, AdSense & Banner Ads climbed 5,749 places, the sharpest rise of the week. 637 plugins were published, and 68,769 had a snapshot at both ends of 16 Aug – 23 Aug 2026.
The week in numbers
70,664
Plugins tracked
414.1M
Combined installs
637
New this week
-0.18%
Install growth
Growth is measured across the 68,769 plugins holding 405.7M installs that have a snapshot at both ends of the week.
Biggest climbers
The sharpest rises in the popularity ranking over seven days.
| Plugin | Rank | Moved | Installs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafenstudios Ads – Ad Manager, AdSense & Banner Ads | #15,395 | ▲ 5,749 | 125 |
| Flexa Block – Blocks & Page Builder | #5,684 | ▲ 5,293 | 1.7K |
| VertiFeed – Vertical Media Gallery | #11,643 | ▲ 5,211 | 261 |
| Secure MCP Server for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI providers | #8,734 | ▲ 4,856 | 569 |
| VovaBlocks – Marketing & Content Blocks for Gutenberg | #15,032 | ▲ 4,539 | 136 |
| BellePopups | #11,244 | ▲ 4,312 | 281 |
| UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation | #9,239 | ▲ 4,290 | 490 |
| eBook Crafter – Convert Posts to PDF eBooks, Ready to Print | #14,682 | ▲ 3,872 | 146 |
Breakout growth
Established plugins — 1,000 installs or more a week ago — adding users fastest.
| Plugin | Installs | Growth | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrontEdit – Live Frontend Block Editor | 2.7K | +73.1% | #4,273 |
| AutoPen – AI Content Writer | 3K | +50.2% | #3,931 |
| Siteboosterseo | 3K | +50% | #3,932 |
| Sticky Block for Gutenberg Editor | 10K | +44.1% | #2,186 |
| SureDonation – Donation Forms, Fundraising Campaigns & Donor Management | 2.4K | +37.7% | #4,718 |
| Automatic Translator with Google Translate | 2.7K | +35.6% | #4,492 |
Rising stars
Small plugins — under 5,000 installs — climbing hardest. This is where next year’s big names are hiding.
| Plugin | Installs | Moved | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superdav AI Language Packs | 50 | ▲ 29,578 | #19,959 |
| neo Optimize – Resize and cache images – the original remains untouched | 20 | ▲ 25,344 | #24,587 |
| Animate Any Block – Scroll Animations & Motion Effects for Gutenberg | 15 | ▲ 24,537 | #26,961 |
| DevDome Redirect Manager – Redirects, Link Rotation & Geo Targeting | 25 | ▲ 23,293 | #25,478 |
| YLabs AI Assistant Connector | 80 | ▲ 23,047 | #16,524 |
Just published
New to WordPress.org this week.
- DiviOps Agent — REST bridge for the DiviOps MCP server, so AI clients can work with Divi-powered WordPress sites.
- Ubersuggest SEO Tools — Audit your site, check its Core Web Vitals, and apply suggested fixes for page titles, meta descriptions and headings fr…
- WPSecureOps Connector
- Rino's Toolkit for Elementor — A collection of small workflow improvements for the Elementor editor. Each feature can be toggled on or off individually…
- UltimaTour Contact Forms — Build secure, polished contact forms with stored submissions, email notifications, uploads, and no submission limits.
- Yard | Warden
Losing ground
Down the most this week. Worth a look if you rely on any of them.
| Plugin | Rank | Moved | Installs |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS Force Login Page | #12,985 | ▼ 2,204 | 197 |
| Chartsy | #13,319 | ▼ 1,740 | 187 |
| SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin | #14,115 | ▼ 1,510 | 163 |
| Out Of Stock Badge | #15,837 | ▼ 1,348 | 112 |
| AI Scraping Protector | #15,110 | ▼ 1,288 | 134 |
Rating swings
Ratings that moved by 0.2 stars or more.
| Plugin | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Search Atlas SEO – Premier SEO Plugin for One-Click WP Publishing & Integrated AI Optimization | 3.3★ | -0.2 |
