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Employee Spotlight – Team Member Showcase & Meet the Team Plugin

v5.1.5

by emarket-design · updated 8 months ago

Showcase your team with beautiful, responsive layouts: grid, carousel, cards, and more. Perfect for meet-the-team pages and employee highlights.

employee profilesstaff directoryteam gridteam membersteam showcase
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Rank
#10,204
No change0 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 358
300+ reported · High
Total downloads
56K
55,961 all-time
Rating
4.7/5
31 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +33.3% (30d)·Toward 400+ · ETA ~11d

Employee Spotlight at a glance

Employee Spotlight is a WordPress plugin by emarket-design with 300+ active installs, the #10,204 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 8 times, 33% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 from 31 reviews. Version 5.1.5 came out on Feb 25, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 6.9.11. Among the 5 plugins tagged “team grid”, it ranks #4. It was first released in 2015.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

182 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Employee Spotlight Compare series
Downloads over time: 19 days across 1 series.102030Oct 10Oct 13Oct 16Oct 19Oct 22Oct 25Oct 28
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DateEmployee Spotlight
Oct 28, 202611
Oct 27, 20268
Oct 26, 20266
Oct 25, 20266
Oct 24, 202613
Oct 23, 20268
Oct 22, 202611
Oct 21, 20268
Oct 20, 20267
Oct 19, 202615
Oct 18, 202611
Oct 17, 20268
Oct 16, 20267
Oct 15, 20263
Oct 14, 202634
Oct 13, 20269
Oct 12, 20267
Oct 11, 20263
Oct 10, 20267

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 358 · -3.8% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.355360365370Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 6.9.11
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 2026358
Nov 8, 2026358
Nov 7, 2026357
Nov 5, 2026358
Nov 4, 2026357
Nov 3, 2026357
Nov 2, 2026356
Nov 1, 2026358
Oct 31, 2026357
Oct 30, 2026357
Oct 29, 2026358
Oct 28, 2026357
Oct 27, 2026372

Rank over time

#10,204 · up 38 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#10.2K#10.2K#10.2KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 6.9.11
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#10,204
Nov 8, 2026#10,204
Nov 7, 2026#10,234
Nov 6, 2026#10,229
Nov 5, 2026#10,209
Nov 4, 2026#10,222
Nov 3, 2026#10,232
Nov 2, 2026#10,224
Nov 1, 2026#10,201
Oct 31, 2026#10,219
Oct 30, 2026#10,223
Oct 29, 2026#10,203
Oct 28, 2026#10,241
Oct 27, 2026#10,242

Growth %

Average -0.29% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.0%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 20260.00%
Nov 8, 2026+0.28%
Nov 7, 2026-0.14%
Nov 5, 2026+0.28%
Nov 4, 20260.00%
Nov 3, 2026+0.28%
Nov 2, 2026-0.56%
Nov 1, 2026+0.28%
Oct 31, 20260.00%
Oct 30, 2026-0.28%
Oct 29, 2026+0.28%
Oct 28, 2026-4.03%

Active installs band

300+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.290300310Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 6.9.11
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026300+
Nov 8, 2026300+
Nov 7, 2026300+
Nov 6, 2026300+
Nov 5, 2026300+
Nov 4, 2026300+
Nov 3, 2026300+
Nov 2, 2026300+
Nov 1, 2026300+
Oct 31, 2026300+
Oct 30, 2026300+
Oct 29, 2026300+
Oct 28, 2026300+
Oct 27, 2026300+

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #10241 → #10209
    • Tested up to 6.9.10 → 6.9.11

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v5.182%
  • v4.912%
  • v5.05.6%

Rating trend

4.7★★★★★31 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
5.1.5
Requires WordPress
4.5
Tested up to
6.9.11
Requires PHP
–
First released
Apr 20, 2015
Last updated
Feb 25, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Employee Spotlight

How many websites use Employee Spotlight?

Employee Spotlight is active on 300+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #10,204 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Employee Spotlight been downloaded?

55,961 times in total since 2015. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 8 times. See download stats

When was Employee Spotlight last updated?

Version 5.1.5 came out on Feb 25, 2026 (8 months ago).

Is Employee Spotlight compatible with the latest WordPress?

Employee Spotlight’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

Is Employee Spotlight still maintained?

Its last release was 8 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Employee Spotlight have?

4.7 out of 5 from 31 reviews on WordPress.org. 84% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Employee Spotlight?

The plugins most like Employee Spotlight, by the tags they share, are Team Members (2K+), Team Members (6K+) and Responsive Team Members Showcase, Team Grid, Team Slider, and Staff List (5K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.7

★★★★★

31 reviews

  • 5 stars: 26 reviews, 84%
  • 4 stars: 4 reviews, 13%
  • 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 1 stars: 1 reviews, 3%
Positive
97%4–5★
Mixed
0%3★
Critical
3%1–2★
  • About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.8.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 15 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Employee Spotlight
Estimated installs≈ 358
Reported installs300+
Rating4.7
Reviews31
Total downloads56K
Authoremarket-design
First releasedApr 20, 2015
Version5.1.5
Requires WP4.5
Requires PHP–
Last updatedFeb 25, 2026

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