Best emissions plugins for WordPress
The most popular emissions plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Website Carbon leads with 90+ active installs, ahead of Website Carbon Calculator (20+) and Carbonfooter (20+). All 4 plugins tagged “emissions” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 emissions plugins
- 1.Website Carbon
The most installed emissions plugin, with 90+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.Website Carbon Calculator
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.Carbonfooter
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
GreenTrace Carbon Rating Badge and ReportsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “emissions”
Website Carbon
Down in the last 7 days:91#17,264by beleaf3 years ago
Every web page view generates carbon emissions. The website carbon plugin monitors your site and lets you know what the emissions are.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Website Carbon Calculator
Up in the last 7 days:28#27,565by Sustainable Web Dev6 months ago
Effortlessly calculate any page’s impact and performance, with real-time results and no reliance on the Website Carbon API, ensuring instant updates.
- Installs
- 20+
- 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

GreenTrace Carbon Rating Badge and Reports
Up in the last 7 days:11,677#57,264by 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