Best carbon footprint plugins for WordPress
The most popular carbon footprint plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Deny All Firewall leads with 50+ active installs, ahead of GreenMetrics (30+) and Carbonfooter (20+). All 6 plugins tagged “carbon footprint” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 carbon footprint plugins
- 1.
Deny All FirewallThe most installed carbon footprint plugin, with 50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
GreenMetrics30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Carbonfooter20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
GreenAuditFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
GreenTrace Carbon Rating Badge and ReportsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
Lwakit Carbon Footprint TrackerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “carbon footprint”
Deny All Firewall
Down in the last 7 days:81#20,889by Olly Campion1 month ago
Stop unwanted requests before WordPress loads. Deny All Firewall uses .htaccess to allow genuine content and refuse everything else.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
GreenMetrics
Down in the last 7 days:188#23,558by GreenMetrics1 year ago
Measure and reduce your website's environmental impact. Track CO2, energy, and performance stats directly in your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Carbonfooter
Down in the last 7 days:569#28,097by pixeltoplanet5 months ago
Measure and display your website's carbon footprint with accurate emissions data from carbonfooter.nl.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GreenAudit
Down in the last 7 days:11,588#65,535by tariqtahir7 months ago
Measure, reduce, and report your website’s carbon footprint — directly from your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GreenTrace Carbon Rating Badge and Reports
Down in the last 7 days:3,118#70,310by hansen06183 months ago
Estimate your website's digital carbon footprint. Display an A-F rating badge and generate sustainability reports without external APIs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lwakit Carbon Footprint Tracker
Down in the last 7 days:5,465#70,577by Yannick EDAYE2 months ago
Tracks your site's real-world digital carbon footprint using actual traffic data, and shows plain-language ways to reduce it.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day