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Best junk plugins for WordPress

The most popular junk plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Stop Junk leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of WP jQuery Spam (20+) and Header Junk Remover (20+). All 3 plugins tagged “junk” 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 3 junk plugins

  1. 1.
    Stop Junk

    The most installed junk plugin, with 30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  2. 2.
    WP jQuery Spam

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

  3. 3.
    Header Junk Remover

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

All 3 plugins tagged “junk”