The Rivale Diff
The Rivale Diff is a monthly data report on the WordPress plugin market, published by Rivale.io. Each issue records what changed, from download volume and updates released to ratings, new arrivals and dozens of other measures. It draws on Rivale’s continuous observation of the public WordPress plugin directory, the core of the market, and every figure says what it was measured on.
Issues
3,928 of the top 12,500 WordPress plugins had no update in a year and still gained downloads in September 2026. Named movers, AI plugins, closures and more.
Inside
How busy September was · AI-tagged WordPress plugins in September · The top 1,000 WordPress plugins and everyone else · Which WordPress plugins came and left · Where the whole WordPress plugin directory stands
August set the biggest download week of the trailing year at 65.9M
Inside
How busy August was · The top 1,000 and everyone else · Which plugins came and left · Where the whole WordPress plugin directory stands
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