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Surfer – WordPress Plugin

v1.8.1.759

by Surfer · updated 20 days ago

Connect Surfer's Content Editor to WordPress. Write and optimize your articles for SEO, find new keyword ideas and publish straight to WordPress.

contentcontent writingkeyword researchkeywordsseo
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Rank
#2,940
Down4 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 5,660
5K+ reported · High
Total downloads
171K
170,973 all-time
Rating
4.7/5
10 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +27.1% (30d)·Toward 6K+ · ETA ~7d

Surfer at a glance

Surfer is a WordPress plugin by Surfer with 5K+ active installs, the #2,940 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 145 times, 27% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 from 10 reviews. Version 1.8.1.759 came out on Oct 19, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 13 plugins tagged “content writing”. It was first released in 2022.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

4.6K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Surfer Compare series
Downloads over time: 18 days across 1 series.05001K1.5KOct 9Oct 12Oct 15Oct 18Oct 20Oct 23Oct 26
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DateSurfer
Oct 26, 2026162
Oct 25, 202689
Oct 24, 202694
Oct 23, 2026181
Oct 22, 2026271
Oct 21, 2026365
Oct 20, 2026894
Oct 19, 20261,615
Oct 18, 202647
Oct 17, 202639
Oct 16, 202691
Oct 15, 202696
Oct 14, 2026128
Oct 13, 2026187
Oct 12, 2026170
Oct 11, 202646
Oct 10, 202655
Oct 9, 2026112

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 5,659 · -9.6% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.5.8K6K6.2KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 20265,659
Nov 7, 20265,672
Nov 5, 20266,035
Nov 4, 20265,687
Nov 3, 20265,685
Nov 2, 20266,185
Nov 1, 20266,175
Oct 31, 20266,158
Oct 30, 20266,173
Oct 29, 20266,161
Oct 28, 20266,214
Oct 27, 20266,257

Rank over time

#2,940 · down 49 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#2.9K#2.9K#2.9KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#2,940
Nov 7, 2026#2,936
Nov 6, 2026#2,926
Nov 5, 2026#2,921
Nov 4, 2026#2,929
Nov 3, 2026#2,926
Nov 2, 2026#2,917
Nov 1, 2026#2,915
Oct 31, 2026#2,917
Oct 30, 2026#2,917
Oct 29, 2026#2,916
Oct 28, 2026#2,911
Oct 27, 2026#2,909
Oct 16, 2026#2,891

Growth %

Average -0.83% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.-5%0%5%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 2026-0.23%
Nov 7, 2026-3.01%
Nov 5, 2026+6.12%
Nov 4, 2026+0.04%
Nov 3, 2026-8.08%
Nov 2, 2026+0.16%
Nov 1, 2026+0.28%
Oct 31, 2026-0.24%
Oct 30, 2026+0.20%
Oct 29, 2026-0.85%
Oct 28, 2026-0.69%

Active installs band

5K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.5K5.5K6KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 20265K+
Nov 7, 20265K+
Nov 6, 20265K+
Nov 5, 20266K+
Nov 4, 20265K+
Nov 3, 20265K+
Nov 2, 20266K+
Nov 1, 20266K+
Oct 31, 20266K+
Oct 30, 20266K+
Oct 29, 20266K+
Oct 28, 20266K+
Oct 27, 20266K+
Oct 16, 20266K+

Search rankings

Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #2911 → #2921
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
  2. Rank #2891 → #2926Installs 6K+ → 5K+
    • Released 1.8.1.759 (was 1.8.0.744)

Versions in use

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

  • v1.855%
  • v1.619%
  • v1.718%
  • Other8.4%

Rating trend

4.7★★★★★10 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.8.1.759
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Nov 16, 2022
Last updated
Oct 19, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Surfer

How many websites use Surfer?

Surfer is active on 5K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #2,940 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Surfer been downloaded?

170,973 times in total since 2022. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 145 times. See download stats

When was Surfer last updated?

Version 1.8.1.759 came out on Oct 19, 2026 (2 weeks ago). See every release

Is Surfer compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does Surfer have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 4 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Surfer up to date. See its security record

Is Surfer still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 2 weeks ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Surfer have?

4.7 out of 5 from 10 reviews on WordPress.org. 90% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Surfer?

The plugins most like Surfer, by the tags they share, are Soro (10K+), Yoast SEO (10M+) and Rank Math SEO (4M+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.7

★★★★★

10 reviews

  • 5 stars: 9 reviews, 90%
  • 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 2 stars: 1 reviews, 10%
  • 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
Positive
90%4–5★
Mixed
0%3★
Critical
10%1–2★
  • About 2 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.8.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 12 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Surfer
Estimated installs≈ 5,660
Reported installs5K+
Rating4.7
Reviews10
Total downloads171K
AuthorSurfer
First releasedNov 16, 2022
Version1.8.1.759
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedOct 19, 2026

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