Best dummy plugins for WordPress
The most popular dummy plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Dummy Images leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Dummy Gateway for WooCommerce (100+) and Viavi Dummy Content Generator (80+). All 7 plugins tagged “dummy” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 dummy plugins
- 1.
Dummy ImagesThe most installed dummy plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.Dummy Gateway for WooCommerce
100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 3.Viavi Dummy Content Generator
80+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.0.
- 4.Lorem Pixels
70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.Generate Posts and Terms
10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 6.
HDEV Dummy Blog Generator10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
WipsumFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
All 7 plugins tagged “dummy”

Dummy Images
Down in the last 7 days:42#13,587by Mariyan Belchev3 years ago
This plugin is a generator of customizable dummy images.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Dummy Gateway for WooCommerce
#15,907by vladopajic10 years ago
Dummy payment gateway plugin for WooCommerce used for testing checkout process.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Viavi Dummy Content Generator
Down in the last 7 days:6#17,846by VIAVIWEB11 years ago
Viavi Dummy Content Generator is simple and easy plugin to generate dummy content.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lorem Pixels
Up in the last 7 days:18#18,512by Bimal Poudel8 years ago
API based lorem lipsum styled random text and image generator.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Generate Posts and Terms
Down in the last 7 days:526#33,138by Alexandru Vornicescu10 years ago
This plugin will help you generate dummy new posts and terms.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

HDEV Dummy Blog Generator
Up in the last 7 days:8,456#38,586by Hendridev5 months ago
Generate dummy blog posts (with categories and featured images) for development and testing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Wipsum
Down in the last 7 days:13,609#68,323by CasualWP3 years ago
Generate dummy text quickly with only one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day