Gap report: WordPress.org plugins
Where paying demand sits on weak or unmaintained products. Atlassian Shopify WordPress.org JetBrains
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Category scores
Gap score = share of demand (active installs) on products rated low or not updated in a year, weighted by category size, penalised by the inflow of new entrants over 12 months. Higher = more room for a better product.
| Category | Apps | Demand | Leader | Leader share | Avg rating | Weak share | Stale share | New in 12 m | Median price | Gap score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tools | 10 | 3,238,000 | Hostinger Tools (3.5) | 93% | 3.61 | 93% | 0% | 0 | — | 1668 |
| woocommerce | 730 | 11,328,400 | Google for WooCommerce (2.7) | 7% | 3.78 | 44% | 4% | 14 | — | 1595 |
| credit card | 33 | 2,710,000 | WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Paym (3.4) | 30% | 3.19 | 94% | 0% | 1 | — | 1511 |
| importer | 19 | 2,305,000 | WordPress Importer (3.1) | 87% | 3.21 | 90% | 6% | 0 | — | 1466 |
| maintenance | 23 | 4,179,900 | Hostinger Tools (3.5) | 72% | 3.77 | 72% | 1% | 1 | — | 1421 |
Weak leaders
| App | Vendor | Active installs | Rating | Last release | Model | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics | Automattic | 3,000,000 | 3.70 | 2026-10-27 | commercial | AI, backup, mcp, migration, security |
| YITH WooCommerce Wishlist | YITHEMES | 400,000 | 3.90 | 2026-10-19 | commercial | YITH WooCommerce Wishlist, wishlist for woocommerce, woocommerce add to wishlist, woocommerce wishlist, yith wishlist |
| Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox | FooPlugins | 100,000 | 3.90 | 2026-10-12 | commercial | gallery, images, lightbox, modal, popup |
| ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content | properfraction | 100,000 | 3.10 | 2026-10-31 | commercial | User Registration, course, ecommerce, lms, membership |
| YITH WooCommerce Quick View | YITHEMES | 80,000 | 3.80 | 2026-10-07 | commercial | Products Quick View, quick view, woocommerce, woocommerce quick view |
| YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter | YITHEMES | 70,000 | 3.50 | 2026-10-01 | commercial | ajax product filter, product filter, shop filter, woocommerce filter, woocommerce product filter |
| All In One Login | Saad Iqbal | 60,000 | 3.60 | 2026-10-30 | commercial | 2FA, custom login, login security, login url, recaptcha |
| YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode | YITHEMES | 60,000 | 3.70 | 2026-09-30 | commercial | products, themes, woocommerce, woocommerce catalog mode plugin, woocommerce catalog only |
| RTMKit for Elementor – Modular Addons, Widgets, Templates, Icon Library, GSAP Animations, MCP & Store Ready | Rometheme | 40,000 | 2.70 | 2026-10-15 | commercial | elementor, elementor addons, elementor templates, elementor widgets, elementor woocommerce |
| YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search | YITHEMES | 30,000 | 3.00 | 2026-10-29 | commercial | woocommerce search by sku, woocommerce search form, woocommerce search page, woocommerce search results, woocommerce search shortcode |