WordPress plugin statistics show a wide range of adoption, maintenance activity, and user sentiment across widely used tools. The figures below come from the named plugin pages and use the periods, installation thresholds, ratings, versions, and compatibility details stated there. Because the research record is legacy research and was not independently verified, treat the figures as reported page measurements rather than a live audit.
Table of contents
- Adoption leaders
- Security, spam, and site operations
- Forms, design, and SEO
- Commerce and broader site tools
- Ratings and five-star review signals
- Versions and update timing
Adoption leaders
Active installations are the clearest scale indicator in this set, although each figure is reported as a threshold with a plus sign rather than an exact count. Three plugins are listed at 10+ million active installations: Yoast SEO, Elementor, and Contact Form 7. Classic Editor follows with 9+ million. WooCommerce is listed at 7+ million, while WPForms has 6+ million and Akismet has 6+ million.
The next group includes Wordfence at 5+ million active installations. Jetpack and UpdraftPlus each have 3+ million. WP Activity Log is listed at 300,000+ active installations, which places it below the rounded-million thresholds in the source figures but still represents substantial deployment across WordPress sites.
The compact comparison below keeps the reported thresholds visible rather than converting them into unsupported exact totals.
| Plugin | Active installations | Listed rating |
|---|---|---|
| Yoast SEO | 10+ million | 4.7/5 |
| Elementor | 10+ million | 4.5/5 |
| Contact Form 7 | 10+ million | 4.0/5 |
| Classic Editor | 9+ million | 4.9/5 |
| WooCommerce | 7+ million | 4.5/5 |
| WPForms | 6+ million | 4.8/5 |
| Akismet | 6+ million | 4.7/5 |
| Wordfence | 5+ million | 4.7/5 |
| Jetpack | 3+ million | 3.8/5 |
| UpdraftPlus | 3+ million | Not listed in the supplied figures |
| WP Activity Log | 300,000+ | Not listed in the supplied figures |
These values describe active-installation thresholds, not downloads, unique websites over time, or market share. They also should not be summed: one site can use several of these plugins at once. For a blogging and online-community site, the pattern suggests that content publishing, page building, contact capture, security, backups, and commerce all have large established plugin audiences.
Security, spam, and site operations
Wordfence is listed at version 8.2.2 and was last updated 2 weeks ago on its plugin page. The same page reports 5+ million active installations, a 4.7 out of 5-star rating, and 4,425 five-star reviews. Those figures place Wordfence among the largest security-oriented tools represented here, while the two-week update interval indicates recent maintenance at the stated measurement point.
Akismet is listed at version 5.7 and was last updated 1 month ago. Its plugin page reports 6+ million active installations, a 4.7 out of 5-star rating, and 1,031 five-star reviews. Its installation threshold is higher than Wordfence’s in the supplied figures, but its five-star review count is lower. The two measures describe different things: installations reflect reported adoption, while five-star reviews reflect a subset of users who submitted the highest rating.
Backup and audit tools show different scale characteristics. UpdraftPlus is listed at version 1.26.4, was last updated 2 weeks ago, and has 3+ million active installations. Its plugin page says it is tested up to WordPress 7.0 and supports WordPress 3.2 or higher. WP Activity Log is listed at version 5.6.3.1, was last updated 4 days ago, and has 300,000+ active installations. It is tested up to WordPress 7.0 and supports WordPress 5.5 or higher.
The compatibility statements are especially useful when comparing operational plugins. UpdraftPlus has the older stated minimum, WordPress 3.2 or higher, while WP Activity Log lists WordPress 5.5 or higher. The figures do not state whether either tool works equally well across every supported release, so the version ranges should be read as the plugin-page compatibility claims supplied here.
Forms, design, and SEO
The largest installation group combines tools for different publishing jobs. Yoast SEO is listed at version 27.6, was last updated 2 weeks ago, and has 10+ million active installations. Its plugin page reports a 4.7 out of 5-star rating and 4,637 five-star reviews.
Elementor is listed at version 4.0.9 and was last updated 5 days ago. It also has 10+ million active installations. Its listed rating is 4.5 out of 5 stars, accompanied by 6,127 five-star reviews. The five-day update timing is the most recent update interval in the supplied collection.
Contact Form 7 is listed at version 6.1.6 and was last updated 1 week ago. It has 10+ million active installations, a 4.0 out of 5-star rating, and 1,468 five-star reviews. Its installation scale matches Yoast SEO and Elementor, but its listed rating is lower than both.
WPForms is listed at version 1.10.0.5 and was last updated 1 week ago. Its plugin page reports 6+ million active installations, a 4.8 out of 5-star rating, and 13,482 five-star reviews. Among the plugins with a supplied rating, WPForms has the highest listed five-star review count and the highest rating except for Classic Editor’s 4.9.
