Best abandoned plugins for WordPress
The most popular abandoned plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. FadeWatch leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of ExtensionLifeCheck (fewer than 10) and TurboKast Update Digest (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “abandoned plugins” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 abandoned plugins
- 1.
FadeWatchThe most installed abandoned plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
ExtensionLifeCheckFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
TurboKast Update DigestFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Atelixo Closed & Abandoned AlertFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
Reviewer2 Tools Stack SignalsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Vexalyn DeadwoodFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “abandoned plugins”
FadeWatch
#59,139by Prathamesh3 days ago
Find out which of your plugins are closed on WordPress.org (and why), which haven't been updated in years, and which can't be checked.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 64/day
ExtensionLifeCheck
#63,958by themifyx3 months ago
Scan your installed plugins for abandonment risk and discover actively maintained WordPress.org alternatives.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TurboKast Update Digest
Up in the last 7 days:2,554#65,292by turbokast13 days ago
A scheduled email digest of pending WordPress core, plugin and theme updates, plus flags for plugins that look abandoned or were closed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Atelixo Closed & Abandoned Alert
Down in the last 7 days:14,422#67,121by nicognito2327 days ago
A badge on closed or abandoned plugins, right in your Plugins list and in Site Health.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reviewer2 Tools Stack Signals
Down in the last 7 days:6,191#68,500by Reviewer 22 months ago
Review maintenance risk signals for installed plugins and themes in one dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vexalyn Deadwood
Down in the last 7 days:20,103#71,717by Kantari Samy10 days ago
Finds installed plugins and themes that are closed, removed, abandoned or untested on WordPress.org, and alerts administrators.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day