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Best empty plugins for WordPress

The most popular empty plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blank Slate leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Change Empty Trash Time (1K+) and Simple Empty Cart (50+). All 6 plugins tagged “empty” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 empty plugins

  1. 1.
    Blank Slate

    The most installed empty plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 23 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Change Empty Trash Time

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  3. 3.
    Simple Empty Cart

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    RJ Quick Empty Trash

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

  5. 5.
    Empty Widget Areas

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.

All 6 plugins tagged “empty”