Best machine plugins for WordPress
The most popular machine plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LH Wayback Machine leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Archiver (50+) and JSM Screenshot Machine Shortcode (20+). All 3 plugins tagged “machine” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 machine plugins
- 1.
LH Wayback MachineThe most installed machine plugin, with 300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 2.
Archiver50+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 3.
JSM Screenshot Machine Shortcode20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “machine”
LH Wayback Machine
Down in the last 7 days:98#10,382by shawfactor6 years ago
Automatically creates Wayback Machine snapshots of site, including archives
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Archiver
Up in the last 7 days:123#21,040by Mickey Kay10 years ago
Automatically create Wayback Machine snapshots of your site when you update your content.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
JSM Screenshot Machine Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:341#26,654by JS Morisset10 days ago
Shortcode to include images from Screenshot Machine in your content.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day