For a site focused on blogging or community interaction, these statistics map to different points in the publishing journey. Yoast SEO addresses search-oriented site work, Elementor addresses page creation, Contact Form 7 addresses basic form communication, and WPForms represents another high-adoption form option. The figures alone do not establish which plugin is best for a particular site or whether two overlapping tools should be installed together.
Commerce and broader site tools
WooCommerce is listed at version 10.7.0 and was last updated 1 month ago. Its plugin page reports 7+ million active installations, a 4.5 out of 5-star rating, and 3,972 five-star reviews. Its reported adoption is below the three 10+ million tools in this set but above Wordfence, Jetpack, and UpdraftPlus.
Jetpack is listed at version 15.8 and was last updated 3 weeks ago. It has 3+ million active installations, a 3.8 out of 5-star rating, and 1,446 five-star reviews. This is the lowest listed rating among the plugins for which a rating is supplied. The figure should not be interpreted as a failure rate or a measure of support quality; it is simply the page’s reported average rating at the stated measurement point.
Classic Editor is listed at version 1.6.7 and was last updated 5 months ago. It has 9+ million active installations, a 4.9 out of 5-star rating, and 1,180 five-star reviews. Its combination of high adoption and the highest listed rating in this collection makes it a notable example of a focused compatibility or editing preference tool retaining a large installed base.
The different roles represented here matter when interpreting installation totals. WooCommerce is associated with commerce, Jetpack is a broad site-services tool, and Classic Editor changes the editing experience. Comparing their thresholds can show relative reach in the supplied snapshot, but it cannot measure feature depth, performance, revenue, or user retention.
Ratings and five-star review signals
The supplied rating figures range from 3.8 to 4.9 out of 5. Jetpack is at 3.8, Contact Form 7 at 4.0, WooCommerce and Elementor at 4.5, and Wordfence, Akismet, and Yoast SEO at 4.7. WPForms is at 4.8, while Classic Editor is at 4.9.
| Plugin | Rating | Five-star reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Editor | 4.9/5 | 1,180 |
| WPForms | 4.8/5 | 13,482 |
| Wordfence | 4.7/5 | 4,425 |
| Akismet | 4.7/5 | 1,031 |
| Yoast SEO | 4.7/5 | 4,637 |
| WooCommerce | 4.5/5 | 3,972 |
| Elementor | 4.5/5 | 6,127 |
| Contact Form 7 | 4.0/5 | 1,468 |
| Jetpack | 3.8/5 | 1,446 |
Five-star review counts vary considerably. WPForms has 13,482, more than twice Elementor’s 6,127 and more than three times WooCommerce’s 3,972. Yoast SEO has 4,637, Wordfence has 4,425, and Contact Form 7 has 1,468. Jetpack has 1,446, Classic Editor 1,180, and Akismet 1,031.
These counts are not review totals, and the supplied figures do not provide the number of ratings used to calculate each average. That prevents a meaningful review-volume rate or a statistically controlled ranking. The safest reading is directional: the figures show the displayed rating and the displayed count of five-star reviews for each named plugin page.
Versions and update timing
Version numbers provide a snapshot of the releases shown in the plugin pages: Wordfence 8.2.2, Akismet 5.7, Jetpack 15.8, WooCommerce 10.7.0, Yoast SEO 27.6, Elementor 4.0.9, Contact Form 7 6.1.6, WPForms 1.10.0.5, UpdraftPlus 1.26.4, WP Activity Log 5.6.3.1, and Classic Editor 1.6.7.
Update timing ranges from 4 days to 5 months. WP Activity Log was last updated 4 days ago; Elementor 5 days ago; Contact Form 7 and WPForms 1 week ago; Wordfence, Yoast SEO, and UpdraftPlus 2 weeks ago; Jetpack 3 weeks ago; Akismet and WooCommerce 1 month ago; and Classic Editor 5 months ago.
The timing provides context, not a guarantee. A recent update does not by itself prove better security, compatibility, or quality, while an older update interval does not by itself prove abandonment. It does show how recently each plugin page reported an update relative to its own measurement point. For site owners comparing options, the practical questions are whether the plugin’s stated WordPress compatibility fits the site and whether its maintenance pattern matches the site’s risk and publishing needs.
Taken together, the figures describe a WordPress ecosystem with several tools above 10+ million active installations, a broad middle tier from 3+ to 9+ million, and a specialized audit tool at 300,000+. The same snapshot also shows that adoption, ratings, review counts, version numbers, and update timing answer different questions and should be read separately.